LOADPROFILE:PLANT

Used to simulate a scheduled plant loop demand profile. Load and flow rate are specified using schedules. Positive values are heating loads, and negative values are cooling loads. The actual load met is dependent on the performance of the supply loop components.

Name

Type: alphanumeric

Inlet Node Name

Type: node

Outlet Node Name

Type: node

Load Schedule Name

Type: list of objects (EXTERNALINTERFACE:SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE:YEAR, SCHEDULE:FILE, SCHEDULE:COMPACT, EXTERNALINTERFACE:FUNCTIONALMOCKUPUNITIMPORT:TO:SCHEDULE or SCHEDULE:CONSTANT)
Schedule values are load in [W]

Peak Flow Rate

Type: real number
Unit: m3/s

Flow Rate Fraction Schedule Name

Type: list of objects (EXTERNALINTERFACE:SCHEDULE, SCHEDULE:YEAR, SCHEDULE:FILE, SCHEDULE:COMPACT, EXTERNALINTERFACE:FUNCTIONALMOCKUPUNITIMPORT:TO:SCHEDULE or SCHEDULE:CONSTANT)