A cost-effective operating strategy to reduce energy consumption in a HVAC system

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 543-558

  Nassif, Nabil ^a   Moujaes, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control strategy; Controller set points; HVAC system; VAV system optimization

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; CONTROL SYSTEM APPLICATIONS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

CONTROLLER SET POINTS; LOCAL-LOOP CONTROLLER; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; CONTROL SYSTEM APPLICATIONS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

EID: 44149091951     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1364     Document Type: Article

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