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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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The following sections describe specific improvements that have been made with<br />

respect to the steady-state detector, steady-state models, fault detection classifier, <strong>and</strong><br />

diagnostic classifier.<br />

3.2.1. Steady-State Detector<br />

Two kinds of detection methods, a slope method <strong>and</strong> two variance methods, have<br />

been proposed to decide whether the system has approached steady-state (see Breuker<br />

(1997a)). If the variance threshold is set low enough, variance methods can filter out data<br />

with both deterministic <strong>and</strong> r<strong>and</strong>om variations. Although the slope method can filter out<br />

data with deterministic variations, it has difficulty distinguishing data with pure large<br />

oscillating magnitude from those with pure small oscillating magnitude. The combination<br />

of the slope <strong>and</strong> variance methods was proposed to improve the overall per<strong>for</strong>mance.<br />

This combined steady-state detection method can filter both deterministic <strong>and</strong> r<strong>and</strong>om<br />

variations at reasonable threshold <strong>and</strong> there<strong>for</strong>e is more robust (see Deliverables 2.1.3 &<br />

2.1.4 <strong>and</strong> Li & Braun (2003)).<br />

3.2.2 Steady-State Models<br />

Breuker <strong>and</strong> Braun (1998b) used low-order polynomial (i.e, 1 st <strong>and</strong> 2 nd -order)<br />

models to predict steady-state operating states <strong>for</strong> normal operation. The advantage of<br />

low-order models is that relatively little data is required <strong>for</strong> training <strong>and</strong> the models work<br />

reasonably well to extrapolate beyond the range of training data. However, higher-order<br />

models can provide a better representation when sufficient training data are available. Li<br />

<strong>and</strong> Braun (2002) proposed a hybrid model that combines a low-order polynomial with a<br />

general regression neural network (GRNN). A GRNN is a memory-based network that<br />

incorporates a one-pass learning algorithm with a highly parallel structure (Donald, 1991).<br />

The low-order polynomial model is fit to the training data <strong>and</strong> the GRNN model is<br />

trained using residuals between the polynomial predictions <strong>and</strong> the data. Li <strong>and</strong> Braun<br />

(2002) demonstrated that in comparison to the low-order polynomial models, the hybrid

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