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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] On Off Fan Performance Curves



See the PackagedTerminalHeatPump example file:

Fan:OnOff,
    Zone1PTHPFan,            !- Name
    FanAndCoilAvailSched,    !- Availability Schedule Name
    0.5,                     !- Fan Efficiency
    75.0,                    !- Pressure Rise {Pa}
    0.6,                     !- Maximum Flow Rate {m3/s}
    0.9,                     !- Motor Efficiency
    1.0,                     !- Motor In Airstream Fraction
    Zone1PTHPOAMixerOutletNode,  !- Air Inlet Node Name
    Zone1PTHPFanOutletNode,  !- Air Outlet Node Name
    FanPowerRatioCurve,      !- Fan Power Ratio Function of Speed Ratio 
Curve Name
    FanEffRatioCurve;        !- Fan Efficiency Ratio Function of Speed 
Ratio Curve Name

Curve:Cubic,
    FanEffRatioCurve,        !- Name
    0.33856828,              !- Coefficient1 Constant
    1.72644131,              !- Coefficient2 x
    -1.49280132,             !- Coefficient3 x**2
    0.42776208,              !- Coefficient4 x**3
    0.5,                     !- Minimum Value of x
    1.5,                     !- Maximum Value of x
    0.3,                     !- Minimum Curve Output
    1.0;                     !- Maximum Curve Output

!   Curve = C1 + C2*x**C3, x = fan speed ratio
Curve:Exponent,
    FanPowerRatioCurve,      !- Name
    0.0,                     !- Coefficient1 Constant
    1.0,                     !- Coefficient2 Constant
    3.0,                     !- Coefficient3 Constant
    0.0,                     !- Minimum Value of x
    1.5,                     !- Maximum Value of x
    0.01,                    !- Minimum Curve Output
    1.5;                     !- Maximum Curve Output



superbluescooter24 wrote:
>
>
> In the 3.1 release I see the on off fan has a multispeed capability. 
> Is there an example file that provides sample multispeed curves for 
> the Fan:OnOff object? (Fan Power Ratio Function of Speed Ratio Curve & 
> Fan Efficiency Ratio Function of Speed Ratio Curve)
> Thanks!!!
>
> 

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