The core zone loads will be affected by the perimeter zones if there are temperature differences between the zones. From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Yo are right, the ground floor has slab on grade and top floor has a roof. The top floor core zone receives some heat energy from roof too so it should
be more warmer than bottom floor especially at higher set points. I notice that in the html report, the plug load intensity for the core bottom zone is shown as sum of all the 4 perimeter zones. This error is just in
reporting or for calculating core zone load E+ considers sum of perimeter zone loads? On Thursday, March 5, 2015 1:13 PM, "dru.crawley@xxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]"
<EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There are differences – the bottom floor may have a slab on the ground or connected to another space? The top floor has a roof. From:
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The three floors each have their own separate cooling systems. The design conditions for the three cooling systems are same . The three floors are identical.
There is no window ventilation. The above figures are when cooling set point is 27C and lower ones for 24C.I am unable to understand by raising temp. to 27C bottom core zone starts behaving
differently. Its operating temperatures, PMV go high when all zones cooling set point temperatures have been raised and cooling systems are indentical. On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 4:10 PM, "'jeannieboef@xxxxxxxxx'
jeannieboef@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If the air temperature were maintained at the cooling setpoint all the time, then the PMV would be the same in all the zones unless for some reason they
have differing humidities. Are they served by the same AHU? If it is window ventilated, are the ventilation rates equal? AFN would take the building height and stack effect into account. Differing leakage and window ventilation (height dependant) may result
in differing humidities. PMV is basically a function of operative temperature and humidity. operative temperature is almost the average of the mean radiant and air temps. The
difference must lay with these factors. Mit freundlichen Grüßen- Sent from my iPhone (excuse the brevity) i. A. Jean Marais b.i.g. bechtold Tel. +49 30 6706662-23
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