modelGuideline36Spring

Variable air volume flow system with terminal reheat and five thermal zones controlled using an ASHRAE G36 controller

Extends from Buildings.ThermalZones.EnergyPlus_24_2_0.Examples.SmallOffice.Guideline36Winter (Variable air volume flow system with terminal reheat and five thermal zones controlled using an ASHRAE G36 controller).

Information

This is the same model as Buildings.ThermalZones.EnergyPlus_24_2_0.Examples.SmallOffice.Guideline36Winter but configured for simulation of a few days in spring.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVRooCor (from HVACBuilding)flo.VRooCorRoom volume corridor
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVRooSou (from HVACBuilding)flo.VRooSouRoom volume south
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVRooNor (from HVACBuilding)flo.VRooNorRoom volume north
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVRooEas (from HVACBuilding)flo.VRooEasRoom volume east
Modelica.Units.SI.VolumeVRooWes (from HVACBuilding)flo.VRooWesRoom volume west
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAFloCor (from HVACBuilding)flo.AFloCorFloor area corridor
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAFloSou (from HVACBuilding)flo.AFloSouFloor area south
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAFloNor (from HVACBuilding)flo.AFloNorFloor area north
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAFloEas (from HVACBuilding)flo.AFloEasFloor area east
Modelica.Units.SI.AreaAFloWes (from HVACBuilding)flo.AFloWesFloor area west
Realconv (from HVACBuilding)1.2/3600Conversion factor for nominal mass flow rate
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemCor_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding)Design mass flow rate core
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemSou_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding)Design mass flow rate south
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemEas_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding)Design mass flow rate east
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemNor_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding)Design mass flow rate north
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRatemWes_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding)Design mass flow rate west
Modelica.Units.SI.MassFlowRate[5]mCooVAV_flow_nominal (from HVACBuilding){mSou_flow_nominal, mEas_flow_nominal, mNor_flow_nominal, mWes_flow_nominal, mCor_flow_nominal}Design mass flow rate of each zone
Modelica.Units.SI.TemperatureTHeaWatInl_nominal (from HVACBuilding)45 + 273.15Reheat coil nominal inlet water temperature
RealACHCor (from Guideline36Winter)4Design air change per hour core
RealACHSou (from Guideline36Winter)4Design air change per hour south
RealACHEas (from Guideline36Winter)6Design air change per hour east
RealACHNor (from Guideline36Winter)4Design air change per hour north
RealACHWes (from Guideline36Winter)6Design air change per hour west

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Buildings.Examples.VAVReheat.BaseClasses.PartialHVAChvac (from HVACBuilding)
Buildings.Examples.VAVReheat.BaseClasses.PartialFloorflo (from HVACBuilding)
Buildings.BoundaryConditions.WeatherData.ReaderTMY3weaDat (from HVACBuilding)Weather data reader
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsinHea (from HVACBuilding)Sink for heating coil
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsouHea (from HVACBuilding)Source for heating coil
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsinCoo (from HVACBuilding)Sink for cooling coil
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsouCoo (from HVACBuilding)Source for cooling coil loop
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsouHeaTer (from HVACBuilding)Source for heating of terminal boxes
Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pTsinHeaTer (from HVACBuilding)Source for heating of terminal boxes

Revisions

  • December 20, 2021, by Michael Wetter:
    Changed parameter declarations and added optimal start up. This is for issue #2829.
  • October 4, 2021, by Michael Wetter:
    Refactored Buildings.Examples.VAVReheat and its base classes to separate building from HVAC model.
    This is for issue #2652.
  • December 23, 2020, by Michael Wetter:
    First implementation.