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Residential Hot Water

Use this component to calculate domestic hot water consumption for each hour during a year, for a single family household (house).
Component based on paper: "Modeling patterns of hot water use in households", Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lutz, Liu, McMahon, Dunham, Shown, McGrue; Nov 1996:
http://ees.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/modeling_patterns_of_hot_water_use_in_households_lbl-37805_rev.pdf

Inputs

NameIDDescriptionType
Epw File_epwFileInput .epw file path by using the "File Path" parameter, or Ladybug's "Open EPW And STAT Weather Files" component.Goo
Total Number Of Persons_totalNumberOfPersonsTotal number of persons in a household.Goo
Number Of Pre School ChildrennumberOfPreSchoolChildren_Number of preschool children(0-5) in household. - If not supplied, default value: 0 (no preschool children) will be used.Goo
Number Of School ChildrennumberOfSchoolChildren_Number of school age(6-13) children in household. - If not supplied, default value: 0 (no school children) will be used.Goo
Number Of AdultsnumberOfAdults_Number of adults (14 years and older) in household. - If not supplied, it will be equal to _totalNumberOfPersons.Goo
Number Of Adults At HomenumberOfAdultsAtHome_Number of adults that stay at home during a day. - If not supplied, default value: 0 (no adults at home) will be used.Goo
Senior OnlyseniorOnly_Senior only household. - If not supplied, default value: False (not senior only household) will be used.Goo
Dish WasherdishWasher_A household owns a dish washer. - If not supplied, default value: True (a household owns a dish washer) will be used.Goo
Cloths WasherclothsWasher_A household owns a cloths washer. - If not supplied, default value: True (a household owns a cloths washer) will be used.Goo
Pay Utility BillpayUtilityBill_Household occupants pay a utility bill. Tenants who pay their own utility bills in general, tend to spend less, then those who do not. - If not supplied, default value: True (household occupants pay their utility bill) will be used.Goo
_________________________Script variable DomesticHotWaterGoo
First Week Start DayfirstWeekStartDay_A day of week on which a year starts (1 - Monday, 2 - Tuesday, 3 - Wednesday...) - If not supplied, default value: 1 will be used (year starts on Monday, 1st January).Goo
Weekend DaysweekendDays_Define a list of two weekend (nonworking) days. Through out the World, countries have different days as their weekend days: - Thursday and Friday (4,5) Friday and Saturday (5,6) Saturday and Sunday (6,7) - If not supplied, Saturday and Sunday (6,7) will be taken as a default weekend days.Goo
Holiday DaysholidayDays_List of days (1 to 365) which are holiday (nonworking) days. - Here is an example holiday days list for August: 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 - If not supplied, no holiday days will be used.Goo
Delivery Water TemperaturedeliveryWaterTemperature_Required (set) water temperature. It is recommended for delivery water temperature to not be lower than 60°C (140°F) to avoid the risk of propagation of Legionella pneumophila bacteria. - Electric water heater used as a default. - If not supplied, default value: 60°C (140°F) will be used. - In Celsius degrees.Goo
Cold Water Temperature Per HourcoldWaterTemperaturePerHour_Cold (inlet) water temperature supplied from public water system, for each hour during a year. In Celsius. To calculate it, use the "coldWaterTemperaturePerHour" output of the Ladybug "Cold Water Temperature" component. - If not supplied, it will be calculated based on Christensen and Burch method (method 1 from "Cold Water Temperature" component), with pipes depth from 0.3 to 1 meters, and unknown soil type. - In Celsius degrees.Goo
_________________________Script input ______________________.Goo
Run It_runIt...Goo

Outputs

NameIDDescriptionType
OutreadMe!...String
_______________________Script variable DomesticHotWaterGoo
Heating Load Per HourheatingLoadPerHourThermal energy (or electrical energy) required to heat the domestic hot water consumption for each hour during a year. - In kWh.Goo
Hot Water Per HourhotWaterPerHourDomestic hot water consumption for each hour during a year. - In L/h (Liters/hour).Goo
Hot Water Per YearhotWaterPerYearDomestic hot water consumption for a whole year. - In L (Liters).Goo
Average Daily Hot Water Per YearaverageDailyHotWaterPerYearAverage daily hot water consumption for a whole year. - In L/day (Liters/day).Goo
Maximum Daily ConsumptionmaximumDailyConsumptionMaximal hot water consumption per day during a year. - In (L/day) Liters/day.Goo
Maximum Consumption DaymaximumConsumptionDayDay with maximal hot water consumption.Goo
Minimum Daily ConsumptionminimumDailyConsumptionMinimal hot water consumption per day during a year. - In (L/day) Liters/day.Goo
Minimum Consumption DayminimumConsumptionDayDay with minimal hot water consumption.Goo

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