[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: OtherEquipment used to be able to take negative values--does v6 still support th

["Jean marais" <jeannieboef@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've tried "EquipmentLevel" input and that works. Where do I find the IDD? Is it a good idea to change this?

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Chandan Sharma <csharma@...> wrote:
>
> Have you tried deleting " \minimum 0" in the IDD for the input field 
> _/Watts per Zone Floor Area/_? You can also set the minimum to some 
> negative number.
> 
> On 8/24/2011 12:31 PM, Jean marais wrote:
> >
> > I tried with
> >
> > OtherEquipment,
> > AllZonesDistributed_FC_to_cool_electrical_room_loads, !- Name
> > AllZonesNotRoof, !- Zone Name
> > On, !- SCHEDULE Name
> > Watts/Area, !- Design Level calculation method
> > , !- Design Level {W}
> > -2.79159, !- Watts per Zone Floor Area {watts/m2}
> > , !- Watts per Person {watts/person}
> > 0, !- Fraction Latent
> > 0, !- Fraction Radiant
> > 0; !- Fraction Lost
> >
> > --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > <mailto:EnergyPlus_Support%40yahoogroups.com>, Richard Raustad 
> > <RRaustad@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just tried it in both V6.0.0.031 and 6.0.0.037 and didn't have a 
> > problem.
> > >
> > > OtherEquipment,
> > > BASE-1 OthEq 1, !- Name
> > > BASE-1, !- Zone Name
> > > ALWAYSON, !- Schedule Name
> > > EquipmentLevel, !- Design Level Calculation Method
> > > -6766., !- Design Level {W}
> > > , !- Watts per Zone Floor Area {W/m2}
> > > , !- Watts per Person {W/Person}
> > > 0.5, !- Fraction Latent
> > > 0.3, !- Fraction Radiant
> > > 0; !- Fraction Lost
> > >
> > > OtherEquipment,
> > > BASE-1 OthEq 1, !- Name
> > > BASE-1, !- Zone Name
> > > ALWAYSON, !- Schedule Name
> > > EquipmentLevel, !- Design Level Calculation Method
> > > -6766., !- Design Level {W}
> > > , !- Watts per Zone Floor Area {W/m2}
> > > , !- Watts per Person {W/Person}
> > > 0.0, !- Fraction Latent
> > > 0.0, !- Fraction Radiant
> > > 0; !- Fraction Lost
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/24/2011 7:12 AM, Jean marais wrote:
> > > >
> > > > OtherEquipment used to be able to take negative values for case
> > > > refrigeration etc.--does v6 still support this? Both documentation 
> > and
> > > > trials with fatal errors msgs indicate that it does not. What is my
> > > > easiest work around. I used this previously to simulate Fancoils.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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