• CPMT3411
  • Computerised Plant Maintenance

  • Credits (ECTS): 5
  • Mechanical and Design Engineering

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Assessment

Description Weight [%]
Group Task 20
Portfolio 40
Individual Tasks 30
Presentation 10
Minimum thresholds may apply.
For further details please refer to your Student Handbook or the Programme Document which is available from the DIT Library.
Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module the learner will be able to;
1. Outline the components in a building management control system.
2. Describe methods of signal conditioning and data logging.
3. Outline the application of existing data communication standards.
4. Discuss the operation of computer control relative to industrial control systems.
5. Compare and contrast different operating systems and software solutions. .
6. Describe different methods of signal conversion and processing..
7. Understand the use of different communication protocols and compression techniques.
8. Define the importance of network and inter-network protocols especially TCP/IP.
10. Define communications protocols and the need for communication architecture.
11. Select an appropriate transmission medium for the transfer of data
12. Examine aspects of data security and the retention.
13. Describe condition-monitoring methods for building management systems
14. Identify limitations of existing building management systems and consider recent papers on advances in technology that may resolve them
15. Outline the different methods of remote control of BMS systems
16. Implement a SCADA solution to a particular set of requirements.
Discuss different communication systems for data transmission.

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