Enhancing the reliability of chiller control using fused measurement of building cooling load

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 941-958

  Huang, Gongsheng ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a   Sun, Yongjun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AUTOMATION; COOLING; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW RATE; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; TALL BUILDINGS;

BUILDING COOLING LOAD; COMBINATION STRATEGIES; CONFIDENCE DEGREE; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FUSION STRATEGIES; HIGH RISE BUILDING; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 57749119217     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2008.10391048     Document Type: Article

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