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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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8<br />

NOMENCLATURE<br />

ANN = Artificial neural network<br />

AHU = <strong>Air</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling unit<br />

α<br />

= False alarm threshold<br />

α<br />

= EER degradation factor<br />

β<br />

= <strong>Fault</strong> diagnosis threshold<br />

β<br />

= Cooling capacity degradation factor<br />

BP = Back-propagation<br />

c<br />

= Distance from fault point to axes<br />

C<br />

e<br />

= Cost of electricity<br />

χ 2 ( n)<br />

= Chi-square distribution<br />

2<br />

d<br />

i<br />

max<br />

T ca<br />

= Normalized distance square<br />

d = Maximum normalized distance<br />

∆ = Condenser air temperature difference<br />

∆ T ea = Evaporator air temperature difference<br />

∆ Tsh<br />

− sc = Difference between suction line superheat <strong>and</strong> liquid line subcooling<br />

E<br />

= Energy consumption<br />

EER = Equipment efficiency ratio<br />

EER<br />

Normal<br />

= Equipment efficiency ratio at normal operation<br />

ELS = Equipment life savings<br />

η<br />

v<br />

= Compressor volumetric efficiency<br />

E<br />

savings<br />

= Energy savings<br />

FDD = <strong>Fault</strong> detection <strong>and</strong> diagnosis<br />

FDDRW = FDD report window<br />

FDDS = <strong>Fault</strong> detection <strong>and</strong> diagnosis savings<br />

FDDW = <strong>Fault</strong> detection <strong>and</strong> diagnosis window<br />

FDS = <strong>Fault</strong> diagnosis savings<br />

FFSW = Field fault simulation window<br />

F<br />

i<br />

= <strong>Fault</strong> points<br />

f<br />

i<br />

= Frequency<br />

GRNN = General regression neural network<br />

HVAC = Heating, Ventilating, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Air</strong>-Conditioning

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