Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics
Performing measurements in the HiPIE lab with the DressMAN comfort measurement system.
HiPIE lab test environment - High Performance Indoor Environment
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate
The High Performance Indoor Environment (HiPIE) lab is a building physics simulation environment that allows our scientists to explore interactions between humans and the physical environment, as well as to conduct measurements, evaluations and technical developments in the field of thermal comfort.
Advantages & Benefits
- Test equipment on a 1:1 scale
- Real climate conditions and realistic usage scenarios
Adjustable building physics parameters
- Ambient temperature
- Thermal radiation
- Relative humidity
- Airflow
Technical specifications
| L x W x H [m] | 8.2 x 7.6 x 3.1 m |
| Floor space | 62 m² |
| Volume | 193 m³ |
| Temperature range | 5 to 40 °C |
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- Working Group Vehicle Climate Control Systems (ibp.fraunhofer.de)
- Working Group Thermal Comfort, Models and Simulation (ibp.fraunhofer.de)
- Department Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate (ibp.fraunhofer.de)