Performance of model-based predictive control of the ventilation rate with axial fans

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-98

  Vranken, E ^a   Gevers, R ^a   Aerts, J M ^a   Berckmans, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AXIAL FANS; MODEL-BASED PREDICTIVE CONTROL (MBPC); PROPORTIONAL, INTEGRAL, DERIVATIVE (PID) CONTROLLERS; VENTILATION RATE;

VENTILATION;

EID: 18844410536     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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