Seminar 43 -- How Common are Residential HVAC Installation Faults, and How Can We Detect Them? Results from the DOE Building America Program ✓ Most Recent

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The Building America program of the US Department of Energy is supporting projects focused on residential air-conditioner and heat pump faults. One project examines how common it is for installation faults to occur, based on a large national study of houses in the US; another project proposes a way to use smart thermostats to diagnose faults; and a third project examines the effectiveness of methods for detecting and diagnosing faults. These presentations will give the latest results of current cutting-edge research on residential system faults, and a rare glimpse into the future of high-performance home comfort systems.

1. How Common Are Installation Faults in Residential Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps?< /br> David Yuill, PE, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2. Home Air-Conditioner Fault Detection and Classification Using Low-Cost Smart Thermostats and Smart Meters< /br> Li Song, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
3. Evaluations of Rule-Based FDD Methods for Residential Heat Pumps< /br> Zheng O'Neill, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University , College Station, TX