A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool
Abstract
The growing interest in commissioning is creating a demand that will increasingly be met by mechanical contractors and less experienced commissioning agents. They will need tools to help them perform commissioning effectively and efficiently. The widespread availability of standardized procedures, accessible in the field, will allow commissioning to be specified with greater certainty as to what will be delivered, enhancing the acceptance and credibility of commissioning. In response, a functional test data analysis tool is being developed to analyze the data collected during functional tests for air-handling units. The functional test data analysis tool is designed to analyze test data, assess performance of the unit under test and identify the likely causes of the failure. The tool has a convenient user interface to facilitate manual entry of measurements made during a test. A graphical display shows the measured performance versus the expected performance, highlighting significant differences that indicate the unit is not able to pass the test. The tool is described as semiautomated because the measured data need to be entered manually, instead of being passed from the building control system automatically. However, the data analysis and visualization are fully automated. The tool is designed to be used by commissioningmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy. Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for TechnologyDevelopment. Office of the Feder Energy Management Program; CaliforniaEnergy Commission. State Technologies AdvancementCollaborative
- OSTI Identifier:
- 881838
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-58648
R&D Project: 0; BnR: 600305000; TRN: US200612%%927
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 13th National Conference on BuildingCommissioning, New York City, NY, May 4-6, 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; AVAILABILITY; COMMISSIONING; CONTRACTORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONALS; HVAC SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE
Citation Formats
Xu, Peng, Haves, Philip, and Kim, Moosung. A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool. United States: N. p., 2005.
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Xu, Peng, Haves, Philip, & Kim, Moosung. A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool. United States.
Xu, Peng, Haves, Philip, and Kim, Moosung. 2005.
"A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/881838.
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title = {A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool},
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abstractNote = {The growing interest in commissioning is creating a demand that will increasingly be met by mechanical contractors and less experienced commissioning agents. They will need tools to help them perform commissioning effectively and efficiently. The widespread availability of standardized procedures, accessible in the field, will allow commissioning to be specified with greater certainty as to what will be delivered, enhancing the acceptance and credibility of commissioning. In response, a functional test data analysis tool is being developed to analyze the data collected during functional tests for air-handling units. The functional test data analysis tool is designed to analyze test data, assess performance of the unit under test and identify the likely causes of the failure. The tool has a convenient user interface to facilitate manual entry of measurements made during a test. A graphical display shows the measured performance versus the expected performance, highlighting significant differences that indicate the unit is not able to pass the test. The tool is described as semiautomated because the measured data need to be entered manually, instead of being passed from the building control system automatically. However, the data analysis and visualization are fully automated. The tool is designed to be used by commissioning providers conducting functional tests as part of either new building commissioning or retro-commissioning, as well as building owners and operators interested in conducting routine tests periodically to check the performance of their HVAC systems.},
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