Evaluation of four control strategies for building VAV air-conditioning systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 414-422

  Yang, Xue Bin ^a   Jin, Xin Qiao ^a   Du, Zhi Min ^a   Fan, Bo ^a   Chai, Xiao Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Control strategy; Energy consumption; Evaluation; Indoor air quality; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; BREATHING ZONES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ECONOMIZER CYCLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SAVING; EVALUATION; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; OCCUPANCY DETECTIONS; ON DYNAMICS; OUTDOOR AIR; OUTDOOR AIR VENTILATION; OUTDOOR AIRFLOW; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; SAVE ENERGY; SIMULATION PLATFORM; SUPPLY AIR TEMPERATURE; VARIABLE-AIR-VOLUME SYSTEMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR INTAKES; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECONOMIZERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 78651457750     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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