NDLI: Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing

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Strategy Guideline: HVAC Equipment Sizing

Content Provider	United States Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Author	Burdick, A.
Organization	National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Abstract	The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is arguably the most complex system installed in a house and is a substantial component of the total house energy use. A right-sized HVAC system will provide the desired occupant comfort and will run efficiently. This Strategy Guideline discusses the information needed to initially select the equipment for a properly designed HVAC system. Right-sizing of an HVAC system involves the selection of equipment and the design of the air distribution system to meet the accurate predicted heating and cooling loads of the house. Right-sizing the HVAC system begins with an accurate understanding of the heating and cooling loads on a space; however, a full HVAC design involves more than just the load estimate calculation - the load calculation is the first step of the iterative HVAC design procedure. This guide describes the equipment selection of a split system air conditioner and furnace for an example house in Chicago, IL as well as a heat pump system for an example house in Orlando, Florida. The required heating and cooling load information for the two example houses was developed in the Department of Energy Building America Strategy Guideline: Accurate Heating and Cooling Load Calculations.
Sponsorship	USDOE Office of Building Technologies Program
Related Links	https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1036047
Page Count	46
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.2172/1036047
Language	English
Publisher Date	2012-02-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION ENGINEERING AIR AIR CONDITIONERS AIR CONDITIONING COOLING LOAD DESIGN DISTRIBUTION FURNACES HEAT PUMPS HEATING HVAC SYSTEMS OCCUPANTS RECOMMENDATIONS SIZE VENTILATION HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM RIGHT SIZED WHOLE HOUSE ENERGY USE EQUIPMENT SELECTION AIR DISTRIBUTION Building America Buildings
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Technical Report

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