Course detail

Inteligent Buildings

FSI-IIBAcad. year: 2025/2026

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.

 

The teaching style is blended learning, i.e. a combination of classical teaching approach with the use of online tools.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Tomáš Mauder, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge from physics and mathematics, introduction from theory automatic control, basic knowledge of problems of heating and ventilation in buildings

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Unit credit: participation in laboratory exercises and presentation of work results. Exam: practical exam and written test of the all topisc in the subject. 


An absence  in laboratory exercises is compensated by solving individual assignments.

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.

Study aids

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.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

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

  • Programme N-SUE-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Mauder, 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

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. Feedback regulation
  5. Visualization and data processing from the MaC system