[Bldg-sim] How to calculate BTU/h of a heat pump

[Carol Gardner]

What tool are you using to get these output results?

Carol

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Jiakang Lu <jl9jb at virginia.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to calculate the BTU/h of a heat pump based on the output
> results. In the output files, I have the electricity usage of HVAC of J and
> the COP is set to be 3.6. Is it possible to calculate the heating capacity?
> I'd appreciate if you could give me some hints.
>
> Here is some example of the output:
> Date/Time Environment:Outdoor Dry Bulb [C](TimeStep) ZONE1:Zone/Sys Air
> Temperature [C](TimeStep) Electricity:HVAC [J](TimeStep)
> 01/01  00:01:00 2.228333 21.1 455570
> 01/01  00:02:00 2.256667 21.1 453998.8
> 01/01  00:03:00 2.285 21.1 452430.3
> 01/01  00:04:00 2.313333 21.1 450865.6
> 01/01  00:05:00 2.341667 21.1 449302.7
> 01/01  00:06:00 2.37 21.1 447742.7
> 01/01  00:07:00 2.398333 21.1 446186.5
> 01/01  00:08:00 2.426667 21.1 444633
> 01/01  00:09:00 2.455 21.1 443082.9
> 01/01  00:10:00 2.483333 21.1 441536.7
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
> Jiakang
>
>
>
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