Optimal control of building storage systems using both ice storage and thermal mass - Part I: Simulation environment

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 499-508

  Hajiah, Ali ^a   Krarti, Moncef ^b  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental testing; Ice storage tank; Optimal control; Pre cooling; Thermal energy storage; Thermal mass

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; ICE STORAGE TANKS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; PRE-COOLING; THERMAL MASS;

CONTROL; HEAT STORAGE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL ENERGY;

ICE;

EID: 84869495591     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.02.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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