Hello everyone, I am trying to model a walk-in freezer (3L x 4W x 2.7H) in E+ using the Refrigeration: AirChiller object (based on the RefrigeratedWarehouse example) instead of Refrigeration: Walkin.
I also want to model the product stored inside the freezer, and since E+ can't do that, I use Matlab to calculate the heat load of the product and send it to E+ using BCVTB. E+ will calculate the temperature inside the freezer and send it to Matlab to calculate the heat load again for the second step, and so on.
So what is the best way to define this heat gain? I was thinking of using the OtherEquipment object and then exchange the schedule at each time step using the ExternalInterface:Schedule object. The schedule will contain the heat load values, and the design level of the object will be set to 1 (as shown below).
I have set the nominal temperature of the airchiller cold source to -20°C, and I would like to know how to set a temperature setpoint that allows the refrigeration system to start cooling when the internal temperature is above -18°C and heating when it is below 21°C.
I was also wondering if there is a BCVTB example (or article, thesis...) that links both E+ and Matlab.