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University of Wisconsin DDC Systems Class Archive

This is the archive for materials from previous U of W DDC classes.  It only goes back to October of 2017 because that is the first class we did after we had built the web site.   If you are looking for something from a previous class, you will likely find something similar in the archive for one of the more recent classes.  But you can also get in touch with us and we probably can find it in our archives.
October 2017 Class
October 2018 Class
March 2018
March 2019
 

Monday, March 18, 2019

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Bureaucratic Affairs Building Exercise

The interactive exercise we did is built around the imaginary Bureaucratic Affairs Building on the Center of the State University campus (COStU) in Golden Girl Missouri.   

The basic files you need if you want to revisit the exercise in depth and try your hand directly at adding the logic enhancements we discussed can be found on the Bureaucratic Affairs Building Heating Hot Water System Logic Modification Exercise page of the web site along with a general over-view of the exercise.  There is also a blog post that will connect you with additional control system design resources and help you get up to speed using SketchUp via an "Easter egg hunt" exercise you can do in the Bureaucratic Affairs Building model.

If you want a clean version of the logic diagram tool, you will find the current version of it on the Logic Diagram Tool page of the website along with the PowerPoint file that defines the symbols and illustrates how they are to be applied.

The zip file below contains the answer to the exercise since I have yet to publish them including:
  • A copy of the logic diagram tool with the enhancements added to the basic logic we were looking at.
  • A copy of the logic diagram tool with additional logic associated with the hot water system including the building occupancy control logic and the hot water pump control logic.
  • The narrative sequence with the additional enhancements added.
  • The point list with the additional points required by the revised logic added.
The folder also contains a READ ME file that provides additional information on the other files to help you use them.​
bureaucratic_affairs_building_answers.zip
File Size: 10581 kb
File Type: zip
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followup_information.zip
File Size: 128235 kb
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

​The zipfile below contains the follow up information from today's session.  Note that it includes a READ ME file that provides additional information on the other files to help you use them.​
follow-up.zip
File Size: 29764 kb
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Wednesday March 20, 2019

The zip file below contains the SketchUp model of the condenser water system we were looking at towards the end of class along with the system diagram for it.   The PID resources I mentioned in class are on this page.
follow-up.zip
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Thursday March 21, 2019

These zip files contain the models and associated scene guides that I will be using for the class this afternoon if you want to work along with me using a copy of SketchUp on your laptop. 

Most of my models have scenes in them, which are simply preset orientations in the model that set you up to observe something with out having to navigate so much and maybe turn a layer off.   A scene guide is simply a little table that has thumbnails of each of the scenes on it along with the scene number and a brief description to help you find the one you want more quickly.

You don't have to have the models and work with them during the class; you will be able to simply work with me as I project images and move through the models.  But in the past, we have found that some people like to have a copy they are following along in.  And sometimes people want to use the models after the class.
models.zip
File Size: 217288 kb
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scene_guides.zip
File Size: 1506 kb
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follow-up.zip
File Size: 74992 kb
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Monday, October 8, 2018

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SketchUp Models

Depending on where the discussions take us in the interactive exercises, there are a number of different SketchUp models that I might use to illustrate something.   You would not necessarily need to have them to participate in the discussion, but I am making them available in case you want to further explore them after class.   There is information on the SketchUp page of this website about how to get a copy of the free version of SketchUp.   

All of the models have been back-saved to SketchUp version 8 in case you already have an older version of SketchUp on your computer. If you have a newer version, the files will also open in any version of SketchUp from version 8 forward.
SketchUp Models(sketchup_models.zip)
File Size: 202095 kb
File Type: zip
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Tools and Resources

One of the exercises we will do will involve thinking through the development of basic control logic for a heat exchanger and how the dynamics of the system and the nature of the loads impact your thinking as you develop the logic.   This zip file contains some of the information I will use to support the discussion.   There is a Read Me file that describes the other files in the folder
Supporting Files (supporting_materials.zip)
File Size: 26429 kb
File Type: zip
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Sometimes I work interactively with the logic diagram took in a session.  So, you may also want to download a copy of it if you want to work along with me using it vs. watching me use it or in case you want to have a copy for your own use.   You will always find the latest version of the tool on the Logic Diagram Tool page of the web site.

Follow-Up

These are the follow-up materials from the Monday class.  There is a READ ME file included to describe the contents.
Monday Follow-up (monday_follow-up.zip)
File Size: 7093 kb
File Type: zip
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Supporting Information

These are the follow up files from the Tuesday class.  Each folder includes a READ Me file that describes what the contents are about, other than the controller pictures.  Most of them have a name or are in a folder that gives a sense of what they are or they are self evident.
Tuesday Follow-up (follow-up.zip)
File Size: 183650 kb
File Type: zip
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Supporting Information

These are the follow-up materials for Wednesday and also some of the files we ended up using on Thursday when we slipped the schedule slightly
Wednesday Followup (follow-up.zip)
File Size: 21003 kb
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Thursday, October 11, 2018

Supporting Information

This is the word document we worked with together to think through the sequence for the Davis Hall cooling tower control logic.
Thursday Followup (cooling_tower_sequence_development.docx)
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File Type: docx
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Monday, March 12, 2018

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SketchUp Models

Depending on where the discussions take us in the interactive exercises, there are a number of different SketchUp models that I might use to illustrate something.   You would not necessarily need to have them to participate in the discussion, but I am making them available in case you want to further explore them after class.   There is information on the SketchUp page of this website about how to get a copy of the free version of SketchUp.   

All of the models have been back-saved to SketchUp version 8 in case you already have an older version of SketchUp on your computer. If you have a newer version, the files will also open in any version of SketchUp from version 8 forward.
SketchUp Models(sketchup_models.zip)
File Size: 202095 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Tools and Resources

One of the exercises we will do will involve thinking through the development of basic control logic for a heat exchanger and how the dynamics of the system and the nature of the loads impact your thinking as you develop the logic.   This zip file contains some of the information I will use to support the discussion.   There is a Read Me file that describes the other files in the folder
Supporting Files (supporting_materials.zip)
File Size: 26429 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

You may also want to download a copy of the logic diagram tool I will use interactively with you in case you want to work along with me using it vs. watching me use it or in case you want to have a copy for your own use.   You will always find the latest version of the tool on the Logic Diagram Tool page of the web site.

Follow-Up

This is a place holder for information that comes up in class when we answer questions.  I will upload any new information to this location in a follow-up file.  Typically I will include a "Read Me" file that describes what the items are.
Monday Followup Information (followup_-_monday.zip)
File Size: 9141 kb
File Type: zip
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Supporting Information

This file contains the supporting materials for the Tuesday class, including  Read Me file that describes what the other files are.
Tuesday Supporting Information (supporting_information.zip)
File Size: 8379 kb
File Type: zip
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Supporting Information

This file contains the supporting and follow up materials for the Wednesday class, including  Read Me file that describes what the other files are.
Wednesday Supporting and Follow Up Information (followup_-_wednesday.zip)
File Size: 29383 kb
File Type: zip
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Supporting Information

This file contains the supporting and follow up materials for the Thursday class, including  Read Me file that describes what the other files are.  It also includes an updated version of the logic diagram tool and symbol definition file that has a few minor typos fixed and adds the symbol I use for hardwired interlocks, which are usually safeties.   Typically they are shown in the starter wiring diagram but adding this symbol in your logic diagram lets someone reading the logic know how it is interacting with other physical devices that will impact the over-all control sequence.
Thursday Supporting and Follow Up Information (follow-up_-_thursday.zip)
File Size: 79171 kb
File Type: zip
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Monday, October 9, 2017

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SketchUp Models

Depending on where the discussions take us in the interactive exercises, there are a number of different SketchUp models that I might use to illustrate something.   You would not necessarily need to have them to participate in the discussion, but I am making them available in case you want to further explore them after class.   There is information on the SketchUp page of this website about how to get a copy of the free version of SketchUp.   

All of the models have been back-saved to SketchUp version 8 in case you already have an older version of SketchUp on your computer. If you have a newer version, the files will also open in any version of SketchUp from version 8 forward.
sketchup_models.zip
File Size: 10325 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

Tools and Resources

One of the exercises we will do will involve thinking through the development of basic control logic for a heat exchanger and how the dynamics of the system and the nature of the loads impact your thinking as you develop the logic.   This zip file contains some of the information I will use to support the discussion. 
2017-10-09_support.zip
File Size: 27244 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

You may also want to download a copy of the logic diagram tool I will use interactively with you in case you want to work along with me using it vs. watching me use it or in case you want to have a copy for your own use.   You will always find the latest version of the tool on the Logic Diagram Tool page of the web site.

Follow-Up

These files are a few follow up items from the class, including a marked up version of the PowerPoint where we thought through how the various control processes in an AHU might interact and a book about pumps that I learned a lot from.  It was written in 1915, but pump physics are still about the same.  One of the interesting things in it is that the author instrumented a pump and was able to identify the various efficiency losses that happened in it and the data illustrates why there is a single peak efficiency point and why moving away from that point in all other directions results in a loss of efficiency. The discussion starts around pdf page 92 and the data is in Appendix A at pdf page 192.
2017-10-09_followup.zip
File Size: 32775 kb
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Supporting Materials

The model I will probably use today was already included with the model I uploaded yesterday.  The file below is an example of a factory calibration documentation package for the precision transmitter I mentioned in class.
2017-10-10_support.zip
File Size: 8624 kb
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Supporting Materials

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The file below contains the models we will use in class.  The Davis Hall model will be used for the discussion about lags.

The other models will be used for the system diagram exercise;  primarily, the chilled water plant model.  But depending on how the interactions go, we may use the Ball Room AHU and Ball Room model also.  
Models for Class Exercises (sketchup_models.zip)
File Size: 77625 kb
File Type: zip
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Follow-Up

 This file contains a number of items I mentioned that I would provide as follow-up materials during lecture on Wednesday. Note that there is a "Read Me" file that describes what the files are.
2017-10-11_followup.zip
File Size: 7580 kb
File Type: zip
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Follow-Up

 This file contains a number of items I mentioned that I would provide as follow-up materials during lecture on Thursday. Note that there is a "Read Me" file that describes what the files are.
20`7-10-12_followup.zip
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