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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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1.2.3.2 Condenser-Related <strong>Fault</strong>s<br />

Usually, one component-level fault corresponds to one component, so the<br />

decoupling can easily be achieved. However, it is possible <strong>for</strong> one component to have<br />

more than one component-level fault. The condenser is such a case. There are two<br />

possible component-level faults related to condensers: non-condensable gas <strong>and</strong><br />

condenser fouling faults. Although the SRB method can h<strong>and</strong>le low-dimensional cases<br />

such as 2-D without decoupling, it is still advisable to find an independence feature to<br />

further decouple them. Fortunately, these two condenser-related faults can be decoupled<br />

further.<br />

1.2.3.2.1 Non-Condensable Gas <strong>Fault</strong><br />

As discussed in section 1.2.1, a non-condensable gas fault is not only a<br />

component-level fault but also a service fault <strong>and</strong> can only be introduced through service.<br />

In addition, its impact influences not only the per<strong>for</strong>mance of a running system but also<br />

the state of a stopped system. When a system is stopped, the non-condensable gas tends<br />

to accumulate in the condenser (it can possibly to accumulate in other components such<br />

as evaporator, but this will not impact final the result). The non-condensable gas fault can<br />

be detected <strong>and</strong> diagnosed immediately after the service was done <strong>and</strong> the system is<br />

stopped. For a given system, the condenser pressure at any point can be related to the<br />

compressor discharge according to<br />

P<br />

cond<br />

L<br />

2 1<br />

= Pdis<br />

− G ( fvdx+<br />

v2<br />

− v1<br />

)<br />

2D∫ (1-12)<br />

0<br />

where P<br />

cond<br />

<strong>and</strong> P<br />

dis<br />

are condenser pressure <strong>and</strong> discharge line pressure, G is mass flux,<br />

D is tube diameter, f is Darcy friction factor, L is tube length, <strong>and</strong> v , v<br />

1<br />

<strong>and</strong> v<br />

2<br />

are<br />

specific volume.<br />

After the system stops, it will take some time <strong>for</strong> the system to balance high-side<br />

<strong>and</strong> low-side pressures. During pressure balancing, the flow rate is quite small ( G ≈ 0)<br />

so,<br />

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