Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] HVAC Template and zone control

[Dru Crawley <dbcrawley@xxxxxxxxx>]

The .EXPIDF is just an .IDF, it contains the original HVACtemplate inputs but they have been commented out (! in front of those lines).  Unless you need to change something in the original .IDF, you can rename the .EXPIDF and treat it just as any .IDF.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 8:04 AM, amyquartette <amyquartette@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Hi all!

I would like to use the zone control:thermostat:thermal comfort as a condition to have a look at the energy consumption. I have used HVAC Template for my HVAC system. Somehow I could not define the zone control: thermostat: thermal comfort, so I have let the idf file with a HVAC Template: thermostat run once, and then I can edit the expidf file and set the zone control:thermostat:thermal comfort in the expidf file.

my questions are:
1. is it right to edit the parameter in the expidf?
2. because of the first HVAC Template: thermostat, does the zone sizing depend on the heating and cooling setpoint temperature? If so, have the heating and cooling setpoint temperatures also impact on the energy consumption?

Thanks in advance!
Amy

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