The climate change impact on air conditioner system and reliability in Malaysia - A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4939-4949

  Yau, Y H ^a   Pean, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air conditioner; Climate change; Electricity consumption; HVAC design; Tropics

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEMS; AIR CONDITIONERS; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE VARIATION; DESIGN CONDITION; ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEATING DEMAND; HEATING LOAD; HVAC DESIGNS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MALAYSIA;

AIR CONDITIONING; DESIGN; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRICITY; RESEARCH; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 81855163415     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.059     Document Type: Review

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