class NRELZNEReady2017 < ASHRAE901 # @!group ZoneHVACComponent # Sets the fan power of zone level HVAC equipment # (PTACs, PTHPs, Fan Coils, and Unit Heaters) # based on the W/cfm specified in the standard. # # @return [Bool] returns true if successful, false if not def zone_hvac_component_apply_standard_fan_power(zone_hvac_component) OpenStudio.logFree(OpenStudio::Debug, 'openstudio.model.ZoneHVACComponent', "Setting fan power for #{zone_hvac_component.name}.") # Convert this to the actual class type zone_hvac = if zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACFourPipeFanCoil.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACFourPipeFanCoil.get elsif zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACUnitHeater.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACUnitHeater.get elsif zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACPackagedTerminalAirConditioner.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACPackagedTerminalAirConditioner.get elsif zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACPackagedTerminalHeatPump.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACPackagedTerminalHeatPump.get elsif zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACTerminalUnitVariableRefrigerantFlow.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACTerminalUnitVariableRefrigerantFlow.get elsif zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACWaterToAirHeatPump.is_initialized zone_hvac_component.to_ZoneHVACWaterToAirHeatPump.get end # Do nothing for other types of zone HVAC equipment if zone_hvac.nil? return false end # Determine the W/cfm fan_efficacy_w_per_cfm = 0.38 # Convert efficacy to metric fan_efficacy_w_per_m3_per_s = fan_efficacy_w_per_cfm / OpenStudio.convert(1.0, 'ft^3/min', 'm^3/s').get # Get the fan fan = if zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanConstantVolume.is_initialized zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanConstantVolume.get elsif zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanVariableVolume.is_initialized zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanVariableVolume.get elsif zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanOnOff.is_initialized zone_hvac.supplyAirFan.to_FanOnOff.get end # Get the maximum flow rate through the fan max_air_flow_rate = nil if fan.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.is_initialized max_air_flow_rate = fan.autosizedMaximumFlowRate.get elsif fan.maximumFlowRate.is_initialized max_air_flow_rate = fan.maximumFlowRate.get end max_air_flow_rate_cfm = OpenStudio.convert(max_air_flow_rate, 'm^3/s', 'ft^3/min').get # Set the impeller efficiency fan_change_impeller_efficiency(fan, fan_baseline_impeller_efficiency(fan)) # Set the motor efficiency, preserving the impeller efficiency. # For zone HVAC fans, a bhp lookup of 0.5bhp is always used because # they are assumed to represent a series of small fans in reality. fan_apply_standard_minimum_motor_efficiency(fan, fan_brake_horsepower(fan)) # Calculate a new pressure rise to hit the target W/cfm fan_tot_eff = fan.fanEfficiency fan_rise_new_pa = fan_efficacy_w_per_m3_per_s * fan_tot_eff fan.setPressureRise(fan_rise_new_pa) # Calculate the newly set efficacy fan_power_new_w = fan_rise_new_pa * max_air_flow_rate / fan_tot_eff fan_efficacy_new_w_per_cfm = fan_power_new_w / max_air_flow_rate_cfm OpenStudio.logFree(OpenStudio::Info, 'openstudio.model.ZoneHVACComponent', "For #{zone_hvac_component.name}: fan efficacy set to #{fan_efficacy_new_w_per_cfm.round(2)} W/cfm.") return true end end