Poorly maintained, degraded, and improperly controlled equipment wastes an estimated 15% to 30% of energy used in commercial buildings. Much of this waste could be prevented with widespread adoption of automated condition-based maintenance. Automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) along with prognostics provide a cornerstone for condition-based maintenance of engineered systems. Although...

The carbon dioxide concentration in rooms with varying number of people is an important safety and comfort factor. Its control via ventilation is accompanied by two drawbacks the increased energy consumption and dependence on the quality of the fresh air used. Fuzzy logic can ensure energy efficient control of the carbon dioxide concentration. The aim of the present research is to develop a des...

Low-frequency high-voltage alternating-current (LF-HVac) transmission scheme has been recently proposed as an alternative solution to conventional 50/60-Hz HVac and direct-current (HVdc) schemes for bulk power transfer. This paper proposes optimal planning operation loss minimization in a multi-frequency system. In such system, LF-HVac grids are interconnected using back-to-back (BTB) converter...

Paper presents role of fuzzy modeling in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) and control models. HVAC design professionals are required to evaluate numerous design alternatives and properly justify their final conceptual selection through modeling. This trend, coupled with the knowledge of experienced designers, increasing complexity of the systems, unwillingness to commit addition...