Title
A Distributed Architecture for HVAC Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation
Abstract
This paper presents a design and analysis methodology for detecting and isolating multiple sensor faults in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. The proposed methodology is developed in a distributed framework, considering a multizone HVAC system as a set of interconnected nonlinear subsystems. A dedicated local sensor fault diagnosis (LSFD) agent is designed for each subsystem, while it may exchange information with other LSFD agents. Distributed sensor fault detection is conducted using robust analytical redundancy relations of estimation-based residuals and adaptive thresholds. The distributed sensor fault isolation procedure is carried out by combining the decisions of the LSFD agents and applying a reasoning-based decision logic. The performance of the proposed methodology is analyzed with respect to robustness, sensor fault detectability, and isolability. Simulation results are used for illustrating the effectiveness of the proposed methodology applied to an eight-zone HVAC system.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1109/TCST.2014.2363629
Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions  
Keywords
Field
DocType
Temperature measurement,Temperature sensors,Coils,Cooling,Storage tanks,Fault detection,Water heating
Nonlinear system,Decision table,Fault detection and isolation,Control theory,HVAC,Robustness (computer science),Control engineering,Redundancy (engineering),Mathematics,Water heating,Fault indicator
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
PP
99
1063-6536
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.68
12
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vasso Reppa1517.18
Panayiotis Papadopoulos2131.99
Marios Polycarpou32020206.96
Panayiotou, C.G.420118.81