HVAC System Types[LINK]
What kind of systems are available in EnergyPlus?
EnergyPlus HVAC systems input is flexible, so many different types of systems can be built using the basic available components. There are also compound components which represent common equipment types, and HVACTemplate systems which simplify the input for specific systems. This list gives an overview of HVAC objects in EnergyPlus:
HVAC Templates
Zone HVAC Forced Air Units
Zone HVAC Radiative/Convective Units
Zone HVAC Air Loop Terminal Units
Fans
Coils
Evaporative Coolers
Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers
Heat Recovery
Unitary Equipment
Variable Refrigerant Flow Equipment
Air Distribution
Pumps
Solar Collectors
Plant Heating and Cooling Equipment
Condenser Equipment and Heat Exchangers
Water Heaters and Thermal Storage
Plant-Condenser Loops
HVAC System Types[LINK]
What kind of systems are available in EnergyPlus?
EnergyPlus HVAC systems input is flexible, so many different types of systems can be built using the basic available components. There are also compound components which represent common equipment types, and HVACTemplate systems which simplify the input for specific systems. This list gives an overview of HVAC objects in EnergyPlus:
HVAC Templates
HVACTemplate:Thermostat
HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem
HVACTemplate:Zone:FanCoil
HVACTemplate:Zone:PTAC
HVACTemplate:Zone:PTHP
HVACTemplate:Zone:Unitary
HVACTemplate:Zone:VAV
HVACTemplate:Zone:VAV:FanPowered
HVACTemplate:Zone:WaterToAirHeatPump
HVACTemplate:System:Unitary
HVACTemplate:System:Unitary:AirToAir
HVACTemplate:System:VAV
HVACTemplate:System:PackagedVAV
HVACTemplate:System:DedicatedOutdoorAir
HVACTemplate:Plant:ChilledWaterLoop
HVACTemplate:Plant:Chiller
HVACTemplate:Plant:Tower
HVACTemplate:Plant:HotWaterLoop
HVACTemplate:Plant:Boiler
HVACTemplate:Plant:MixedWaterLoop
Zone HVAC Forced Air Units
ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem
ZoneHVAC:FourPipeFanCoil
ZoneHVAC:WindowAirConditioner
ZoneHVAC:PackagedTerminalAirConditioner
ZoneHVAC:PackagedTerminalHeatPump
ZoneHVAC:WaterToAirHeatPump
ZoneHVAC:Dehumidified:DX
ZoneHVAC:EnergyRecoveryVentilator
ZoneHVAC:EnergyRecoveryVentilator:Controller
ZoneHVAC:UnitVentilator
ZoneHVAC:UnitHeater
ZoneHVAC:OutdoorAirUnit
ZoneHVAC:TerminalUnit:VariableRefrigerantFlow
Zone HVAC Radiative/Convective Units
ZoneHVAC:Baseboard:RadiantConvective:Water
ZoneHVAC:Baseboard:RadiantConvective:Steam
ZoneHVAC:Baseboard:RadiantConvective:Electric
ZoneHVAC:Baseboard:Convective:Water
ZoneHVAC:Baseboard:Convective:Electric
ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:VariableFlow
ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:ConstantFlow
ZoneHVAC:LowTemperatureRadiant:Electric
ZoneHVAC:HighTemperatureRadiant
ZoneHVAC:VentilatedSlab
Zone HVAC Air Loop Terminal Units
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ConstantVolume:NoReheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ConstantVolume:Reheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:NoReheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:Reheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:Reheat:VariableSpeedFan
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:HeatAndCool:NoReheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:HeatAndCool:Reheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:SeriesPIU:Reheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ParallelPIU:Reheat
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ConstantVolume:FourPipeInduction
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ConstantVolume:FourPipeBeam
AirTerminal:SingleDuct:ConstantVolume:CooledBeam
AirTerminal:DualDuct:ConstantVolume
AirTerminal:DualDuct:VAV
AirTerminal:DualDuct:VAV:OutdoorAir
ZoneHVAC:AirDistributionUnit
Fans
Fan:ConstantVolume
Fan:VariableVolume
Fan:OnOff
Fan:ZoneExhaust
FanPerformance:NightVentilation
Fan:ComponentModel
Coils
Coil:Cooling:Water
Coil:Cooling:Water:DetailedGeometry
Coil:Cooling:DX:SingleSpeed
Coil:Cooling:DX:TwoSpeed
Coil:Cooling:DX:MultiSpeed
Coil:Cooling:DX:TwoStageWithHumidityControlMode
CoilPerformance:DX:Cooling
Coil:Cooling:DX:VariableRefrigerantFlow
Coil:Heating:DX:VariableRefrigerantFlow
Coil:Heating:Water
Coil:Heating:Steam
Coil:Heating:Electric
Coil:Heating:Fuel
Coil:Heating:Desuperheater
Coil:Heating:DX:SingleSpeed
Coil:Heating:DX:MultiSpeed
Coil:Cooling:WaterToAirHeatPump:ParameterEstimation
Coil:Heating:WaterToAirHeatPump:ParameterEstimation
Coil:Cooling:WaterToAirHeatPump:EquationFit
Coil:Cooling:WaterToAirHeatPump:VariableSpeedEquationFit
Coil:Heating:WaterToAirHeatPump:EquationFit
Coil:Heating:WaterToAirHeatPump:VariableSpeedEquationFit
Coil:WaterHeating:AirToWaterHeatPump
Coil:WaterHeating:Desuperheater
CoilSystem:Cooling:DX
CoilSystem:Heating:DX
CoilSystem:Cooling:Water:HeatExchangerAssisted
CoilSystem:Cooling:DX:HeatExchangerAssisted
Evaporative Coolers
EvaporativeCooler:Direct:CelDekPad
EvaporativeCooler:Indirect:CelDekPad
EvaporativeCooler:Indirect:WetCoil
EvaporativeCooler:Indirect:ResearchSpecial
Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers
Humidifier:Steam:Electric
Dehumidifier:Desiccant:NoFans
Dehumidifier:Desiccant:System
Heat Recovery
HeatExchanger:AirToAir:FlatPlate
HeatExchanger:AirToAir:SensibleAndLatent
HeatExchanger:Desiccant:BalancedFlow
HeatExchanger:Desiccant:BalancedFlow:PerformanceDataType1
Unitary Equipment
AirLoopHVAC:Unitary:Furnace:HeatOnly
AirLoopHVAC:Unitary:Furnace:HeatCool
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatOnly
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatCool
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatPump:AirToAir
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatPump:WaterToAir
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatCool:VAVChangeoverBypass
AirLoopHVAC:UnitaryHeatPump:AirToAir:MultiSpeed
Variable Refrigerant Flow Equipment
Air Distribution
AirLoopHVAC
AirLoopHVAC:OutdoorAirSystem:EquipmentList
AirLoopHVAC:OutdoorAirSystem
OutdoorAir:Mixer
AirLoopHVAC:ZoneSplitter
AirLoopHVAC:SupplyPlenum
AirLoopHVAC:SupplyPath
AirLoopHVAC:ZoneMixer
AirLoopHVAC:ReturnPlenum
AirLoopHVAC:ReturnPath
Pumps
Pump:VariableSpeed
Pump:ConstantSpeed
Pump:VariableSpeed:Condensate
HeaderedPumps:VariableSpeed
HeaderedPumps:ConstantSpeed
Solar Collectors
SolarCollectorPerformance:FlatPlate
SolarCollector:FlatPlate:Water
SolarCollector:FlatPlate:PhotovoltaicThermal
SolarCollectorPerformance:PhotovoltaicThermal:Simple
SolarCollector:IntegralCollectorStorage
SolarCollectorPerformance:IntegralCollectorStorage
SolarCollector:UnglazedTranspired
SolarCollector:UnglazedTranspired:Multisystem
Plant Heating and Cooling Equipment
Boiler:HotWater
Boiler:Steam
Chiller:Electric:EIR
Chiller:Electric:ReformulatedEIR
Chiller:Electric
Chiller:Absorption:Indirect
Chiller:Absorption
Chiller:ConstantCOP
Chiller:EngineDriven
Chiller:CombustionTurbine
ChillerHeater:Absorption:DirectFired
ChillerHeater:Absorption:DoubleEffect
HeatPump:WaterToWater:EquationFit:Heating
HeatPump:WaterToWater:EquationFit:Cooling
HeatPump:WaterToWater:ParameterEstimation:Cooling
HeatPump:WaterToWater:ParameterEstimation:Heating
DistrictCooling
DistrictHeating
Condenser Equipment and Heat Exchangers
CoolingTower:SingleSpeed
CoolingTower:TwoSpeed
CoolingTower:VariableSpeed
CoolingTowerPerformance:CoolTools
CoolingTowerPerformance:YorkCalc
EvaporativeFluidCooler:SingleSpeed
EvaporativeFluidCooler:TwoSpeed
FluidCooler:SingleSpeed
FluidCooler:TwoSpeed
GroundHeatExchanger:System
GroundHeatExchanger:Slinky
GroundHeatExchanger:Pond
GroundHeatExchanger:Surface
HeatExchanger:FluidToFluid
Water Heaters and Thermal Storage
WaterHeater:Mixed
WaterHeater:Stratified
WaterHeater:Sizing
WaterHeater:HeatPump:PumpedCondenser
WaterHeater:HeatPump:WrappedCondenser
ThermalStorage:Ice:Simple
ThermalStorage:Ice:Detailed
ThermalStorage:ChilledWater:Mixed
ThermalStorage:ChilledWater:Stratified
Plant-Condenser Loops
PlantLoop
CondenserLoop
Pipe:Adiabatic
Pipe:Adiabatic:Steam
Pipe:Indoor
Pipe:Outdoor
Pipe:Underground
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