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Multi-Method Fault Detection of Cooling Fan in Control Cabinet using Temperature Analysis

The thesis was published by Hansen, Lasse Bonde, in January 2023, Aalborg University.

Abstract:

This report details the development of diverse fault detection and diagnosis al- gorithms employed for detecting faults in cooling fans utilized for temperature management in control cabinets of wind turbines. To replicate the thermodynamic behavior of an actual cabinet, two mod- els were created: a single-zone model and a multi-zone model. These mod- els simulated and collected temperature measurements of both the cabinet and the nacelle. To identify the system para- meters, a calibration phase utilizing the Recursive Least Squares (RLS) method was implemented based on the temper- ature measurements. The acquired para- meters, along with the measurements, were then employed in the fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) algorithms, includ- ing a bank of Observers, Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation (MMAE), and Joint State estimation. Through these methods, reliable temperature estimation and pre- diction of the cooling fans’ health status within a certain range were achieved.

The full thesis can be downloaded at :
https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/536487972/Master_Thesis.pdf


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