Digital Representation of Heating Systems for Fault Detection Purposes
Abstract
A concept for digital representation of heating systems is presented. It explicitly defines relations between data points and components. Thus it allows a more semantic description of the heating system and available datapoints which can be used for automated fault detection. Implementation of analysis algorithms can get complex considering the multitudes of options regarding different system configurations and measurement equipment. The semantic description enables a computer to make automatic conclusions, and thus can reduce this effort. Simultaneously, the concept also may reduce the effort to find and apply analysis algorithms for a specific site, since it allows for automated comparison between needed and available components along with their relations.