This result is an advanced control algorithm for managing the ceiling fan operation in order to automatically match the most likely thermal comfort expectation of the building users in warm and hot thermal conditions. In its final shape, this algorithm comprises a set of equations to (i) calculate the air speed required to achieve thermally comparable conditions based on air temperature and relative humidity in the room, and (ii) to calculate the rotational air speed that can generated the required air speed (at a reference point).

To achieve this result, a few steps were completed. Firstly, an expertimental set-up was created at Eurac premises. Computer simulations were used both to improve the experimental set-up and (later) to extend the validity of the results. Secondly, an initial version of the algorithm that links air speed (output) with air temperature and relative humidity (input) was developed based on previous knowledge and using a Python code to develop the equations. Lastly, the equations were adapted and tested in collaboration with one of the leading companies in the EU ceiling fan market who implemented the algorithm into a usable product.