Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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Although I asked feedback on an active indirect solar hot water loop I came to realize that an active direct solar hot water loop is mostly used in EnergyPlus and DesignBuilder. Following the SolarCollectorFlatPlateWater.idf and DesignBuilder's tutorial for hot water loops with an auxiliary water heater I successfully modeled and ran the OS simulation. For whoever might find it useful I attach screenshots of the loops. The correct setup is as follows: 1) Plant DHW Loop with sub-loops: Plant DHW Loop: Water Heater Side and Plant DHW Loop:Domestic Hot Water Side C:\fakepath\final_1.PNG 2) Plant Collector Loop with sub-loops: Plant Collector Loop: Storage Tank Side and Plant Collector Loop: Collector Side C:\fakepath\final_2.PNG 3) Addition of WaterUse:Equipement
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Although I asked feedback on an active indirect solar hot water loop I came to realize that an active direct solar hot water loop is mostly used in EnergyPlus and DesignBuilder.
Following the SolarCollectorFlatPlateWater.idf and DesignBuilder's tutorial for hot water loops with an auxiliary water heater I successfully modeled and ran the OS simulation. For whoever might find it useful I attach screenshots of the loops.
The correct setup is as follows:
1) Plant DHW Loop with sub-loops: Plant DHW Loop: Water Heater Side and Plant DHW Loop:Domestic Hot Water Side C:\fakepath\final_1.PNG 
2) Plant Collector Loop with sub-loops: Plant Collector Loop: Storage Tank Side and Plant Collector Loop: Collector Side C:\fakepath\final_2.PNG
3) Addition of WaterUse:EquipementWaterUse:Equipement
