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Using the software (Lab verification tool/ Point Viewer) set-points
to be override, then applications setup and operation will be
verified, room balance will be confirmed. If there is a discrepancy
with operation or room balance then individual valve information

(flow feed back with respect to valve flow command) to be checked

through software (Phoenix Diagnostic Tool) and faulty valve to be
identified then rectification will be done at the field level such as
valve actuator jam or DPS connection issue.

Once system operation is confirmed though the software, then the

room is ready for mechanical testing party to filed level verification
with actual HVAC parameters

Commission the router.

Power up the router with 24VAC power supply, press the service pin
and access the router through FTT10 network then down load
application image to the router and configure it to communicate
with backbone network. Same procedure will be applied to all
routers in each roomBy commissioning the router in each room will
be enable to establish the communication link between rooms,
after completing router commissioning activity for all rooms then
the system will be ready to connect with the MACRO server

MACRO server setup and Integration

Backbone network will be connected to the MACRO server and

power up with 240VAC then databases to be transferred to the
MACRO server. System data to be verified through the MACRO
server and the BACnet point list to be prepared for integration then
the system will be ready for integration with Building Management
System

Sequence of Operation for Laboratories with Fume Hoods

Sequence of Operation :

General: The fume hoods are each designed to exhaust an amount

of air that provides a constant face velocity (typically, 100 fpm) at
the sash opening regardless of sash position. As each sash opening
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increases or decreases, the airflow exhausted through its associated
hood exhaust valve changes proportionately, thereby maintaining a
constant average face velocity at the sash opening. (All fume hoods
are set up to furnish the desired face velocity at some minimum

sash opening that corresponds to the amount of open area

required for the minimum hood exhaust flow to achieve the desired
face velocity. As the sash area decreases below this minimum
opening, the minimum hood exhaust flow remains constant,
thereby increasing face velocity.).

This conventional VAV control approach provides only a reduction

in airflows and an associated increase in energy savings, if each
fume hood sash is closed to its minimum opening.

Sequence of operation for Lab Space:

Laboratory Fume Hood Valve: Monitor and control airflow through

the fume hood to provide variable airflow as scheduled.Valve shall
respond to change in sash position within 1 second to achieve the
scheduled airflow.

Fume Hood Monitor: Low face velocity alarm status from hood
monitor will send to the controller and via the integration between
LCS and BAS the operator will monitor the alarm.

Exhaust Air Valve (EAV): The exhaust air valve shall modulate with
the Supply air valve and the hood air valve to achieve the
requirements of hood demand and ventilation demand whichever
is higher.

Supply Air Valve (SAV): The minimum supply flow is sized to satisfy
the unoccupied ventilation rate and the maximum supply flow is
sized to satisfy the minimum occupied ventilation requirement,
maximum hood demand and maximum thermal demand. The
supply valve flow command shall be generated by comparing the
minimum ventilation demand, the makeup air for hood demand,
and the cooling demand and selecting the highest of these three
settings.

Zone Pressurization Control: As the static pressure in the exhaust

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and supply duct systems fluctuate, the pressure independent

cone/spring assembly of each Phoenix venturi valve shall modulate
to maintain a fixed set point flow within one second. The Zone
Balance Control function is responsible for summing the feedback
of all the supply and exhaust valves, factoring in the desired offset
value and commanding the valves under control to flow set points
that satisfy the simplified equation: [Total Supply] = [Total Exhaust]
– [Offset]. Beyond the desired ventilation rates and offset, Zone
Balance Control may also be influenced by thermal override and
occupancy status in order to keep the space comfortable and in
“balance”. Emergency modes override zone balance to drive the
valves to predetermined positions. The supply valve flow command
shall be generated by comparing the minimum ventilation demand,
the makeup air for hood demand, and the thermal demand signals,
and selecting the highest of these three settings. Negative zone
pressurization is maintained by controlling the GEX valve. The
general exhaust valve shall open when additional exhaust flow is
required to maintain zone pressurization.

Fume Hood Control

As each fume hood’s sash opening increases or decreases, the sash

sensor signal to the related fume hood monitor shall change
proportionally. (A sash sensor and monitor are mounted on each
fume hood.) Each hood exhaust valve shall generate a digital
feedback signal, equal to the valve’s airflow in CFM, and shall send
this signal to the zone control module via the room-level network.
When the differential static pressure across each hood exhaust
valve drops below the valve’s minimum operating differential static
pressure, the differential pressure switch (mounted on each hood
exhaust valve) shall open, causing its associated fume hood
monitor to generate an audible and visual flow alarm, indicating
that the valve is outside of its control range. Upon a valve jam
condition (i.e., feedback signal does not equal command signal),
the fume hood monitor shall also generate a flow alarm. A mute
button shall silence the audible portion of the alarm. When system
conditions return to normal, all alarms shall automatically clear.

Temperature Control
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The Lab Controls system will control the temperature of the space
by measuring the space and/or a duct mounted temperature
sensor(s), comparing it to one or more temperature set points and

regulating cooling, heating and auxiliary temperature control

outputs to maintain a consistent space temperature. There are four
temperature control loops, which are designated as:

Primary cooling by way of thermal override of conditioned air with

supply and exhaust maintaining desired offset

Primary cooling by way of control of cooling device using analog

output

Primary heating by way of control of a reheat coil using analog

output or floating point triac output

Auxiliary loop for either supplemental heating or cooling by way of

either an analog or digital output

If more than one temperature sensor input is used, a straight-line

average of all inputs is used as the Effective Temperature set point,
which serves as the basis for all temperature control functions.

Each primary temperature control loop operates independently,

and has its own set points and PID control parameters. The
Auxiliary Temperature Control set point may be configured as either
an absolute value or an offset value relative to the appropriate
temperature set point (cooling or heating). Auxiliary temperature
control may be configured for either modulating or two-state
control, as well as standalone or staged operation.

A rise in temperature above the room set point flow causes the
supply valve to increase the airflow into the room linearly from
cooling/heating minimum flow setting to cooling maximum flow
setting. Negative or Positive zone pressurization is maintained by
controlling the exhaust valve to a flow equal to the supply valve’s
feedback plus the design offset entering the space [Exhaust Flow =
Supply Flow + (Offset)]. A drop in temperature to the room set
point causes the supply and exhaust valves to decrease flow until
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their minimum positions are reached as listed on the room

schedule sheet. On a further drop in zone temperature, the valve
will modulate the electric duct heater to maintain the set point.

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