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Implementation of model predictive control for an HVAC system in a mid-size commercial building

Sorin C. Bengea United Technologies Research Center, United Technologies Corporation, 411 Silver Lane, MS-129-85, East Hartford, CT, 06108, USA
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Anthony D. Kelman Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Francesco Borrelli Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Russell Taylor United Technologies Research Center, United Technologies Corporation, 411 Silver Lane, MS-129-85, East Hartford, CT, 06108, USA
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Satish Narayanan United Technologies Systems and Controls Engineering, United Technologies Corporation, East Hartford, CT, USA
Pages 121-135 | Received 21 Dec 2012, Accepted 21 Jun 2013, Published online: 08 Jan 2014

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