DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERING

屋宇設備工程學系

2018-19 Semester 2

BSE521 Air Conditioning Control and Operation

Guide on Laboratory Test and Test Report

The objectives of this exercise are to observe and practice the operation and control of the VAV

air-conditioning systems, the impacts of AHU supply air temperature, static pressure and outdoor air

flowrate settings on the energy and environmental performance (CO2, temperature, RH).

In this experimental study, you are required to investigate the energy consumption as well as the indoor

environmental performance of the VAV air conditioning system in different seasons and occupancy

conditions by using different control settings and strategies employed in the BMSonline computer

program. You can select different manual settings and employ different optimal reset strategies for the

following key parameters.

 Outdoor air flow rate

 AHU supply air temperature
 AHU static pressure

In the report, you should explain the results produced from your tests and the effects of employing
different settings and control strategies on energy consumption and the indoor environmental quality
in the VAV air conditioning system in different seasons and occupancy conditions. Give your
explanations on the results and make conclusions, as well as the experiences you got during on-line
tests.

The report for each group should be submitted to the subject examiner. The report is expected to have
10 to12 pages using the font size of 12 and single spacing, printed in double-sided A4 papers.

Submission Deadline: 10 April 2019