Read HVAC Sizing

Parse the peak load and HVAC component sizes from an SQL result file that has been generated from an energy simulation.

Inputs

  • sql [Required]

The file path of the SQL result file that has been generated from an energy simulation.

  • comp_type

An optional name of a HVAC component type, which will filter the HVAC components that appear in the output comp_props and comp_values. Connecting nothing here will mean that all HVAC component sizes are imported and a full list of possible components will appear in the comp_types output.

Outputs

  • zone_names

A list of zone names (honeybee Room identifiers) that correspond to the zone_peak_load and zone_peak_heat below.

  • zone_peak_cool

A list of numbers for the peak cooling load of each zone on the summer design day. These correspond to the zone_names above. All values are in Watts.

  • zone_peak_heat

A list of numbers for the peak heating load of each zone on the winter design day. These correspond to the zone_names above. All values are in Watts.

  • comp_types

A list of HVAC component types that are available in the results. This will be equal to the input comp_type_ if a value is connected.

  • comp_properties

A list of text descriptions for HVAC component properties. These correspond to the comp_values below.

  • comp_values

Values denoting the size of various zone HVAC components (eg. zone terminal sizes, boiler/chiller sizes, lengths of chilled beams, etc.). These correspond to the comp_properties above. Values may be in different units (eg. W, m/s, etc.) depending on the property of the component being observed.

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