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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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This approach overcomes the drawback of the SRB diagnosis method <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>les<br />

multiple-simultaneous faults diagnosis <strong>and</strong> becomes more generic <strong>and</strong> systemindependent<br />

<strong>and</strong> does not require complicated rules, which depend on the system.<br />

The above approach is based on decoupled features. Mathematically, there exists<br />

an infinite number of decoupled features, but <strong>for</strong> HVAC systems only those with intuitive<br />

physical meaning <strong>and</strong> those that are readily available (low-cost) are practical. Deliverable<br />

2.1.5 develops a methodology or guidelines to find these kinds of features. This<br />

methodology or guideline first classifies the RTU faults from two criteria. From<br />

microscopic <strong>and</strong> macroscopic points of view, the seven faults can be divided into two<br />

classes: component-level <strong>and</strong> system-level faults, which are shown in Figure 4-1. If<br />

classified from the view of fault cause, they can be divided into: operational <strong>and</strong> service<br />

faults.<br />

ROOFTOP UNIT FAULTS<br />

COMPONENT-LEVEL FAULTS<br />

SYSTEM-LEVEL FAULTS<br />

Compressor Valve leakage<br />

Condenser Fouling<br />

Evaporator Fouling<br />

Liquid-Line Restriction<br />

Non-Condensable Gas<br />

Low Refrigerant Charge<br />

Leakage<br />

Undercharge<br />

Refrigerant Overcharge<br />

OPERATIONAL FAULTS<br />

SERVICE FAULTS<br />

Figure 4-1 Taxonomy of <strong>Rooftop</strong> <strong>Fault</strong>s

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