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Labs for the Quanser QNET HVAC Board

Name: Labs for the Quanser QNET HVAC Board
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Through these labs, students complete experiments to learn the fundamentals of climate control. This includes modeling a system and controlling temperature in a chamber. Designed for NI ELVIS II/II+.

SKU: ni-labs-031 Categories: Labs Curricula, Offline Labs Tag: Mechanical Engineering

Through these labs, students complete experiments to learn the fundamentals of climate control. This includes modeling a system, controlling temperature in a chamber using relay feedback control, and controlling temperature in a chamber using proportional-integral (PI) control. All experiments use NI ELVIS and the Quanser HVAC add-on board, which is driven by an array of resistors as a heating element and a high-quality brushless fan. You can use the six high-accuracy temperature sensors along the heating channel for a variety of heat flow experiments, model validation, and proportional integral control design.

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Quanser Inc.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students learn the fundamentals of thermodynamics by designing a control plant to regulate temperature
Students will design and implement a relay feedback controller to control the temperature in the chamber
Students build an understanding of the material by taking models from simulation to implementation using one software platform

COURSE ALIGNMENT

Level	University
Topic	HVAC Controls
Style	Laboratory
Prerequisite Skills	Basic LabVIEW familiarity

INCLUDED COURSE LABS

Modeling

Students will learn topics of first order transfer functions and obtaining the QNET HVAC model.

On-Off Control

In this lab, students will cover and practice relay temperature control.

Qualitative PI Control

In this lab, students will learn topics of QNET HVAC temperature control, PI compensator design, saturation and integral wind-up, and feedback control set-point weighing.

PI Control According to Specifications

This lab covers topics of QNET HVAC temperature control and PI compensator design according to specifications.

Quanser QNET HVAC Add-On Board

This NI ELVIS top board is ideal for implementing HVAC control experiments. The system is driven by an array of resistors as a heating element and a high-quality brushless fan. You can use the six high-accuracy temperature sensors along the heating channel for a variety of heat flow experiments,...

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LabVIEW

LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights.

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NI ELVIS II/II+

The NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) is a versatile laboratory platform that enables educators to teach over 20 different courses across science and engineering departments. The NI ELVIS integrates 12 common lab instruments including an oscilloscope, function...

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Detailed Requirements

Required Software

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LabVIEW 2012 or later (Requires license)
NI DAQmx 9.5.5 or later
NI ELVISmx 4.4 or later
LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Toolkit 2012 or later (Requires license)

Required Hardware

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NI ELVIS II / II+ – View Specifications
Quanser QNET HVAC 2.0 Add-on Board – User manual is included in the main download above

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Additional information

Manufacturer	Quanser
Topic	HVAC Controls
Style	Laboratory
Discipline	Mechanical Engineering