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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Thermostat Deadband
I understood now. You are correct, Thermostat type 4 works for deadband configuration (as explained by Don). I am using "HVACTemplate:Thermostat" and "HVACTemplate:System:PackagedVAV".
Thanks for your help
-Ven
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, YuanLu Li <yli006@...> wrote:
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> I am interested to see your .IDF file, because there are now more than one ways to use the DeadBand.
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> In the older version, the deadband comes with the type 4 thermostat setpoints. I believe it is still there in version 4. However, some template models do not seems to need to declare this any more, because of the smarter managers..
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> I am interested, because I am a collector of error messages. The best way to learn computer programming is to make errors and then try to follow the error messages and debug the problem.
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> It is possible that your schedule is enter in the wrong field of the calling object.
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> The schedules themselves are correct as the year:day schedule for thermostat. I usually use 'temperature' for the Schedule Type Limits Name. ('Any Number' has no limit.)
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> Dr. Li
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> To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: eplusven@...
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:33 +0000
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Thermostat Deadband
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> Yes that is true. I have specified heating as well as cooling schedules. But I did not find any provision to sepcify the deadband temparature difference.
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> The following are heat and cool schedules for the thermostat I am using.
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> Schedule:Compact,
> HEATSCHEDULE, !- Name
> Any Number, !- Schedule Type Limits Name
> Through: 12/31, !- Field 1
> For: Alldays, !- Field 2
> Until: 05:29, 13, !- Field 4
> Until:19:30, 22, !- Field 6
> Until:24:00, 13; !- Field 8
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> Schedule:Compact,
> COOLSCHEDULE, !- Name
> Any Number, !- Schedule Type Limits Name
> Through: 12/31, !- Field 1
> For: Alldays, !- Field 2
> Until: 05:29, 32, !- Field 4
> Until:19:30, 23, !- Field 6
> Until:24:00, 32; !- Field 8
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> --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Don Shirey <shirey@> wrote:
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> > Seems like you would want to use the "Heating Setpoint Schedule Name"
> > and "Cooling Setpoint Schedule Name" input fields in the
> > HVACTemplate:Thermostat object to define your heating and cooling
> > setpoints throughout the year.
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> > The HVACTemplate:Thermostat object will be translated into the required
> > "native" EnergyPlus objects (ZoneControl:Thermostat) when using
> > EP-Launch. The "HVACTemplate" objects the you define remain in the
> > resulting input data file but are commented out.
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> > eplusven wrote:
> > > Thanks Don!
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> > > Could anyone throw some light on my first question
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> > > "I am modeling an office Packaged VAV HVAC using "HVACTemplate:System:PackagedVAV" and thermostat using "HVACTemplate:Thermostat". My office has deadband thermostat.
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> > > In summer the dead band is 1 F and in winter deadband is 3F for a base temparature 71F. The documentation specifies HVACTemplate:Thermostat uses dualsetpoint with deadband. But I was not able understand how. Could anyone help me how do I model this Thermostat with deadband offset. "
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> > > Thanks
> > > -Ven
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