针对位于芝加哥的一栋单层住宅，总结了在无人居住的研究室中描述燃气发动机驱动空调在系统性能、热舒适性和能效方面性能的测试结果。这栋房子一楼的居住面积为1150平方英尺，地下室很全。在测试期间，该房屋无人居住，尽管模拟了居住者的存在。一个计算机化的数据采集系统被用来获取关于天气、能源消耗和舒适度参数的每小时数据。1988年7月至9月对燃气发动机驱动的空调进行了测试。季节性能源消耗是通过将每日能源消耗与平均每日室外温度相关联，并使用历史天气数据将其年度化为一个完整的冷却季节来确定的。 动态响应基于每小时数据的统计分析。关键词:燃气发动机，单元式空调，性能，住房，研究，测试，热舒适，能源，效率，美国，地下室，计算，天气，能源消耗，冷负荷，夏季，空调引用:研讨会，ASHRAE Trans。1991年，第97卷，第2部分

Results of tests to characterise the performance of a gas-engine-driven air conditioner in an unoccupied research house with respect to system performance, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency are summarised for a one-storey house located in Chicago. The house had a living area of 1,150 ft2 on the first floor and had a full basement. The house was uninhabited during testing, although the presence of occupants was simulated. A computerised data acquisition system was used to obtain hourly data on weather, energy consumption, and comfort parameters. Testing of the gas-engine-driven air conditioner was performed between July and September 1988. Seasonal energy consumption was determined by correlating daily energy consumption with average daily outdoor temperature and annualising to a full cooling season using historical weather data. Dynamic response was based on statistical analysis of hourly data.KEYWORDS: gas engines, unit air conditioners, performance, housing, research, testing, thermal comfort, energy, efficiency, USA, basements, calculating, weather, energy consumption, cooling load, summer, air conditioning