A review of fault detection and diagnostics methods for building systems

TLDR: In this article, the authors provide a summary of automated fault detection and diagnostics studies published since 2004 that are relevant to the commercial buildings sector and provide a guideline for selecting an appropriate automated fault detector and diagnostic method.

Abstract: The current article provides a summary of automated fault detection and diagnostics studies published since 2004 that are relevant to the commercial buildings sector. The review updates a previous review conducted in 2004 and published in 2005, and it categorizes automated fault detection and diagnostics methods into three groups. The examples of automated fault detection and diagnostics in the primary category are selectively reviewed to identify various methods that are suitable for building systems and to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the methods. The distribution of studies based on each automated fault detection and diagnostics method and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system is also described. Researchers and industries can use the current article as a guideline for selecting an appropriate automated fault detection and diagnostics method.