modelController

Validation sequence of controlling tower fan speed based on condenser water return temperature control

Information

This example validates Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.Plants.Chillers.Towers.FanSpeed.ReturnWaterTemperature.Controller.

It shows the calculations of the fan speed setpoint for the three different plants, including the close coupled plants that have waterside economizer (towFanSpe), the less coupled plants that have waterside economizer (towFanSpe1), and the close coupled plants that have no waterside economizer (towFanSpe2).

  • For the close and less coupled plants with waterside economizer,
    • if the plant is not enabled, the tower fan speed setpoint is 0.
    • if the economizer is enabled, the fan speed setpoint equals the uTowSpeWSE.
    • in the period when the chiller runs only, the speed setpoint is minimum of the plrTowMaxSpeSet, uMaxTowSpeSet and the mapped setpoint.
  • For the close coupled plants without waterside economizer, the setpoint calculation is same as the one with economizer except there is no economizer enabled period. So when the chiller is enabled, the setpoint equals to the plrTowMaxSpeSet, uMaxTowSpeSet and the mapped setpoint.

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.Plants.Chillers.Towers.FanSpeed.ReturnWaterTemperature.ControllertowFanSpeTow fan speed for close coupled plants that have waterside economizer
Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.Plants.Chillers.Towers.FanSpeed.ReturnWaterTemperature.ControllertowFanSpe1Tow fan speed for less coupled plants that have waterside economizer
Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.Plants.Chillers.Towers.FanSpeed.ReturnWaterTemperature.ControllertowFanSpe2Tow fan speed for close coupled plants that have no waterside economizer

Revisions

  • August 12, 2019, by Jianjun Hu:
    First implementation.