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Chapter 15 Question set With Verified
Answers (building automation control
systems)
An electric motor takes electrical energy and converts it into rotating mechanical energy. -
Answers✔True
Building automation uses sensors to measure variables, like the temperature and humidity in a building,
and provide the measured values as inputs to a _____ . - Answers✔Controller
After the controller makes decisions on how to optimize the system, _____ signals are then sent to
equipment to change some aspect of the building system, bringing it closer to the desired conditions. -
Answers✔Output
The most significant benefit of a building automation system is probably... - Answers✔energy efficiency
In which of the following ways does an automation system provide convenience to occupants? -
Answers✔minimizes human intervention
reduces workload of maintenance personnel
reduces workload for security personnel
monitors the building for problems
turns lights on when motion is sensed in a room
unlocks doors for approved people in secure areas
A pneumatic control system uses which of the following to power actuators and send control
information? - Answers✔air
Direct Digital Control systems use what to send signals and operate actuators. - Answers✔electricity
What does AHJ stand for? - Answers✔Authority Having Jurisdiction
A ______ point may have three states: OCCUPIED, UNOCCUPIED and PRE-OCCUPANCY. -
Answers✔virtual
The purpose of the control system is to achieve and maintain certain conditions which are quantified as
... - Answers✔setpoints