An online adaptive optimal control strategy for complex building chilled water systems involving intermediate heat exchangers

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 614-628

  Wang, Shengwei ^a   Gao, Dian Ce ^a   Sun, Yongjun ^a   Xiao, Fu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptive optimal control; Chilled water system; Deficit flow; Energy efficiency; Online adaptive model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE METHODS; ADAPTIVE MODELS; ADAPTIVE OPTIMAL CONTROL; CHILLED WATER; CHILLED WATER SYSTEMS; COMPLEX BUILDINGS; CONTROL ROBUSTNESS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DEFICIT FLOW; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FLOW PROBLEMS; INTERMEDIATE HEAT EXCHANGER; KEY PARAMETERS; ON-LINE CONTROLS; OPTIMAL CONTROL STRATEGY; OPTIMAL SETTING; OPTIMAL STRATEGIES; OUTLET WATER; SUPER HIGH-RISE BUILDING; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; VARYING WORKING CONDITIONS; VIRTUAL PLATFORM;

COOLING WATER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HOT WORKING; PUMPS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84866525471     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.06.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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