modelAirToWater

Air-to-water heat pump group

Extends from Buildings.Templates.Plants.HeatPumps.Components.Interfaces.PartialHeatPumpGroup (Interface for heat pump group).

Information

This model represents a group of heat pumps.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Templates.Plants.HeatPumps.Components.Data.HeatPumpGroupdat (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Design and operating parameters
Buildings.Templates.Components.Data.HeatPump[nHp]datHp (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Design and operating parameters - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemHeaWatHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.mHeaWatHp_flow_nominalDesign HW mass flow rate - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRatecapHeaHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.capHeaHp_nominalDesign heating capacity - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQHeaHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)abs(capHeaHp_nominal)Design heating heat flow rate - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpHeaWatHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.dpHeaWatHp_nominalDesign HW pressure drop - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTHeaWatSupHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.THeaWatSupHp_nominalDesign HW supply temperature - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTHeaWatRetHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.THeaWatRetHp_nominalDesign HW return temperature - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpChiWatHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.dpChiWatHp_nominalDesign CHW pressure drop - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRatecapCooHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.capCooHp_nominalDesign cooling capacity - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.HeatFlowRateQCooHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)-abs(capCooHp_nominal)Design cooling heat flow rate - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTChiWatSupHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.TChiWatSupHp_nominalDesign CHW supply temperature - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTChiWatRetHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.TChiWatRetHp_nominalDesign CHW return temperature - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemSouHeaHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.mSouHeaHp_flow_nominalDesign source fluid mass flow rate in heating mode - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpSouHeaHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.dpSouHeaHp_nominalDesign source fluid pressure drop in heating mode - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemSouCooHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.mSouCooHp_flow_nominalDesign source fluid mass flow rate in cooling mode - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.PressureDifferencedpSouCooHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.dpSouCooHp_nominalDesigns source fluid pressure drop in cooling mode - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTSouCooHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.TSouCooHp_nominalDesign OAT or source fluid supply temperature (condenser entering) in cooling mode - Each heat pump
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTSouHeaHp_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.TSouHeaHp_nominalDesign OAT or source fluid supply temperature (evaporator entering) in heating mode - Each heat pump
MediumHeaWat.SpecificHeatCapacitycpHeaWat_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumHeaWat.specificHeatCapacityCp(staHeaWat_default)HW default specific heat capacity
MediumHeaWat.ThermodynamicStatestaHeaWat_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumHeaWat.setState_pTX(T = THeaWatSupHp_nominal, p = MediumHeaWat.p_default, X = MediumHeaWat.X_default)HW default state
MediumChiWat.SpecificHeatCapacitycpChiWat_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumChiWat.specificHeatCapacityCp(staChiWat_default)CHW default specific heat capacity
MediumChiWat.ThermodynamicStatestaChiWat_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumChiWat.setState_pTX(T = TChiWatSupHp_nominal, p = MediumChiWat.p_default, X = MediumChiWat.X_default)CHW default state
MediumSou.SpecificHeatCapacitycpSou_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumSou.specificHeatCapacityCp(staSou_default)Source fluid default specific heat capacity
MediumSou.ThermodynamicStatestaSou_default (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumSou.setState_pTX(T = TSouHeaHp_nominal, p = MediumSou.p_default, X = MediumSou.X_default)Source fluid default state
Configuration
IntegernHp (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Number of heat pumps
Buildings.Templates.Components.Types.HeatPumptyp (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Equipment type
Booleanis_rev (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Set to true for reversible heat pumps, false for heating only
Nominal condition
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemChiWatHp_flow_nominal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)dat.mChiWatHp_flow_nominalDesign CHW mass flow rate - Each heat pump
Dynamics › Conservation equations
Modelica.Fluid.Types.DynamicsenergyDynamics (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.DynamicFreeInitialType of energy balance: dynamic (3 initialization options) or steady state
Assumptions
BooleanallowFlowReversal (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)trueLoad side flow reversal: false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal
BooleanallowFlowReversalSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)trueSource side flow reversal: false to simplify equations, assuming, but not enforcing, no flow reversal
Booleanhave_dpChiHeaWatHp (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)trueSet to true for HP CHW/HW pressure drop computed by this model, false for external computation
Booleanhave_dpSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)trueSet to true for source fluid pressure drop computed by this model, false for external computation
Advanced › Diagnostics
Booleanshow_T (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)false= true, if actual temperature at port is computed

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPorts_b[nHp]ports_bChiHeaWat (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)CHW/HW supply
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPorts_a[nHp]ports_aChiHeaWat (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)CHW/HW return
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPorts_b[nHp]ports_bSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Source fluid return (from heat pumps)
Modelica.Fluid.Interfaces.FluidPorts_a[nHp]ports_aSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Source fluid supply (to heat pumps)
Buildings.Templates.Plants.HeatPumps.Interfaces.Busbus (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Plant control bus
Buildings.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.BusbusWea (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)Weather bus

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
MediumHeaWat.ThermodynamicState[nHp]sta_aChiHeaWat (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumHeaWat.setState_phX(ports_aChiHeaWat.p, noEvent(actualStream(ports_aChiHeaWat.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(ports_aChiHeaWat.Xi_outflow)))CHW/HW medium properties in port_aChiHeaWat
MediumHeaWat.ThermodynamicState[nHp]sta_bChiHeaWat (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumHeaWat.setState_phX(ports_bChiHeaWat.p, noEvent(actualStream(ports_bChiHeaWat.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(ports_bChiHeaWat.Xi_outflow)))CHW/HW medium properties in port_bChiHeaWat
MediumSou.ThermodynamicState[nHp]sta_aSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumSou.setState_phX(ports_aSou.p, noEvent(actualStream(ports_aSou.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(ports_aSou.Xi_outflow)))Source medium properties in port_aSou
MediumSou.ThermodynamicState[nHp]sta_bSou (from PartialHeatPumpGroup)MediumSou.setState_phX(ports_bSou.p, noEvent(actualStream(ports_bSou.h_outflow)), noEvent(actualStream(ports_bSou.Xi_outflow)))Source medium properties in port_bSou
Buildings.Templates.Components.HeatPumps.AirToWater[nHp]hpHeat pump unit

Revisions

  • August 21, 2025, by Antoine Gautier:
    Refactored with load-dependent 2D table data heat pump model.
    This is for #4152.
  • March 29, 2024, by Antoine Gautier:
    First implementation.