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Modeling and Control Strategies for VAV Systems

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Modeling and Control in Air-conditioning Systems

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In a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, operation of the air-side system has a significant influence on the overall performance of a building energy system. For example, in a worst-case scenario instability in the air-side economizer could trigger instability at the central chilled water plant or vice versa.

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Yao, Y., Yu, Y. (2017). Modeling and Control Strategies for VAV Systems. In: Modeling and Control in Air-conditioning Systems. Energy and Environment Research in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53313-0_10

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