Assessing the saving potential of blind controller via multi-objective optimization

Building Simulation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-185

  Daum, David ^a   Morel, Nicolas ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; fuzzy logic; multi objective optimization; simulation; smart blind controller

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956227356     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-009-9119-y     Document Type: Article

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