Direct Digital Control for Building HVAC Systems

✍ Scribed by Michael J. Coffin (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 237
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 control systems has grown rapidly. Direct DigitalControl for Building Systems, Second Edition is thoroughly updated and expanded to include coverage of the architecture of modern digital control systems, distributed intelligence networked systems, communication protocols, the technologies and issues concerning interoperability, the latest application strategies, and defensive techniques for designing and specifying control systems. Numerous illustrations throughout help keep the subject highly accessible, and hardware, software, and systems applications are described in the most universal terms possible.
This thoroughly revised second edition also contains a full section on BACnet® standard and Echelon's LonWorks® technology; their meaning, applications, and future implications. An up-to-date appendix is provided. Insights on emerging technologies in intelligent control systems and what the future holds for this dynamic field is covered throughout.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction to Direct Digital Control Systems....Pages 1-16
Fundamentals of Control Systems....Pages 17-46
Fundamentals of Computer-Based Controls....Pages 47-87
Interfacing Digital Controllers with Conventional Control Devices....Pages 88-102
Interoperable Control Systems....Pages 103-108
Direct Digital Control Application Strategies....Pages 109-154
Designing Direct Digital Control Systems....Pages 155-168
Specifying Direct Digital Control Systems....Pages 169-196
Economic Analysis of Direct Digital Control Systems....Pages 197-212
Emerging Technologies in Direct Digital Control....Pages 213-216
Back Matter....Pages 217-230

✦ Subjects

Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Civil Engineering