Direct Digital Control for Building HVAC Systems
Since the publication of the first edition in 1992, the HVAC industry has gone through enormous changes. As simple digital systems have given way to more complex systems, demand for information on how these systems operate, how they are best applied and how they communicate with other building contr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1999, 1999
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 1999 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Economic Analysis of Energy Saving Strategies
- Estimating Installed Cost of Direct Digital Control Systems
- 10 ? Emerging Technologies in Direct Digital Control
- Nonhierarchical Systems
- Pattern Recognition Adaptive Control (“PRAC”)
- Appendix I
- Spreadsheet Template for Motor Energy Savings Using Variable-Frequency Drives
- Appendix II
- Direct Digital Control System Manufacturers
- Control System Interoperability
- BACnet
- Echelon
- 6 ? Direct Digital Control Application Strategies
- Local Control Strategies
- Direct Digital Control of Central Plant Systems
- Variable Pumping Strategies for Chilled-Water Systems
- Direct Digital Control of Air Handling Systems
- Monitoring Strategies for Building Management
- Supervisory Control Strategies
- 7 ? Designing Direct Digital Control Systems
- Criteria for Evaluating System Needs
- Control System Design Considerations
- Evaluating Control Loops
- Evaluating Design Alternatives
- System Design Methodology
- 8 ? Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems
- System Architecture and Product Evaluation
- Acceptable Manufacturers
- Specifications
- Project Funding
- Operator Training and Support
- System Maintenance
- Additional Operation and Maintenance Considerations
- System Commissioning
- Specify to Avoid Hazards
- 9 ? Economic Analysis of Direct Digital Control Systems
- 1 ? Introduction to Direct Digital Control Systems
- Definition of Direct Digital Control
- Direct Digital Control versus Conventional Control
- Impact of Digital Controls on the Building Industry
- History of Electronic Controls
- Development of Digital Control Systems
- Recent Developments in Direct Digital Control
- Acceptance of Digital Controls
- Future of Direct Digital Controls
- 2 ? Fundamentals of Control Systems
- Terminology
- Control System Performance
- Control System Energy Sources
- Control System Elements
- 3 ? Fundamentals of Computer-Based Controls
- Microcomputer Fundamentals
- Organization of Computer-Based Control Systems
- Computer Communications Systems
- Elements of a Direct Digital Controller
- Direct Digital Control System Programming
- 4 ? Interfacing Digital Controllers with Conventional Control Devices
- Input Functions
- Output Functions
- Interconnecting Media
- 5 ? Interoperable Control Systems