Comfort Control in Buildings

• Main Authors: Castilla, María del Mar (Author), Álvarez, José Domingo (Author), Rodríguez, Francisco (Author), Berenguel, Manuel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Advances in Industrial Control,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy efficiency.; Control engineering.; Building construction.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Building Physics, HVAC.; Control.; Renewable and Green Energy.

The aim of this book is to research comfort control inside buildings, and how this can be achieved through low energy consumption. It presents a comprehensive exploration of the design, development and implementation of several advanced control systems that maintain users' comfort (thermal and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• A Case Study: the CDdI-CIESOL-ARFRISOL Building
• Comfort in Buildings
• Subsystems and Disturbance Models
• Comfort Control Techniques for the Users of a Room
• New Trends.