Abstract

With the development and progress of society, people have higher and higher requirements for indoor high temperature and humidity environment. The traditional air conditioning system uses temperature and humidity as control parameters, which has a single control goal, low comfort, and high energy consumption. The purpose of this study is to use predicted mean vote (PMV) thermal comfort index and green building to analyze the intelligent control system of indoor environment. Our intelligent research platform is a set of “intelligent” experimental platforms. The sample data were divided into human metabolic rate, human external work, and heat resistance of clothes, temperature, and air. According to the PMV value, velocity, relative humidity, and average radiation temperature are divided into three categories, which are composed of seven parameters. According to the survey results, PMV at 24°C fluctuates around 0.5, which is an important value for human thermal comfort, and people will feel more comfortable. When the temperature reaches 26°C, the PMV index will reach 0.6 or even more than 0.6, and the human body will be in an unpleasant state due to overheating. In addition, the higher the wind speed is, the smaller the PMV value is and the stronger the cooling effect is. The higher the temperature is, the smaller the influence of wind speed on PMV value is. In other words, the sensitivity of the human body to wind speed will be reduced. In this study, the PMV index intelligent control system can adjust the indoor environment properly, and the conclusion is that the energy consumption and use effect are superior to air conditioning equipment. This research has contributed to the development of intelligent buildings.

1. Introduction

The intelligent building is characterized by the complete application and integration of advanced technologies in the fields of construction [1], control, information, artificial intelligence, and so on. It builds a comprehensive self-learning intelligent platform covering the whole building, provides people with sustainable and perfect function, the safety of buildings, and maximally improves the efficiency of buildings and the comfort of environment. Today, in the case of paying attention to sustainable development, the top priority is to optimize the control of air conditioning system while creating a healthy and comfortable indoor environment, so as to achieve maximum comfort with the minimum energy consumption, reduce the use cost, reduce the energy consumption, and solve the problem.

Thermal comfort predicted mean vote (PMV) index helps to save energy of air conditioning system. The air conditioner itself relies on the principle of air movement to work. In this way, it can reduce the power consumption of air conditioning and increase the temperature. At this level, air flow is no longer the external environment of the system, but a parameter within the system [2]. After the introduction of this index, the reference point of the automatic control system of air conditioning is not only the parameters of indoor air environment but also the temperature experience of indoor personnel. This will undoubtedly make the control of air conditioning humanized and bring greater comfort to people.

In the research of intelligent control system of the PMV index [3], Conceição has carried out numerical research on the control of HVAC system based on the PMV index in complex topology university buildings. He used numerical simulation software to simulate the thermal behavior of buildings and the thermal comfort of occupants in transient thermal environment. His numerical software is based on the energy and mass balance integral equations. His numerical simulation was carried out in a university building with 344 compartments and 2072 people in summer and winter conditions. The number of cars equipped with HVAC system (physiological control system based on the PMV index) is 171. He also calculated the average temperature of the air and the relative humidity based on the PMV index. His method is not accurate enough [4]. Zhang et al. proposed a method based on PMV to evaluate the thermal characteristics of the submarine cabin and the changes in crew comfort in manned deep-sea mission. According to the characteristics of the deep-sea diving mission, he modified the clothing and activity criteria in the model and studied other human factors found in the cabin. To test his method, he used the average of environmental data (depth, temperature, and humidity) from the Jiaolong mission, which included six 7000-meter deep-sea dives south of the Mariana Trench. He used MATLAB to calculate the PMV index and PPD and drew PMV/PPD dynamic curve. His method is not stable [5]. Zhang proposed a modified predictive average vote (CPMV) index to evaluate indoor thermal comfort under daylight conditions. In order to verify the accuracy of the CPMV method, he carried out experimental research in three different types of transparent envelopes in Tianjin. His study obtained a total of 998 subjects’ thermal responses in the summer and early autumn of 2017. The subjects’ TSV was used as the true value of thermal sensation. His method is not convincing [6]. Yang et al. proposed a comprehensive state-space model (SSM) for indoor air temperature, radiation temperature, humidity, and prediction mean vote (PMV) index, which is suitable for fast real-time multiobjective optimization. Using this model, he developed a multiobjective MPC controller and evaluated the performance of BCA Skylab test bed in Singapore [7]. There are many factors influencing his method [8].

In this study, green bill Ding and its design characteristics are introduced at first, and the evaluation system of green bill Ding is explained. This study will explain the factors influencing the temperature, humidity, and wind speed of intelligent building in indoor environment. The main algorithms of this study are the calculation of the PMV index and the modeling of intelligent environment control system. This study takes the data of thermal comfort index database of our school as the research object, divides the data into three groups according to the PMV index, and carries on the simulation design of corresponding parameters. Combined with the experimental results, the basic parameters of intelligent building, the influence of environmental variables on PMV, the comfort comparison under intelligent control, and the comfort and energy saving analysis of the PMV index control system are analyzed. The intelligent control system of this study has drawn a conclusion that its effect and advantages are better than the previous air conditioning adjustment.

2. Green Building Intelligent Control System and PMV Index

2.1. Green Building

The essence of green building is to connect buildings and environment. It not only provides a healthy and comfortable living environment for human beings but also reduces the damage to the Earth environment and the consumption of natural resources, so as to realize the harmonious development of humans and nature. The research scope of green building includes the whole life cycle of the building, including planning, application, and maintenance. As the construction industry has a huge long-term impact on energy and environment, human beings must combine the current situation to develop green buildings scientifically to realize the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature [911].

Green building is a complex and extensive system engineering. Architects should not only have the concept of sustainable development and knowledge reserve but also respect the objective law and formulate and adopt scientific and reasonable design methods in the process of green building design. At present, green buildings in some developed countries have entered a relatively mature stage of development. They all have relatively sound green building-related standards, evaluation systems, and management institutions, which can provide important guarantee and premise. China’s green building started late, but due to the constraints of the market economy system and other factors, it needs to continue to improve [12, 13].

2.2. Design Features of Green Buildings
(1)Please pay attention to the overall design. Green building emphasizes the harmony between man and nature. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehensively analyze the regional climate environment, cultural characteristics, and building economy to carry out the overall design. Any improper treatment will affect the overall sustainability of the project or the use of users [14].(2)Adjust the countermeasures according to the regional situation. As the geographical location varies from region to region, the designer must fully understand and optimize the design of regional climate characteristics and regional conditions. In general, designers should give priority to passive design, including a reasonable increase of sunlight, ventilation, and rational use of the terrain arranged by the project, so as to avoid the use of building equipment and reduce natural pollution [15, 16].(3)Respect the regional environment. Architects should combine the green, geographical, and cultural characteristics of the project website to organically combine the building with the surrounding environment.(4)Strengthen greening. Through reasonable planning of green environment, the influence of heat island around buildings can be greatly reduced [17].
2.3. Green Building Evaluation System
(1)Environment. Generally, the evaluation system has specific requirements on the consumption of natural resources and environmental pollution. Green buildings must use less energy than the same building but can achieve higher efficiency. In addition, it is necessary to protect the website environment and ecological environment around the project website [18, 19].(2)Health. It is indoor environment quality.(3)Society. It is also an indicator of sustainability and social benefits [20].(4)Plan. Designers should pay attention to the surrounding environment and traffic conditions and make scientific and reasonable plans and design plans.(5)Design. The limitations in this field are aimed at methods and concepts such as improving the performance of sustainable buildings [21].
2.4. Intelligent Building Environment Control System

The environment of intelligent building also includes two main aspects. One is the external environment of the building. This mainly refers to the environment where the building itself is a node and exchanges energy with the outside containing sewage, waste gas, and other solid emissions. The second is the internal environment of the building, mainly referring to indoor lighting, temperature, humidity, air quality, radiation, and so on. Specifically, it can be divided into seven categories: energy environment, water environment, light environment, air environment, sound environment, thermal environment, waste management, and treatment environment [22, 23].

2.5. Influencing Factors of Intelligent Building Indoor Environment
2.5.1. Temperature

According to the body’s solid stability system, if the temperature of the human body environment changes, the body temperature will change slowly, but there will be a sense of heat immediately. The researchers said that, in a series of experiments, when the human body is in an environment with unstable temperature changes, the changes of skin and internal temperature will be delayed for several minutes, and the temperature feeling will occur immediately [24, 25].

2.5.2. Air Humidity

In the south of our country, the air humidity is relatively high, people are used to washing the skin surface with water to remove the discomfort. When the relative humidity is high, especially the high temperature, it is difficult for people to breathe. On the contrary, because the air is dry and the skin surface is rough, the friction between hair and clothes is easy to generate static electricity, and if the humidity is too low, people will feel uncomfortable [26].

2.5.3. Wind Speed

Air circulation can dissipate the heat on the surface of the body and make people feel comfortable, but if the airflow is too large, it will quickly absorb the heat from the body and make the body feel cold. Therefore, excessive use of air conditioners is irrational. At the same time, pollution-free air can make people recover, bring a good mood, and strengthen thermal comfort. When the environment is relatively high temperature, the human body can remove heat and increase the fun of breathing by appropriately increasing the air flow speed to drive the air flow. Therefore, in order to create a thermal and comfortable environment, it is necessary to conduct quantitative research on indoor air flow velocity, and its influence cannot be ignored [27, 28].

2.6. PMV Index

Thermal comfort is a quantity that reflects people’s subjective thermal perception of the environment. It is a complex and direct quantity in the fields of physiology, psychology, sociology, and so on.

According to the heat balance equation of the human body, the comprehensive thermal comfort index PMV (predicted mean vote value) with human thermal response characteristics is proposed. This indicator reflects the heat and cold that most people feel in the same environment. Professor Fangel has studied the metabolic state and physiological changes of the human body in various thermal environments. On this basis, he found the physiological state of the human body when it was closest to the hot state and used it to predict the human body’s heat more accurately. For neutral feeling at this time, he simplified three factors that affect the heat balance, sweating rate, average skin surface temperature, and the body’s current exercise metabolic rate [29, 30].

Based on the heat balance equation of the human body and the experimental data, the famous thermal comfort equation, that is, the calculation formula of PMV thermal comfort index, can be obtained. The specific formula is as follows:

In the formula, M is the metabolic rate, W/s, W is the strength of the human body, W/s, Pa is the partial pressure of water vapor in the surrounding air, Pa, ta is the temperature, °C, fct is the ratio of naked and naked surface area; fcl is the average radiation temperature, °C; tcl is the average temperature of the outer surface of the dressed body, C; hc is the convective heat exchange coefficient.where is the relative humidity of indoor environment.

The above formula is the calculation formula of fcl. Among them, icl is the heat resistance of clothes, which is 0.9 clo in winter and 0.5 clo in summer in northern China, and 1 clo = 0.1155 km2/w.

There is a very complex relationship between the PMV index and some factors that affect the results, which is a typical nonlinear relationship. Therefore, the PMV index cannot be measured directly, and it is difficult to calculate directly if some known parameters are used.

2.7. Modeling of the Environmental Control System

In order to facilitate the study, in the process of modeling the air-conditioned room, the lag phenomenon of the room is temporarily ignored. It can be seen from the energy conservation law that the energy storage change rate in the constant temperature chamber is equal to the energy entering the constant temperature chamber per unit time minus the energy flowing out from the constant temperature chamber per unit time [31].

The formula is as follows:

Q1 is the heat entering the room, Q2 is the heat generated by the indoor equipment and human body, Q3 is the heat dissipation of the room (mainly outside the air), and Q4 is the heat dissipation of the room due to maintenance construction.

The indoor temperature is 1 W per hour and the air temperature is hourly. C refers to the specific heat capacity of air under certain pressure and generally refers to the specific heat capacity of air at atmospheric pressure, which is generally considered as C = 1.01. The temperature in the room is expressed by QR. Resistance, t0, is the temperature outside the room.

When , the room is in a state of thermal stability; there will be the following relationship:

The items to the right of the equal sign indicate the relevant values when the room is thermally stable. Similarly, when the room is overheated, it will display

Create the following room model:

Considering the project delay, in order to make the research closer to the actual situation and to ensure the reliability of the simulation results and research value, pure Lagrange was added in the simulation experiment. The transmission functions of the configuration channel and interference channel are as follows:

3. The Model Design of Green Building Indoor Environment Control System

3.1. Experimental Data and Preprocessing

The data comes from the summer data set in the heat-sensitive composite index database of intelligent construction environment technology platform. First, the original data is processed first, and some invalid data is deleted. The processed data set contains three different thermal comfort data, a total of 199 groups of sample data. Each sample data consists of seven parameters: human metabolic rate, human external work, heat resistance of clothes, air temperature, air flow, air relative humidity, and average radiation temperature. In other words, each sample data set is 7-dimensional. The 199 samples were divided into three categories according to the PMV value. There were 26 groups with PMV = 1, 137 with PMV = 2, and 36 with PMV = 3. The model outputs 1, 2, and 3 are set here to display three kinds of thermal comfort. In 199 sets of three kinds of sample data, half of each category is taken out, 99 sets are used as training samples, and the remaining 100 sets are used as test samples. Table 1 shows part of the input value of the training sample.

3.2. Indoor Environmental Parameters

Indoor environment is the basis of people’s lives, and its quality has a great impact on the healthy life of activists. This paper studies the four parts of indoor environment, including indoor acoustic environment, thermal environment, light environment, air quality, and other four subprojects, which most closely affect people’s comfort and choose A-level background noise, temperature, and humidity to work in the field of work. The measured values of surface illumination and carbon dioxide concentration are used as evaluation indexes, and the measured values of physical parameters are used as management projects of environmental quality assessment.

3.3. Environmental Data Collection
3.3.1. Input

At present, this method is the main data source of the environmental data software room, mainly obtained manually. The data will be stored in the database through network and query. It is very heavy work to input the processed data into the computer. The data input itself is not complex, but it is prone to errors, so it is necessary to confirm the input data. Only by confirming that the input data is correct, the results can be processed correctly and reliably. Manually entered data must be validated before being finally entered into the database [32].

3.3.2. Cable Communication Technology

Remote cable communication environmental monitoring data collection terminal is a new type of remote terminal unit (RTU) for environmental protection, which integrates data collection, data storage, data transmission, and forced sampling output. It is used to discharge pollutants from sewers, record and report pollutant discharge data, and record on-off data of pollutant treatment facility operation. The computer can communicate with the collector through the public telephone network to realize the collector’s remote real-time monitoring, historical data downloading, and computer compulsory sampling [33]. This method is now the general method of online surveillance in China.

3.3.3. RFID

Using a certain graphic distribution of two-dimensional data, in the preparation of the code, the “0” which constitutes the internal logic of the computer is skillfully used. Automatic display of information is in binary or digital form. There are several general barcode functions. Each code system has its own character set. Each character occupies a specific width. There are specific inspection functions. At the same time, it also has the function of automatic recognition of various information lines and processing of graphic rotation changes.

4. PMV Index Intelligent Control of Green Building

4.1. Basic Parameters of Intelligent Building

The state has made clear regulations on building materials used in civil construction projects. This office building belongs to class II folk architecture. The building materials used in the project are very environmentally friendly. Please do not use the construction materials prohibited or restricted by the state.

4.1.1. Building Enclosure

Table 2 shows the basic parameters of building envelope.

Figure 1 shows the basic parameters of the enclosure structure of intelligent building.

4.1.2. Window to Wall Ratio

Table 3 shows the window wall area and the window to wall ratio.

It can be seen from Table 3 that the model building is located in Xi’an, and the typical annual meteorological data in Xi’an area are selected as meteorological load conditions. It can simulate the temperature of the sun, the direction of the sun, the direction of the sun, and the weather outside in winter. According to the provisions of energy saving design standards for public buildings, the setting values of indoor parameters are different according to different types of buildings (offices, restaurants, etc.); after the setting values of indoor parameters are changed, the types of rooms can be simulated.

4.2. Impact of Environmental Variables on PMV

Figure 2 shows the influence of air temperature on PMV under different wind speeds.

Figure 3 shows the influence of wind speed on PMV under different air temperature.

It can be seen from Figures 2 and 3 that the higher the wind speed is, the smaller the PMV value is and the stronger the cooling effect is. If the wind speed changes from small east-west to large east-west, the impact on PMV of wind speed will be smaller with the increase of wind speed. The higher the temperature, the smaller the influence of wind speed on PMV. In other words, the sensitivity of the human body to wind speed will be reduced. With the increase of wind speed, the PMV value changes greatly due to the temperature difference. This shows that the higher the wind speed, the stronger the sensitivity to human body temperature. Due to the change of wind speed, the change of PMV decreases with the increase of temperature. When the temperature exceeds 32°C, the change of wind speed will hardly affect the thermal perception of the human body. This is because the external environment temperature is almost the same as the average temperature of the human body surface, and there is almost no convective heat exchange between people and the outside world, so it will not be affected by wind speed. When the temperature is lower than the average surface temperature of the human body, the sensitivity of the human body to wind speed will decrease as the temperature rises. When the temperature is higher than the average surface temperature of the human body, the sensitivity of the human body to wind speed will become higher. At this time, the greater the wind speed is, the more warm the human body will feel. The greater the wind speed, the stronger the sensitivity to human body temperature.

4.3. Comfort Comparison between Intelligent Control and the Same Thermal Comfort Control

According to the above building model, the room temperature control is compared with the same thermal comfort index control. The implementation method of thermal comfort index PMV control can be determined according to the content of the previous section. The specific method is to select the weather parameters of typical working days in summer. The indoor temperature is set at 26°C to simulate the output of indoor parameters and PMV index value. The average PMV index of air conditioning working time from 08 : 00 to 18 : 00 is calculated, and the average value of the index is solved by MATLAB programming. According to the hourly temperature value under the control temperature, the real-time load equivalent value of the room under PMV control is calculated according to the control temperature to realize PMV control. Then, it is compared with the temperature control of 26°C. The following is an analysis of summer and winter conditions. Figure 4 shows the indoor air temperature change diagram of various control methods.

Figure 5 shows the PMV variation diagram under different control modes.

Figure 6 shows the energy consumption changes under different control modes.

It can be seen from Figures 46 that the metabolic rate of the human body in summer is set to 1, and the heat resistance of clothes is 0.5 clo. According to the PMV output at 26°C, the average PMV value from 8 : 00 to 18 : 00 is 0.54. Therefore, the temperature control of 26°C is compared with the comfort control of 0.54 fixed PMV.

Temperature change chart: as can be seen from the figure, the temperature control mode has been maintained at 26 degrees, while the temperature in PMV control changes continuously from 26.8 degrees to 25 degrees, with a range of 2 degrees. PMV change chart: temperature control mode, because of the constant change of temperature and other factors, will inevitably lead to the change of PMV value. As can be seen from the figure, the PMV index in the morning gradually increased from 0.4 to 0.75. The body gets cold, the afternoon gets high, the body gets hot, and the room gets hot. According to the different control modes of PMV, the PMV value does not change all day, so the human body is always very comfortable. Energy consumption change chart: from the energy consumption chart, we can see that there is no big difference in energy consumption between the two. The load of the fixed PMV control system is only 0.5% less than that of the fixed temperature control air conditioning system, but the comfort has a great change. This is fixed PMV control. In other words, compared with the comfort control conditions with the same temperature, the energy consumption is basically the same, but the comfort degree is greatly different.

4.4. Comfort and Energy Saving of PMV Index Control System
4.4.1. Comfort Comparison of Different Temperature Settings in the Same Area

Taking July 15 in summer as the output result, the human activity rate is set as 1 met, the heat resistance of clothes is set as 0.5 clo, and the set temperature is set as 22°C, 24°C, and 26°C, respectively. From this we get the relevant values of output temperature, thermal comfort, and energy consumption data. As shown in Figure 7, the temperature output diagram is set at 22°C.

As shown in Figure 8, the PMV output at 22°C is shown.

As shown in Figure 9, the energy consumption output diagram is set at 22°C.

It can be seen from Figure 7 that the green color is the air temperature, the yellow color is the temperature change of the room without air conditioning, and the red color is the temperature change of the air-conditioned room. As can be seen from the figure, it has nothing to do with the room temperature setting. When the temperature is set at 22°C, 24°C, and 26°C, the temperature of the air-conditioned room does reach the set temperature, but the temperature of the non-air-conditioned room will obviously increase with the increase of the external temperature.

As can be seen from Figure 8, the PMV index value of the room shows an obvious upward trend from 22°C to 24°C and then to 26°C. At 22°C, when the air conditioner is turned on, the comfort index can be close to 0, and people will always feel very comfortable. If the air conditioner is turned off, the comfort will immediately decline. At 24°C, the PMV value changes about 0.5. This value is an important value of human thermal comfort specified by ISO, and people will feel more comfortable. When the temperature reaches 26°C, the PMV index will reach 0.6 or even more than 0.6, and the human body will be in an unpleasant state due to overheating.

As can be seen from Figure 9, if the temperature setting is different, the energy consumption gap will also become very large. From 22°C to 24°C and 26°C, the energy consumption will gradually decrease. In other words, the higher the temperature setting, the less the energy consumption. At the highest point of energy consumption, 22°C is 2200 W, 24°C is 1800 W, and 26°C is only 1200 W. Therefore, only from this point of view, the government’s “26°C air conditioning energy saving strategy” has played a great role in reducing energy consumption. From the previous comfort level, the human body at 26°C cannot feel comfortable. The PMV value of 0.6 is slightly larger than 0.5, but it is not large; “26°C air conditioning energy saving effect” is still reasonable. However, in order to reduce energy consumption, comfort is sacrificed.

4.4.2. Energy Saving Analysis of Environmental Variables

The above room model will continue to be used, and the compiled MATLAB program will be used to solve the optimal combination of indoor environment parameters in comfort control. The heat resistance rate of winter activity is 0.5. As shown in Table 4, the optimized comfort control is compared with the residual environmental parameters of traditional temperature control and energy saving analysis.

It can be seen from Table 4 that, in the past temperature control methods, the air conditioning design standard does not meet the requirements of indoor human thermal comfort but also ignores the possibility of system energy saving. In particular, the indoor and outdoor chaos have changed greatly, and the PMV value of indoor environment has also changed greatly, exceeding the comfort range of the human body. In comfort control, PMV is used as a control parameter, so it can meet the thermal comfort requirements of the human body regardless of indoor and outdoor disturbances and has great energy saving potential. From the comprehensive point of view of comfort and energy saving, comfort control is better than the traditional constant temperature control method.

5. Conclusions

This study advocates the environmental characteristics of intelligent building and the technical composition of its control system and deeply analyzes the industrial control network. Aiming at the general trend of the development from intelligent building to ecological intelligent building, the environmental control system is advocated by the building control system used for research. The environment of intelligent building also includes two main aspects. One is the external environment of the building. This mainly refers to the environment where the building itself is a node and exchanges energy with the outside, containing sewage, waste gas, and other solid emissions. The second is the internal environment of the building and mainly refers to indoor lighting, temperature, humidity, air quality, radiation, and so on. This paper analyzes the environmental characteristics of the current industrial control network monitoring and control technology and briefly describes the data acquisition system.

The previous temperature control mode cannot reduce energy consumption, and controlling the comfort of people is not accurate enough. If the outdoor temperature, humidity, air velocity, and other parameters change, the indoor PMV value will also change, which cannot provide a comfortable constant temperature for the human body. The control parameter of the thermal comfort index control system is PMV, so it has strong interference prevention ability and is not easy to be affected by external environment changes. It provides a stable and continuous comfortable environment for the human body with less energy consumption and is suitable for people.

On the basis of comfort and energy saving, the combination of environmental variables is optimized. The analysis shows that, based on the same comfort, the combination of indoor temperature, humidity, and wind speed is increased in summer, and the combination of temperature, humidity, and wind speed in winter is reduced correspondingly, which greatly saves the energy of the system. This paper analyzes the specific control strategy of comfort control and puts forward a fuzzy control method based on the PMV index. After using MATLAB software to simulate, it is found that it has a better control effect.

Data Availability

No data were used to support this study.

Conflicts of Interest

The author declares that there are no conflicts of interest.