This example simulates a heat supply and consumer network made
out of a base heating station, 14 buildings and 12 pipes. The
nominal supply temperature has been reduced to 50°C and electric
booster heater have been built into the building model
"BuildingLowTem", that is used for this example. Additionally there
is a second supply station that delivers a constant supply
temperature, limited by its maximum heat and mass flow.
Before simulating it is recommended to type "Advanced.SparseActivate=true"
into the commands to reduce computation time substantially.
Available commands:
- Simulate 1 week: Simulates the model for a duration of 1 week
after using the command "Advanced.SparseActivate=true"
- Simulate 1 day: Simulates the model for a duration of 1 day
after using the command "Advanced.SparseActivate=true"
After simulating there are 7 different plot commands available
to better understand this example:
- This plot compares the demand to the actual supply of space
heating each building is receiving by both overlapping the two
curves and plotting their difference below. After a short starting
period the difference is negligibly small, since space heating
demand is quite smooth.
- This plot compares the demand to the actual supply of domestic
hot water each building is receiving by both overlapping the two
curves and plotting their difference below. The difference isn't
negligible as domestic hot water demand can change rapidly and by
great amounts, but still is rather small compared to the values of
the demand. (To highlight the differences in the plot click on
peaks dipping below the x-axis.)
- This plot compares the temperature of the water flowing in and
out of the building therefor showing how the consumption affects
the temperature in the supply.
- This plot shows the difference in pressure of the water in the
buildings before and after consumption.
- This plot shows the mass flow of the water in the buildings
before and after consumption.
- This plot shows the losses of heat through the pipes and the
temperature of the water returning to the supply station, for
reference the supply temperature is plotted aswell.
- This plot compares the mass flow and the heat flow of the two
different supplies.
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