CX-100942 Bringing Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) Tools into the Mainstream: Retro Commissioning and Continuous Commissioning of HVAC and Refrigeration Systems

Bringing Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) Tools into the Mainstream: Retro Commissioning and Continuous Commissioning of HVAC and Refrigeration Systems
Award Number: DE-EE0008189
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1
Building Technologies Office
Location(s): CT
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to the University of New Haven to verify that the Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis (AFDD) tools and technologies for retro-commissioning and continuous commissioning of electric heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can produce significant energy savings at the regional and national level.

Activities associated with the proposed project would include procurement, lab testing, installation, and field testing of pressure sensors, watt-hour meters, and temperature sensors. This equipment would be powered from the remote terminal unit’s (RTU’s) electrical panel and dataloggers would be placed inside the RTU. Some re-wiring may be necessary and some situations may require holes to be drilled in walls for the routing of that wiring. Additionally, the datalogger/AFDD enclosures may need to be anchored to the roof. Planning for field testing, and lab testing of HVAC AFDD tools, sensors and instrumentation would be completed from offices at the University of New Haven in New Haven, CT.