Course detail

Management and Control of HVAC

FAST-NTA038Acad. year: 2026/2027

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)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

Professional Knowledge

The student understands the principles of measurement and control of heating, ventilation and cooling systems, the functions of sensors, controllers and actuators, and the basic principles of preparing measurement and control diagrams.

Professional Skills

The student is able to design a basic measurement and control system, select suitable measuring and control components, prepare a functional diagram and description, and assess basic requirements for system operation and maintenance.

Professional Competence

The student is able to apply the principles of measurement and control in the design and operation of building services systems and professionally assess their basic functionality.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BAŠTA, Jiří. Regulace v technice prostředí staveb. Praha: České vysoké učení technické v Praze, 2014. ISBN 978-80-01-05455-0. (CS)
MALÝ, Martin. Hradla, volty, jednočipy: úvod do bastlení. Praha: CZ.NIC, z.s.p.o., 2017. CZ.NIC. ISBN 978-80-88168-23-2. (CS)
ROUBAL, Jiří a Petr HUŠEK. Regulační technika v příkladech. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2011. ISBN 9788073002602. (CS)
ŠVARC, Ivan. Automatické řízení. Vyd. 2. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. ISBN 978-80-214-4398-3. (CS)
VALTER, Jaroslav. Regulace v praxi, aneb, Jak to dělám já. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7300-256-5. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

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

  • Programme CZV1-AKR Lifelong learning

    specialization PNM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Marian Formánek, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Blasinski, 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

Ing. Pavel Uher, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Blasinski, 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