Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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I am in the process of modeling an indirect solar water heating system...not finished yet but here is what I have learned. I added a new Empty Plant Loop and called it ServiceHWLoop, and then put a Water Use Connection on the Demand Side and a Water Heater Mixed on the Supply Side.
Then, I added a new Empty Plant Loop and called it SolarLoop. Next, I went to My Model (not Library) and dragged the Water Heater Mixed into the SolarLoop on the Demand Side. The Water Heater Mixed now shows four connection points - I interpret two of these to be the Source Side and the other two the Use Side consistent with the EnergyPlus nomenclature. I plan to put a pump and Solar Collector Flat Plate Water on the Supply Side of SolarLoop and then add controls, schedules, etc.
I will update in a day or so to indicate whether this works.
