A distributed sensor network for measurement of human thermal comfort feelings

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 394-402

  Tse, Wai Leung ^a   Chan, Wai Lok ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air conditioning control; Distributed sensor network; Human thermal comfort feelings; Real time PMV measurement; Smart sensors

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; SMART SENSORS; THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL; DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK; HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT FEELINGS; REAL-TIME PMV MEASUREMENT;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 43549097558     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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