Description: "Variable air volume flow system of MIT building with continuous time control for static pressure reset"

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## Buildings.Examples.VAVCO2

Variable air volume flow system of MIT building with continuous time control for static pressure reset

### Information

Extends from Modelica.Icons.ExamplesPackage (Icon for packages containing runnable examples).

### Package Content

Name | Description
--- | ---
VAVSystemCTControl | Variable air volume flow system of MIT building with CO2 control and continuous time control for static pressure reset
BaseClasses | Package with base classes for Buildings.Examples.VAVCO2

## Buildings.Examples.VAVCO2.VAVSystemCTControl

Variable air volume flow system of MIT building with CO2 control and continuous time control for static pressure reset

### Information

This examples demonstrates the implementation of CO2 control for a variable air volume flow system. Each room has a CO2 source. Depending on the CO2 concentrations, the air dampers in the room open or close. The supply and return fans are controlled to provide a constant static pressure.

Note that this example does not control the room temperature and the heat flow through the building envelope. It only implements the CO2 source and the damper and fan control to maintain a CO2 concentration in the room below 700 PPM.

Because the building envelope is idealized as having no leakage, the supply and return fan are controlled so that they both receive the same control signal. If the return fan were controlled so that it tracks the volume flow rate of the supply fan, then there would be multiple solutions for the control signal as the split between pressure raise of the supply fan and pressure raise of the return fan is arbitrary.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Example (Icon for runnable examples).

### Parameters

Type | Name | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
MassFlowRate | mMIT_flow | roo.m0Tot_flow | Nominal mass flow rate of MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP [kg/s]
Pressure | dpSuiSup_nominal | 95 | Pressure drop supply air leg with splitters of one suite (obtained from simulation) [Pa]
Pressure | dpSuiRet_nominal | 233 | Pressure drop return air leg with splitters of one suite (obtained from simulation) [Pa]
Pressure | dpFanSupMIT_nominal | 1050 | Pressure increase over supply fan in MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP (obtained from simulation) [Pa]
Pressure | dpFanRetMIT_nominal | 347 | Pressure increase over supply fan in MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP (obtained from simulation) [Pa]
Real | scaM_flow | 1 | Scaling factor for mass flow rate
Real | scaDpFanSup_nominal | 1 | Scaling factor for supply fan pressure lift with NSui number of suites
Real | scaDpFanRet_nominal | 1 | Scaling factor for supply fan pressure lift with NSui number of suites

### Modelica definition

model VAVSystemCTControl "Variable air volume flow system of MIT building with CO2 control and continuous time control for static pressure reset" extends Modelica.Icons.Example; package Medium = Buildings.Media.Air ( extraPropertiesNames={"CO2"}); parameter Modelica.SIunits.MassFlowRate mMIT_flow = roo.m0Tot_flow "Nominal mass flow rate of MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Pressure dpSuiSup_nominal = 95 "Pressure drop supply air leg with splitters of one suite (obtained from simulation)"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Pressure dpSuiRet_nominal = 233 "Pressure drop return air leg with splitters of one suite (obtained from simulation)"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Pressure dpFanSupMIT_nominal = 1050 "Pressure increase over supply fan in MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP (obtained from simulation)"; parameter Modelica.SIunits.Pressure dpFanRetMIT_nominal = 347 "Pressure increase over supply fan in MIT system model as in ASHRAE 825-RP (obtained from simulation)"; parameter Real scaM_flow = 1 "Scaling factor for mass flow rate"; parameter Real scaDpFanSup_nominal = 1 "Scaling factor for supply fan pressure lift with NSui number of suites"; parameter Real scaDpFanRet_nominal = 1 "Scaling factor for supply fan pressure lift with NSui number of suites"; Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant PAtm(k=101325); Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Constant yDam(k=0.5); Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res31( dp_nominal=0.546, m_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, dh=sqrt(scaM_flow)*1, redeclare package Medium = Medium); Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res33( dp_nominal=0.164, dh=sqrt(scaM_flow)*1, m_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, redeclare package Medium = Medium); Buildings.Fluid.FixedResistances.FixedResistanceDpM res57( dp_nominal=0.118000, m_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, dh=sqrt(scaM_flow)*1, redeclare package Medium = Medium); Buildings.Examples.VAVCO2.BaseClasses.Suite roo(redeclare package Medium = Medium, scaM_flow=scaM_flow); Fluid.Actuators.Dampers.MixingBox mixBox( dpOut_nominal=0.467, dpRec_nominal=0.665, AOut=scaM_flow*1.32, AExh=scaM_flow*1.05, ARec=scaM_flow*1.05, mOut_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, mRec_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, mExh_flow_nominal=scaM_flow*1, redeclare package Medium = Medium, dpExh_nominal=0.467, allowFlowReversal=true, from_dp=false) "mixing box"; Buildings.Fluid.Sources.Boundary_pT bouIn( redeclare package Medium = Medium, use_p_in=true, T=293.15, nPorts=2); Buildings.Controls.Continuous.LimPID conSupFan( Ti=60, yMax=1, yMin=0, Td=60, k=0.1, initType=Modelica.Blocks.Types.InitPID.InitialState, controllerType=Modelica.Blocks.Types.SimpleController.P) "Controller for supply fan"; Fluid.Movers.SpeedControlled_y fan32( redeclare package Medium = Medium, per(pressure(final V_flow={0,11.08,14.9}, dp={1508,743,100})), dynamicBalance=true, r_N(start=0), init=Modelica.Blocks.Types.Init.InitialState, energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial); Fluid.Movers.SpeedControlled_y fan56( redeclare package Medium = Medium, per(pressure(final V_flow={2.676,11.05}, dp={600,100})), dynamicBalance=true, r_N(start=0), init=Modelica.Blocks.Types.Init.InitialState, energyDynamics=Modelica.Fluid.Types.Dynamics.FixedInitial); Modelica.Blocks.Sources.Trapezoid pSet( amplitude=120, period=86400, width=86400/2, falling=10, rising=120, startTime=6*3600) "Pressure setpoint (0 during night, 120 during day)"; equation connect(PAtm.y, bouIn.p_in); connect(roo.p_rel, conSupFan.u_m); connect(yDam.y, mixBox.y); connect(roo.p, PAtm.y); connect(mixBox.port_Sup, res31.port_a); connect(res31.port_b, fan32.port_a); connect(res57.port_b, mixBox.port_Ret); connect(res33.port_b, roo.port_aSup); connect(bouIn.ports[1], mixBox.port_Out); connect(bouIn.ports[2], mixBox.port_Exh); connect(fan56.port_b, res57.port_a); connect(fan32.port_b, res33.port_a); connect(fan56.port_a, roo.port_bExh); connect(pSet.y, conSupFan.u_s); connect(conSupFan.y, fan32.y); connect(conSupFan.y, fan56.y); end VAVSystemCTControl;