Although this has been the standard procedure for defining the heating design day, I question the underlying logic and think that will lead to oversizing. If the building is unoccupied, i.e., no occupants, no lights, no equipment, then why would it be heated to standard operating levels?  I understand combining all the worst case conditions to get a design load, but not when those worst case conditions tend to exclude some others from ever occurring.
Joe
Joe Huang White Box Technologies, Inc. 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A Moraga CA 94556 yjhuang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data (o) (925)388-0265 (c) (510)928-2683 "building energy simulations at your fingertips"On 7/31/2018 11:47 AM, Jim Dirkes jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] wrote:
ÂWhatever you specify as applicable on a Winter DesignDay is included.. Most designers calculate heating loads, however, with zero lights (or maybe 5% for security lights), zero equipment and zero people.
Most of the time, this makes sense, e.g., a long holiday such as Christmas or New Year, when everyone is gone and the building is quiet and dark. the Schedules might look something like:
SCHEDULE:COMPACT
Sched_PeopleAssembly Fraction
Through: 12/31
For: Weekdays Until: 8:00,0.00 Until: 11:00,0.20 Until: 18:00,0.80 Until: 22:00,0.20 Until: 23:00,0.10 Until: 24:00,0.00 For: Saturday Until: 8:00,0.00 Until: 11:00,0.20 Until: 21:00,0.60 Until: 22:00,0.80 Until: 23:00,0.10 Until: 24:00,0.00 For: Sunday Holidays Until: 8:00,0.00 Until: 13:00,0.10 Until: 22:00,0.70 Until: 23:00,0.20 Until: 24:00,0.00 For: SummerDesignDay Until: 8:00,0.00 Until: 11:00,0.20 Until: 18:00,0.80 Until: 21:00,0.70 Until: 22:00,0.80 Until: 23:00,0.20 Until: 24:00,0.00 For: WinterDesignDay AllOtherDays Until: 24:00,0.00
SCHEDULE:COMPACT
Sched_LtgAssembly Fraction
Through: 12/31
For: Weekdays Until: 6:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.40 Until: 22:00,0.75 Until: 23:00,0.25 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: Saturday Until: 7:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.30 Until: 23:00,0.50 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: Sunday Holidays Until: 7:00,0.05 Until: 12:00,0.30 Until: 22:00,0.65 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: SummerDesignDay Until: 6:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.40 Until: 22:00,0.75 Until: 23:00,0.50 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: WinterDesignDay AllOtherDays Until: 24:00,0.00
SCHEDULE:COMPACT
Sched_PlugsAssembly Fraction
Through: 12/31
For: Weekdays Until: 6:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.40 Until: 22:00,0.75 Until: 23:00,0.25 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: Saturday Until: 7:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.30 Until: 23:00,0.50 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: Sunday Holidays Until: 7:00,0.05 Until: 12:00,0.30 Until: 22:00,0.65 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: SummerDesignDay Until: 6:00,0.05 Until: 9:00,0.40 Until: 22:00,0.75 Until: 23:00,0.50 Until: 24:00,0.05 For: WinterDesignDay AllOtherDays Until: 24:00,0.00
On Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 2:07 PM, my_sunny_night@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ÂHello All,
Is the internal heat gain from occupants taken into account for heating equipment sizing?
Thanks
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