[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: novice and beginner

["Richard Raustad RRaustad@xxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This should be pretty easy. Read up on the LoadProfile:Plant object in 
the documentation. You don't have to model a building so you could just 
take the example file PipingSystem_Underground_TwoPipe and change the 
loads and flow fraction schedules to match your plant (with other 
modifications as you see fit). This "example" is not necessarily real 
since users would typically use the Schedule:File object to read the 
loads and flow fractions from a file. See example file 5ZoneTDV to see 
how to read an external file.

 From PipingSystem_Underground_TwoPipe:

   LoadProfile:Plant,
     Load Profile,            !- Name
     Plant Demand Inlet Node, !- Inlet Node Name
     Plant Demand Outlet Node,!- Outlet Node Name
     LoadSchedule,            !- Load Schedule Name
     0.004,                   !- Peak Flow Rate {m3/s}
     FlowFracSchedule;        !- Flow Rate Fraction Schedule Name

   Schedule:Compact,
     LoadSchedule,            !- Name
     Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
     Through: 04/30,          !- Field 1
     For: AllDays,            !- Field 2
     Until: 24:00,2000,       !- Field 3
     Through: 09/30,          !- Field 5
     For: AllDays,            !- Field 6
     Until: 24:00,-3000,      !- Field 7
     Through: 12/31,          !- Field 9
     For: AllDays,            !- Field 10
     Until: 24:00,2000;       !- Field 11

   Schedule:Compact,
     FlowFracSchedule,        !- Name
     Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
     Through: 12/31,          !- Field 1
     For: AllDays,            !- Field 2
     Until: 24:00,1;          !- Field 3

 From 5ZoneTDV:

   Schedule:File,
     natgasTDVfromCZ06com,    !- Name
     Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
     ..\datasets\TDV\TDV_2008_kBtu_CTZ06.csv,  !- File Name <<<<- look 
in this E+ folder for this file
     3,                       !- Column Number
     4;                       !- Rows to Skip at Top




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Posted by: Richard Raustad <rraustad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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