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Erratic humidity control when >1 piece of HVAC equipment in a zone

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Description

One air loop w/ DX coil + VRF fan coil = poor humidity control

I've defined a system with one zone, one air loop, one VRF system, all supposed to control to a specified temperature and relative humidity. Temp control is good. Humidity control is not even close

Details

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  • E+ v9.3
  • indoor growing facility with equal values for:
    • lots of latent load, defined as a constant rate for 12 hours, then a different rate for the next 12 hours
    • negative value sensible load representing the evaporative cooling effect of the latent load
    • sensible load to represent the heat added by a zone dehumidifer
    • additional sensible load to represent the heat added by a zone dehumidifier's compressor
  • Mike Witte took a look at the problem and felt it was a bug, so I'm reporting it.
  • Haven't used GitHub before- I hope this is enough info!
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  • Defect file added (list location of defect file here)
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    VRF Humidity control 1zone v93 idf.txt

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported humidity-control behavior with the attached “VRF Humidity control 1zone v93 idf.txt” input in EnergyPlus, focusing on the one-zone air loop with a DX coil and VRF system. Compare the simulated relative humidity with the specified control target and identify the relevant HVAC humidity-control path; done means the combined equipment controls humidity as expected without regressing temperature control.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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