Table 2 Classification of the indoor environment parameters in the Chinese thermal comfort dataset.

I

Air temperature*, Relative humidity*, Air velocity*, Globe temperature*, Average temperature of each surface of the room

Mean radiant temperature, Radiant temperature asymmetry

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Air temperature^#:

−10–50 °C (range),

±0.5 °C (required),

±0.2 °C (desirable);

Relative humidity:

0–100% (range),

±5% (required),

±2.5% (desirable);

Air velocity:

0–10 m/s (range),

±0.05 m/s (required),

±0.02 m/s (desirable);

Globe temperature:

−10–50 °C (range),

±0.5 °C (required),

±0.2 °C (desirable);

Surface temperature:

−10–50 °C (range),

±1 °C (required),

±0.2 °C (desirable).

II

Air temperature, Relative humidity, Air velocity, Globe temperature

Mean radiant temperature

Clothing insulation, Metabolic rate and other personnel parameters, Subjective evaluation, Building type, HVAC equipment type, Outdoor environmental parameters, Test data, Climate zone

III

Air temperature, Relative humidity

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Clothing insulation, Metabolic rate and other personnel parameters, Subjective evaluation, Building type, HVAC equipment type, Test data, Climate zone