Buildings consume a large amount of energy across all sectors of society, and a large
proportion of building energy is used by HVAC systems to provide a comfortable and healthy …

With vapor compression systems consuming a significant portion of the overall US energy
consumption each year, extensive efforts have been made toward the development of …

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and fault diagnosis are two important aspects of
reducing the cost of energy for photovoltaic (PV) systems. Many mechanisms of PV …

An observer-based perturbation extremum seeking control is proposed for a direct-contact
membrane distillation (DCMD) process. The process is described with a dynamic model that …

This paper describes a case study of the model-based condenser water temperature
setpoint control for a chiller plant with multiple chillers and cooling towers. The plant was …

Abstract A Hybrid Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (HNMPC) strategy is developed for
temperature control and power consumption minimisation of a cooling water network. The …

Superheating of refrigerant in the evaporator is an important aspect of safe operation of
refrigeration systems. The level of superheat is typically controlled by adjusting the flow of …

Effect of heat rejection load and wet bulb on cooling tower performance Page 1 ASHRAE
JOURNAL ashrae.org JANUARY 2014 16 TECHNICAL FEATURE Understanding these …

Refrigeration systems based on cooling towers and chillers are widely used equipment in
industrial buildings, such as shopping centers, gas and oil refineries and power plants …

This paper considers the problem of optimizing the operation of Indirect Adiabatic Cooling
(IAC) systems with application to data centers. Optimal operation is achieved when the …