IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES IN THERMAL COMFORT CONTROL FOR PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS

Artificial Intelligence techniques are used to control thermal comfort levels in a passive solar building. The controller, as well as the necessary group of rules, are described and analysed. Fuzzy logic is used for the first time in passive building control.

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