This course is recommended for the professional advancement of HVAC engineers
and designers, recent graduate engineers, facility engineers or anyone involved
with HVAC systems. It is also highly recommended for those taking the Mechanical
Professional Engineering exam.
This online course is a simple class and is designed to take the mystery out of
HVAC Direct Digital Control. It provides a straightforward approach for the
practical design of HVAC DDC systems and enables you to understand the basic
types of control solutions for commonly used HVAC systems.
Topics include:
- A simple DDC design
- DDC signals
- Six steps of HVAC design
- System schematics
- Control point designations
- Point list
- DDC System Architecture
- Sequence of Operation
- Specifications
Prerequisite: No previous knowledge in DDC design is required.
Frank Shadpour, P.E., is the president of
SC Engineers, Inc. and an ASHRAE Fellow. He is the immediate past Chair of the
ASHRAE Technical Committee TC1.4 “Control Theory and Application” and a past
president of ASHRAE, San Diego Chapter. Mr. Shadpour is a registered Mechanical
Engineer and Certified Construction Specifier and is the author of the book
Fundamentals of HVAC Direct Digital Control.
“San Diego companies can’t train enough quality HVAC Engineers. Frank
Shadpour’s HVAC Design classes will put you on the fast track to a great
career.”
-- Don Muehlbach, Director, UCSD Extension Technology Department
