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HVAC Basics: Hvac - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning
HVAC Basics: Hvac - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning
Bin Yan
32% >60%
DOE numbers A lab building on campus
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HVAC
Air Handling Units (AHUs): heat, cool, humidify, dehumidify, ventilate, filter and
distribute the air.
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Pictures from http://www.learnhvac.org/
In the mechanical room
Boiler
Chiller 5
Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
Heating
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
Heating
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
Cooling
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
AHU – Air Handling Unit
Exhaust air
Return air
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AHU
What’s in an AHU?
Sensor
Heating/Cooling Coil
Filter Fan
Damper
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
AHU - Economizer
Linked
55°F
Minimum in summer
More outside air in winter
Economizer mode: Using outside air for cooling rather than mechanical cooling.
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
AHU – Heating and Cooling
55°F
dehumidification
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
Humidification
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Pictures from https://rfd-training.tac.com/docs/HVAC.pdf
VAV
damper Two variables – Temperature & Air Volume
Return
Outside
Mixed
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Summer
Outside
Return
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The Real World
52°F
52°F
Chilled water is still used when outside air is far below 52F
Temperature increased after humidification.
Sensor error.
Separate control caused counteraction.
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What we have learned?
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Thanks!
binyan@design.upenn.edu
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