Feature Request: ZoneControl:ContaminantController capable of accepting ZoneList objects

[mldichter]

Changing the Zone Name field to accept ZoneList names as well would be greatly appreciated.

ZoneControl:ContaminantController,
    CO2 Controller1,         !- Name
    EAST ZONE,               !- Zone Name
    CO2AvailSchedule,        !- Carbon Dioxide Control Availability Schedule Name
    CO2SetpointSchedule,     !- Carbon Dioxide Setpoint Schedule Name
    ,                        !- Minimum Carbon Dioxide Concentration Schedule Name
    ,                        !- Maximum Carbon Dioxide Concentration Schedule Name
    ,                        !- Generic Contaminant Control Availability Schedule Name
    ;                        !- Generic Contaminant Setpoint Schedule Name

[jmarrec]

Similar issue to #7557 (ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea to accept ZoneList as well). Probably best addressed in conjunction.

[mldichter]

There are other objects, in addition to these two, like this. I'm willing to go through all the objects and their fields in the documentation to make a list, but is there already a list like that? The IDFs become so much more readable using ZoneLists. I would gladly devote some time to this.

[jmarrec]

@mldichter the IDD is probably the best way to compile the list easily and programmatically. A python script for eg would be easy to return objects that have fields with \reference ZoneNames but not \reference ZoneAndZoneListNames (references from memory so approximative...).

I can help with that part if you want? then you can go through that list to see which could actually be changed (perhaps some cannot)

[mldichter]

@jmarrec I went through the IDD file. I think most of the stuff would be useful, especially for something like a hotel, apartment complex, or 10 story office building. The HVACTemplate:* objects I found would be nice for the user to specify the equipment that's autosized or for identical zones once and have the object apply to a ZoneList.

The only one that's a little weird is the Refrigeration:Case object. Having a residential size refrigerator object with curves, use schedules, etc. would be nice in apartment complexes, similar to how the ElectricEquipment and Lights objects apply to multiple zones.

Here's what I got. I want to make a new Feature Request for all these objects, close the issues for ZoneControl:ContaminantController and ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea, as well as a request for a residential refrigerator object. What do you think? RoomAirModelType RoomAir:TemperaturePattern:UserDefined RoomAirSettings:OneNodeDisplacementVentilation RoomAirSettings:ThreeNodeDisplacementVentilation RoomAirSettings:CrossVentilation RoomAirSettings:UnderFloorAirDistributionInterior RoomAirSettings:UnderFloorAirDistributionExterior ElectricEquipment:ITE:AirCooled ZoneBaseboard:OutdoorTemperatureControlled ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:CarbonDioxide ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:Generic:Constant ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:Generic:CutoffModel ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:Generic:DecaySource ZoneContaminantSourceAndSink:Generic:DepositionRateSink Output:IlluminanceMap ZoneInfiltration:EffectiveLeakageArea ZoneInfiltration:FlowCoefficient ZoneVentilation:WindandStackOpenArea ZoneAirBalance:OutdoorAir ZoneEarthtube ZoneCoolTower:Shower AirflowNetwork:MultiZone:Zone

HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem HVACTemplate:Zone:BaseboardHeat HVACTemplate:Zone:FanCoil HVACTemplate:Zone:PTAC HVACTemplate:Zone:PTHP HVACTemplate:Zone:WaterToAirHeatPump HVACTemplate:Zone:VRF HVACTemplate:Zone:Unitary HVACTemplate:Zone:VAV HVACTemplate:Zone:VAV:FanPowered HVACTemplate:Zone:VAV:HeatAndCool HVACTemplate:Zone:ConstantVolume HVACTemplate:Zone:DualDuct

ZoneControl:Humidistat ZoneControl:ContaminantController

Refrigeration:Case

WaterUse:Equipment

HybridModel:Zone

[mldichter]

Closed this issue and opened #7687 to include the feature request.