COOLING PLANT LOADS

Cooling Plant o5tA ooooctoogo_ cooling load o A oo5oA UtA oc _ococ cooling load
software o A ot_o_@ooqcoo oogA oo5oA Ut_ococ Energy Audit
oo@o_tgqco_ Cooling Plant load o_ A oo5oA Uto Heat Gain oc_oco_
o_o_q_to oto__ococ cooling load ocoA 5oo` A ooo5to Heat Gain o5to`oco_
(o) Outdoor air load
(o) System lossesfgains
(o) External gains
(o) !nternal gains
(c) Zone load
(c) Peak simultaneous building or zone loads o_oco_


Outdoor air load Outdoor air load Outdoor air load Outdoor air load
Outdoor air temperature o_ indoor air temperature Oo_ocoo5o_o5c cooling plant
oA oo_ oo5toooo5ctoooqggq. !ndoor Air Quality (!AQ) oo5ctoqocgqco_
A o_o5cto5to_o5c A oo5oA Ut oooo A oqtA oct _ocooo (Outdoor
air)O_ootgqoA oo_ Outdoor air temperature o_ indoor air temperature
Oo_ocoo5o_o5c Outdoor air oot_octo_ Heat Gain o _ococo5 cooling load
o_too5to5go_ Oo_o5c O_ooto_ Outdoor air A q_tA o5too5ooo@ cooling
load o_to5to5o_

System lossesfgains System lossesfgains System lossesfgains System lossesfgains
Fan oo5o5o Ooo_ Heat o5to_o5c System Heat Gain _ocoo`o5o_ ooo5to_ Fan
oooo blower o _oo_otoq5o A ooq o oog o p oog ccoogoA oct _ocoo qco_
Duct A octg supply air temperature o_ Duct A _ocg A oqt A ooqOoqo oqoo5o_o5c
o_t System Heat Gain _ocoo`o_ O System Heat Gain o5to ooo5c5ooooqcoo_
Cooling Plant load o_ oqoqooooo_

External gains External gains External gains External gains
A oo5oA Uto oqg5(Location). ooa5og5oo(Orientation). o_oo5oO5to_
oc_tA o_tA c5t(material). _o_octoo`oo5toA oo(window to wall ratio). oooc O5to_
sun shade ac walls, glazing, roofs and floors oooo@ External heat gains oqotA q_t
A o5to_o5to_

!nternal gains !nternal gains !nternal gains !nternal gains
!nternal heat gains o5to_ oA ogA oo(Occupancy and activity details) lighting oOoo_
heat gains ac o_o5too5 Equipment oOooo5 heat gain o5to`oco_

Zone load Zone load Zone load Zone load
A oo5oA Ut A octoc A oqto5tc5. A Ooo5tc5gqco_ ooo5 A oqto5t A Ooo5to
oo@ o_o5to_o5o_octOo o(zone) o5tA _oc o_o5to_o5o_octoo@ ocoo5o_
A Oooooto ooco A _ocooooqco_ Set point A ooqoo_ A oqto5tA 5toto
oocoA _ocooooqco_ External heat gain oo_ A oqto5tA 5toto oocoA _oc
ooooqco_(Uoo5 A OoocOoA octg A ogoooqog5cA Otogoo5 A oqto5t
A 5toto oocoA _ocooooqco_)
ooco _go_ heat gain o Zone load A _ocooooqco_


Peak simultaneous building Peak simultaneous building Peak simultaneous building Peak simultaneous building loads loads loads loads oooo oooo oooo oooo zone load zone load zone load zone load
ooco_octco o peak load _oco_ A oqo_ oo__ooo A ogoooqog5cA Otogoo5o
(A oqto5t) o peak load o_ oqtoo_o_ocqco_ A oq5ooooqog5c A Otogoo5
o(A oqto5t) o peak load o_ oqto_otoq__ocqco_ Oo_o5c oA 5totoo`ct_ot total load
o_ peak o_A oqo ogqoo_ peak simultaneous load oo_too`oo_
sensible heat gain ac latent heat gain aco_toto O_cUtc5tgqoo_

Design information required Design information required Design information required Design information required
Zones Zones Zones Zones
oo5tA _ococtoct_oto_o5tO5t_octo_o5c ooco_octcoooo5ctc5 control ooqco_ (
A Oto_oc oocoac oco heat gain o5tc5o_o5t_oo_A o`)
_o_octoo`oo5t. qgo5t oA oA ooo5_oO5to_ architect's layout drawing o5to ooco_octco
A ooA oqtac oA ogA ooo oooqco_ oocoo AHU ocot oooo acot
ooocootqco_ oooo fan coil o5tc5o_tooocqco_
Zone heat gains Zone heat gains Zone heat gains Zone heat gains
ooco_octco heat gain o oooogqoA oo_ oo5tA _ococt_o5tO5to_ internal wall o_
A ooqoo_o_ oacoA _o5tocgoc O wall o heat gain oo_tO_oogqoA oo_

Hourly cooling loads Hourly cooling loads Hourly cooling loads Hourly cooling loads
zone load o5to q5gA oo(an hourly basis)oogo_ ogooo`oc zone load oqtoto5to
o@ogto_oct_oc peak simultaneous load o ggqco_
approximate peak time of loads oo_otoq5o oA 5totA oo oco_octc o q5goct
ooogqo_t ooA ooo A oo@ peak time o_ 1+:00 hr ( oqto _q5g) _oco`o 13:00 hr
ac 15:00 hr og load ccootg_ocooo5oo_ peak time ac peak load oo oqoqc5
oooo_oto5t_oco_o5ctoooqco_
Computer Software o A ot_o__otooo`o maximum loads _ocoo`o_A oqo
A oooooqcco_

Uoo5 Uoo5 Uoo5 Uoo5
East Zones ac West Zones. oaco go_ A oo5oA Utocoo qoq5A _ocoogq_oco_
oocooc fan coil unit o_ot ooocO5to_ East Zone g FCU ocotco cooling capacity o5
1.5 kW _oco_ West Zone g FCU ocotco cooling capacity o5 2.0 kW _oco_

A oo5oA Uto total capacity o5 175 kW _oco_ primary cooling system A _oc fan coil unit
A 5tot o capacity o 175 kW acA __ocoA 5cooocgqooA ooo A ooo_o5cooo5 fan
coil unit o5tA 5toto_ full capacity _oc o_o_co_too5ctoqo_A oqogqcoo5o_o5c_oco_
ooco_octcoc_ocoo`o_ cooling load o q5gA oo(hourly basis) oo5_oO5to_
east o ac west o ooc q5gA oo_ocoo`oo5 load o5tooo`ct_oct_oc A oo5oA Utoc
_ocoo`o_ building load oggqco_ Ooq5o peak simultaneous load ooqco_
Uoo5oc peak simultaneous load o5 1+5 kW _oco_
ogooo`oc A oo5oA Ut o peak simultaneous load Ocg5tc5o_ocqco_
A oo5oA Utocooc A oqtoo`cto5tc5 ooo`cto5tc5gqcoo5o_o5c maximum simultaneous
load o ogq A oo oA 5toto cooling loads o oogqoo_








References: References: References: References:
C!BSE Guide A, Environmental Design, 2006, !SBN 1 903287 66 9
Lawrence Race G, Pennycook K, Design Checks for HvAC - A Quality Control Framework for
Building Services Engineers - sheets 19-23, BG +f2007, BSR!A 2007, !SBN 978 086022 669 7

DES!GN WATCHPO!NTS DES!GN WATCHPO!NTS DES!GN WATCHPO!NTS DES!GN WATCHPO!NTS
1. Solar gains ocoo_to5 A oqooo@o_o5ctoo_ooo Occupancy rate ac
equipment oo_o_t A oqooo@o_o5ctooq_oo_ equipment o5to_
oo5totooqo_A oqoc oooO5to standby mode _ocoqoo5o_o5c heat reject oo_oo_
A ogt_otoo5A ooo5 heat gain o5to A oqacoo@oogqoo_

2. A o_ oo5 computer programmes o5tqc software oo_ cooling load oo5oooo
oot_ot outdoor air load o O_octoooo_octo_o_ooqc_ooo A o_ oo5 software oo_
outdoor air load o O_octooooootqcoo5o_t oA oo_ information
o5toA oA oO_octoogqoA oo_