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Energy factor of the dehumidifier in IdealLoadsAirSystem

Hi.

I am using IdealLoadsAirSystem to simulate an ideal system with heating, cooling, and dehumidification (latent cooling).

Post-simulation, I can apply the COP and EER of a heat pump to the sensible heat results if I want to estimate more realistic sensible loads. How would I do a similar thing for the latent cooling component, being that a dehumidifier's efficiency is usually rated as liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour of energy consumed (i.e. energy factor)?

Is there a default energy factor value that EnergyPlus uses for the IdealLoadsAirSystem?

Thanks in advance.

Energy factor of the dehumidifier in IdealLoadsAirSystem

Hi.

I am using IdealLoadsAirSystem to simulate an ideal system with heating, cooling, and dehumidification (latent cooling).

Post-simulation, I can apply the COP and EER of a heat pump to the sensible heat results if I want to estimate more realistic sensible loads. How would I do a similar thing for the latent cooling component, being that a dehumidifier's efficiency is usually rated as liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour of energy consumed (i.e. energy factor)?

Is there a default energy factor value that EnergyPlus uses for the IdealLoadsAirSystem?

Thanks in advance.