This chapter focuses on the fundamental concepts and devicesnormally used by a control system designer. It covers (1) control fundamentals,including terminology; (2) types of control components; (3) methods ofconnecting components to form various individual control loops, subsystems, ornetworks; and (4) commissioning and operation. Chapter 47 of the 2019 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applicationsdiscusses the design of controls for specific HVAC applications.

GENERAL
Terminology
Types of Control Action
Classification of Control Components by Energy Source
CONTROL COMPONENTS
Control Devices
Sensors and Transmitters
Controllers
Auxiliary Control Devices
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Communication Protocols
OSI Network Model
Network Structure
Specifying Building Automation System Networks
Approaches to Interoperability
SPECIFYING BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
COMMISSIONING
Tuning
Codes and Standards

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