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AHU Fault Rules

Air handling unit fault detection rules (AHU-*). Source grounding: HVAC FDD Reference v1.0 ch.9 (adapted authority — see each card’s Deviations section) and ASHRAE Guideline 36-2021 §5.16.14 for the 001-range. AHU-0032–068 are library-authored extensions past the reference’s ch.9 range (which ends at 065), grounded in Bushby, Castro, Schein & House (2001), NIST/CEC PIER Project 2.3 — the original APAR rule set — with AHU-0034 additionally corroborated by PNNL-27338 §3.4 (HW-0004 extension precedent: explicit non-reference sourcing on each card).

Point dictionary: points/ahu.points.json.

Index

IDNameSevMethodStatus
AHU-0001Duct static pressure too low at full fan speed3ruleverified
AHU-0002Mixed air temperature too low3ruleverified
AHU-0003Mixed air temperature too high3ruleverified
AHU-0004Excessive operating state changes per hour3ruleverified
AHU-0005SAT too low vs MAT in heating3ruleverified
AHU-0006OA fraction deviation3ruleverified
AHU-0007SAT too low at full heating3ruleverified
AHU-0008SAT ≠ MAT in economizer mode3ruleverified
AHU-0009OAT too high for free cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0010OAT ≠ MAT in mech + econ cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0011OAT too low for mechanical cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0012SAT too high vs MAT in cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0013SAT too high at full cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0014Inactive cooling coil temperature drop2ruleverified
AHU-0015Inactive heating coil temperature rise2ruleverified
AHU-0016Simultaneous heating and cooling2ruleverified
AHU-0017Economizer not operational when favorable3ruleverified
AHU-0018Unoccupied override — running during off-hours3ruleverified
AHU-0019SAT setpoint too low (over-cooling)3ruleverified
AHU-0020Stuck actuator2ruleverified
AHU-0021Excess outdoor air while occupied3ruleverified
AHU-0022SAT hunting3statisticalverified
AHU-0023SAT reset missing3statisticalverified
AHU-0024DSP reset missing3statisticalverified
AHU-0025Heating/cooling lockout not active3ruleverified
AHU-0026OA damper not closed when unoccupied3ruleverified
AHU-0027Manual override active4ruleverified
AHU-0028Mixing box damper fault3ruleverified
AHU-0029Operating mode mismatch3ruleverified
AHU-0030Excess OA during heating3ruleverified
AHU-0031Fan at excess static pressure3ruleverified
AHU-0032SAT too high vs RAT in cooling3ruleverified
AHU-0033SAT tracking error (ungated, all occupied modes)3ruleverified
AHU-0034Economizing past changeover3ruleverified
AHU-0035Supply air temperature too high for the zone population3ruleverified
AHU-0036Duct static pressure too low for the zone population3ruleverified
AHU-0037Economizing when it should not (damper position)3ruleverified
AHU-0038Cooling coil valve-position creep (fouling / authority loss)3statisticalverified
AHU-0039Supply fan proof-of-operation failure2ruleverified

Reference note: the FDD Reference’s index (§5.8.1) lists 31 AHU codes while its ch.9 header claims “20 fully specified” — some 0xx cards in the reference are abbreviated. Our library treats every code above as in scope; severities shown are the reference’s and may be adjusted per card (recorded under Deviations).

Working order (first pass)

  1. AHU-0016 — highest-impact fault, simplest logic; proves the schema.
  2. AHU-0018, 057, 058 — the remote-fix “74% problem” cluster (CLU-02/04).
  3. AHU-0017 — economizer (CLU-03).
  4. AHU-0001…015 — the G36 001-range.
  5. Remaining 05x/06x research rules.