Review whether PLR or RTF should be used to scale source-side flows of equipment

Issue overview

Related to #9966, there is a question about whether the source-side flows of a refrigerant cycle system (e.g., WSHP, heat recovery chillers), should be scaled by PLR (as they are now) or RTF (reflecting the operation of the compressor adding heat to the source side). If the source side flow cycles, it should maybe operate in coordination with the run time of the compressor, and not necessarily the load.

If this is the case, it will likely require changes in several objects that should handled at the same time.

Details

Some additional details for this issue (if relevant):

• Platform (Operating system, version)
• Version of EnergyPlus (if using an intermediate build, include SHA)
• Unmethours link or helpdesk ticket number

Checklist

Add to this list or remove from it as applicable. This is a simple templated set of guidelines.

• Defect file added (list location of defect file here)
• Ticket added to Pivotal for defect (development team task)
• Pull request created (the pull request will have additional tasks related to reviewing changes that fix this defect)

Begin with related issue #9966 and the existing source-side flow behavior for WSHP and heat recovery chillers. Compare PLR-based scaling with compressor runtime and RTF behavior, then identify the affected objects. Done means the choice is documented and the affected objects are handled consistently, with a defect file added if applicable.