Design of switching control systems for ventilated greenhouses

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1513-1523

  Chao, K ^a,b   Gates, R S ^a,c  

^a ASAE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Controlled environment; Digital control system; Thermal response; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029802639     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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