IERC

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The IERG/IERC EMWiNS project aims to systematically develop a tool to support the embedded monitoring and fault isolation that forms the basis for automated continuous commissioning of HVAC systems in buildings. This tool will be deployed in a wireless monitoring and control (sensor/actuator) network.
In order to achieve this aim, the project will develop:

• A model based diagnostics system (based on the Lydia system) to incorporate residual analysis and fault isolation for continuous-valued inputs from building systems data.
• Simulation of Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) “what if” scenarios using extended Lydia to isolate faults in the WSAN and building components;
• Wireless sensor/actuator network(WSAN) design, deployment and network-monitoring tool;
• Generation and execution of embedded code from Lydia models on the CIT OFM middleware platform deployed in a suitable building test-bed
• Parameter-updating of WSAN and diagnostic algorithms using life building performance data extracted through the OFM middleware in order to maintain the building energy consumption at design-intent levels.
• Reduced order HVAC models that consider fault detection.