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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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is extremely low. However, it is possible <strong>for</strong> the refrigerant at this point to have a small<br />

degree of subcooling if there is a severe liquid line restriction or a refrigerant overcharge<br />

fault. Even so, a small subcooling would not have a big impact. On the contrary, 1-2 F<br />

subcooling would compensate <strong>for</strong> the error resulting from neglecting the pressure drop in<br />

the liquid-line <strong>and</strong> condenser subcooling section. 4 F subcooling may result in around a -<br />

3 psi error. Another more approximate approach to estimating P<br />

3<br />

is to assume constant<br />

pressure drop across condenser, which may result in a ± 10 psi error.<br />

An estimate of P<br />

up<br />

can be obtained by modeling the expansion device. There are<br />

rather mature techniques available <strong>for</strong> modeling fixed orifices including short tube <strong>and</strong><br />

capillary tube (see Appendix 1). For a TXV or EXV system, Appendix 1 develops a<br />

practical <strong>and</strong> useful modeling approach to estimate the upstream pressure using factory<br />

per<strong>for</strong>mance map data. The models <strong>for</strong> estimating pressures work as a virtual sensor <strong>for</strong><br />

pressure drop. The decoupling scheme is shown in Figure 1-11.<br />

Liquid-Line<br />

Restriction<br />

Liquid<br />

Line<br />

Virtual<br />

Sensor<br />

P<br />

up<br />

+<br />

∆<br />

P<br />

ll , meas<br />

T<br />

T<br />

φ<br />

aic<br />

aie<br />

aie<br />

<strong>Rooftop</strong><br />

System<br />

Virtual<br />

Sensor<br />

_<br />

P ( T<br />

3 cond<br />

)<br />

+<br />

_<br />

2<br />

∆ Pll<br />

Other <strong>Fault</strong>s<br />

Constant<br />

P ≈ 0<br />

∆ ll<br />

Figure 1-11 Liquid-Line Restriction Decoupling Scheme<br />

1.2.3.4 Evaporator Fouling <strong>Fault</strong><br />

Similar to condenser fouling, evaporator or evaporator filter fouling also develops<br />

on the air side <strong>and</strong> the dominant impact is a reduction of air flow rate. There<strong>for</strong>e, the<br />

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