Condenser clogging detection method and system

Abstract

A method for detecting condenser clogging for a cooling system may include determining a current state of the cooling system. The method may further include collecting a set of measurement data, where the set of measurement data may include at least one of pressure data, ambient air temperature data, condenser temperature data, humidity data, thermal image data, or normal camera image data. The method may further include analyzing the collected set of measurement data to detect whether a condenser of the cooling system is one of at least partially clogged or clean.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for detecting condenser clogging for a cooling system, the method comprising:
 determining a current state of the cooling system;   collecting a set of measurement data, the set of measurement data including at least one of pressure data, ambient air temperature data, condenser temperature data, humidity data, thermal image data, or normal camera image data; and   analyzing the collected set of measurement data to detect whether a condenser of the cooling system is at least partially clogged or clean.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 comparing the set of measurement data to a predetermined threshold; and   upon determining the set of measurement data is greater than the predetermined threshold, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein generating the signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged comprises:
 generating an alarm.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein generating the alarm comprises generating the alarm in different levels based on a current status associated with the predetermined threshold,
 wherein the alarm comprises at least one of an audio alarm, a visual alarm, or a haptic alarm.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 comparing the set of measurement data to a set of baseline data; and   upon determining that the set of measurement data is greater than the set of baseline data, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the set of baseline data includes historical data corresponding to the cooling system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of measurement data collected includes the thermal image data, wherein the thermal image data is captured by a thermal camera. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 identifying a clogging region on the thermal image data; and   upon identifying the clogging region on the thermal image data, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of measurement data collected includes the normal camera image data, wherein the normal camera image data is captured by a normal camera. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 determining a red/blue/green (RBG) value of the normal camera image data;   comparing the determined RBG value to a predetermined RBG threshold; and   upon determining the RBG value is greater than the predetermined RBG threshold, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         11 . A cooling system comprising:
 a condenser;   a condenser fan;   an evaporator;   an evaporator fan;   one or more continuous monitoring sensors configured to continuously monitor a surface of the condenser;   at least one of one or more temperature sensors, one or more pressure sensors, or one or more humidity sensors; and   a controller communicatively coupled to at least the condenser, the one or more continuous monitoring sensors, and at least one of the one or more temperature sensors, the one or more pressure sensors, or the one or more humidity sensors, wherein the controller includes one or more processors including a set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to:
 determine a current state of the cooling system; 
 collect a set of measurement data, the set of measurement data including at least one of pressure data from the one or more pressure sensors, ambient air temperature data from the one or more temperature sensors, condenser temperature data, humidity data from the one or more humidity sensors, thermal image data from the one or more continuous monitoring sensors, or normal camera image data from the one or more continuous monitoring sensors; and 
 analyze the collected set of measurement data to detect whether the condenser of the cooling system is one of at least partially clogged or clean. 
   
     
     
         12 . The cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 comparing the set of measurement data to a predetermined threshold; and   upon determining the set of measurement data is greater than the predetermined threshold, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         13 . The cooling system of  claim 12 , wherein generating the signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged comprises:
 generating an alarm.   
     
     
         14 . The cooling system of  claim 13 , wherein generating the alarm comprises generating the alarm in different levels based on a current status associated with the predetermined threshold,
 wherein the alarm comprises at least one of an audio alarm, a visual alarm, or a haptic alarm.   
     
     
         15 . The cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 comparing the set of measurement data to a set of baseline data; and   upon determining that the set of measurement data is greater than the set of baseline data, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         16 . The cooling system of  claim 15 , wherein the set of baseline data includes historical data corresponding to the cooling system. 
     
     
         17 . The cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more continuous monitoring sensors include a thermal camera, wherein the set of measurement data collected includes the thermal image data from the thermal camera. 
     
     
         18 . The cooling system of  claim 17 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 identifying a clogging region on the thermal image data; and   upon identifying the clogging region on the thermal image data, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.   
     
     
         19 . The cooling system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more continuous monitoring sensors include a normal camera, wherein the set of measurement data collected includes normal camera image data captured by the normal camera. 
     
     
         20 . The cooling system of  claim 19 , wherein the analyzing the collected set of measurement data comprises:
 determining a red/blue/green (RBG) value of the normal camera image data;   comparing the determined RBG value to a predetermined RBG threshold; and   upon determining the RBG value is greater than the predetermined RBG threshold, generating a signal associated with the condenser being at least partially clogged.