Virtual refrigerant pressure sensors for use in monitoring and fault diagnosis of Vapor-Compression equipment

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 597-616

  Li, Haorong ^a   Braun, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSORS; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSORS; RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATING MACHINERY; THERMAL EXPANSION; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

CONDENSING PRESSURE; CRITICAL MEASUREMENTS; FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID LINE PRESSURE; REFRIGERANT PRESSURE; SIMULTANEOUS FAULTS; THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE; VAPOR COMPRESSION CYCLE;

FAULT DETECTION;

EID: 77749338906     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2009.10390853     Document Type: Article

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