Title:
Control and instrumentation technology in HVAC : PCs and environmental control
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Publication Information:
Lilburn, GA : Fairmont Press, 2000
ISBN:
9780881733068
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Summary
Summary
This title examines the relationship between industrial automation techniques and evolving HVAC systems and looks at how emerging technologies can now be applied to HVAC systems.
Author Notes
Michael F. Hordeski, P.E., holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Bridgeport, a MS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, and is a licensed P.E. in control systems engineering
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1 p. 1 | |
| Heating and Cooling Systems | |
| Thermal Comfort Factors | |
| Relative Humidity | |
| Radiant Temperature | |
| Personal Factors | |
| HVAC Controls | |
| Temperature Control | |
| Humidity Control | |
| Dehumidification | |
| Intelligent HVAC | |
| Dry Air | |
| Problems | |
| Zoning | |
| Oil and Gas Furnaces | |
| Heat Pumps | |
| Electric Furnaces and Combo Units | |
| Capacity Sizing | |
| Hydronic Heating Systems | |
| Hydronic System Controls | |
| Hydronic Piping Systems | |
| Flow Rates | |
| Automatic Shutoff and Refill | |
| Expansion Tanks | |
| Water Hammer | |
| Radiators | |
| Radiant Floors | |
| Comfort Solutions | |
| Weather-responsive Controls | |
| Boiler Ratings | |
| Direct Heating Systems | |
| Radiant Electric | |
| Environmental Risks | |
| Air Conditioning | |
| Geothermal Heat Pump | |
| Maintenance | |
| Ductless Air Conditioners | |
| HVAC Control Functions | |
| Temperature Control | |
| Air Volume Control | |
| Air Quality | |
| HVAC System Classifications | |
| All-Air Systems | |
| Safety Control | |
| Single-path Multi-terminal Systems | |
| Variable Air Volume (VAV) | |
| Single Duct Systems | |
| Induction Reheat (IR) System | |
| Constant Volume Reheat (CVR) Systems | |
| Powered Induction Units (PIU) Systems | |
| Parallel-Path Multizone Blow-through Systems | |
| Dual-duct | |
| Constant Volume Systems | |
| Dual-duct | |
| Variable Volume Systems | |
| Air-Water Fan-Coil Units | |
| Solar Heating Systems | |
| Solar Valves and Controls | |
| Solar Cooling Systems | |
| Alternative Systems | |
| Typical Systems | |
| Air Systems for Room Heating | |
| Liquid Systems | |
| Solar Plus Heat Pump | |
| Absorption Cooling | |
| Expansion Tanks | |
| Differential Thermostats | |
| Variable Flow Control | |
| Control Circuits | |
| Solar Controllers | |
| Solar Heating Modules | |
| Solar Controls and Components | |
| Solar System Components | |
| Modes of Operation | |
| No Demand Mode | |
| Demand Mode | |
| No Energy Mode | |
| Chapter 2 Optimizing HVAC | p. 37 |
| Airhandler Operation | |
| Zone Control | |
| HVAC Process | |
| Free Cooling | |
| Summer/Winter Mode Switching | |
| Emergency Mode | |
| Freeze Protection | |
| Start-Stop | |
| Emergency Shutdowns | |
| Firestats | |
| Smoke Detectors | |
| Terminal Devices | |
| Electric Relays | |
| Transducers | |
| Motor Starting | |
| Enthalpy and Temperature Measurement | |
| Damper Position | |
| Hot-deck and Cold-deck | |
| CVR Boxes | |
| CVDD Boxes | |
| VAV Boxes | |
| Controller Diffusers | |
| Balancing | |
| Fan Control | |
| Damper | |
| Pressure Drop | |
| Fan Energy | |
| Temperature Control | |
| Smart Thermostats | |
| Zero Energy Band | |
| Gap Control and Self-Heating | |
| Supply Air Temperature | |
| Humidity Controls | |
| Outdoor Air Control | |
| CO[subscript 2] Ventilation | |
| Economizer Cycles | |
| Optimizing Strategies | |
| Winter Optimization | |
| Sumer Optimization | |
| Auto-Balancing | |
| Start-up Program Flow | |
| VAV Throttling | |
| Air Supply Pressure and Temperature Optimization | |
| Chimney Effects | |
| Chapter 3 Boiler and Pump Control | p. 69 |
| Boiler Efficiency | |
| Boiler Instrumentation | |
| Sensors | |
| Boiler Operation Monitoring | |
| Drum Level Controls | |
| Single-element Control | |
| Two- and three-Element Control | |
| Alarms and Safety Interlocks | |
| Boiler Time Response | |
| Feedforward Loops | |
| Conventional Air Control | |
| Dampers | |
| Fans | |
| Pressure Controls | |
| Feedforward Control of Steam Pressure | |
| Fuel Control | |
| Airflow Control | |
| Damper and Fan Control | |
| Furnace Draft Control | |
| Airflow and Furnace Pressure | |
| Fuel-Air Ratio | |
| Fuel and Air Limiting | |
| Feedwater Control | |
| Feedforward Control | |
| Pump Speed Control | |
| Steam Temperature Control | |
| Loop Interaction | |
| Excess Air | |
| Detecting the Flue-Gas Composition | |
| CO Measurement | |
| Flue-gas Temperature | |
| Fuel Savings and Optimization | |
| Air-Fuel Ratio Control | |
| Multivariable Control | |
| Feedforward/Feedback Control | |
| Steam Pressure Optimization | |
| Efficiency Measurements | |
| Pump Optimization | |
| Centrifugal Pumps | |
| Pump Control | |
| On-Off and Two-speed Control | |
| Throttling Control | |
| Reciprocating or Metering Pumps | |
| Rotary Pumps | |
| Safety and Throttling Control | |
| Centrifugal Pumps | |
| Pump Starters | |
| On-Off Pressure Control | |
| Throttling Control Valves | |
| Pump Speed Throttling | |
| Variable-speed Pumps | |
| Variable-speed Drive Efficiency | |
| Types of Variable-speed Drives | |
| Multiple Pumps | |
| Booster Pumps | |
| Water Hammer | |
| Optimizing Pump Controls | |
| Valve Control Optimization | |
| Blowdown | |
| Load Allocation | |
| Chapter 4 Heat Pump and Chiller Optimization | p. 103 |
| Heat Pump Thermodynamics | |
| Refrigerants | |
| Refrigerator Control | |
| On-Off Control | |
| Commercial Chillers | |
| Larger Chillers | |
| Economizer | |
| Safety Interlocks | |
| Cooling Costs | |
| Load-Following | |
| Cooling Towers | |
| Controls | |
| Interlocks | |
| Evaporative Condensers | |
| Tower Optimization | |
| Supply Temperature Optimization | |
| Return Temperature Optimization | |
| Safety Controls | |
| Flow Balancing | |
| Winter Operation | |
| Evaporator Optimization | |
| Water Supply | |
| Temperature Optimization | |
| Water Return Temperature Optimization | |
| Tower Supply Temperature Optimization | |
| Tower Return Temperature Optimization | |
| Heat Recovery Optimization | |
| Optimized Operating Mode | |
| Reconfiguration Optimization | |
| Free Cooling | |
| Plate and Frame Heat Transfer | |
| Direct Free Cooling | |
| Mode Reconfiguration | |
| Optimized Storage | |
| Load Allocation | |
| Feedforward Control | |
| Retrofit Optimization | |
| Economizer Control | |
| Water Distribution | |
| Chapter 5 Environmental Controls | p. 133 |
| Thermostatic Control | |
| Two-position Control | |
| Dual Thermostats | |
| Setback Units | |
| Heating-Cooling Thermostats | |
| Limited Control | |
| Zero Energy Band Control | |
| Slave and Master Thermostats | |
| Smart Thermostats | |
| Pneumatic Units | |
| Setpoints | |
| Throttling Range | |
| Thermostat Action | |
| Sensitivity | |
| Thermostat Design | |
| Humidostat Design | |
| Thermostat Accuracy | |
| Temperature Sensors | |
| Thermistors | |
| Temperature Probes | |
| Electronic Thermostats | |
| Boiler Control | |
| Temperature Equalization | |
| Heater Humidifiers | |
| Air Conditioner Humidity Controls | |
| Controllers | |
| Analog Controllers | |
| Alarms and Output Limiting | |
| Reset Windup | |
| Input Signals | |
| Setpoint Input | |
| Displays | |
| Control Modes | |
| Electronic Temperature Controllers | |
| Position Controllers | |
| Nonlinear Controllers | |
| Balancing | |
| Servicing Features | |
| Optical Meter Relays | |
| Digital Controllers | |
| Software | |
| Temperature Regulators | |
| Regulator Design | |
| Thermal Actuators | |
| Refrigerant Control | |
| Chapter 6 Wireless Control | p. 163 |
| Light-beam Control | |
| Photovoltaic Cells | |
| Photoresistors | |
| Other Photosensitive Devices | |
| Light-controlled Relays | |
| Light-beam Transmitter | |
| Light-beam Receivers | |
| Infrared Transmitters | |
| Infrared Receivers | |
| Multifunction Infrared Transmitters | |
| Multifunction Infrared Receivers | |
| Chopped Light Control | |
| Light-controlled Capacitance | |
| Fiberoptics | |
| Fiberoptic Conductors | |
| Fiberoptic Transmitters | |
| Fiberoptic Receivers | |
| Fiberoptic Connectors | |
| Fiberoptic Cable | |
| Fiberoptic Networks | |
| Fiberoptic Modems | |
| PLC Modems | |
| PLC Optical Systems | |
| Carrier-current Control Systems | |
| Carrier-current Signal Frequency | |
| Tone Encoding | |
| Filtering | |
| Carrier-current Transmitters | |
| Carrier-current Receivers | |
| Tone Decoders | |
| Tone Encoding Control | |
| Filter Decoding | |
| PLL Decoding | |
| PLL Operation | |
| Noise and Response Characteristics | |
| Touch-tone Encoding | |
| Radio Control | |
| Low-power AM Transmitters | |
| Radio Modems | |
| Ethernet Radio Modems | |
| Wireless Networks | |
| Cells | |
| Standalone Cells | |
| Ethernet Cells | |
| Overlapping Cells | |
| Roaming | |
| Interference Considerations | |
| Chapter 7 Computer Control | p. 187 |
| Programming | |
| Input Signals | |
| D/A Conversion | |
| A/D Conversion | |
| Ramp Type A/D Converters | |
| Personal Computers | |
| PC Control Evolution | |
| PCs in Integration | |
| Languages and Programming Techniques | |
| Packaged Software | |
| Programmable Logic Controllers | |
| PLC Components | |
| Inputs | |
| Outputs | |
| Central Processor Unit | |
| Memory Unit | |
| Programmer Units | |
| Peripheral Devices | |
| Graphic Control | |
| Extensions to Ladder Logic | |
| Indirect Addressing | |
| Program Flow | |
| Modular Programming | |
| Communication with Devices | |
| Graphic Languages | |
| Soft Logic | |
| System Design | |
| IEC 1131-3 Structured Text Editor | |
| Simulation | |
| Communication and I/O | |
| PLC Installation | |
| PCs and PLCs | |
| Control Evolution | |
| Optimized Logic | |
| PLCs Versus DCS | |
| Smart Control | |
| Control Software | |
| PC-based Control for HVAC | |
| PC-based Control Solutions | |
| Engine Flexibility | |
| Open Systems | |
| Lon Works | |
| HVAC System Renovation | |
| BACnet | |
| ControlNet | |
| DeviceNet | |
| CAN | |
| Building Automation Trends | |
| Open Systems Considerations | |
| System Hardware | |
| PCs as PLCs | |
| Wonderware | |
| Chapter 8 Building Automation | p. 225 |
| Distributed Control | |
| Distributed Techniques | |
| Sensor Location | |
| Real-time Systems | |
| Control Interfaces | |
| PID Control | |
| Oscillation and Proportional Band | |
| Adding Integral Action | |
| Derivative Action | |
| Setting Up PID Control Loops | |
| Self-tuning Loops | |
| PC Hardware | |
| Communications | |
| Programming | |
| Evolving Controls | |
| Analog Control | |
| Direct Digital Control | |
| Distributed Process Control | |
| Distributed Control Advantages | |
| Reliability | |
| Manual Stations and Analog Controllers | |
| Reliability and Availability | |
| DCS Configurations | |
| Operator Interface | |
| Video Display | |
| Keyboards | |
| Peripheral Devices | |
| Display Formats | |
| Detail Displays | |
| Trend Displays | |
| Software Configuration | |
| Control Configuration | |
| Algorithm Libraries | |
| Input/Output | |
| Communications | |
| TOP Fieldbuses | |
| Profibus | |
| Profibus Variations | |
| FIP-BUS | |
| MODBUS | |
| Rackbus | |
| Foundation Fieldbus | |
| Device Access | |
| Dedicated Card Control | |
| Local Multiplexers | |
| Smart Transmitters | |
| Building Automation Technology | |
| Local Loop Control | |
| Scheduled Start-Stop and Cycle Operation | |
| Optimized Start-Stop | |
| Duty Cycles | |
| Demand Limiting | |
| Day-Night Setback Control | |
| Economizer Cooling | |
| Enthalpy Changeover | |
| Ventilation Control | |
| Hot-Deck and Cold-Deck Temperature Control | |
| Reheat Coil | |
| Boiler Optimization | |
| Chiller Optimization | |
| Chiller Water Temperature | |
| Condenser Water Temperature | |
| Chiller Demand Control | |
| Electrical Demand Measurements | |
| Diagnostics | |
| Industrial Intranets | |
| Automation Networks | |
| Seriplex | |
| Addressing | |
| Analog Signals | |
| Noise Immunity | |
| Overhead | |
| Configuration | |
| Interbus-S | |
| System Data Flow | |
| Scan Cycle | |
| Network Implementation | |
| PCP Protocol | |
| Domains | |
| Non-repetitive Traffic | |
| Web Browsers |
