blockEnableLead_headered

Sequence to enable or disable the lead pump of plants with headered primary chilled water pumps

Information

Block that enables and disables the leading primary chilled water pump, for plants with headered primary chilled water pumps and parallel chillers, according to ASHRAE Guideline 36-2021, section 5.20.6 Primary chilled water pumps, part 1, 2, and 3.

  1. Primary chilled water pumps shall be lead-lag. Note that the lead-lag control is implemented in a separate sequence.
  2. Enable lead primary chilled water pump when any chiller CHW isolation valve uChiIsoVal is commanded open. Disable the lead primary chilled water pump when all chiller CHW isolation valves are commanded closed.
  3. Or if the plant has the waterside economizer, enable lead primary CHW pump when any chiller CHW isolation valve is commanded open or waterside economizer is enabled. Disable the lead primary CHW pump when all chiller CHW isolation valves are commanded closed and WSE is disabled.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
IntegernChi2Total number of chiller CHW isolation valves
Booleanhave_WSETrue: the plant has waterside economizer

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.BooleanInput[nChi]u1ChiWatIsoValChilled water isolation valve commanded position
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.BooleanInputuWseWaterside economizer proven on status: true=ON
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.BooleanOutputyLeaLead pump status setpoint

Revisions

  • August 1, 2019, by Jianjun Hu:
    First implementation.