Fault diagnosis in air-conditioning systems: A multi-step fuzzy model-based approach

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 83-102

  Dexter, A L ^a   Ngo, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VENTILATION;

FAULT DIAGNOSIS; MULTISTEP FUZZY MODEL;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 0035078592     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2001.10391431     Document Type: Article

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