HVAC DDC Networking Design

HVAC DDC Networking Design

This advanced course focuses on the latest available technology and practical scenarios of communication and networking between direct digital control (DDC) controllers and DDC systems. The course also addresses common questions such as: How to upgrade existing Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) DDC systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages of open systems? How to integrate various building automation systems?
 
This short but powerful course for HVAC DDC Networking Design is structured to enable students to better design and understand HVAC DDC systems.  The course focuses on practical scenarios of communication and networking between DDC controllers and DDC systems.  The instruction also emphasizes critical Do’s and Don’ts, as well as accepted rule-of-thumb checks in HVAC DDC.

Course Highlights:

• HVAC DDC System Architecture
• Open System Interconnection Model
• HVAC DDC Topologies and Protocols
• ASHRAE BACnet
• Gateways to Closed Systems
• Open Systems and Tridium Solution
• Web Services and the Tridium Solution
• Four Levels of Energy Dashboards
• DDC Wireless Technology
• Net-Zero Energy and Smart Building Automation

Course Benefits:

• Learn the seven layers of Open System International (OSI) models.
• Identify the four most commonly used topologies in HVAC DDC.
• Discern between the two most commonly used network access methods.
• Discover how BACnet benefits Owners.
• Distinguish between LAN technologies for DDC.
• Review the concept behind web services.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the Tridium Solution.
• Uncover the benefits of energy dashboards for large campuses.

Required Textbook: The Fundamentals of HVAC Direct Digital Controls, Third Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0970447135) Available at:  http://www.hvacddc.com/

Optional Reading: ASHRAE 2016 Handbook - HVAC Systems and Equipment (ISBN-13: 978-1939200273) and 2015 ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Applications (ISBN-13: 978-1936504930) 

Course Typically Offered: Online. Please see course matrix as schedule fluctuates.

Prerequisites:  Students should have a desire to learn concepts in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC).   

Next Step: Upon completion of this course, consider taking other courses in the HVAC Systems Design and Control program.

Contact: For more information about this course, please email unexengr@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: AMES-40139
Credit: 1.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: HVAC Systems Design and Control