I'm trying to simulate an existing building, with real equipment, and I'm having a hard time.
The system is an air-to-air PHPT with a Unitary Object in the zone (I'm using Templates). When I try to launch the simulation with all the fields filled, without "autosizing", the program gives an error, asking me to activate the sizing objects in SimulationControl (I thought I didn't need it for hardsized simulation, I get For autosizing of AirTerminal:SingleDuct:Uncontrolled THERMAL ZONE 1_LOCAL AIR TERMINAL, a zone sizing run must be done). Finally, I activate these objects.
The difference between EnergyPlus (Calculated) and my system (User) are very large in sizing thermal load (allthough I don't understand why I get sizing results if I'm using hardsized, and why "users results" are not my own system / capacity). The space has a large natural ventilation to simulate an open door (12.5 1/hr), so it's going to need a big heating/cooling load, but the owner didn't say us the existing Heat Pump is not giving her enough energy_temperature). The E+ proposal is 39323.14/63752.33 W, and the user design load is 10633.10/36525.49 W (cooling/heating).
The most disconcerting is that there is a difference between the electrical consumption of the HVAC system (via Facility Total HVAC Electric Demand Power in Output:Variable) and thermal consumption (kW electric <> kW thermal divide COP_ERR). For example, I get 10633.10 W thermal for cooling, when the maximun electricity consumption in the summer is around 10000 W electric.
I really want to improve in existing building simulation but I don't find the way.
