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Re: [TRNSYS-users] Problems connecting Type 1231 with type 56



Jorge,

 It sounds like there might be two issues going on here. One is the connection between the radiator and the building and the other is the connection between the radiator and the heat pump. I would suggest trying to separate the two problems. First, run your building with its radiator. From what you describe, it sounds as though your connections are correct. Put an ideal temperature and flow rate of water into the radiator and make sure that the water coming out of the radiator and the building both react as expected. Next, put a forcing function onto the flow rate going into the radiator and make sure that it still makes sense.

 Once you are sure that the radiator is getting heat into the building and that the water comes out of the radiator at a reasonable temperature then add a pump, piping, and the heat pump back in. The pump is there to control the flow obviously. The pipes are there to make sure that you have thermal capacitance in your liquid loop. Make sure that the volume of liquid moved by the pump in one time step is less than the volume of the piping. If it isn't, you can get convergence problems.

 The COP at which the heat pump operates is a function not only of the air temperature on its source side but also of the returning water temperature on its load side. If the COP increases when the ambient temperature decreases while the entering water temperature stays the same then you'll need to look at the performance data file that you're using as it may have a problem.

kind regards,

 David

 

On 03/24/2021 09:50, Jorge Ignacio Ortega Arriagada via TRNSYS-users wrote:
Hello,

I have a question about Type 1231, how does it connect to type 56? The radiator model is connected to a heat pump.

I have connected the radiator heat as a gain (through gain type manager) that brings radiation and convection to the house, however, I have noticed that the SCOP of the heat pump increases as the ambient temperature decreases, which is not possible (I have tested for different climatic conditions in Chile).  In my model, I found the problem in Type 1231, which causes this anomaly. As radiator inputs connect the water flow and water temperature from the heat pump (type 941). From type 56 connect the indoor temperature of the house to the radiator model.

I would like some help on this, please.

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