Course detail

Inteligent Buildings

FSI-IIB Acad. year: 2022/2023 Summer semester

The course focuses on the issues of measurement, automation and control in buildings, ventilation and air conditioning. Attention is paid to individual parts of the control circuit. Students are acquainted with sensors and measuring technology, controllers and actuators used to regulate temperature, humidity, heating, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings. The course is focused on technology from simple controllers to modern integrated building automation systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Supervisor

Ing. Jiří Hejčík, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute

Learning outcomes of the course unit

A general overview of methods, principles and tools for advanced automation and integration of intelligent building systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge from physics and mathematics, introduction from theory automatic control, basic knowledge of problems of heating and ventilation in buildings

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Unit credit: participation in laboratory exercises and presentation of work results. Exam: written test and oral exam of the all topisc in the subject.

Aims

Students will gain an overview of methods and tools for measuring, automation and control of basic parameters in environmental engineering. Furthermore, the practical application of measurement and data processing, including evaluation in computer software.

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

Attendance in laboratory exercises is monitored . An absence is compensated by solving individual assignments.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
specialization TEP: Environmental Engineering, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Mauder, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Pech, Ph.D.

Syllabus


  1. Introduction, the importance of automation, basic concepts

  2. Fundamentals of integrated building automation systems, intelligent building, IoT

  3. Measuring techniques, measurement of basic parameters in environmental engineering

  4. Signal processing, filtering and data evaluation

  5. Control circuit, feedback, system architecture, automation

  6. Types of regulation and types of regulators (PID, FUZZY, MPC)

  7. Regulation in MATLAB environment

  8. Expert systems and neural networks

  9. Central unit, types of communication protocols, smart appliances and energy saving

  10. Examples of implementation of intelligent building systems

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Mauder, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Pech, Ph.D.

Syllabus


  1. Introduction to the modular MaC system and its assembly

  2. Measurement of basic parameters in environmental engineering

  3. Control of actuators and assembly of control circuits

  4. Visualization and data processing from the MaC system