Dear Vinay,
Standard 90.1 says you must model a heating and cooling system,
but does not say that it must be operating continuously. Obviously, most
cooling systems are OFF during cold weather; this is normal and expected.
I suspect that cooling IS available via an economizer control.
If, for some reason, you actually need to operate your DX system
in the middle of the winter as sometimes is the case, I’m not sure what
to do. I think, though, that you can adjust the coil curves to reflect the
actual equipment’s operation without causing a problem in E+.
The Building Performance Team
James V. Dirkes II, P.E., LEED AP
1631 Acacia Drive NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616 450 8653
From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vinay
Devanathan
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 8:54 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] DX Cooling Coil warning
Mr. Dirkes,
Thanks for your reply.
But, I have a question. According to Appendix G, should the system not be
capable of providing heating and cooling throughout the year?
Regards,
Vinay
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:45 PM,
James V Dirkes II, PE <jvd2pe@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
Dear
Vinay,
· A simple way to fix this is to assign an
availability schedule to the cooling coil which is ON only during warmer
months. For the coil below, I’ve used an “AlwaysOn” schedule,
but you can create any schedule that you like, perhaps similar to the one I
show at the bottom.
The Building Performance Team
James V. Dirkes II, P.E., LEED AP
1631 Acacia Drive NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616 450 8653
From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Vinay Devanathan
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 8:24 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] DX Cooling Coil warning
Hello All,
How do I control a Dx:CoolingCoil from operating when the inlet air temperature
required no cooling. In my case,
Full load outlet air dry-bulb temperature < 2C. This indicates the
possibility of coil frost/freeze. Outlet temperature = 1.90 C.
** ~~~ ** ...Occurrence info = RUN
PERIOD, 01/16 11:24 - 11:26
** ~~~ ** ... Possible reasons for low
outlet air dry-bulb temperatures are: This DX coil
** ~~~ ** 1) may have a
low inlet air dry-bulb temperature. Inlet air temperature = 16.946 C.
** ~~~ ** 2) may have a
low air flow rate per watt of cooling capacity. Check inputs.
** ~~~ ** 3) is used as
part of a HX assisted cooling coil which uses a high sensible effectiveness.
Check inputs.
this is what happens..
I have a Setpoint Manager (Mixed Air) for the cooling coil outlet node. The
reference setpoint for this is through Setpoint manager:Singlezone:Reheat.
Could anyone please tell me what is wrong with this?
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Vinay
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