Course detail

Inteligent Buildings

FSI-IIBAcad. year: 2022/2023

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

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Hejčík, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

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

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

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. 

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

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.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HOWE, Andrew. The Smarthome Book: Simple ideas to assist with your smarthome renovation. Independently published, 2018. ISBN: 1728785154.
Knowledge Base - Unipi Technology [online]. Unipi Technology [cit. 2022-01-14]. Dostupné z: https://kb.unipi.technology/cs:00-start
KURFESS, Thomas. ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION HANDBOOK. 1. U.S.: CRC Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8493-1804-1.
LOVE, Jonathan. Process Automation Handbook: A Guide to Theory and Practice. London: Springer, 2007. ISBN 9781846282812.
TŮMA, Jiří, Renata WAGNEROVÁ, Radim FARANA a Lenka LANDRYOVÁ. ZÁKLADY AUTOMATIZACE: Učební texty. Ostrava, 2007.
VALEŠ, Miroslav. Inteligentní dům. 2. vyd. Brno: ERA, 2008. 21. století. ISBN 978-80-7366-137-3.
ŠVARC, Ivan. ZÁKLADY AUTOMATIZACE: Učební texty pro kombinovanou formu bakalářského studia. Brno, 2002.

Recommended reading

Knowledge Base - Unipi Technology [online]. Unipi Technology [cit. 2022-01-14]. Dostupné z: https://kb.unipi.technology/cs:00-start
KRÁL, Adam. CHYTRÝ DŮM V ROCE 2020. Brno, 2022. Bakalářská práce. VYSOKÉ UČENÍ TECHNICKÉ V BRNĚ.
ŠVARC, Ivan. ZÁKLADY AUTOMATIZACE: Učební texty pro kombinovanou formu bakalářského studia. Brno, 2002. 
TŮMA, Jiří, Renata WAGNEROVÁ, Radim FARANA a Lenka LANDRYOVÁ. ZÁKLADY AUTOMATIZACE: Učební texty. Ostrava, 2007.
VALEŠ, Miroslav. Inteligentní dům. 2. vyd. Brno: ERA, 2008. 21. století. ISBN 978-80-7366-137-3.
VONDRÁK, Jaroslav. Inteligentní domácnost a zabezpečení domu pomocí IoT. Liberec, 2018. Bakalářská práce. Technická Univerzita v Liberci.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization TEP , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme LLE Lifelong learning

    branch CZV , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., 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 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

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

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course