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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Cooling set-point not fully achieved
That field is already set to 1, and time step in hours is set to 4.
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Raustad
<RRaustad@...> wrote:
>
> What you describe is not a capacity issue, it is related to the
> prediction of loads. If you add the report variable for "Zone/Sys
> Sensible Load Predicted" and set the report variable frequency to
> detailed, you will see why this is happening. Try reducing the
Minimum
> System Time Step in the System Convergence Limits object. You
probably
> will not eliminate the problem, but it should get better.
>
>
> anarui.oliveira wrote:
> >
> > What if, in a similar (heating) case, water flow doesn't reach the
> > maximum when the problem occurs, and increasing the air flow
causes
> > further departure from temperature setpoint?...(Less than about
1.5
> > times the auto-sized air flow also leads to poorer setpoint
> > tracking); reported air flow is always equal to the constant
volume
> > fan flow, and ouside air flow rate is (and must be) user
specified.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ana.
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Richard Raustad
> > <RRaustad@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Then try again to manually size the coil in the problem zone to
> > twice
> > > the size reported in the eio file. Also increase the air flow
rate
> > for
> > > that fan coil unit and fan to twice the autosized value. If
htis is
> > > happening in more than 1 zone, then just pick 1 for now to test
> > this out.
> > >
> > > Then tell me what happens to the maximum zone temperature. Did
the
> > > maximum zone temperature go down? Also tell me if the water flow
> > rate is
> > > at a maximum when the zone temperature exceeds the set point.
You
> > can
> > > report "System Node VolFlowRate" for the coil water inlet node
and
> > fan
> > > coil air inlet node to easily match volumetric flow rate with
your
> > inputs.
> > >
> > > This just sounds like a sizing issue and should be easily
resolved.
> > >
> > > anarui.oliveira wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Apparently, yes, but I set it to autosize (and I think I
already
> > did
> > > > a trial with a larger, user-defined, water flow rate)...
> > > >
> > > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Richard Raustad
> > > > <RRaustad@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I have not looked at your input file, can you tell me if the
> > water
> > > > mass
> > > > > flow rate through the fan coil is at a maximum when the
cooling
> > set
> > > > > point is not met?
> > > > >
> > > > > anarui.oliveira wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Please forgive me for insisting, but I DO have some
urgency on
> > > > this
> > > > > > one...
> > > > > > Again, thanks for any help,
> > > > > > Ana.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>, "anarui.oliveira"
> > > > > > <anarui.oliveira@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi again.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm uploading a new file (Zone36598_cFancoil_exp),
hoping
> > that
> > > > > > someone
> > > > > > > can help me figure out why the cooling setpoints are not
> > being
> > > > > > achieved
> > > > > > > for all times when the controls are active (namely in
Zone
> > > > 36598).
> > > > > > The
> > > > > > > model consists of Fancoil units created with Compact
HVAC,
> > and
> > > > then
> > > > > > > edited in the expanded file.
> > > > > > > I tried several user-defined and sizing options, but
> > couldn't
> > > > solve
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > temperature peaks above 25ºC.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > > > > Ana Rui.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Richard A. Raustad
> > > > > Senior Research Engineer
> > > > > Florida Solar Energy Center
> > > > > University of Central Florida
> > > > > 1679 Clearlake Road
> > > > > Cocoa, FL 32922-5703
> > > > > Phone: (321) 638-1454
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> > > Richard A. Raustad
> > > Senior Research Engineer
> > > Florida Solar Energy Center
> > > University of Central Florida
> > > 1679 Clearlake Road
> > > Cocoa, FL 32922-5703
> > > Phone: (321) 638-1454
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> > >
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>
> --
> Richard A. Raustad
> Senior Research Engineer
> Florida Solar Energy Center
> University of Central Florida
> 1679 Clearlake Road
> Cocoa, FL 32922-5703
> Phone: (321) 638-1454
> Fax: (321) 638-1439 or 1010
> Visit our web site at: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu
>
> UCF - From Promise to Prominence: Celebrating 40 Years
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