[Equest-users] Unmet hours crisis

Rob Hudson rdh4176 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 9 10:29:27 PST 2010


that helped tremendously and everything looks good now.  thanks alot

On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Carol Gardner <cmg750 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rob,
>
> For each PSZ system remove the Heat-Temp-Schedule and Cool-Temp-Schedule
> from all zones except your control zone, i.e. set them to default. I also
> notice that your throttling range is only 2 degrees which might be what you
> have but will also cause unmet hours. This should help.
>
> Carol
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Edward Allen <eallen at long.com> wrote:
>
>> Pasha,
>>
>> Unmet hours are determined based on the thermostat set points for the zone
>> and the throttling range.  Make sure that you have the correct thermostat
>> set points, throttling ranges, and thermostat types selected for the spaces.
>>  These settings need to be compatible with each other and also the zone
>> terminal and parent system types.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Edward M. Allen
>> Senior Energy Engineer
>> LONG Energy Solutions
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [
>> equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] on behalf of Rob Hudson [
>> rdh4176 at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:23 AM
>> To: Pasha Korber-Gonzalez
>> Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
>> Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Unmet hours crisis
>>
>> I have unmet hours elsewhere in my model currently, and i'm working on
>> lowering them.  This space is 217 Sleeping room and its associated toilet
>> room, 217A.  the zone labels are Z-217 and Z-217A and both have
>> unconditioned ceiling space above, which has been added in as unconditioned
>> space.  The zone is identical to other sleeping rooms, so i can't imagin why
>> one would have unmet hours and the others wouldnt.  they are cooling unmet
>> hours as well.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Pasha Korber-Gonzalez <
>> pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com<mailto:pasha.pkconsulting at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Rob,
>>
>> if you can attach your .pd2 & .inp files we can look at your sim and try
>> to help you.  Are the hour underheating or undercooling in that core zone
>> you talk about?
>>
>> Pasha
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 7:26 AM, Rob Hudson <rdh4176 at gmail.com<mailto:
>> rdh4176 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> I am modeling a patient care facility with a relatively simple structure.
>>  the design model went well, and i am currently trying to debug the baseline
>> model.  the first floor is more administrative space, exam rooms and
>> kitchen.  the second and third floors are sleeping spaces that have
>> identical features.  I have modeled each space separately in the model, but
>> the inputs were kept exactly the same by going into the .inp file and
>> cutting and pasting my space and system requirements.  however, i have one
>> room in the middle of the second floor that has unmet hours where each other
>> one has none.  the thermal loads are exactly the same and i can't figure out
>> anything that it could be.  any help or ideas of things to look for would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
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