Monitoring and managing a geothermal energy system

1 . A method for monitoring a status of at least a component of a geothermal energy system, the method comprising:

receiving time-series data for operation of the geothermal energy system from a set of sensors, wherein the set of sensors comprises a temperature sensor, a power monitoring sensor, a flow rate sensor, and a pressure sensor,

wherein the time-series data comprises temperature data from the temperature sensor, power data from the power monitoring sensor, flow rate data from the flow rate sensor, and pressure data from the pressure sensor;

filtering the time-series data to obtain filtered time-series data;

calibrating a model by fitting a set of coefficients of the model to the filtered time-series data, wherein the model emulates a behavior of the component using the filtered time-series data;

inferring at least a first operational parameter and a second operational parameter of the geothermal energy system from the filtered time-series data, wherein the model infers the first operational parameter based on the second operational parameter;

applying the model to a pre-determined comparison value of the second operational parameter to generate a performance indicator comprising a predicted value of the first operational parameter at the pre-determined comparison value;

identifying an operating status of the geothermal energy system based on the performance indicator, wherein the operating status specifies a maintenance status of the component; and

generating a recommendation based on the operating status, wherein the recommendation specifies adjusting the first operational parameter.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, based on the recommendation, adjusting the first operational parameter of the geothermal energy system to return the system within a threshold.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the first operational parameter includes replacing the component of the geothermal energy system.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the first operational parameter of the geothermal energy system includes placing the geothermal energy system in a troubleshooting mode.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the operating status includes identifying the operating status based on a slope of a rate of change between a plurality of performance indicators.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the operating status includes identifying the operating status based on a ratio of the performance indicator and a second performance indicator.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the operating status includes identifying the operating status based on a comparison of the performance indicator with a threshold.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

splitting the time-series data into a plurality of time segments.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein calibrating the model further includes calibrating the model for each time segment of the plurality of time segments.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein at least two of the plurality of time segments are overlapping.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the performance indicator includes applying the model to the pre-determined comparison value of the second operational parameter for each time segment of the plurality of time segments to generate a plurality of performance indicators.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the operating status includes identifying the operating status based on a change in the plurality of performance indicators.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the operating status includes identifying the operating status by comparing the plurality of performance indicators for a single mode of operation.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the geothermal system includes a heat pump, wherein the first operational parameter is a coefficient of performance of the heat pump, and wherein the second operational parameter is a differential temperature of a working fluid of the heat pump.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the geothermal system includes a borehole heat exchanger, wherein the first operational parameter includes a pressure drop of a downhole fluid between inlet and outlet of the borehole heat exchanger, and the second operational parameter includes a flow rate of said downhole fluid.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the geothermal system includes a facility heating and/or cooling system, wherein the first operational parameter includes a pressure drop of a building fluid between inlet and outlet of the facility heating and/or cooling system, and the second operational parameter includes a flow rate of the building fluid.

17 . A method for monitoring a status of a geothermal energy system, the method comprising:

measuring a first set of time-series data over a first period of time for a first operational parameter and a second operational parameter of the geothermal energy system,

wherein the first set of time-series data is measured using a set of sensors,

wherein the set of sensors comprises a temperature sensor, a power monitoring sensor, a flow rate sensor, and a pressure sensor,

wherein the first set of time-series data comprises temperature data from the temperature sensor, power data from the power monitoring sensor, flow rate data from the flow rate sensor, and pressure data from the pressure sensor;

filtering the first set of time-series data to obtain a filtered first set of time-series data;

performing a first calibration of a model by fitting a set of coefficients of the model to the filtered first set of time-series data, wherein the model emulates a behavior of a component of the geothermal energy system using the filtered first set of time-series data, wherein the first operational parameter is inferred based on the second operational parameter;

applying the first calibration of the model to a pre-determined comparison value of the second operational parameter to generate a first performance indicator comprising a predicted value of the first operational parameter at the pre-determined comparison value;

measuring a second set of time-series data over a second period of time for the first operational parameter and the second operational parameter;

performing a second calibration of the model by fitting the set of coefficients of the model to the second set of time-series data;

applying the second calibration of the model to the pre-determined comparison value to generate a second performance indicator;

identifying an operating status of the geothermal energy system based on a change between the first performance indicator and the second performance indicator, wherein the operating status specifies a maintenance status of the component; and

generating a recommendation based on the operating status, wherein the recommendation specifies adjusting the first operational parameter.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

splitting the time-series data into a plurality of time segments, wherein at least two of the plurality of time segments are overlapping.