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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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1. Introduction<br />

All the thermodynamic states of a rooftop air conditioning unit (RTU) are functions of<br />

external driving conditions <strong>and</strong> various faults, as is shown in figure 1.1. It is important <strong>for</strong><br />

fault detection <strong>and</strong> diagnosis (FDD) not to misinterpret variations in thermodynamic states<br />

caused by changes in the driving conditions <strong>for</strong> faults. If measurements are classified<br />

directly, the classification rules have to be complicated to consider the effect of external<br />

driving conditions.<br />

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

External Driving conditions:<br />

T , T , W<br />

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RTU<br />

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All thermodynamic states,<br />

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Figure 1.1 <strong>Rooftop</strong> system<br />

In order to simplify classification <strong>and</strong> improve overall FDD per<strong>for</strong>mance, model-based<br />

FDD techniques usually use some type of model to predict expected values (normal<br />

behavior) of measured per<strong>for</strong>mance indices using measured external driving conditions <strong>for</strong><br />

the equipment which is being monitored. Often, the difference between expected <strong>and</strong><br />

actual measurement values (residuals) will always be zero mean when there are no faults.<br />

The probability distribution of residuals is a weak function of driving conditions <strong>and</strong> is<br />

strongly dependent on faults. So if residuals are used to detect <strong>and</strong> diagnose faults, the<br />

classifier may not need to consider driving conditions <strong>and</strong> is simplified considerably.<br />

There are three general types of models: physical, black box <strong>and</strong> gray box. Physical models,<br />

whose parameters <strong>and</strong> structures have some physical significance, are derived from<br />

fundamental physical laws. An accurate physical model is capable of extrapolating<br />

per<strong>for</strong>mance expectations well in case of limited training data. However, it is difficult <strong>and</strong><br />

expensive to develop an accurate physical model. Also, a complex physical model involves<br />

large collections of nonlinear equations which are difficult to solve. In addition, physical<br />

models are not accurate enough <strong>for</strong> a given system <strong>and</strong> require detailed data <strong>for</strong> training.<br />

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