Model-assisted Learning-based Framework for Sensor Fault-Tolerant Building HVAC Control

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14144v1
• Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 05:03:08 GMT
• Title: Model-assisted Learning-based Framework for Sensor Fault-Tolerant Building HVAC Control
• Authors: Shichao Xu, Yangyang Fu, Yixuan Wang, Zheng O'Neill and Qi Zhu
• Abstract summary: We present a novel learning-based framework for sensor fault-tolerant HVAC control. It includes three deep learning based components for 1) generating temperature proposals with the consideration of possible sensor faults, 2) selecting one of the proposals based on the assessment of their accuracy, and 3) applying reinforcement learning with the selected temperature proposal.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: As people spend up to 87% of their time indoors, intelligent Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings are essential for maintaining occupant comfort and reducing energy consumption. Those HVAC systems in modern smart buildings rely on real-time sensor readings, which in practice often suffer from various faults and could also be vulnerable to malicious attacks. Such faulty sensor inputs may lead to the violation of indoor environment requirements (e.g., temperature, humidity, etc.) and the increase of energy consumption. While many model-based approaches have been proposed in the literature for building HVAC control, it is costly to develop accurate physical models for ensuring their performance and even more challenging to address the impact of sensor faults. In this work, we present a novel learning-based framework for sensor fault-tolerant HVAC control, which includes three deep learning based components for 1) generating temperature proposals with the consideration of possible sensor faults, 2) selecting one of the proposals based on the assessment of their accuracy, and 3) applying reinforcement learning with the selected temperature proposal. Moreover, to address the challenge of training data insufficiency in building-related tasks, we propose a model-assisted learning method leveraging an abstract model of building physical dynamics. Through extensive numerical experiments, we demonstrate that the proposed fault-tolerant HVAC control framework can significantly reduce building temperature violations under a variety of sensor fault patterns while maintaining energy efficiency.

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