Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are the major energy-consuming
devices in buildings. Nowadays, due to the high demand for HVAC system installation in …

Abstract Model-based predictive control has proven effective for managing indoor
temperature and humidity in variable air volume (VAV) air conditioning systems. However …

Fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) with the abilities of knowledge representation and causal
reasoning have been widely applied in the control-related fields of multi-agent systems …

Fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) are often used in applications such as politics, health,
engineering and information technologies. In control applications, FCMs are generally used …

Designing a suitable controller for air-conditioning systems to reduce energy consumption
and simultaneously meet the requirements of the system is very challenging. Important …

Soft computing techniques are frequently used in modeling and control applications of
nonlinear systems. However, the fuzzy cognitive map method, which is one of the soft …

One of the high energy consuming devices in the buildings is the air-conditioning system.
Designing a proper controller to consider the thermal comfort and simultaneously control the …

In this study, a nonlinear, intelligent and robust controller with a simple algorithm has been
applied to the airconditioning system. The hybrid control algorithm is based on Fuzzy …