Study Guide

Objective

After passing the course the student is expected to:
• Be able to define and describe basic concepts in hydraulics and pneumatics
• Be able to understand the basic relationship between pressure, flow and work done
• Be able to perform component sizing and link components to functioning hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams
• Be able to analyze different circuits function and draw conclusions about performance

Content

The course content is as follows:
• Terms and concepts
• Components, their function and applications
• Component dimensioning and energy consumption calculations
• Different types of valve controls as well as existing valves and sensors
• Electrical control
• Installation and maintenance technical things
• Sequence control and logic circuits
• Reading and developing circuit diagrams
• Analysis of circuits and their function

Location and time

Autumn

Materials

Will be announces through moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures
Assignment

Student workload

135h divided over lectures, assignments and self study

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

• Know the most common terms and different phenomena
• Know the most common components, their symbols and their uses
• Can perform simple calculations and simple dimensioning of components
• Can read and create simple circuit diagrams and analyze the function of simple existing systems
• Knows different control methods and can create simple circuits with sequence controls

Assessment criteria, good (3)

• Knows different advanced terms
• Know different phenomena and understand what they mean
• Can perform calculations and dimensions
• Can read and create circuit diagrams and analyze the function of existing systems
• Can create circuits with sequence controls

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• Know about various advanced phenomena and what they mean and how they can be applied / counteracted
• Can perform advanced calculations and dimensions
• Can read and create advanced circuit diagrams and analyze the function of advanced existing systems
• Knows different advanced control methods and can create advanced circuits with sequence controls

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed sub-exams / exam, approved exercises and approved assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment is based on how well the student achieves the learning outcomes, which are measured in the following way:
Exam 80%
Exercise/laboratory/calculation tasks 20%
Portfolio pass/fail

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Does not meet the requirements for grade 1.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

• Knows the most common terms and various phenomena
• Knows the most common components, their symbols and their intended use
• Can perform simple calculations and simple dimensioning of components
• Can read and create simple circuit diagrams and analyze the function of simple existing systems
• Knows different control methods and can create simple circuits with sequence controls

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

• Knows various advanced terms
• Knows various phenomena and understands what they mean
• Can perform calculations and dimensions
• Can read and create circuit diagrams and analyze the function of existing systems
• Can create circuits with sequence controls

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• Knows various advanced phenomena and what they mean and how they can be applied/counteracted
• Can perform advanced calculations and dimensioning
• Can read and create create advanced circuit diagrams and analyze the function of advanced existing systems
• Knows various advanced control methods and can create advanced circuits with sequence controls

Qualifications

None