Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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The only way to model a refrigeration system properly is to use the Refrigeration objects. The normal zone conditioning equipment (even IdealLoads) does not work well for refrigerated zones.
For refrigerated zones, you will need to use the following equipment:
For the Zone:
Refrigeration:AirChiller
ZoneHVAC:RefrigerationChillerSet
For the refrigeration system, some combination of the following:
Refrigeration:Condenser:AirCooled
and/or
Refrigeration:Condenser:WaterCooled
and/or
Refrigeration:Condenser:Evaporative Cooled
and
Refrigeration:Compressor
Take a look at the example file: "RefrigeratedWarehouse.idf"
