MAEN4400 Automation in Building Course description

The main goal of automation systems in buildings is to ensure the right indoor climate for the lowest possible energy consumption. The subject will provide a deep understanding of regulatory principles at different levels in building automation. Furthermore, general and special system solutions that combine heat, cooling, heat pump and ground heating / cooling will be reviewed in a common integrated solution.Relevant programming languages will be used to develop simulation models for various regulatory analyzes for "exact regulation" and to use Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) regulation.

Renewable energy sources play a major role to bring sustainable development. In a global perspective, they have potentials to reduce the environmental and social impacts associated with energy production from conventional fossil fuel. Today, it is common to use renewable energy technology in parallel with conventional technology in the energy system.

The elective course is initiated provided that a sufficient number of students registered.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Lectures, exercises and project work.

The following work requirements must be approved or admission to the exam:

• Five individual exercises related to lectures, each on two to three pages.

Part 1 Individual written exam of three hours, which counts 70 percent.

Part 2 Project work in groups of three to five students and which counts 30 percent. Report, implementation, oral and visual presentation in group are considered.

Exam part 1) Exam results can be appealed. Exam part 2) Exam result cannot be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be graded / E or better in order for students to pass the course.

In the event of a new and postponed individual written examination, oral examination forms may be used. If an oral examination is used for a new and postponed examination, this cannot be appealed.

Exam part 1: Assistive products annexed to the examination paper. Handheld calculator that does not communicate wirelessly. If the calculator has the possibility of storage in the internal memory, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Sampling can be done.

Exam Part 2: All.

Individual written exam, three hours.

The exam grade can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled individual written exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed

Part 1 An internal sensor.

Part 2 Two internal sensors.

External censorship is used regularly.