Energy saving in greenhouses using temperature integration: A simulation survey

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-341

  Sigrimis, N ^a   Anastasiou, A ^a   Rerras, N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Control; Energy; Greenhouse; Heating; SCADA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; SCADA SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

GREENHOUSE AIR TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE CONTROL SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE INTEGRATION;

GREENHOUSES;

EID: 0034075276     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(00)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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