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Developing an Embedded Digital Twin
for HVAC Device Diagnostics
Gianluca Bacchiega
R&D manager at I.R.S.
“Digital twins are becoming a business imperative, covering the entire lifecycle of an
asset or process and forming the foundation for connected products and services.
Companies that fail to respond will be left behind.”
Thomas Kaiser, SAP Senior Vice President of IoT
Ganesh Bell, chief digital officer and general manager of
Software & Analytics at GE Power & Water
“For every physical asset in the world, we have a virtual copy running in the cloud that
gets richer with every second of operational data
Digital twin Explosion:
billions of twins in next five years
an Engineering Company
Digital twin: what ?
Embedded digital twin for HVAC diagnostic
A twin using model technology 4.0
Value and ROI of digital twins
Conclusion
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Digital twin: what ?
A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a physical device.
A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a physical device.
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It’s more than a model
ModelSensors
A digital twin is a real-time digital replica of a physical device.
Sensors
digital twin
A simple digital replica ?
History
Log the device history
Sensors
digital twin
Future
Forecast device future
A bridge between the physical and digital world
Sensors
Physical device Data acquisition
Big data
Monitoring
Machine
Learning
& Models
A bridge between the physical and digital world
A bridge between the physical and digital world
Big data
Digital Twin
Monitoring
Machine
Learning
& Models
Sensors
Physical
devices
Data acquisition
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Embedded Digital Twin for HVAC diagnostic
Sensors
We developed an Embedded Digital Twin …
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digital twinSensors
Physical
devices
Data acquisition
Big data
Monitoring
Machine
Learning
& Models
Sensors
… for HVAC Device Diagnostics
Fault Detection and Diagnosis
embedded
digital twinSensors
Physical
devices
Data acquisition
Big data
Monitoring
Machine
Learning
& Models
1. Lifelong Device history
2. Real time model computed
virtual sensor
3. Real Time predictive alert
From monitoring to embedded digital twin
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A twin using model technology 4.0
Model technology 4.0
Physical Model
Fluid
properties
Components
Compressor
Heat
exchangers
Fans
Phenomena
Heat transfer
Mass transfer
DAQ
correction
embedded
digital twin
Machine learning
HVAC Physical Model
Physical Model
Fluid
properties
Components
Compressor
Heat
exchangers
Fans
Phenomena
Heat transfer
Mass
transfer
DAQ
correction
embedded
digital twin
The phenomenological model,
based on equations,
can identify the causes of
a possible malfunction
Machine learning
The machine learning approach needs no
detailed knowledge about machine operation.
It needs a learning phase to be able to
predict the system performance.
Feature extraction
Machine learning
algorithm
Unsupervised
data
New data
Predictive model
Supervised
data
Physical
Model
Fluid
properties
Components
Compressor
Heat
exchangers
Fans
Phenomena
Heat transfer
Mass
transfer
DAQ
correction
Sensor
Data
Physical
Model
Machine
Learning
Test system
Diagnostic detail and easy implementation
Merging model technology using NI platform
LabVIEW Machine
Learning Toolkit
embedded
digital twin
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Value and ROI of digital twins
A bridge between the physical and digital world
with Value and ROI embedded
Digital Twin
Maintain & log
the entire life of an asset
Understand
using a learning model
Warn
on health & efficiency
Predict
Failure and Optimize
Enhance
add virtual sensors
Value and ROI of digital twins
Maintain & log
the entire life of an asset
Value and ROI of digital twins
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Understand
by learning model
Value and ROI of digital twins
Temperature
Pressure
Flow
Thermodynamic
cycle point
Enhance
add virtual sensors
Efficiency & Power
consumption
Digital twin
Value and ROI of digital twins
Warn
on health & efficiency
Value and ROI of digital twins
Predict
Failure and Optimize
Predict
failure
Optimize
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Conclusion
Edge
computing
& gateway
Cloud
&
Analytics
Smart
client
&
Augmented
reality
Machine
level
Plant
level
Company
level
Measure
Acquire, control
& model
Aggregate,
understand & publish
View
Conclusion : smart monitoring
Customer
level
Sensors
Conclusion: Artificial Intelligence and physical model
Data
Mining
Predictive
model
Raw
Data
RT Test
system
System training
decided by the
operator
Machine Learning
Intelligence at the edge
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