Energy saving potential of chiller system with fuzzy logic control

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 897-906

  Ekren, Orhan ^a   Küc üka, Serhan ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chiller energy savings; Electronic expansion valves; Fuzzy logic control; Variable speed compressor

Indexed keywords

AIR-COOLED CONDENSERS; CHILLER PLANTS; CHILLER SYSTEM; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; CONTROLLED VARIABLES; ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVES; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; FIXED SPEED; FUZZY LOGIC ALGORITHMS; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL; MAXIMUM LOAD; PARTIAL LOAD; PWM INVERTER; REFRIGERATION CAPACITY; SCROLL COMPRESSORS; THERMOSTATIC CONTROL; VARIABLE SPEED; VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSORS; WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSORS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVAPORATORS; EXPANSION; FUZZY SYSTEMS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; SPEED; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

FUZZY LOGIC;

EID: 77956910742     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1621     Document Type: Article

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