Optimal control strategies for multi-chiller system based on probability density distribution of cooling load ratio

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2813-2821

  Fan, Bo ^a   Jin, Xinqiao ^a   Du, Zhimin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cooling load ratio; Optimal control strategy; Probability density distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BUILDING COOLING LOAD; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; COOLING LOAD RATIO; DENSITY ESTIMATION METHODS; OPTIMAL CALCULATIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY DISTRIBUTION;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 80054811616     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.06.043     Document Type: Article

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