There has been an increasing interest in the development of methods and tools for automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) of building systems and components in the 1990s. This chapter, written for the CRC Handbook for HVAC&R Engineering, will describe the status of these methods and and methodologies as applied to HVAC&R and building systems and present certain illustrative case studies.
Revised: July 27, 2010 |
Published: January 1, 2001
Citation
Katipamula S., R.G. Pratt, and J. Braun. 2001.Building Systems Diagnostics and Predictive Maintenance. In Handbook of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: Handbook Series for Mechanical Engineering, edited by Jan F. Kreider. 7-25 through 7-85. Boca Raton, Florida:CRC Press.PNNL-SA-32440.