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Dehumidification using Hvac Template:Zone:Ideal loads airsystem

Hi! I am using HVACTEMPLATE:ZONE:IDEALLOADSAIRSYSTEM and I want to limit the temperature to 26°C and the humidity to 60%. I set the Dehumidification Control Type to constant sensible heat ratio and the Dehumidification Setpoint to 0.6. However it seems to have no effect on the humidity. Is there any way I can limit the relative humidity to a constant value ?? Thank you in advance!

HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem, exhibition, !- Zone Name thermostat, !- Template Thermostat Name Assembly HVAC on, !- System Availability Schedule Name 50, !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Temperature {C} 13, !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Temperature {C} 0.0156, !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir} 0.0077, !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir} NoLimit, !- Heating Limit , !- Maximum Heating Air Flow Rate {m3/s} , !- Maximum Sensible Heating Capacity {W} NoLimit, !- Cooling Limit , !- Maximum Cooling Air Flow Rate {m3/s} , !- Maximum Total Cooling Capacity {W} , !- Heating Availability Schedule Name , !- Cooling Availability Schedule Name ConstantSensibleHeatRatio, !- Dehumidification Control Type 0.6, !- Cooling Sensible Heat Ratio {dimensionless} 60, !- Dehumidification Setpoint {percent} None, !- Humidification Control Type 30, !- Humidification Setpoint {percent} None, !- Outdoor Air Method 0.00944, !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Person {m3/s} , !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone Floor Area {m3/s-m2} , !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone {m3/s} , !- Design Specification Outdoor Air Object Name None, !- Demand Controlled Ventilation Type NoEconomizer, !- Outdoor Air Economizer Type None, !- Heat Recovery Type 0.7, !- Sensible Heat Recovery Effectiveness {dimensionless} 0.65; !- Latent Heat Recovery Effectiveness {dimensionless}

Dehumidification using Hvac Template:Zone:Ideal loads airsystem

Hi! I am using HVACTEMPLATE:ZONE:IDEALLOADSAIRSYSTEM and I want to limit the temperature to 26°C and the humidity to 60%. I set the Dehumidification Control Type to constant sensible heat ratio and the Dehumidification Setpoint to 0.6. However it seems to have no effect on the humidity. Is there any way I can limit the relative humidity to a constant value ?? Thank you in advance!

HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem,
    exhibition,              !- Zone Name
    thermostat,              !- Template Thermostat Name
    Assembly HVAC on,        !- System Availability Schedule Name
    50,                      !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Temperature {C}
    13,                      !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Temperature {C}
    0.0156,                  !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
    0.0077,                  !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
    NoLimit,                 !- Heating Limit
    ,                        !- Maximum Heating Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
    ,                        !- Maximum Sensible Heating Capacity {W}
    NoLimit,                 !- Cooling Limit
    ,                        !- Maximum Cooling Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
    ,                        !- Maximum Total Cooling Capacity {W}
    ,                        !- Heating Availability Schedule Name
    ,                        !- Cooling Availability Schedule Name
    ConstantSensibleHeatRatio,  !- Dehumidification Control Type
    0.6,                     !- Cooling Sensible Heat Ratio {dimensionless}
    60,                      !- Dehumidification Setpoint {percent}
    None,                    !- Humidification Control Type
    30,                      !- Humidification Setpoint {percent}
    None,                    !- Outdoor Air Method
    0.00944,                 !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Person {m3/s}
    ,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone Floor Area {m3/s-m2}
    ,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone {m3/s}
    ,                        !- Design Specification Outdoor Air Object Name
    None,                    !- Demand Controlled Ventilation Type
    NoEconomizer,            !- Outdoor Air Economizer Type
    None,                    !- Heat Recovery Type
    0.7,                     !- Sensible Heat Recovery Effectiveness {dimensionless}
    0.65;                    !- Latent Heat Recovery Effectiveness {dimensionless}

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