Optimal and robust control of outdoor ventilation airflow rate for improving energy efficiency and IAQ

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 763-773

  Wang, Shengwei ^a   Xu, Xinhua ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Demand controlled ventilation; Economizer; Energy efficiency; Indoor air quality; Robust control

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATOLOGY; COOLING; ECONOMIZERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK; FREEZING; HEATING;

AIR-HANDLING UNITS; DEMAND-CONTROLLED VENTILATION (DCV);

VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW; CONTROL METHOD; INDOOR AIR; VENTILATION;

DROSOPHILA C VIRUS;

EID: 1842736988     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.033     Document Type: Article

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