Pre-cooling strategy
I used the below code to apply pre-cooling strategy to the model. The results showed about 60% reduction on the heating consumption and 68% increase in cooling. Can you explain the logic behind the reduction in heating?
Schedule:Compact,
Point_Of_Sale Cooling Setpoint Schedule, !- Name
Temperature, !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 12/31, !- Field 1
For: SummerDesignDay WinterDesignDay, !- Field 2
Until: 24:00, 23.88888888888889, !- Field 3
For: Weekdays, !- Field 5
Until: 06:00, 29.444444444444443, !- Field 6
Until: 10:00, 22, !- Field 8
Until: 16:00, 26.11111, !- Field 10
Until: 20:00, 29.4444444, !- Field 12
Until: 24:00, 29.444444444444443, !- Field 14
For: Saturdays, !- Field 16
Until: 06:00, 29.444444444444443, !- Field 17
Until: 22:00, 23.88888888888889, !- Field 19
Until: 24:00, 29.444444444444443, !- Field 21
For: AllOtherDays, !- Field 23
Until: 08:00, 29.444444444444443, !- Field 25
Until: 19:00, 23.88888888888889, !- Field 27
Until: 24:00, 29.444444444444443; !- Field 29
Thank you
@ShaymaaSK can you also show the schedule definition for the baseline thermostats? Or better yet, provide links to both full IDFs using Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. for others to review differences for all inputs?
Dear Aaron, Please find below the link to IDF https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jcv_...
@ShaymaaSK thank you. It looks like that link is only for the precooling IDF with your cooling setpoint schedule above. Can you also add a link to the baseline IDF with the original cooling setpoint schedule? That way others can compare inputs to explain the changes in heating & cooling.