[Equest-users] Impact of Cooling Tower EEM on Space Cooling load

[David Eldridge]

When you say loads, do you mean the end-use energy breakdown totals? (Loads = heat/cooling gains in the spaces – VFDs should not be affecting heating or cooling loads.)

If the change to the tower fan motors allows a different control of the condenser water temperature to be colder water then the compressor energy of the individual heat pumps would go down.

David



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From: Equest-users <equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org> On Behalf Of Dilshad Ahmed Khan via Equest-users
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:00 AM
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Subject: [Equest-users] Impact of Cooling Tower EEM on Space Cooling load

Hello everyone!
I have modeled water cooled packaged DX systems that are connected to a cooling tower having a single-speed fan and pump. When I change the single-speed fan and pump with variable speed drives as an EEM, the results show a reduction in "Pumps & Aux." load as well as "Space Cooling" load. In fact, sometimes the reduction in space cooling load seems to be greater than "Pumps & Aux." load itself. Can anybody decipher what is the relation of VSDs pump and fan of cooling tower with space cooling load?

Thanks
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