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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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& corresponding to the speed setting. Practically, the actual value of m &<br />

ea , pred<br />

would<br />

m<br />

ea , pred<br />

be learned when the FDD scheme is implemented with the assumption of no fouling.<br />

1.2.3.5 Summary of Decoupling Component-Level <strong>Fault</strong>s<br />

After decoupling the 5 component-level faults in the previous sections, the<br />

decoupling scheme <strong>for</strong> component faults can be summarized in Figure 1-13.<br />

NonCond<br />

CondFoul<br />

COMP-OFF<br />

CONDENSER<br />

COMP-ON<br />

∆ T cond<br />

∆ m&<br />

ca<br />

CompLeak<br />

COMPRESSOR<br />

∆ T dis<br />

EvapFoul<br />

EVAPORATOR<br />

∆ m&<br />

ea<br />

LL-Restr<br />

LIQUID-LINE<br />

2<br />

∆ P ll<br />

Figure 1-13 Ideal Decoupling Scheme of Component-Level <strong>Fault</strong>s with Refrigerant mass<br />

flow measurement<br />

From Figure 1-13, it can be seen that:<br />

1. Immediately after system service has been done <strong>and</strong> when the system is stopped,<br />

∆ T cond<br />

is a pseudo-decoupling feature <strong>for</strong> non-condensable gas;<br />

2. ∆ m&<br />

ca<br />

is independent of any faults except <strong>for</strong> condenser fouling, so it serves as a<br />

decoupling feature <strong>for</strong> condenser fouling;<br />

3. Similar to ∆ m&<br />

ca<br />

, ∆ m&<br />

ea<br />

is the decoupling feature <strong>for</strong> evaporator fouling;<br />

4. ∆ Tdis<br />

is only dependent on compressor valve leakage fault, so it can be used to<br />

break the coupling from compressor valve leakage to any other faults;<br />

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