(A) Topics by Dr. Sam C M Hui (18 and 16 Apr 2007)

• 1. Introduction to HVAC Control Systems
• 2. Basic of Electricity
• 3. Control Valves and Dampers
• 4. Sensors and Auxiliary Devices
• 5. Control Diagrams and Sequences
• * Practical Considerations
• Practical Examples for Air Handling System
• Designing Direct Digital Control (DDC) Systems
• References:
• Honeywell, 1997. Engineering Manual of Automatic Control for Commercial Buildings - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, SI Edition., Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. [PDF from Honeywell]
• Hui, S. C. M., 2007. Latest trends in building automation and control systems, In Proc. of the CAI Symposium 2007 on Intelligent Facility Management and Intelligent Transport, 28 March 2007, Hong Kong, 10 pages. http://web.hku.hk/~cmhui/CAI-2007_SamHui.pdf
• Spitzer, D. W., 2002. Selecting flow measurement devices, HPAC Engineering, 74 (12): 52-59. [PDF]
• Presentation files (PDF format): [Part 1][Part 2][Part 3][Part 4]
• Answers to the Self Development Exercises in Chapters 1-5 [PDF]

• 6. Self-Powered Controls
• 7. Electric Controls
• 8. Pneumatic Controls
• 9. Analog Electronic Controls
• 10. Digital Controls
• * Practical Applications
• Presentation files (PDF format): [Day 1][Day 2]

• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter
• ASHRAE Region XIII
• DDC Online [www.ddc-online.org]