Improved energy management of chiller systems by multivariate and data envelopment analyses

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-174

  Yu, F W ^a   Chan, K T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Energy efficiency; Multiple linear regression; Water cooled chiller

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; COOLING WATER; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; LINEAR REGRESSION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; OPERATING VARIABLES; SYSTEM COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER-COOLED CHILLERS;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

COOLING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 82155186706     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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