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Thermal Comfort sensor for HA (absolute humidity, heat index, dew point, thermal perception)
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Compare every thermal comfort sensor with outdoor thermal comfort #140

Open filikun opened 2 years ago

filikun commented 2 years ago

WHO has guidelines for indoor air quality and states that there is a health risk if your indoor absolute humidity is greater than 3g/m3 of your outdoor absolute humidity. Therefore it would be an awesome feature to make it possible to compare your outdoor humidity with any indoor/room thermal comfort sensor.

You can read the report here https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/164348 I found the info on the Swedish public health authority

sevorl commented 2 years ago

It is also useful to compare indoor vs outdoor humidity to decide wether you should open or close windows. If you want to avoid moist, open the windows when its dryer outside than inside. (comparing the abs. humidity)

renarena commented 2 years ago

Can we consider wind speed in summer to decide if it feels more comfortable to open or close the window if its warmer outside?

Torgrima commented 1 year ago

Good idea, as default it could select a weather sensor already active in home assistant.

Outside temperature or temperature difference is also used for calculating energy need/energy loss.

Degree day sensor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_day

renarena commented 1 year ago

I would be interested in degree days too.