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I don’t see why you can’t model each unit and connect them to the terminal units. I’ve attached an example model file. The user-entered values are going to take priority over default values. You can right-click on the cell to read more about the input and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Equest-users <equest-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Hadlock via Equest-users<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 8, 2021 10:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Equest-users] Question about VRF Condensing Unit Inputs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">I'm looking to better understand the Condensing Unit inputs in eQuest 3.65 (build 7175) using DOE 2.3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">My project has two (2) 12 Ton condensing units (same capacity) serving approximately 40 zones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">I'm trying to better understand the following inputs <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">(and how they relate)</span>:
"Num system (multiplier)", "Max cap/system", and "Cooling Capacity". <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">Per the screen capture below, is the Max cap/system input the maximum cooling capacity of each condensing unit? So in my case this would
be 12 Tons?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">How (if at all) does this relate to the cooling capacity and heating capacity specified under Cooling Performance and Heating Performance
(circled in the image below)...is that again the capacity per condensing unit? If so, is this a redundant input to the<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Max cap/system input specified above?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">Additionally, can someone provide an example of when the "Num systems (multiplier)" input would exceed 1? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">Thanks in advance for any help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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