Course detail

Management and Control of HVAC

FAST-NTA038Acad. year: 2020/2021

Learning outcomes of the course unit subject will be familiarized with basic technical principles of design of measurement and regulation systems for operation of residential and civil engineering buildings. It will provide a basic overview of the current systems of methods and principles of control systems. The course presents the basics of measurement of physical quantities and their subsequent use for regulation of ventilation, cooling and heating systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Knowledge on the subject of the wiring
Knowledge of design of sanitary equipment, heating and ventilation
Basic knowledge of energy concepts of buildings
Knowledge of building physics

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Introduction, physical laws in electrotechnics and calculations
Low-voltage equipment and wiring
Basic measurement and control systems
Elements and components for control circuits
Technical drawings in electrical engineering and light-current distribution
Measurement of electrical and non-electric quantities
Automation, optimization and propositional logic
Regulators and actuators
Design of control circuits
Superior systems of measurement and regulation, design, utilization
Control systems for air handling equipment
Control systems for thermal systems
Operation and maintenance of ventilation, cooling and heat systems

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-EVB Master's, 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction, physical laws in electrotechnics and calculations Low-voltage equipment and wiring Basic measurement and control systems Elements and components for control circuits Technical drawings in electrical engineering and light-current distribution Measurement of electrical and non-electric quantities Automation, optimization and propositional logic Regulators and actuators Design of control circuits Superior systems of measurement and regulation, design, utilization Control systems for air handling equipment Control systems for thermal systems Operation and maintenance of ventilation, cooling and heat systems

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Aleš Rubina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Design of power cables, cables and circuit breakers Introduction to regulator programming Measuring and regulating sensors Measuring and regulating actuators Practical examples of wiring of control circuits Independent practice with input and output quantities of control circuits Calculation of uncertainties in the measurement of the practically measured quantities Selection of the controller for the specified number of sensed and control quantities Logic circuits, divisions and applications Control scheme of measurement and control system, drawing Diagram of measurement and control system for ventilation Diagram of measurement system and heating control Final check and credit