Questions related to the cooling load calculations and selecting the right equipment size.
1- How does the BEopt determine the AC tonnage size ? Does it follow manual J and select the 99% design load? If so, what about the solar heat gain. Does it use the highest solar heat gain day throughout the year or it uses the solar heat gain at the 99% design day ?
2- In case it uses the 99% design load, let's say for example it is 4 ton. Is the 4 ton capacity rated at outdoor temperature 95F ? Meaning that at higher ambient temperatures the unit will deliver less cooling capacity ?
3- What curve is being used in BEopt to account for the unit performance degradation? Is it similar to the NREL curve published in 2013 "Improved Modeling of Residential Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps for Energy Calculations".
4- Can I track the unit cooling capacity every hour ?
5- What is the indoor wet-bulb temperature when we change the indoor setpoint (e.g., 70F, 71F, ...). And if it is changing, are we able to monitor the indoor wet-bulb temperature ?
