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Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Fwd: Re: Cooling set-point not fully achieved
From: "anarui.oliveira" <anarui.oliveira@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:43:31 -0000
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Could the mixing objects or anything like that contribute to this 
problem? Or some definitions such as humidity ratios or the like?...
Getting worried here... the aim was exactly to predict the energy 
consumption of a building throughout a year (for official, legal 
purposes)...

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "anarui.oliveira" 
<anarui.oliveira@...> wrote:

Is this problem equally likely to happen if I use a Purchased Air 
approach?


--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Richard Raustad 
<RRaustad@> wrote:
>
> You could try increasing the time step in hour. I have no other 
> suggestions. This is a known issue and we are working to correct it.
> 
> anarui.oliveira wrote:
> >
> > That field is already set to 1, and time step in hours is set to 
4.
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, 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>
> > > > <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>
> > > > > > <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>
> > > > > > > > <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
> > > > > > > Fax: (321) 638-1439 or 1010
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> > > > <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu> 
> > <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu>>>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > UCF - From Promise to Prominence: Celebrating 40 Years
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > 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 
> > <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu>
> > <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu <http://www.fsec.ucf.edu>>
> > > > >
> > > > > UCF - From Promise to Prominence: Celebrating 40 Years
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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 
<http://www.fsec.ucf.edu>
> > >
> > > UCF - From Promise to Prominence: Celebrating 40 Years
> > >
> >
> >  
> 
> -- 
> 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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