blockTankValveController

Controller to divert the water to the middle or bottom of the tank

Information

Controller that outputs the commanded position for the valve that diverts the return water to the middle or bottom of the tank.

The controller changes its commanded valve position continuously between 0 and 1. If the measured temperature TRet is below TSwi, the output is 0, otherwise it is 1. The controller has a hysteresis of 2 Kelvin.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTSwi318.15Switching temperature for return water

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.RealInputTRetReturn water temperature
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Interfaces.RealOutputyValve position

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Continuous.LimIntegratorramRamp signal for valve position
Buildings.Controls.OBC.CDL.Conversions.BooleanToRealbooToRea

Revisions

  • October 4, 2023, by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.