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EMS sensor for HVAC system availability status

Hi,

Is there a way to define a sensor that would output HVAC system status, related to its operations schedule?

For instance with this schedule:

Schedule:Compact,
HVACOperationSchd,       !- Name
On/Off,                  !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 12/31,          !- Field 1
For: Weekdays SummerDesignDay, !- Field 2
Until: 06:00,0.0,        !- Field 3
Until: 22:00,1.0,        !- Field 5
Until: 24:00,0.0,        !- Field 7
For: Saturday WinterDesignDay, !- Field 9
Until: 06:00,0.0,        !- Field 10
Until: 18:00,1.0,        !- Field 12
Until: 24:00,0.0,        !- Field 14
For: AllOtherDays,       !- Field 16
Until: 24:00,0.0;        !- Field 17

Then the sensor would return 0 until 6am on week days and Saturday, then 1, etc.

Thanks

EMS sensor for HVAC system availability status

Hi,

Is there a way to define a sensor that would output HVAC system status, related to its operations schedule?

For instance with this schedule:

Schedule:Compact,
HVACOperationSchd,       !- Name
On/Off,                  !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 12/31,          !- Field 1
For: Weekdays SummerDesignDay, !- Field 2
Until: 06:00,0.0,        !- Field 3
Until: 22:00,1.0,        !- Field 5
Until: 24:00,0.0,        !- Field 7
For: Saturday WinterDesignDay, !- Field 9
Until: 06:00,0.0,        !- Field 10
Until: 18:00,1.0,        !- Field 12
Until: 24:00,0.0,        !- Field 14
For: AllOtherDays,       !- Field 16
Until: 24:00,0.0;        !- Field 17

Then the sensor would return 0 until 6am on week days and Saturday, then 1, etc.

Thanks