modelRoomCO2WithControls

Demonstrates a room volume with CO2 controls

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

Information

This example illustrates a room volume with a CO2 source and a fresh air supply with feedback control. The CO2 emission rate is proportional to the room occupancy, which is defined by a schedule. The fresh air flow rate is controlled such that the room CO2 concentration does not exceed 1000 PPM (=1.519E-3 kg/kg). The fresh air has a CO2 concentration of 300 PPM which corresponds to a typical CO2 concentration in the outside air.

The CO2 emission from the occupants is implemented as a mass flow source. Depending on the activity and size, a person emits about 8.18E-6 kg/s CO2. In the model, this value is multiplied by the number of occupants. Since the mass flow rate associate with the CO2 source model contributes to the volume's energy balance, this mass flow rate should be kept small. Thus, in the source model, we set the CO2 concentration to C={100} kg/kg, and scaled the mass flow rate using

m_flow = 1/100 * nPeo * 8.18E-6 kg/(s*person)

where nPeo is the number of people in the room. This results in a mass flow rate that is about 5 orders of magnitudes smaller than the supply air flow rate, and hence its contribution to the volume's energy balance is negligible.

The nominal value for the trace substance is set to C_nominal={1.519E-3}. This scales the residual equations that are used by the solver to the right order of magnitude.

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Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.ConstantCAtmAtmospheric trace substance concentration, corresponding to 300 PPM CO2
Sources.FixedBoundaryboundary4
Sensors.TraceSubstancestraceVolume
Systemsystem
Sources.MassFlowSource_TfreshAir
Modelica.Fluid.Vessels.ClosedVolumevolume
Pipes.DynamicPipeductOutOutlet duct
Sensors.TraceSubstancestraceDuctInTrace substance at duct inlet
Sources.MassFlowSource_TpeopleSourceCO2 emitted by room occupants.
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.CombiTimeTablenumberOfPeopleTime table for number of people in the room
Modelica.Blocks.Math.GaingainCO2 mass flow rate, released per 100 person (there is another 100 factor in peopleSource)
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Gaingain1Nominal fresh air flow rate (for u=1)
Modelica.Blocks.Math.GaingainSensorGain to normalize CO2 measurement signal. y=1 corresponds to 1000 PPM
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.ConstantCO2SetNormalized CO2 set point
Modelica.Blocks.Continuous.LimPIDPID
Pipes.DynamicPipeductInInlet duct
Sensors.TraceSubstancestraceDuctOutTrace substance at duct outlet

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