Course Title: Apply energy management principles

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: MIET6134

Course Title: Apply energy management principles

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6069 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dr. Yakov Elgart

Tel. No. +61 3 99254468

Email:  yakov.elgart@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 80

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

It is recommended that on entry into this unit learners possess knowledge and skills equivalent to those described in:
 

VPAU625 Analyse refrigeration system

VPAU629 Apply psychrometric processes and system performance

Course Description

This unit of competency sets out the knowledge and skills required to determine an implementation strategy for an energy management program for the purpose of monitoring, fault finding and managing a building services system.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements
apply to this unit at the time of publication.

The unit applies to manufacturing, servicing and maintenance enterprises incorporating refrigeration and air conditioning design, manufacture and installation.
 

This unit of competency is intended for courses at Diploma Level or higher


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VPAU630 Apply energy management principles

Element:

1. Determine energy sources used in refrigeration/air conditioning and their primary function in building energy management programs

Element:

2. Monitor a building management system

Element:

3. Conduct an energy audit for a building

Element:

4. Plan efficient energy management operations


Learning Outcomes


Not Applicable


Details of Learning Activities

Learning and simulated work activities to demonstrate an understanding of applied scientific principles and techniques in mechanical engineering situations,

Classroom tutorial activities are to consolidate the theories of chemistry, gas laws, electromagentic waves, linear motion, circular motion, work ,energy and power, dynamics of linear motion, momentum, heat and temperature, engineering units, error and uncertanity and simple machies applicable to mechanical engineering situations.

Practical activates in a laboratory contains a simulated scientific principles for engineering and/or related problems.

Research activities are to understand the scientific principles used in mechanical engineering. Assignments are related to design/ selection/ calculations of basic scientific principles in mechanical engineering problems.

Industrial Placement: Students in the final stage of Advanced Diploma are encouraged to undertake an industrial practice work placement activity, which requires student to undertake tasks within engineering industries.
Task may involve activities linked to software packages, project management, maintenance, evaluation and analysis, instrumentation and process control programming and, assistance in tender submissions and evaluations etc.
 


Teaching Schedule

Teaching Schedule: Please note: While your teacher will cover all the materials in the schedule, the weekly teaching and assessment order is subject to change depending on class needs and the availability of resources. Students are required to self-study the learning materials and complete the assigned out of class activities for the scheduled non teaching hours. The estimated time for out of class activities are: assignment (9 hours) and research and report (3 hours).

Session 1: Energy Management principles - Types of Energy (Mechanical -Kinetic, Potential, Electrical, Chemical, Nuclear, Thermal) 

Session 2: Energy Management principles - Energy Conversion Calculations; Combustion Reactions

Session 3: Renewable Energy - Solar Energy, Wind Energy

Session 4: Renewable Energy - Biomass Energy

Session 5: Renewable Energy - Hydronic Energy

Session 6: Ventilation - Oxygen/Ionization levels, Health hazards: 1. Physical, 2. Chemical, 3. Biological, 4. Ergonomic Pollution/Odour Control

Session 7: Ventilation - Cooling effect through ventilation, Pollution/Odour/Noise Control

Session 8: Thermal Comfort - Parameters affecting Thermal comfort - Temperature, Humidity, relative air Velocity, Activity level, Gender, etc

Session 9: Thermal Comfort - Metabolism, Latent Heat, Respiration, etc; PMV-INDEX.

Session 10: Dimensional Measurements - Devices used to measure Length, Velocity, Time, Electrical Resistance, Temperature & Relative Humidity  

Session 11: Dimensional Measurements - Force measurement, Thermometry - Thermometers, Thermography, Thermal Imaging, Pressure, Air flow measurement, etc

Session 12: Refrigeration - Refrigeration Cycles (P-h Diagrams, Refrigerants & Environmental Factors,

Session 13: Building Heat gain - Effects of Solar Radiation & Casual Heat gain through occupants of buiding

Session 14: Energy Audit for Buildings: Benefits - Financial, Operational and Environmental Session 15: Energy Audit for Buildings

Session 16: Energy Audit for Buildings: Two methods of Energy Audit: 1. The Regression Method, and 2. The NPI Method. Comparison of Performance Indicators.

Session 17: Assessment - Project (Building Energy Audit)

Session 18: Assessment - Project (Building Energy Audit)
















 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Al-Schemeri, Tarik - Energy Audit


References


Other Resources

Teacher Notes & weblinks, as provided during class


Overview of Assessment

The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the Competency Descriptor.
 

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards.
 

Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor.
 

Feedback will be provided throughout the course.

To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task
detailed under Assessment Tasks section of Course Guide Part B.
 


Assessment Tasks

Major Assessment coducted over two sessions during class time - "Energy Auditing"


Assessment Matrix

Elements 1- 4 All covered in Major Assessment:

1. Determine energy sources used in refrigeration/air conditioning and their primary function in building energy management programs

2. Monitor a building management system

3. Conduct an energy audit for a building

4. Plan efficient energy management operations

 

Other Information

Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.

Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are: assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice maths and science developmental support and advice English language development.

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support.

Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.

Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.

The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.

Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.

Special Consideration:
Special Consideration is a variation to an assessment which takes into account the impact of unexpected or extenuating circumstances which have affected a student’s performance in an assessment or prevented them from attempting an assessment task, including an examination.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Current%20students/Administration/Assessment/Special%20consideration/ (unresolved) to find the latest information about the purpose, eligibility and process of special consideration and the online form.
If you are seeking an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.

Other Information:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

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