Optimal coordination of heat pump compressor and fan speeds and subcooling over a wide range of loads andconditions

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1153-1167

  Zakula, Tea ^a   Armstrong, Peter ^b   Norford, Leslie ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE GRIDS; COMPRESSOR MOTOR; CONTROL LAWS; DESIGN LOAD; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FAN SPEED; FAN-SPEED CONTROL; GRID SEARCH; HEAT PUMPS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ONLINE MODELS; OPERATING POINTS; OPTIMAL COORDINATION; OPTIMAL SIZING; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; OVER-SIZING; PUMP SPEED; SPECIFIC POWER; STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE; SUBCOOLINGS; VARIABLE SPEED;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL THEORY; COOLING; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPANE; SPACE HEATING; SPEED;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84869741742     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2012.713832     Document Type: Article

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