.Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.AHUs.MultiZone.VAV.Economizers.Subsequences.Limits.Common .Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.AHUs.MultiZone.VAV.Economizers.Subsequences.Limits.CommonThis block models the multi zone VAV AHU minimum outdoor air control with a single common damper for minimum outdoor air and economizer functions based on outdoor airflow measurement, designed in line with the Section 5.16.6 of the ASHRAE Guideline 36, May 2020.
The controller is enabled when the supply fan is proven on (u1SupFan=true) and
the AHU operation mode
Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.Types.OperationModes equals occupied.
Otherwise the damper position limits are set to their corresponding maximum and minimum physical or at
commissioning fixed limits. The state machine chart below illustrates listed conditions:
The controller sets the outdoor and return damper position limits so
that the outdoor airflow rate VOut_flow stays equal or above the
minimum outdoor air setpoint VOutMinSet_flow. The fraction of the controller
output signal between yMin and uRetDam_min is
linearly mapped to the outdoor air damper minimal position yOutDam_min
while the fraction of the controller output between uRetDam_min and
yMax is linearly mapped to the return air damper maximum position
yRetDam_max. Thus the dampers are not interlocked.
The following control charts show the input/output structure and an expected damper position limits for a well configured controller.
The expected damper position limits vs. the control loop signal are as follows:
0 to 0.0 and 1 to 1.0.yMin to 0.