Detection of rooftop cooling unit faults based on electrical measurements

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-175

  Armstrong, Peter R ^a   Laughman, Christopher R ^b   Leeb, Steven B ^b   Norford, Leslie K ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FANS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS (FDD); NONINTRUSIVE LOAD MONITORING;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644645994     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2006.10391172     Document Type: Article

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