<p dir="ltr">Hello all, </p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you so much for the valuable input. The windows wouldn't consume more than 150W. They have some special coatings to reflect the heat off of the inner surface of the outer window, thereby keeping most of the heat within, and thus effecting having a much lower U value than passive windows (that's what the manufacturer claims). I intend to model that, and then compare that with an experimental setup to see what is really happening. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'll look through the older treads attached to the mail, and see how baseboard heating works for my setup.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you all again! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sincerely, <br>
Hari </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 29, 2015 11:11 AM, "John Aulbach" <<a href="mailto:jra_sac@yahoo.com">jra_sac@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Hari:</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Could you possibly use Baseboard heating to simulate the heated windows? Baseboards are usually under windows anyway to mitigate transmission loads. Not sure how you measure the kBtu/kW of your windows, but you can translate into the same heating capacity.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>See if the offered eQuest controls for Baseboard satisfy your requirements on the windows.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><h5><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-CTRL</h5><div>Takes a code-word that specifies the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">control</font> method for <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboard</font> heating in the
zone. Defines the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">control</font> method as THERMOSTATIC using HEAT-TEMP-SCH as the
setpoints, or OUTDOOR-RESET to allow <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-SCH reset <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">control</font>. This is a zone-level keyword for PLENUM-type
zones; it allows "<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboards</font>" to be placed in plenums and allows the
simulation of outside or space temperature <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlled</font> heaters in the
return air space. The plenum heater is activated based on outside air
temperature and reset schedule when it is outside <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlled</font>. When it is
space temperature <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlled</font>, and if the interaction with the return air does
not result in a temperature above the scheduled value, the heater is turned on.
In either case, the source of energy input to the heater is defined by the
specified or defaulted value for <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-SOURCE. See also <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-CTRL,
THROTTLING-RANGE and <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-RATING. Input for this keyword is the code-word
that specifies the method used for <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlling</font> the output of the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboard</font> heating element
in the zone.</div><div><br></div><div>THERMOSTATIC <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">Baseboard</font> heating is <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlled</font> by a
thermostat located in the zone. The program assumes that the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboards</font> add heat as
required, up to their maximum capacity, to maintain zone air temperature within
the heating throttling range.If there is a heating load the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboards</font> are sequenced
on first. If the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboards</font> cannot meet the entire heating load, heating
from the zone's air system, if available, will then be activated.</div><div><br></div><div>
</div><div dir="ltr">OUTDOOR-RESET <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">Baseboard</font> heating is <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">controlled</font> by a
thermostat located outside the building. In this case the program assumes that
the <font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">baseboard</font>
heating output increases linearly as the outside air temperature decreases. The
linear function and the operating period are defined by SYSTEM:<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR:#3399ff" color="#ffffff">BASEBOARD</font>-SCH.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">John R. Aulbach, PE</div><div dir="ltr">Los Angeles Ca</div> <br><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 6:49 AM, Hari Jammulamadaka <<a href="mailto:hari.swarup@gmail.com" target="_blank">hari.swarup@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hello,<br><br></div>I am trying to model a building with heated windows (windows with heating elements). The windows are not meant for comfort heating of the building. Just localized heating for improving the comfort conditions in the building. I have looked all over and couldn't find a way to model them. Can someone suggest how I could go about this in eQuest?<br><br></div>Thank you.<br><br></div>Sincerely,<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hari<br><br><br>"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain</div></div>
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