HVAC Special Working Group

Spin III

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Section Title
Air Handling Unit
Operational Control
Spreadsheet Training
Objectives

To provide a tool for systematic review of AHU performance

Paper based or Excel spreadsheet based
For use by operations and maintenance personnel
Applies logical checks
Illogical outcomes highlighted for investigation

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Layout
Macro tools
One for RH system, one for heating systems
Determine desired AHU status from temp & RH requirements
Determine room needs from temp & RH requirements

Check sheet
Customise sheet per AHU
Include design operational control parameters

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Macro tools

Assessment Tools- allows the

operator to determine the
desired status of the AHU
based on air temp & RH.
(i.e. should the AHU be in
dehum mode based on outside
temp and RH
Also determines the room
requirements.

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 AHU Condition Assessment Tool
Outside Air Temperature-Enter value between Relative Humidity-Insert
-200C and 350C value between 0% and
100%

AHU Supply Air Condition-

Insert value between 50C
Fresh Air Requirements-Insert value
AHU Return Air and 250C
between 0% and 100%
Requirements-
Insert value between
50C and 250C

AHU Return Air

Condition-Insert
AHU Supply Air
value between 0%
condition-Insert
and 100%
value between 0%
and 100%

Insert Room
Temperature and
Humidity
Specifications AHU Conditions Required
between 150C to 250C Red-Heating
and 0% To 100% Blue-Cooling
Indicates Room Green Rehumification
Requirement Blue-Dehumification
 Insert Date (Format 03 Mar
10)
Check sheet Insert Time (24 Hour Clock
format e.g. 16.45)

Enter AHU Number Insert Description of AHU

including location and
areas served by AHU

Insert AHU Humidification Insert Room Humidification

Status from Macro Tool Enter Room Enter AHU
Requirement from Macro Tool Heating
DeHum DeHum Heating Status-
Rehum Requirements- Heating
Rehum Heating
N/A (when Dehum or N/A (when Dehum or Rehum are Cooling
Rehum are not required) Cooling None
not required) None 7
 AHU Set point Status & Conditions
Insert design supply air temperature and
humidity set points.
Insert actual setpoint values
from BMS screen

Insert the Original Supply Air

Volume and Return Air Insert Filter dP Insert commissioning Insert value for
Volume set points. limits. report data. each of the
conditions from
BMS screen
 Determine Result from Building
Management System (BMS). Enter
AHU Set up Check Yes No or N/A. Red colour indicates
incorrect result/problem on system

Determine Result from BMS.

When mixing section is fixed
enter N/A.

Determine result from BMS. View Confirm on BMS

Determine Results from room pressure
BMS. Enter Yes, No or N/A trends for Control Valves, Speed etc
to determine if record is stable. operating according
Enter Yes No or N/A to specification.
Enter Yes, No or N/
A
 AHU Operating Situation
Enter AHU pre-cooling value which Enter AHU pre-heating value which
can be obtained from BMS. can be obtained from BMS.

Enter cooling valve data from Enter fresh air and

BMS. Enter de-humidifcation mixing air data from
value data from BMS. BMS.
Enter heating valve data from
BMS.
Enter heat recovery data from BMS. If heat recovery
Enter pre-dehumidifcation value data
fixed record 100% for running and enter 0% if heat
from BMS.
recovery is not running
 When heating is required heat recovery
should be the first stage of heating.

AHU Conditions When cooling is required heat recovery

should be off. Enter yes, No or N/A

Determine if heating and cooling valves Enter AHU mode. This has already been
are open at same time. determined in Macro status Section.
Consult Macro Section when entering
value.

Determine if the
heating/Cooling
valves are operating
at 100% If answer is
Yes then a system is
maxed out and may
indicate a problem.

Determine if
the rooms
supplied by
AHU are within
specification for Free heating from outside should be maximized when available, and
temp and RH. should be the first stage of heating if outside air is hotter than return air
then in this case 100% fresh air should be used before heat recovery or
LPHW. Using the Macro Status
information determine if
Free cooling from outside should be maximized when the AHU is achieving
available, and should be the first stage of cooling. the conditions required
If outside air is colder than return air then100% fresh air for each room.
should be used before chilled water.
 Determine if chilled water Pre-DeHum is

AHU Conditions maximized when Dehum is required.

(Pre-DeHum with chilled water is cheaper than
dessicant drying, and therefore the Pre-DeHum
Determine DeHum mode from should be 100% before dessicant drying
Determine if the AHU is carrying out Macro Status for AHU. commences)
DeHum and Re-Hum at the same time.
One should always be at 0%.
Determine if Room
temperature
conditions are being
met. When in DeHum
mode or ReHum
mode verify if the
system control the
final temperature of
the rooms.

See the Macro

Status .Determine if
the AHU status match
the room status.

Determine if enthalpy
control is being used

Compare the changes in filter

Confirm that the Determine if the fan DP with the filter change
positions of the exhaust power is increasing/ Determine if the history. Step reductions in DP
air and mixing dampers decreasing over time statis pressures is should correspond with filter
approximately = 100% and determine if this increasing/ changes
can be explained by decreasing over time
the filter conditions. and determine if this Determine if the fan speed is increasing/decreasing
cat be explained by over time and determine if this can be explained by
the filter conditions. filter conditions
Use of check-sheet (Paper)

Customise worksheet per AHU

Copy insert or delete lines as required
Fill in design data
Fit one or multiple AHU spreadsheets in each page
Print workbook

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Use of check-sheet (excel)
Customise worksheet per AHU
Copy insert or delete lines as required
Fill in design data
Fit one or multiple AHU spreadsheets in each page
Complete the spreadsheet
Insert new column for further data entry as per next slide

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 To Copy Cells for Adding Data

Highlight Column E of Right Click and

Excel Sheet. Right select Insert
Click and select Copy Copied Cells

Delete Contents of
Copied Cell and add
AHU data as required

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Use of check-sheet (excel)

All cells highlighted in red have potential issues causing

excessive energy usage
All issues should be fed into maintenance system on site
Spreadsheet can form part of the operational control clause of
the energy management system
AHU Operational Control
Spreadsheet Training