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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Non-Zone equipment and Boiler in series
sure...i just uploaded it as Multiple heater_single setpoints.idf
Thanks!
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael J. Witte"
<mjwitte@g...> wrote:
> I would appreciate a copy of this input file so that we can
improve the error
> messages for this case. Please upload to the yahoo files area or
send as a
> zipped attachment to energyplus-support@g... Thanks!
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> On 9 Mar 2005, at 22:32, colotupper wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > I searched the input files and made sure there were no typos - i
> > think the error was that I was mixing demand-side components
with
> > supply-side ones (I thought a boiler could be on the demand side
as
> > well), and for some reason it didn't reconognize that as the
error.
> > I never got an errors mentioning invalid equipment
configurations -
> > just the node connections. And I went through and cut and
pasted my
> > node names in their respective places to make sure they were
typed
> > exactly the same.
> >
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael J. Witte"
> > <mjwitte@g...> wrote:
> > > The "unknown" node errors usually indicate a typo somewhere.
The
> > component
> > > type, component name, inlet node and outlet node must match
> > exactly in both the
> > > BRANCH object and the compoment object. Search your input
file
> > for the node
> > > names listed in the errors and it should lead you to where the
> > problem is.
> > >
> > > However, if I understand the description below, it sounds like
> > this simulation
> > > is mixing demand-side components (DOMESTIC HOT WATER and
radiant
> > hydronic) with
> > > supply-side components (boiler). This will not work. Did
this
> > generate any
> > > other error messages such as "invalid equipment type"?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8 Mar 2005, at 0:02, colotupper wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to run the following setup, but am getting some
node
> > > > connection errors:
> > > >
> > > > I have a large water heater on the plant side of a water
loop.
> > This
> > > > water heater is fed by solar collectors and has no backup
> > heating
> > > > element in it.
> > > >
> > > > On the demand side of my water loop, I have a splitter that
does
> > to
> > > > DHW and a radiant heatings zone. I would like to have a
> > separate
> > > > electric boiler for both the DHW and the radiant zone, so I
put
> > > > these boilers in series on the same branch with the DHW and
> > Radiant
> > > > system, respectively.
> > > >
> > > > When I did this, I received node connection errors and the
types
> > of
> > > > my some of those nodes are know unknown. Is there some
reason
> > why
> > > > you can't connect an boiler in series with Non-Zone
Equipment
> > like
> > > > DHW?
> > > >
> > > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > > Kendra Tupper
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > > ========================================================
> > > Michael J. Witte, GARD Analytics, Inc.
> > > EnergyPlus Testing and Support
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