Fan energy with Zonehvac:IdealLoadsAirSystem in EnergyPlus
Hi - is it possible model fan energy and the associated heat pick up with the zonehvac:IdealLoadsAirSystem?
For early design modeling purposes the IdealLoadsAirSystem is very nice as it is simple to set up and can model heat recovery and economizers. The only thing missing is a good way to approximate fan energy with the mechanical ventilation rates of the system.
Do you really need to account for fan heating in early design modeling?
Well - at least the fan energy would be important if one wants to talk about EUI and differences between mech vent with heat recovery etc. Certainly open to simpler suggestions.