Open connorjcantrell opened 11 months ago
@jbkoh mentioned "Air Quality Alarm" may be too generic to be useful. I am open to hear other thoughts on how to classify alarms relating to air quality (CO2, Smoke, and others.
Context: Brick agreed the alarm class can be restructured, but wants to consider classifying alarms under distinct categories, drawing influence from the paper, Integration of FDD data to aid HVAC system maintenance. Based on this paper, I have attempted to define 3 primary categories:
Condition Based Alarm: Triggered by an instantaneous state or system status, this alarm type highlights the current situation without delving into the causative processes or potential future implications (e.g. "Leak Alarm" or "Smoke Alarm")
Behavior Based Alarm: Initiated by a series of system actions or events over a specific duration. It draws attention to an emerging trend or pattern. (e.g. "Valve Position Alarm" or "Short Cycle Alarm")
Outcome Based Alarm: Triggered when there's a deviation from established benchmarks or thresholds, emphasizing measurable outcomes without emphasizing the process leading to these outcomes. (e.g. "High Air Temperature Alarm" or "Low Air Flow Alarm")
I'd like to note the challenge involved in classifying Brick's alarm classes under these categories. Certain alarms seem to fall under more than one category, leading to potential ambiguity.
I am contemplating the possibility of combining Outcome alarms into Condition alarms. In our upcoming meeting, I propose we examine and classify the following alarms, which are debatably Condition or Outcome alarms depending on the context or viewpoint:
In our Alarm class, we have instances where our classes lead with substances (like Water or Air) as primary classifications. However, a clearer approach might be to ensure our classes are strictly based on the nature or type of potential issues, such as Leak, Temperature, Air Quality, Current, Voltage. The subsequent subclasses can then further refine with substance or specific context.
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Challenge:
The process of sorting alarms into categories can get complicated, and achieving complete clarity is challenging.
Seeking Feedback:
Any insights, recommendations, or alternate approaches to enhance our Alarm classification would be greatly appreciated.