2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Electrical Systems for Building
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.E303
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course covers the fundamentals of electrical load systems as technology for electrical energy utilization in buildings.
The aim of this course is to learn fundamental knowledge about lighting, power, electrical power, information, and disaster prevention systems.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain the role of electrical load systems.
2) Create a basic design in consideration of electrical load systems.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Lecture by the designer of building services.
Keywords
lighting, power, electrical power, information, disaster prevention
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Intensive course. Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of building electrical systems, Lighting systems | Definition of building electrical systems, Fundamental matters of lighting systems |
| Class 2 | Power systems, Electrical power systems | Fundamental matters of power and electrical power systems |
| Class 3 | Information systems, Disaster prevention systems | Fundamental matters of information and disaster prevention systems |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Kenchiku Denki Setsubi (Nakamura Moriyasu, Maruzen)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are based on final exams(70%) and exercise problems(30%).
Related courses
- ARC.E304 ： Control of Building Services
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.