Optimal control of greenhouse climate using minimal energy and grower defined bounds

Applied Energy

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 509-519

  van Beveren, P J M ^a   Bontsema, J ^a   van Straten, G ^a   van Henten, E J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooling; Energy; Greenhouse climate; Heating; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSES; HEATING; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; VENTILATION;

CLIMATE VARIABLES; CURRENT PRACTICES; ENERGY; GREENHOUSE CLIMATES; NATURAL VENTILATION; OPTIMAL CONTROL TECHNIQUE; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COOLING; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEATING; HUMIDITY; OPTIMIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84941992201     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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