Building Control Systems Quiz Objective 2

What is the purpose of a pneumatic compressor station in a building control system?

• To modulate the flow of fluid through the zone valves

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

What is the purpose of the drive motor in a pneumatic compressor station?

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

• To provide the power to turn the compressor through a pulley and belt assembly

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

What is the purpose of a receiver in a pneumatic control system?

• To modulate the flow of fluid through the zone valves

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

What is the purpose of an air dryer in a pneumatic control system?

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

What is the purpose of an oil filter in a pneumatic control system?

• To filter the air in the supply line to remove moisture

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

• To prevent crankcase oil from entering the pneumatic control air distribution system

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

What is the purpose of a pressure reducing valve in a pneumatic control system?

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

• To modulate the flow of fluid through the zone valves

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver to the supply pressure required by the pneumatic system components

What is the purpose of a pneumatic actuator in a building control system?

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

• To provide the power to turn the compressor through a pulley and belt assembly

• To respond to a signal from the pneumatic controller and throttle the flow of the control agent

What is the purpose of a zone valve in a building control system?

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

• To modulate the flow of fluid through them in response to the dimensional change of the pneumatic actuator

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

What is the purpose of a two-pipe zone controller in a building control system?

• To provide closed loop control over their local zone

• To reduce the high pressures in the compressor and receiver

• To respond to a signal from the pneumatic controller and throttle the flow of the control agent

• To hold a large volume of the compressed air produced by the compressor

What is the purpose of a BAS operator interface in a building control system?

• To modulate the flow of fluid through the zone valves

• To cool the air in the supply line to remove moisture

• To link to the local area network (LAN) system through a network communications module

• To provide the compressed air for pneumatic building control systems