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It was more helpful to me than the Design guidelines HVAC simulation pdf when I was figuring it out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Jeremy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'>Jeremy McClanathan, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>P.E., BEMP, HFDP, LEED AP</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006595'>Senior Energy Engineer<br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=93 height=33 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D10CA7.820480E0"> <br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>19203 36<sup>th</sup> Avenue W, Suite 200<br>Lynnwood, WA 98036<br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#006595'>T: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>425.672.1071<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#006595'>D:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#006595'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>425.712.2198</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>www.mazzetti.com</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.mazzetti.com/news/detail_new/33"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Formerly CDi+</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>MAZZETTI</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Equest-users [mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julien Marrec<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 22, 2015 8:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bishop, Bill <bbishop@pathfinder-ea.com><br><b>Cc:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Air-cooled Chiller EIRFPLR curve in eQUEST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Just wanted to clarify something in the above. I made a crude simplification that your 'percent loading column' was actually the PLR (equivalent to assuming you have a constant available capacity), when the PLR should be the capacity at which it's currently running divided by the capacity available at the current condition.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The capacity available at the current condition is missing from your table, and should be obtained from the manufacturer, or as Bill mentioned, you could estimate it based on a default eQuest curve. This will have some impact. I've checked with a default eQuest curve and the calculated PLR is then 4-8% lower than what I used.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If you do use the equest CAPFT curve to estimate the available capacity, you'll have to change it as well to match your non-AHRI rating condition, or the other way around...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Please bear that in mind!<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<br>Julien Marrec, EBCP, BPI MFBA<br>Energy&Sustainability Engineer<br>T: +33 6 95 14 42 13<br><span style='color:black'><br>LinkedIn (en) : <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec</a><br>LinkedIn (fr) : <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec/fr" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec/fr</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>2015-10-20 18:13 GMT+02:00 Julien Marrec <<a href="mailto:julien.marrec@gmail.com" target="_blank">julien.marrec@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Bill made great points on the rated v design as well as "Capacity" being mislabeled.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>I'll try to get slightly more directive regarding how to create the curve from the data you have (per my understanding at least... correct me if I'm wrong) as well as trying to highlight that one needs to be real careful when fitting a biquadratic curve...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Normalized curves</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>First, you have to remember that this curve is "normalized" at the rated/design conditions, meaning the dependent variable Z is 1.0 when independent variables (X, Y) are at rated conditions.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>In your case, you need two independent variables: the PLR, the evaporated/condenser dT (in your case air-cooled chiller it's dT between outdoor air temperature and leaving chilled water) and one dependent variable EIRFPLR.<br><br>For the EIRFPLR value, my understanding is that you should calculate as InputkW_i / InputkW_n (where 'i' is at the specific operating point and 'n' is the rated value).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u>See attached spreadsheet for how I understand you should fit this curve (red columns)</u><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>It's critical that you set the RATED conditions properly because of this normalization.</b><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Curve fitting with 10 points...</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>Please also note that fitting a biquadratic curve (essentially a 3D surface) with only 10 points will result in <i>not so great </i>results... </b><br>If you want to get any accurate, you need to get a broader range of conditions, when outside temperature is 90F but the PLR is 50% for example (which can happen quite often if you have temperature setbacks for example, or simply an oversized cooling plant for that matter...).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>If you try fitting with those 10 points, by entering them as a curve fit with "raw data points" in eQuest </b>(or doing the curve fit by yourself...) <b>you'll get some coefficients, no problems here, but do they <i>actually </i>represent something physical?</b> The mathematical fit is actually really good, but that's not quite enough. (a biquadratic curve has 6 coefficients, for 10 points, overfitting is bound to occur...)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Try and plot that and you'll see that:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>1. It is SIGNIFICANTLY different than any curve already in eQuest<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>2. Some quite non-physical things can actually happen. Like if you have 80°F outside, and a PLR of ~30%, you get a resulting EIR that's negative...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(3. In your case this isn't such a problem because "thankfully" you have three datapoints at the same dT but with different PLR, which makes it a little bit more robust, but the rest of them can almost be described as a line rather than a surface. Often you can find radically different surfaces that will produce the same almost perfect R²...) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>4. I'd bet that if you get 2 more datapoints at different conditions you'll get a completely different curve (overfitting)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="https://plot.ly/~jmarrec/214/zfx-y-biquadratic-curve-fitting/" target="_blank">Here is an interactive 3d graph</a> (orbit holding left click, and zoom with your mouse wheel) on which you will find:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- A 3d surface for the fitted curve, based on your data entered in eQuest as a curve fit with "raw data points" and getting the coefficients from there<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- A 3d surface (grey colorscale) that is one of the curve from eQuest's library ('RecipAir-EIR-fPLR-3Comp/Ckt') for reference<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- A 3d scatter plot (the crosshairs are the datapoints from your manufacturers)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>- A translucent neutral plane (EIRFPLR=0): anything below that plane is unphysical<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>See what I mean?<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hope this was somewhat informative and not just too long to read...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Julien<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<br>Julien Marrec, EBCP, BPI MFBA<br>Energy&Sustainability Engineer<br>T: <a href="tel:%2B33%206%2095%2014%2042%2013" target="_blank">+33 6 95 14 42 13</a><br><span style='color:black'><br>LinkedIn (en) : <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec</a><br>LinkedIn (fr) : <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec/fr" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec/fr</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>2015-10-19 20:58 GMT+02:00 Bishop, Bill <<a href="mailto:bbishop@pathfinder-ea.com" target="_blank">bbishop@pathfinder-ea.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Kusum,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The entry for “Chiller Energy Consumption” in the DOE-2 help files is a good place to start. It explains how hourly chiller energy is determined.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The three curves that determine hourly chiller energy are EIR-FT, EIR-FPLR and CAPACITY-FT. I believe the data in your attachment could help you create a custom curve for any one of these inputs, given the other two. I would create a custom EIR-FT curve based on the default eQUEST curves for EIR-FPLR and CAPACITY-FT for an air-cooled chiller, but you could create a custom EIR-FPLR curve using default curves for the other two as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The independent variables (knowns) that you have based on your manufacturer’s data are CHW-T, DBT, (or t1, t2 per the help menu description), Load, rated Capacity and EIR. (More correctly, you have <i>design capacity</i> at 105F since the eQUEST <i>rated capacity</i> is based on 95F outdoor drybulb.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The dependent variables are hourly capacity as a function of temperature Cap<sub>hour</sub>, and PLR which is a function of load and Cap<sub>hour</sub>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The manufacturer’s data column for “Capacity” is mislabeled. It is actually load, as seen by multiplying the “Percent Loading” column by the design capacity. Actual chiller capacity should <i>increase</i> slightly with decreasing ambient temperature. So the table doesn’t actually show you the part load ratio PLR, which is the load divided by the hourly capacity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>~Bill</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin 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style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Equest-users [mailto:<a href="mailto:equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Aulbach<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2015 12:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Kusum Sekhalia <<a href="mailto:skusum3@gmail.com" target="_blank">skusum3@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Equest-users] Air-cooled Chiller EIRFPLR curve in eQUEST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Kusem:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I don't have too much time, but if you are holding a 44 DegF CHW temp and varying the outdoor temp (essentially your condenser), aren't you simply changing the capacity of the chiller based on outdoor temp. I believe you need to leaving the outdoor temp at a fixed temp, then apply your part load and the equivalent kW. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>eQuest will vary the chiller peak based on outdoor loadwith onwe of the other chiller curves (guys, help me).</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>John Aulbach</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Monday, October 19, 2015 9:05 AM, Kusum Sekhalia <<a href="mailto:skusum3@gmail.com" target="_blank">skusum3@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi all,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I am trying to create an air-cooled chiller EIRFPLR curve but am getting errors. I am not able to figure out what am I doing wrong? I have attached the part load data from the manufacturer. Can someone help me or provide me some information which shows step by step on how to create the curve. I am using the Design guidelines HVAC simulation pdf to create the curve but not successful so far. Please help.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you in advance. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Kusum Shekhlia</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Equest-users mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Equest-users mailing list<br><a href="http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org" target="_blank">http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org</a><br>To unsubscribe from this mailing list send a blank message to <a href="mailto:EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG" target="_blank">EQUEST-USERS-UNSUBSCRIBE@ONEBUILDING.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>