Agricultural greenhouses: Resource management technologies and perspectives for zero greenhouse gas emissions

C Maraveas, CS Karavas, D Loukatos, T Bartzanas… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse
farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse …

Net-zero energy building design and life-cycle cost analysis with air-source variable refrigerant flow and distributed photovoltaic systems

D Kim, H Cho, J Koh, P Im - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Net-zero energy building (NZEB) design has been gaining widespread acceptance as a
major driver to reach feasible long-term goals of energy reductions in a building sector for …

Simulation-based framework to evaluate resistivity of cooling strategies in buildings against overheating impact of climate change

R Rahif, M Hamdy, S Homaei, C Zhang, P Holzer… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decades overheating in buildings has become a major concern. The situation
is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change. Many efforts have been …

A novel variable refrigerant flow system with solar regeneration-based desiccant-assisted ventilation

G Singh, R Das - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) based air-conditioning systems provide better thermal
comfort with respect to the conventional all-air systems involving either constant air volume …

Application characteristics of variable refrigerant flow heat pump system with vapor injection in severe cold region

W Wei, L Ni, L Xu, Y Yang, Y Yao - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Variable refrigerant flow heat pump system is still restricted in use in severe cold region due
to ultra-low outdoor temperature there. With the development of vapor injection technique …

Review on recent developments of variable refrigerant flow systems since 2015

G Zhang, H Xiao, P Zhang, B Wang, X Li, W Shi… - Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Variable refrigerant flow systems (VRFS) are gradually gaining popularity in commercial and
residential buildings owing to their satisfactory part-load performance, flexible control, and …

Modelling variable refrigerant flow system for control purpose

D Wang, M Li, M Guo, Q Shi, C Zheng, D Li, S Li… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems are gradually gaining popularity in small
and medium-sized commercial and residential buildings owing to their high part-load …

Power consumption and energy efficiency of VRF system based on large scale monitoring virtual sensors

M Qian, D Yan, H Liu, U Berardi, Y Liu - Building Simulation, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Space cooling energy consumption is a significant component of building energy
consumption, and in recent years it has attracted much attention worldwide owing to its …

Modeling Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems in building applications: A comprehensive review

J Wang, X Lu, V Adetola, E Louie - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems have gained recognition for being energy-
efficient and adaptable for use in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) …

Development of a control algorithm aiming at cost-effective operation of a VRF heating system

JW Moon, YK Yang, EJ Choi, YJ Choi, KH Lee… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to develop a control algorithm that can operate an intermittently working
variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heating system in a cost-effective manner. An artificial neural …