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Richard Kephart, Sebastian Plamowski and Pawel D. Domanski
The paper demonstrates the influence of leading variables on the quality evaluation of the operation of univariate control loops of a multi-loop control system used in a 1000 MW power unit. We analyse the course of the setpoint and process values, the ca...
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Ismaila A. Oyehan, Ajiboye S. Osunleke and Olanrewaju O. Ajani
The dynamics of a quadruple tank system (QTS) represent an extensive class of multivariate nonlinear uncertain systems found in the industry. It has been established that changes in split fractions affect the transmission zero location, thereby altering ...
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Rajveer Singh, Deepika Chauhan, Alanna Fogarty, Md Rasheduzzaman and Patrick L. Gurian
Managing building water systems is complicated by the need to maintain hot water temperatures high enough to control the growth of Legionella spp. while minimizing the risk of scalding. This study assessed water quality management practices in large buil...
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Gianpietro Di Rito, Romain Kovel, Marco Nardeschi, Nicola Borgarelli and Benedetto Luciano
The work deals with the model-based characterization of the failure transients of a fail-safe rotary EMA developed by Umbragroup (Italy) for the flap movables of the RACER helicopter-plane by Airbus Helicopters (France). Since the reference application r...
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Ginés Benito Martínez-Hernández and Antonio López-Gómez
The energy efficiency of fruit and vegetables refrigeration facilities can be increased through the reduction of heat generated by produce (in kWh/kg). Ethylene production in fruit and vegetables is closely linked to their respiration rates. Clean techno...
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Ali Saberi-Derakhtenjani, Andreas K. Athienitis, Ursula Eicker and Edwin Rodriguez-Ubinas
Radiant floor systems offer significant potential for studying and developing energy flexibility strategies for buildings and their interaction with smart grids. Efficient design and operation of such systems require several critical decisions on design ...
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Nabil Nassif, Mostafa Tahmasebi, Iffat Ridwana and Pejman Ebrahimi
Buildings account for a large portion of the total energy use in the US; therefore, improving the operation of typical variable-air-volume (VAV) systems in buildings can provide a tremendous economic opportunity. ASHRAE Guideline 36 recommends a resettin...
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Claudio Bianchini, Giovanni Franceschini and Ambra Torreggiani
This paper proposes an optimized flux weakening (FW) control strategy for interior permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor to address the critical issues that could occur under torque setpoint transition in flux weakening region, due, for example, to...
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Rand Talib and Nabil Nassif
According to EIA, the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HAVC) systems account for about 25% of the U.S.?s total commercial building?s energy use. Therefore, advanced modeling and optimization methods of the system components and operation offer g...
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Daniel Sánchez-García, David Bienvenido-Huertas, Jesús A. Pulido-Arcas and Carlos Rubio-Bellido
Reports of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have set various greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, through which the evolution of the temperature of the planet can be estimated throughout the 21st century. The reduction of the emissions from the d...
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