Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Fan Electric Energy Doesn't Change After Increasing the Leaving Chilled Water Temperature Reference

Hi,

The laws of physics are pretty formal about it, energy and mass must be conserved. As Lavoisier said, nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed.

If you're only using a chilled water coil in an air loop, you cannot produce lower supply air temperature than the inlet chilled water temperature (provided that the entering air temperature at the coil is not even colder...)

I think your slight confusion comes from the term "Reference leaving chilled water temperature" (see here). Reference conditions are different than operating conditions.

Basically you specify the chiller characteristics at a reference condition, and then you use a set of curves - that all should have a value of 1.0 at said reference condition - to calculate the characteristics of the chiller at a different operating point, operating point that will be calculated at each timestep given the control you have specified.

In your case, I'd specifically check the setpoint manager you assigned to the chiller plant loop. If you actually want the chiller to supply 10C water, then you should add a SPM:Scheduled with a schedule of 10C on the supply outlet node of the plant loop.

As far as how E+ calculates things, you can always check the Engineering Reference Guide or the source code if you happen to not find what you're looking for (it usually is a last resort situation). Sizing:XXX objects do one thing: they size things. It happens during the sizing runs, at which point these values (airflow and water flow rates for example) are "hardcoded" and then the annual simulation begins.

Hope this helps,

Best,

Julien

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2016-06-14 8:22 GMT+02:00 hidayah.annisanurul@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

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Hi Groups,Â

I just simulated 2 models in energyplus.Â
The first model is aircooled electric chiller with reference leaving chilled water temperature 7 C.Â
And the other model is the same as the first model, but with reference leaving chilled water temperature 10 C.Â
I already updated both models with new EIRFPLR based on their specifications.
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Based on simulation result, cooling/chiller electric energy for the 10 C temperature is lower than the 7 C temperature, which I think it makes sense.Â
But, the problem is in fan electric energy. Both models have the same fan electric energy. I think, based on the theory, The 10 C temperature should have higher fan electric energy than the 7 C temperature.Â
And I already checked the supply inlet temperature from the output:variable,Â
for some zones, the supply inlet temperature in 10 C model is lower than the 7C model. (For example, at the same time and date, in 7 C model, the supply inlet temperature is 13 C, meanwhile, in 10 C model, the supply inlet temperature is only 12 C). I think it is weird because the higher leaving chilled water temperature (10 C) model can produce lower supply air inlet temperature. And of course, It will impact the fan electric energy (in this case, I use the fan:onoff for the supply fan).Â
But, it doesn't happen to all zones. Some zones in 10 C leaving chilled water temperature have higher supply inlet temperature compare to the 7 C model. So, in those zones, the fan electric energy are higher as expected. Â

Does anyone knows how energyplus calculate the supply inlet temperature for each timestep? And Does the cooling supply air temperature setpoint in sizing:zone also impact the supply inlet temperature for the next timestep?Â
And does anyone have the same experience? or any idea? I really need any kind of help

Thanks

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