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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Zone and System Sizing, Rookie question
Linda, Morgan,
THANK YOU!!!
Yes, I always try as much as possible to answer my own questions but I was stuck. I couldn't seem to find the right area in the documentation. I even searched this yahoo group using the search engine.
So, I read those areas that you suggested. They gave nice clear directions for when to say 'yes' or 'no' for sizing. My lingering question is ... what about if it's already existing? (I also searched all documents for 'existing building' and 'retrofit'.)
Patricia
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Morgan Goff <mgbane@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Patricia,
> There's no need to apologize for not understanding something. You will
> become more accustomed to answering your own questions as you use the
> program more and more and better understand how things work. If you check
> out page 516 in the I/O Reference (as I'm writing this Linda just
> responded), there is a good explanation of what you're looking for. The
> section title is Group ? Design Objects. Read up on that and it should
> help. So a Zone Sizing object will automatically size your zones, assuming
> you have that option selected in your "Zone" object. Same goes for any
> system or plant-type objects.
>
> Much of your time you will spend exploring the program and understanding
> what everything (at least, in a general sense) does.
>
> Good luck,
> Morgan
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Patricia <patricia@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I apologize in advance for the VERY rookie question. There will be more
> > rookie questions and I'm sorry. Please just ignore them if they annoy you.
> >
> > My parameters:
> > I'm using version 4
> >
> > Question 1:
> > The defaults for zone and system sizing in the SimulationControl area are
> > 'no'. If I'm trying to model a building that already exists should I leave
> > them as 'no'. I guess I don't understand what these parameters do. I did
> > read the input/output manual. The closest area to read about this was the
> > Timestep on page 56. They don't go into great detail about this (which
> > probably means that they think I should know what it means).
> >
> > Question 2:
> > Anyway, does a 'yes' answer for zone sizing calculation mean that I want e+
> > to give me the correct hvac sizing for the zone(s) I have delineated?
> >
> > Question 3:
> > I am not sure I understand the difference between zone and system sizing.
> >
> > Again, I'm sorry for the extremely basic questions.
> >
> > Patricia
> >
> >
> >
>
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