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Applied Building AutomationLaajuus (3 cr)

Code: ELA23EI01

Credits

3 op

Objective

The student:
- understands the structure and use of building automation
- manages the configuration and implementation of building automation systems
- has the knowledge required to select components and building blocks for building automation

Content

- components in an air handling unit (HVAC)
- the electrical system's automation in buildings
- lighting controls
- heating and ventilation
- home automation.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

- Knows the basics and principles for using building automation
- Knows the basic principles
- Knows the principles for selecting equipment

Assessment criteria, good (3)

- Understands and can utilize the functionality of different types of building automation systems.
- Understands and can utilize basic functionality in configuration and implementation of building automation systems.
- Manages to select equipment for simple building automation applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- Manages to independently plan different types of building automation systems.
- Can plan, configure and implement demanding functionality in building automation systems.
- Manages to plan and select equipment for more demanding building automation applications

Materials

Compendia on Moodle
Relevant and up-to-date textbooks in the field

Enrollment

15.06.2025 - 07.09.2025

Timing

25.08.2025 - 09.11.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Teachers
  • Jan Berglund
  • Joachim Böling
Teacher in charge

Ronnie Sundsten

Scheduling groups
  • ELA23-K (Size: 40. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • ELA23D-V
    Ingenjör (YH), el- och automationsteknik, 2023, dagstudier
Small groups
  • ELA23-K

Objective

The student:
- understands the structure and use of building automation
- manages the configuration and implementation of building automation systems
- has the knowledge required to select components and building blocks for building automation

Content

- components in an air handling unit (HVAC)
- the electrical system's automation in buildings
- lighting controls
- heating and ventilation
- home automation.

Materials

Compendia on Moodle
Relevant and up-to-date textbooks in the field

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

- Knows the basics and principles for using building automation
- Knows the basic principles
- Knows the principles for selecting equipment

Assessment criteria, good (3)

- Understands and can utilize the functionality of different types of building automation systems.
- Understands and can utilize basic functionality in configuration and implementation of building automation systems.
- Manages to select equipment for simple building automation applications.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

- Manages to independently plan different types of building automation systems.
- Can plan, configure and implement demanding functionality in building automation systems.
- Manages to plan and select equipment for more demanding building automation applications

Qualifications

No prerequisites