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Engineering Utilities 1 Module 1

This document provides an overview of engineering utilities 1, which focuses on building electrical systems, lighting, and telecommunications. It discusses how reducing operational loads and integrating efficient energy systems can help achieve sustainability goals. Engineers must understand how building subsystems interact and recommend appropriate solutions based on site conditions, climate, building type, and occupants. They must coordinate various disciplines to apply sustainability throughout a building's lifecycle. The document then summarizes the history and theories of electricity, including the electron theory of atoms. It defines electricity and lists various sources like generators, batteries, solar cells, and more. It provides brief explanations of generators, batteries, thermocouples, photovoltaic cells, and piezoelectric generators.

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Engineering Utilities 1 Module 1

This document provides an overview of engineering utilities 1, which focuses on building electrical systems, lighting, and telecommunications. It discusses how reducing operational loads and integrating efficient energy systems can help achieve sustainability goals. Engineers must understand how building subsystems interact and recommend appropriate solutions based on site conditions, climate, building type, and occupants. They must coordinate various disciplines to apply sustainability throughout a building's lifecycle. The document then summarizes the history and theories of electricity, including the electron theory of atoms. It defines electricity and lists various sources like generators, batteries, solar cells, and more. It provides brief explanations of generators, batteries, thermocouples, photovoltaic cells, and piezoelectric generators.

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ENGINEERING CE 31-5

UTILITIES 1 MODULE 1
ENGINEERING UTILITIES 1
This course focuses on the environmental systems in buildings. This includes
building electrical systems, natural and artificial lighting and building
telecommunications.
Reducing operation loads and integrating high performance energy systems
into buildings offers solutions towards achieving a sustainable and secure
energy future. Engineers must understand the interrelationship between a
building and its subsystems, and need sufficient knowledge of building
systems and design alternatives to recommend appropriate solutions that suit
the site, climate, building type, and occupants. They must coordinate the
work of the engineering disciplines that carry the sustainability concept
forward through building design, construction, commissioning, operation and
ultimately, demolition, recycling and reuse.
|ELECTRICAL
THEORY
HISTORY
The ancient Greeks noted the fact when certain substances were brought into
close contact with others they acquire the ability to attract light objects.
Philosopher Thales (around 600 B.C.) was the one whom observed that the
attractions were particularly strong in “elecktron” (the Greek word for
amber). However, the title of “Father of Electricity” was accredited to
William Gilbert, an English Physicist after publishing his studies on the
“Electric Attraction” and “The Electric Force”.
The process of putting two materials into close association and then
separating them to produce the effect is now called electrification or charging
by contact.
THE ELECTRON THEORY
The modern explanation of electricity is
by the means of the Electron Theory,
which is based upon the atomic structure
of matter.
The atom resembles a miniature solar
system, consisting of a central solar
system, consisting of a central nucleus of Theory :
1. That, all matters are made up of molecules.
positively charged protons, around which
2. That, molecules are made up of atoms.
tiny, negatively charged particles called 3. That, atom contains, neutrons, electrons and
electrons, revolve in fixed orbits. protons.
The atom also consist Neutron, the 4. That neutron is neutral,. It is neither positive or
negatively charged.
particle which is not electrically charged 5. That, the electron of an atom of any substance
and weighs slightly more than the proton could be transformed into another atom.
ELECTRICITY
DEFINITION & SOURCES
Electricity is a form of energy
generated by friction, induction or
chemical change, having magnetic,
SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY
chemical and radiant effect. In short, Electricity that power our buildings and appliances can
electricity is Electrons in motion. be generated through the following means:
Mechanical : GENERATORS
Electricity is one of the most useful Chemical : DRY CELL, WET CELL & STORAGE
discovery of man which paved the BATTERIES
way to the numerous inventions from Photoelectric: PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, SOLAR CELL

the simple tools to the most Thermoelectric: THERMOCOUPLE

sophisticated gadgets. Piezoelectric: Mechanical Pressure on QUARTZ


CRYSTAL
MECHANICAL SOURCE OF
ELECTRICITY : GENERATOR
GENERATOR is a machine that
converts mechanical power into electric
power. This is known as Electromagnetic
Induction.

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION
The process whereby electricity is
generated by the relative motion of a
conductor with respect to a magnetic
field.
PRIMEMOVERS OF GENERATORS
1. Fossil Fuel : Oil, Coal and
Gas
2. Dry Steam
3. Hydro Power
4. Nuclear
5. Tidal Power
6. Solar Power
7. Wind Power
CHEMICAL SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY :
DRY CELL, WET CELL, AND STORAGE
BATTERIES A WET CELL operates by means of a liquid
electrolyte solution.
A DRY CELL, when fresh, generates
an electromotive force (emf) of 1.5
volts. The practical usage of a dry
cell is for flashlights, smoke & fire
detectors and alarm.

STORAGE BATTERY is a combination of two or


more wet cells capable of storing and supplying
direct current by electro chemical means.
LIGHT AS SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY :
PHOTOVOLTAIC/SOLAR CELL
A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL generates its own
electromotive force when expose to light and
thus convert light directly into electric current.
HEAT AS SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY:
THERMOCOUPLE
A THERMOCOUPLE is a device consisting of two
junctions of two dissimilar metals; when 2 junctions are at
different temperatures, a voltage is generated by the
device.
This is known as the thermoelectric effect.

The use of thermocouples are limited to


measuring temperatures.
MECHANICAL PRESSURE AS SOURCE OF
ELECTRICITY : PIEZOELECTRIC
In PIEZOELECTRIC, electricity is
generated by the mechanical pressure,
twisting and stretching of certain
crystals such as quartz and Rochelle
salts.

Piezoelectric Generator from shoes


can provide electric power to mobile
phones.

Quartz crystal and Rochelle salts


POTENTIAL EFFECT OF
PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT

PIEZOELECTRIC
CORRIDORS
PIEZOELECTRIC
JOGGING PATHS, SIDE
PIEZOELECTRIC DANCEFLOOR WALKS AND
CARRIAGEWAYS

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