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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: CheckForRunawayPlantTemps



Hello
I turned off the HW Loop during the summer season through a schedule in the AvailabilityManager and now it works without fatal error.
Thank you.
Best Regards

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mário <mneves32@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> If you set your pump head to 1 Pa the error is gone.
> 
> I think the problam is that the energy of the Pump Head is converted in to Heat, thus heating the water loop.
> 
> Try using a Manager to turn of the pumps when heating is not needed.
> 
> Best Regardes
> 
> MN
> 
> --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, direzionecontraria <direzionecontraria@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello. 
> > I am
> > a beginner in using EnergyPlus. I created a model in DesignBuilder and I
> > exported the .idf file in EnergyPlus. I attach the file.
> > I have
> > the following error:
> >  
> > **
> > Severe  ** Plant temperatures are getting
> > far too hot, check controls and relative loads and capacities
> >    **   ~~~   **  Environment=SPINIGARDOLO, at Simulation
> > time=09/08 08:00 - 08:30
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Name
> > (SupplySide)= HW LOOP
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Setpoint
> > Temperature=14.0 {C}
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Inlet Node
> > (SupplySide) does not have a Setpoint.
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Inlet Node
> > (DemandSide) does not have a Setpoint.
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Outlet Node
> > (SupplySide) has a Setpoint.
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Outlet Node
> > (DemandSide) does not have a Setpoint.
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop Outlet Node
> > (SupplySide) "HW LOOP SUPPLY SIDE OUTLET" has temperature=299.9 {C}
> >    **   ~~~   ** PlantLoop  Inlet Node (SupplySide) "HW LOOP SUPPLY
> > SIDE INLET" has temperature=299.9 {C} 
> > (..)
> > **  Fatal  ** CheckForRunawayPlantTemps: Simulation terminated because of run away
> > plant temperatures, too hot
> >  
> > I
> > think that finding an overheating within the HW LOOP in September is
> > strange,  because in that period the HW
> > LOOP should not work (see PlantEquipmentOperationSchemes: as â??Control Scheme 1
> > Scheduleâ?? I imposed â??winterâ??, which is on only during the winter season).
> > During the summer season I imposed a low PlantLoop Setpoint Temperature (14.0 °C)
> > because the HW system should not work. Is it sensible?
> > I tried to solve the error changing the schedule in â??SetpointManager:Scheduledâ?? (s.
> > â??winter65â??), but without success.
> > In the discussion 
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/message/24203
> > I read about a similar problem in another model.
> > In that case the problem was the HeaderedPumps object, but in my model there
> > isnâ??t any HeaderedPumps object.
> > As that discussion suggested, I added 
> > Output:Variable,HW Loop Demand Side Bypass Pipe
> > Inlet Node,System Node Temp 
> > but with that object the simulation crashed
> > without providing fatal error message.
> > In the HVAC loop in correspondence of the boiler
> > there is a bypass. How can I determine how much water flow flows through the
> > bypass?
> > Thank
> > you for your attention!
> > Best
> > Regards
> > Francesco
> > Passerini
> >
>




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