[Equest-users] Equest training

Mon Nov 18 06:11:24 PST 2019

Karpman Consulting LLC is providing a few eQuest modeling trainings
<https://karpmanconsulting.net/trainings> in NYC in February.

*Christina LaPerle* PE, BEMP, CEM, CBCP
Senior Energy Engineer
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Karpman Consulting
Phone 860.266.6220

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:03 AM Lee Shaver via Equest-users <
equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:

> Robert,
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> My organization did a webinar series a while back. Part one is available
> here:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_dG1VE6lc4&feature=youtu.be
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> Unfortunately, the video for part two was misplaced, but this is a good
> start.
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> Lee Shaver, Project Manager
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> *Slipstream*
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> 608.210.7145 slipstreaminc.org
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> *From:* Equest-users <equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org> *On
> Behalf Of *RobertWichert via Equest-users
> *Sent:* Friday, November 8, 2019 5:51 PM
> *To:* robert at wichert.org
> *Cc:* equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Equest training
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> I am looking for recommendations for Equest training.  What would you
> recommend?
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Robert P. Wichert P.Eng.
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> LEED AP BD&C
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> HERS I & HERS II
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> CEPE & CEA RES & NON-RES
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> +1 916 966 9060
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> FAX +1 916 966 9068
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> On Nov 4, 2019, at 1:24 PM, Nicholas Caton via Equest-users <
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
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> eQuest can explicitly model VRF with heat recovery, ground source well
> fields (with either water to water or water to air heatpumps), hydronic
> heating via natural gas boilers and the state of no cooling… so all of your
> bases are covered with respect to the platform.  DOE2.3 notably offers a
> great deal more detail and confidence with respect to modeling VRF systems
> using a component-based model, with the provided library curves being
> relatively manufacturer agnostic and applicable to various VRF system
> configurations.
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> As for “any ideas…” well you’ll need to compose some more specific
> questions to get specific answers.  I’d encourage you to first explore the
> wizard-level and detailed mode input options available for the listed
> systems, review the associated reference manual help entries wherever
> something is unintuitive (generally, right click an input field and use the
> context menu to help you navigate to the related entry / section of the
> help files), and then let us know if you are struggling to understand or
> implement something specific.
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> Something you haven’t defined here but will become pertinent to understand
> before you finish an accurate projection is how specifically you intend to
> retain/ sequence the existing hydronic heating boilers/coils/fans as a
> “backup” or supplementary heating source.  Of what you posed so far this
> sounds like the potentially ‘trickiest’ piece of the simulation puzzle.
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> Also, you haven’t revealed your climate but if there is no mechanical
> cooling to start, I anticipate you’ll also want to define for yourself
> early on exactly how you intend to utilize the VRF and existing hydronic
> heating in relation to the mechanical ventilation, economizer
> functionality, and the heat recovery bits.  You might for example decide to
> lock out the VRF system below a certain exterior temperature setpoint and
> switch over to only hydronic heating, which may in kind preclude the option
> to recover heat off the makeup airstream depending on how you’re physically
> providing for that function.
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> ~Nick
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> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
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>   Vice Chancellor for
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> *nicholas.caton at se.com <nicholas.caton at se.com>*
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> *From:* Equest-users <equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Inga Goebel via Equest-users
> *Sent:* Monday, November 4, 2019 2:18 PM
> *To:* 'equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org' <
> equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
> *Subject:* [Equest-users] Air-source and ground-source heat pump modelling
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> Hello,
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> I am trying to model an air-source heat pump in eQuest in order to
> redesign the HVAC system in a 1980s commercial building. Currently there
> are three natural gas fired boilers who provide the heat throughout the
> building and no air conditioning present. Air conditioning is to be added
> and the system to be made more energy efficient. I am looking at an air
> source heat pump from Mitsubishi (City Multi model) and would like to model
> it in eQuest to see how this changes the energy consumption of the
> building. I am struggling with how to model it in eQuest though.  It is an
> outdoor VRF heat pump with a heat recovery system.  As a backup heating
> system I would like to keep the boilers. Any suggestions on how I could
> implement that the best?
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> Also, as an alternative I would like to compare it to a ground source heat
> pump. No specific model chosen yet, just curious to see how it performs
> compared to the air source heat pump. Any ideas on how to model this as
> well?
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> Thanks,
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> Inga
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