Empirical modeling of a rolling-piston compressor heat pump for predictive control in low-lift cooling

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 117, Issue PART 2, 2011, Pages 735-745

  Gayeski, Nicholas T ^a,b   Zakula, Tea ^b   Armstrong, Peter R ^a   Norford, Leslie K ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KGS Buildings   (United States)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR INLET TEMPERATURE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; CONDENSER AIR; COOLING CAPACITY; CURVE-FIT; EMPIRICAL MODELING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FAN SPEED; HEAT PUMPS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL ALGORITHM; PRESSURE RATIO; ROLLING-PISTON COMPRESSOR; STEADY-STATE OPERATING CONDITIONS; TEST CONDITION; VARIABLE CAPACITY;

AIR INTAKES; ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSORS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 84856683411     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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