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Course Outline
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MONDAY (8 AM to 5 PM)
Course Overview
Introduction to DDC Systems
- Basic elements of control
- Feedback concepts
- Loop response
- Terminology
- Types of hardware, software, and firmware
Introduction to the Controlled Systems: Part 1, Load Dynamics
The Nature of the Problem
- Developing a Simple Control Loop
Input and Output Data Flow
- AI, DI, and PI
- Analog to digital conversion
- Sensor types, applications, accuracy, stability, calibration, and other factors
- Safeties, limit devices, and power monitoring
- AO, DO, and PWM
- Digital to analog conversion
- Transducers; damper and valve actuators
- Configuring network data flow
- Important performance factors
TUESDAY (8 AM to 5 PM)
Inputs and Outputs: The Field Perspective
- Where We Came From
- Averaging Sensors, Thermal Lags, Position Effect Proxies
- Calibration Offset vs. Multi-Point
- Actuators
- Code Issues and Terminal Strips
System Architecture
- Network concepts
- Generic components
- Communication concepts
- Local vs. global information
- Installation issues
IT Considerations
Open Systems – the Myths and Realities
- Do you want an open system?
- Understanding IT vs. DDC
- Cautions and concerns
- Different levels of open systems
- Engineering issues
Cybersecurity
WEDNESDAY (8 AM to 5 PM)
System Architecture for BACnet
Programming Tools
- Types of programming
- Logic diagrams and programming symbols
- Designing control logic
Controlling Analog Processes
- PID Control
- Open Loop vs. Close Loop Tuning
- Lags and the Two Thirds Rule
Application Requirements: The System Concept
- Organizing your information
- Process by process approach
- Supervisory logic
- Working with System Diagrams
Controlling the Mixed Air Section
- Strategies and control logic
- Assessing an Economizer in the Field
THURSDAY (8 AM to 5 PM)
Controlling the Air Handling Unit Section
- Heating, cooling, humidification, and reheat
Controlling the Fan
Controlling Constant Volume Systems
Central Plants: Pump Interactions and Affinity Laws
- Controlling a Condenser Water System
VAV Systems
- Terminal Unit Basics
- Supply and Return Fan Flow
- Loads and Coil Discharge Temperatures
- Minimum and Maximum Flow Settings
FRIDAY (8 AM to 12 Noon)
Defining, Planning, Procuring DDC Systems
- Architecture; Types of Hardware
- Integration and/or Interoperability Concerns
- Operator Interfaces; Training
- Acquisition Strategies; Sole-Source vs. Multi-Vendor
- Open Protocols
- Key to Success
Specifying Your System
- System Descriptions
- Materials; Devices; Hardware & Software
- System Setup
- Specifying Commissioning of DDC
DDC System Commissioning
- Documentation Review
- Start-up Checks
- Functional Performance Tests (FPT)
- The Five Principles of DDC