A Dual-Attention Temporal Convolutional Neural Network Method for Predicting Lubrication Oil Temperature in Twin Screw Refrigeration Compressors
摘要
Industrial twin screw refrigeration compressor (TSRC) oil temperature is directly related to the compressor’s efficient, stable operation and fault prevention. In a refrigeration system, the lubricating oil plays a pivotal role by reducing rotor friction and sealing the compression chamber. Abnormal oil temperature can trigger a chain of failures such as excessive wear, refrigerant leakage, and blockages in the lubrication system. TSRC systems are complex, high-dimensional, and dynamically changing, with strongly nonlinear behavior. To address these challenges, this study proposes a novel temporal convolutional network (TCN) architecture with dual-attention mechanisms to improve forecasting performance in this domain. The model integrates a self-attention mechanism with a Gaussian decay function to prioritize temporally relevant observations while gradually diminishing the influence of distant past data and incorporates a squeeze-and-excitation (SE) module to dynamically recalibrate the importance of each feature channel. These enhancements enable the TCN to capture long-range temporal dependencies and key feature interactions more effectively. The results indicate that R2 improved by 0.8%. The MSE, RMSE, and MAE are reduced by 13.3%, 6.9%, and 7.6%, respectively. This offers a novel and adaptable solution for maintenance in industrial refrigeration systems.