Abstract—This paper discusses the design of a zero energy
off-grid house suitable for Mangalore climatic conditions. As
the electricity demands are increasing rapidly, the carbon
emissions from the power plants are moving towards the
atmospheric threshold value of 410ppm.This makes the
concept of zero energy house vital in the current world. In this
era, due to the abundant availability of renewable energysources
like solar and biomass energy, the realization of a zeroenergy
house is possible with ease. The paper focusses on
finding the best suitable building material for the house, the
total heat gain inside the house, use of solar vapour absorption
system, natural lighting, biomass for cooking and solar PV for
operating the necessary power requirements in the house. The
size of the house for an average middle-class family in
Mangalore is considered for analysis.
Index Terms—Bio-mass, heat gain, solar energy, time lag,
zero-energy.
The authors are with the National Institute of Technology Karnataka,
Surathkal, 575025 India (e-mail: hamadyoonus@gmail.com).
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Cite:Ashok Babu T. P, Hamad Yoonus, Nachiket Gumaste, Abhishek Pachankar, Vivek B. K, and Ajey, "Design of Zero-Energy House for Mangalore Climatic Conditions," Journal of Clean Energy Technologies vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 394-400, 2018.
