[Equest-users] Equipment Sizing and % Hrs in Throttling Range

[Mathew Higgins]

Thanks Eric & Karen. I spaced on the (.inp)'s, now attached.

Matthew Higgins, LEED AP + ASHRAE-HBDP
Technical Specialist
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Eric O'Neill wrote:

>Like Karen mentioned, without the inp files we can't really figure out
>what's going on. I don't know how you specified it in the wizard files
>(because the after file doesn't have the GSHP setup) but there is one
>thing I would check. In the wizard, when specifying the GSHP, check if
>you have a system per zone (not floor or shell) set up. 
>
>If not, it will set up the GSHP with a single zone controlling every
>other zone, and just having the terminal reheat set up as "Heat Pump"
>doesn't seem to fix the issue. So you'll find the control zone has very
>few hours under heated/cooled, where as the rest of the zones under that
>system will be at the control zone's mercy (if the loads are similar to
>the control zone, you'll have fewer under heated/cooled hours than if
>they are substantially different). 
>
>Eric
>-----Original Message-----
>From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
>[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Mathew
>Higgins
>Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 4:59 PM
>To: Equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>Subject: [Equest-users] Equipment Sizing and % Hrs in Throttling Range
>
>All - I'm trying to resolve a gshp school system model, to reduce the 
>number of hours outside of throttling range for LEED purposes. I have 
>scowered multiple threads talking about sizing, throttling range, min 
>air flow ratios, reverse-action TSTATs, night-setback, gshp's, etc. and 
>have applied suggestions with minimal result. The only way I can take 
>considerable hours out of the % not in throttling range is if I increase
>
>sizing ratios way beyond design capacities and strip out everything that
>
>makes the model accurately reflect design conditions.
>
>I've attached the before and after (.pd2) files for reference, however 
>results are still not seen. SS-R reports indicate hours in the 100+ load
>
>range, but again this is going beyond manually specifying capacities and
>
>using sizing ratios. Also to be noted, the ASHRAE baseline (Pkg Elec HP)
>
>is also in the same range and is not responding to changes... which 
>would suggest something common to both within Appendix G criteria.
>
>Experience and opinions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>  
>

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