Predictive controllers for thermal comfort optimization and energy savings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1353-1365

  Freire, Roberto Z ^a   Oliveira, Gustavo H C ^a   Mendes, Nathan ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy saving; HVAC systems; Predictive control; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; VENTILATION;

HVAC SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PSYCHROMETRIC CHART; THERMAL COMFORT SENSATION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 41749097234     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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