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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Morning warm up is a big source of unmet hours in eQuest, is that what you are having problems with? You can also have problems (if your start up is too late
in the morning) with huge spikes in the first hour that are then used to incorrectly auto-size equipment. I generally try to spread the morning warm up over a couple hours by stepping up the thermostat 2 degrees an hour until I hit my set point. In the fan
schedule you can also use the -999 flag to give the program a range where you would like the AHUs to start up and the program will pick where the optimum start up point is. Look in the help file for more detail.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Diglio<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 11, 2012 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Chris Jones; R B; eQUEST Users List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Morning warm-up in eQuest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have not tried this in eQuest, but from field observations, the typical morning warm-up sequence, especially for Trane rooftop units with factory controls is as follows:<br>
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The OA damper goes to the minimum position.<br>
The VAV boxes open fully is so equipped. In any case, somehow or another the HVAC system provides full airflow to the zones during morning warmup or morning cool down.<br>
The Supply fan VFD ramps up to 60 Hz.<br>
The gas heat in the rooftop unit is enabled to maintain around 85 degrees supply air temperature.<br>
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After the zones meet the zone set-points, the unit returns to cooling mode and the VAV dampers will modulate accordingly.<br>
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I would think in eQuest, the VAV boxes should open fully since the zones are below set-point. I would use a schedule to define the supply air set-point. I think you can also use a schedule to define the supply fan speed.<br>
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New Haven, CT 06513<br>
203-415-0082<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Chris Jones <<a href="mailto:cj@enersave.ca">cj@enersave.ca</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> R B <<a href="mailto:slv3sat@gmail.com">slv3sat@gmail.com</a>>; eQUEST Users List <<a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tue, December 11, 2012 12:37:49 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Morning warm-up in eQuest<br>
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Fan schedule, minimum outdoor air schedule and possibly minimum flow schedule in the zones. There are also the heating and cooling availability schedules if needed.
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At 11:13 AM 11/12/2012, R B wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone found a good way to model morning warm-up in eQuest?<br>
Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks<br>
-Rohini<br>
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Christopher Jones, P.Eng.<br>
Suite 1801, 1 Yonge Street<br>
Toronto, ON M5E1W7<br>
Tel. 416-203-7465<br>
Fax. 416-946-1005<br>
email <a href="mailto:cj@enersave.ca">cj@enersave.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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