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shorowit committed Aug 30, 2023
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.. [#] Heating capacity autosized per ACCA Manual J/S based on heating design load.
.. [#] The sum of all ``FractionHeatLoadServed`` (across all HVAC systems) must be less than or equal to 1.
.. [#] FractionHeatLoadServed is required unless the heating system is a heat pump backup system (i.e., referenced by a ``HeatPump[BackupType="separate"]/BackupSystem``; see :ref:`hvac_heatpump`), in which case FractionHeatLoadServed is not allowed.
Heat pump backup will only operate during colder temperatures when the heat pump runs out of heating capacity or is disabled due to a switchover/lockout temperature.
Electric Resistance
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.. [#] HeatPumpType choices are "air-to-air", "mini-split", "ground-to-air", "water-loop-to-air", "packaged terminal heat pump", or "room air conditioner with reverse cycle".
.. [#] HeatPumpFuel only choice is "electricity".
.. [#] BackupType choices are "integrated" or "separate".
Heat pump backup will only operate during colder temperatures when the heat pump runs out of heating capacity or is disabled due to a switchover/lockout temperature.
Use "integrated" if the heat pump's distribution system and blower fan power applies to the backup heating (e.g., built-in electric strip heat or an integrated backup furnace, i.e., a dual-fuel heat pump).
Use "separate" if the backup system has its own distribution system (e.g., electric baseboard or a boiler).
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``PumpPower`` double W >= 0 No 50 [#]_ Recirculation pump power
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.. [#] ControlType choices are "manual demand control", "presence sensor demand control", "temperature", "timer", or "no control".
.. [#] | ControlType choices are "manual demand control", "presence sensor demand control", "temperature", "timer", or "no control".
| - manual demand control: The pump only runs when a user presses a button indicating they are about to use hot water.
| - presence sensor demand control: The pump only runs when a sensor detects someone is present at the faucet.
| - temperature: The pump runs based on monitoring temperature at some point in the system.
| - timer: The pump is controlled by a timer.
| - no control: The pump runs continuously.
.. [#] | If RecirculationPipingLoopLength not provided, calculated using the following equation from `ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301-2019 <https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/RESNETICC3012019>`_:
| RecircPipeL = 2.0 * (2.0 * (CFA / NCfl)^0.5 + 10.0 * NCfl + 5.0 * Bsmnt) - 20.0
| where
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.. [#] SystemType only choice is "hot water".
Solar hot water systems can be described with either simple or detailed inputs.
It is recommended to use detailed inputs and allow EnergyPlus to calculate the solar contribution to the hot water load;
the simple inputs are provided if equivalent calculations are performed in another software tool.

Simple Inputs
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The referenced water heater cannot be a space-heating boiler nor attached to a desuperheater.
.. [#] If ConnectedTo not provided, solar fraction will apply to all water heaters in the building.
.. warning::

The solar fraction will reduce the hot water load equally for every EnergyPlus timestep (even during nights and cloudy events).

Detailed Inputs
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