[Equest-users] Sub-Metering

[Nick Caton]

To add a quick bit to the discussion:

 

Report PS-B provides monthly consumptions and for each meter - I use it
in tandem with sub-meters to track monthly process loads separate from
plug loads, for LEED documentation.

 

~Nick     

 

 

 

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Sami,
Vikram
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:04 PM
To: Patrick J. O'Leary, Jr.; Varkie C Thomas
Cc: Equest Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Sub-Metering

 

*         I might be wrong here, but I think what you really want to do
is create a second meter (not submeter) in eQUEST. I don't think your
sim file reports out submeter energy separately in your BEPS & BEPU
reports. 

 

*         When you create a second meter - make sure you add it to your
corresponding rate structure.

 

*         Once you have a second meter - you can assign different
components to it - either by default (to change the whole category) or
individually. 

 

 

 

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[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Patrick
J. O'Leary, Jr.
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:44 PM
To: Varkie C Thomas
Cc: Equest Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Sub-Metering

 

you can sub-meter each shell.  just be careful on how many meters you
apply to a model though.  25 meter limit max.  you can make more but the
energy & $ applied to meters in excess of the 25 limit won't report.
typically i just create these in detailed mode by copying & pasting in
from my own set of masters.  though i should note i do use the wizard to
create the external lighting power meter so the schedule is already
setup when i transition to detailed mode.  then i assign the external
power schedules to the meters i create for external power. 

look in the DOE22Vol1-Basics.pdf file you can download from the same
site as equest.  page 164 has an example that won't cut & paste here
properly so here's one i've used before.

em1 = master meter
em-3 & em-4 are two different buildings assigned to em1
em-3- submeters are assigned to em-3
em-4- submeters are assigned to em-4

e-tr is the tradable exterior lighting power meter
e-nt is the non-tradable exterior lighting power meter

"EM1" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = UTILITY
   BLDG/SUB-METERS  = ( "EM-3", "EM-4" )
   ..
"EM-3" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = BUILDING
   SUB-METERS       = ( "EM-3-1", "EM-3-LTG", "EM-3-PRC" )
   ..
"EM-4" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = BUILDING
   SUB-METERS       = ( "EM-CORE", "EM-4-1", "EM-4-LTG", "EM-4-PRC", 
         "EM-CORE-LTG", "EM-CORE-PRC" )
   ..
"EM-3-1" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-3-LTG" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-3-PRC" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-CORE" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-4-1" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-4-LTG" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-4-PRC" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-CORE-LTG" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"EM-CORE-PRC" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = SUB-METER
   ..
"E-TR" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = UTILITY
   EXTERIOR-POWER   = ( 5.723 )
   EXTERIOR-SCH     = ( "Ext Lighting Sch" )
   EXTERIOR-EU      = ( EXT-USAGE )
   ..
"E-NT" = ELEC-METER      
   TYPE             = UTILITY
   EXTERIOR-POWER   = ( 1.42 )
   EXTERIOR-SCH     = ( "Ext Lighting Sch" )
   EXTERIOR-EU      = ( EXT-USAGE )
   ..

On 3/14/11 1:30 PM, Varkie C Thomas wrote: 

How do you sub-meter (electric and fuel) a System or an Equipment in
Plant?  Can you sub-meter each Shell?  Which summary report gives the
energy use per month by sub-meter?  Is there documentation on how to do
this? 

 
 
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