Skin Baseboard Heating
The Skin Baseboard Heating is zone level electric heating equipment. This object specifies that the baseboard heating will control in reaction to the outside temperature. The capacities (high and low) are specified at the temperature field next to each one of them. This baseboard heater does not operate if the outdoor dry bulb is above the high temperature limit. Between the high temperature and the low temperature, the capacity is interpolated (linear) between the high and the low capacity values. Below the low temperature, the capacity is set at the low capacity value. This allows the user to add baseboard heat to a perimeter zone starting at a prescribed temperature and then slowly increases this capacity to a max value. The maximum capacity would correspond to the low temperature.
Nominal Heating Capacity at High temperature
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Default: 0 Btuh/0 W
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Typical Range: x > 0
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Min Max: N/A
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Units: Btuh, kW, MBh, tons, W
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This field represents the baseboard equipment capacity at the high temperature limit.
High temperature
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Default: 60°F/15°C
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Typical Range: x > Low Temperature
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Min Max: N/A
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Units: °F/°C
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This field limits the operation of the Baseboard Heater. If the outdoor dry-bulb temperature is greater than the high temperature, the baseboard heater will not operate.
Radiant
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Default: 50%
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Typical Range: 0 < x < 100
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Min Max: N/A
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Units: %
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This field is used to characterize the quantity of radiant heat being given off by baseboard heat equipment to a zone. The number specified in this field will be multiplied by the total energy consumed by the baseboard heat equipment. This will provide the amount of long wavelength radiation gain to the zone.
Low Temperature
Nominal Heating Capacity
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Default: 0 Btuh/0 W
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Typical Range: x > Nominal Heating Capacity at High temperature
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Min Max: N/A
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Units:: Btuh, kW, MBh, tons, W
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This field represents the baseboard equipment capacity at the low temperature limit.
Low temperature
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Default: -4°F/-20°C
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Typical Range: x < Low Temperature
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Min Max: N/A
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Units: °F/°C
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This field limits the operation of the Baseboard Heater. If the outdoor dry-bulb temperature is at or below the low temperature, the baseboard heater operates at the low temperature capacity.