Hi! I am trying to define a specific fancoil in EnergyPlus v9.1. I am seting all the inputs to the fancoil and its cooling and heating coils (no autosized values). However, when I include in the same zone a Sizing:Zone object, the hourly results I get for the cooling rate and inlet/outlet temperatures of the cooling coil change.
This is, if I define the cooling coil design inputs and don't use a Sizing:Zone object, I get the results I expect. However, if I add a Zone:Sizing object, it seems that the UA values of the water cooling coil are calculated with the settings in the Sizing:Zone object. However there aren't any autosized fields in my fancoil components.
Particularly, I am trying to define a fancoil which is small for the cooling design load of the zone it is placed in. If I add a Zone:Sizing object, I have to input a "Zone Cooling Sizing Factor" value in order to get as "design air flow rate" my actual fancoil air flow rate. Then I get good hourly cooling rate results again.
Also, depending on the "Zone cooling design supply air temperature" in the Sizing:Zone object, I get a Severe error about bad starting values for UA calculation of the water cooling coil, despite the inputs to the water cooling coil model remain always the same.
Please, can anyone confirm whether this is OK? In my opinion, the water cooling coil should always use its defined input design values to calculate its model parameters, regardless of any other objects in the .idf.
