How can AvailabilityManager:HybridVentilation be used with ZoneEarthTube as natural ventilation?
In EnergyPlus, I have previously used the Hybrid Ventilation module with natural ventilation (ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea
) and mechanical ventilation (both HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem
and HVACTemplate:Zone:PTHP
).
However, ZoneEarthTube
objects do not have an individual name, and are only specific to a given zone, which does not allow a direct use in AvailabilityManager:HybridVentilation
.
I would like to use ZoneEarthTube
as natural ventilation, to replace mechanical ventilation whenever conditions apply.
How would be the best way to go around this? Would adding a name input to ZoneEarthTube
(and, respectively, chaning the Input Data Dictionary file)? or would this also require a change to what AvailabilityManager:HybridVentilation
allows as natural ventilation?