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Building Controls IIIIntroduction to Control Loops

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to provide you with an overview of
basic building control technology used in buildings, so that you will understand how
building controls can contribute to energy efficiency. We will examine the five controller
loop responses and review the terms associated with controller loop responses.

Pre-requisites: Building Controls I and II

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this course, you will be able to:
Indentify the five controller loop responses
Review the terms associated with controller loop responses

Course Content or Material
1) Introduction
a) Overview of building controls
b) Building Automation System requirements
i) Measured data
(1) Input into the system
ii) A set of standards or instructions
(1) To compare that data must with
iii) An action to change or maintain current environmental conditions is made

2) Controllers
a) Programmed logic
i) Controllers set of standards or instructions
(1) Zone and equipment conditions
(2) Mathematical calculations

3) Control Loop Response
a) Overview
b) Digital and Analog
c) Examples
i) Two-position response
ii) Floating response
iii) Proportional response (also called by its initial P)
iv) Proportional plus integral (or PI), and
v) Proportional plus integral plus derivative (also called PID response)

4) Controller Terms
a) Set-point
i) Definition
ii) Example
b) Offset or error
i) Definition

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ii) Example
c) Differential
i) Definition
ii) Example
d) Neutral Zone
i) Definition
ii) Example
e) Throttling range
i) Definition
ii) Example


5) Summary