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This dissertation develops a machine-learning classifier using a reduced set of nine features to detect and diagnose typical soft faults for RTUs with fixed orifice metering devices. Lab validation with the same training systems shows stronger performance than prior protocols and improved prediction as fault severity increases. Field validation at an Omaha facility confirms accurate undercharge diagnosis and supports generalizability for common soft faults, enabling industrial energy and cost savings assessments.","University of Nebraska-Lincoln  \nDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln  \n\n| Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024– | Graduate Studies |\n| --- | --- |\n| 12-4-2023\u003Cbr>A Generalized Machine Learning-Based Classifier Considering Cost-Effective Features for Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis (AFDD) of Packaged Rooftop Units\u003Cbr>Md Rasel Uddin\u003Cbr>University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [rasel07me@gmail.com](rasel07me@gmail.com)\u003Cbr>Follow this and additional works at: [https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl)\u003Cbr> Part of the Mechanical Engineering Commons |  |\n\nRecommended Citation  \nUddin, Md Rasel, \"A Generalized Machine Learning-Based Classifier Considering Cost-Effective Features for Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis (AFDD) of Packaged Rooftop Units\" (2023) . Dissertationsand Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024–. 38.  \n[https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/38](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/38)  \nThis Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at  \nDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024– by an authorized administrator of  \nDigitalCommons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  \nA GENERALIZED MACHINE LEARNING-BASED CLASSIFIER CONSIDERING  \nCOST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES FOR AUTOMATED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS (AFDD) OF PACKAGED ROOFTOP UNITS  \nby  \nMd Rasel Uddin  \nA DISSERTATION  \nPresented to the Faculty of  \nThe Graduate College at the University of Nebraska  \nIn Partial Fulfillment of Requirements  \nFor the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy  \nMajor: Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics  \nUnder the Supervision of Professor Robert Williams  \nLincoln, Nebraska  \nDecember, 2023  \nA GENERALIZED MACHINE LEARNING-BASED CLASSIFIER CONSIDERING  \nCOST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES FOR AUTOMATED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS (AFDD) OF PACKAGED ROOFTOP UNITS  \nMd Rasel Uddin, Ph.D.  \nUniversity of Nebraska, 2023  \nAdvisor: Robert Williams  \nPackaged rooftop units (RTUs) are widely used for space conditioning in commercial buildings and manufacturing facilities. The typical soft faults related to RTUs degrade the system's performance in terms of cooling capacity, power consumption, and Coefficient of Performance (COP) , detrimentally affecting both the equipment and energy consumption and the environment. Previous research in soft fault detection for rooftop units lacked classifier validation using lab and field data, developing a generalizable algorithm, and analyzing its performance across varying fault intensities.  \nUsing a simulated data library for multiple rooftop units, this study proposes a machine-learning classifier with a reduced set of 9 features (8 quantitative and one qualitative) to detect and diagnose typical soft faults in packaged rooftop units equipped with fixed orifice metering devices. An existing lab testing set consisting of the same training systems was utilized to validate the presented data-driven approach, showing significantly better performance than the existing fault detection and diagnosis protocols. In addition, the analyzed classifier’s predicting performance improves with increasing fault severity.  \nIn addition to the above lab validation, a manufacturing facility in Omaha, Nebraska, was chosen for field validation of the developed machine-learning algorithm. The proposed approach accurately predicted all the refrigerant undercharge fault cases from an RTU at that facility, although the RTU significantly differs from the RTUs with which the classifier was trained. The lab and field-testing results bolster that the considered machine-learning classifier can be generalizable, with some exceptions, for detecting the common soft faults from any rooftop unit equipped with a fixed orifice metering device. 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