Cascaded superheat control with a multiple evaporator refrigeration system

Proceedings of the American Control Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2065-2070

  Elliott, Matthew S ^a   Estrada, Carolyn ^a   Rasmussen, Bryan P ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; REFRIGERATION; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

CHILLED WATER; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; COUPLED DYNAMICS; EVAPORATOR SYSTEMS; ON DYNAMICS; REFRIGERANT FLOW; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM;

EVAPORATORS;

EID: 80053147019     PISSN: 07431619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/acc.2011.5990949     Document Type: Conference Paper

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