LATS Energy Manual

1. How to access to the LATS Energy

LATS Energy is available for LG Employee and partner members such as applied rep., distributor,
etc. Partner members need to request authorization to use. It is a web-based tool, so users need to
sign in / log in the B2B partner portal global web site.
partner.lge.com/global  Click Download  Utility  Click LATS Energy

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2. Main Menu & Setting

2.1 Main Menu

1
1 2 3 4 To set or change the setting

2
5 Create a new project

3 Open a project
(Cannot open a project made by other
people and in other region)

4
To see the notice

5
Detail information window of notice

6 Display which main menu is opened

as a tap

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2. Main Menu & Setting

2.2 Setting
1 Can change model Line up region,
Language, and currency preference

Region represents not where users

1 2 3 are but where users want to use
model line-up

2 Can change display type of the model

name (Multi & Single)

3
Can select whether calculating CO2
emission or not

4 4 Can select units of capacity,

temperature, air flow, water flow, area,
and length

5 If anything is changed, click save, then

tool closes all other main menu taps to
apply the changes

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Project Information Tab

1
Type in project information

2 Red triangular mark represents

necessary field, users have to input or
select.

1 Common Functions
3
Clear (delete) all values of this tab

4 Can load project examples

Pop up window will appear and show
the list of the examples

5
Save the project
2

6
Run simulation

- All necessary fields are filled with

- Inputted values have to pass the
validation criteria
- Automatically move to result tab

7
Move to the previous tab

3 4 5 6 7 8 8
Move to the next tab

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Region & Load Information Tab_1

1
Select country, state (if it has), and city

2 Outdoor design temperature will be

1 8 changed automatically according to
the city

6 If users have a specific outdoor

design temperature,
7 2-1 : click ‘Manual Input’ check box
2-1
2 2-2
2-2 : type in the temperature
2-1 2-2 3 Type in outdoor air temperature
when system stops cooling or heating

4 Type in indoor return air

3 temperature
9

5 Type in electricity and gas price,

Select unit of gas
4 If users have one electricity price,
then type the same value in both
left and right field, which represents
high and low electricity cost
respectively
5 5-1 If users have two different
electricity price see the 8 page

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Region & Load Information Tab_2

6 Show total cooling and heating peak
load that building requires

7 Type in the cooling peak and heating

1 8 peak load

Important.
6 LATS Energy does not do load
7 calculation, so users have to type
in the building peak load
2
If there is no cooling or heating
8 load, type 0 in the cooling or heating
load

8 Input separated ventilation load from

cooling and heating load
3
9 Description of how to type in
separated ventilation load is in the 9
page

9 Show annual outdoor air profile and

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building load as a graph

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Region & Load Information Tab_3

5
Type in different electricity price

5-1 : click ‘Set Detail’ in order to set

5-1
schedule of two different electricity
prices

5-2 : click check boxes to switch

5-2
high electricity price and low
electricity price
- Checked box : applying high
electricity price at each hour
- Unchecked box : applying low
5-3 5-4 electricity price at each hour

5-3 : Click ‘Save’ to save changed

5-3
5-2 electricity price schedule

5-4 : Click ‘Close’ to return to the

5-4
LATS Energy input field

5 5-1

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Region & Load Information Tab_4

Input Type 1 8-4 8 Input separated ventilation load from
cooling and heating load

5-1 : click check box of ‘Separate

8-1
Ventilation Load’ in order to input
ventilation load separately
8-1 5-2 : click ‘Calculation’ button to
8-2
open ventilation calculation window

Input Type 2 8-3 : click drop down menu and

8-3
select one method of input type

5-3 5-4 8-4 : Type in the values according to

8-4
8 the input types
8-2
5-2

8-3
Input Type 3

5 5-1
Input Type 4

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : Building Information

1
Type in the area

2
3-1 Select the building type
3
1
3 If you want to see whole building
2 energy consumption, type in lighting
and equipment unit value

9 5 - Unit value is powers(W) per

area(square meters or feet)
4 - This value does not affect
building load, it is only to calculate
electricity consumption for lighting
and equipment
-
3-1 : click question mark icon to see
the reference values
6 4 Type in the load ratio value, ranging
from 0 to 1 by 0.1 step, at each 24
hour of a day

5 Click ‘Refresh Graph’ button after

changing hourly value( 4 ), the
graph( 6 ) will be updated

6
9 9 Show hourly load ratio graph
7 8

7 Click check boxes to switch on and off

on each day

8 Click check boxes to switch on and off

on each month

9 Click ‘Select All’ check boxes to switch

on and off of all values of each hour,
day, or month
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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)

1 Select LG VRF system type that users
want to use

2 Click tab to switch Outdoor unit and

1 Indoor unit input field
3 4
2 3 This button is to calculate combination
ratio based on added outdoor and
5 indoor units

If any model is not matched with the

indoor unit, combination ratio will be
calculated with the total of indoor
6 units and that of outdoor units
4
Description of CR calculation function

5 Selection criteria of outdoor and indoor

units

6
Show added model information

7 Show total capacity of all outdoor

models of Multi V, Multi, Single, and
AWHP

7 8 9 8 Show total capacity of all indoor

models of Multi V, Multi, Single, and
AWHP

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Show building load

7 < 9 : warning and running

simulation
8 < 9 : warning and not
running simulation
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 3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi V-outdoor unit

1
Click ‘Multi V’ tab

2
Click ‘Outdoor Unit’ tab
1

2 3
Select heat source: air or water
3 4 5 6

7 4
Select Outdoor unit type
8
List of outdoor unit type will be
different from each region
5
Select Outdoor unit model

6 Click ‘Add Model’ to add selected

model

7 Change the number of each outdoor

unit model

8
Click ‘Del’ to delete model

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi V-indoor unit

1
Click ‘Indoor Unit’ tab

2
Select Indoor unit type

1 7
List of outdoor unit type will be
different from each region
2 3 4 5
3
Select Indoor unit model
6

8 4 Leave it blank
Or Select Outdoor unit model to which
selected indoor unit is connected
4-1 : Users connect indoor unit to
outdoor unit after adding model.
- Connect all indoor units :
combination ratios are calculated
according to the connection
- Any indoor unit is not connected :
combination ratio is calculated by
total outdoor unit capacity to total
indoor unit capacity

5 Click ‘Add Model’ to add selected

model

6 Change the number of each indoor

unit model

7 Click ‘CR Calculation’ to calculate

combination ratio

8
Click ‘Del’ to delete model

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3. Create Project
3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Models from LATS HVAC or LATS CAD
LATS CAD GERP File Import : this function is
to import model list from LATS
HVAC or LATS CAD

LATS CAD
1 1 Click ‘Print GERP’ in the System
Check window

2 Click ‘Gathering Information’ of the

Print GERP pop up window

3
Click ‘OK’ to export

LATS HVAC LATS HVAC

1 1
Click ‘GERP’ in main menu

2 Select one of GERP file type, except

2
‘Export Equipments List’

3 Click ‘OK’ when pop up window

appear

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Models from LATS HVAC or LATS CAD
GERP File Import : this function is
to import model list from LATS
HVAC or LATS CAD
1
5 1 Click ‘GERP File Import’ button

2 Choose the file that users previously

exported and saved from LATS HVAC
or LATS CAD, then click ‘OK’
3
3 Outdoor units and indoor units in the
file are added into LATS Energy

4 Not uploaded model tab will be

created and no uploaded models are
listed
Choose browser window Case: Not uploaded model
Important.
2
LATS Energy can only import
models of the same region

4 For example:
IF users set region as Asia in the
LATS Energy and models from
LATS HVAC or LATS CAD are
Europe region, LATS Energy
cannot import those model because
of region difference

5 If users want to make model list

manually, click ‘GERP format
Download’ to download the format

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi-outdoor unit

1
Click ‘Multi’ tab

2
Click ‘Outdoor Unit’ tab
1

2 3
Select heat source: air only
3 4 5 6

7 4
Select Outdoor unit type
8 8 9
List of outdoor unit type will be
different from each region
5
Select Outdoor unit model

6 Click ‘Add Model’ to add selected

model

7 Change the number of each outdoor

unit model

8 Red remarks mean those models are

not matched with any indoor unit

- Multi has certain combination of

indoor unit, so outdoor units have
to connect to indoor units
- Otherwise, model information does
not appear

9
Click ‘Del’ to delete model

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi-indoor unit

1
Click ‘Indoor Unit’ tab

2 Select Outdoor unit model to be

connected with

1 7
Multi has certain combination of
indoor unit, so outdoor units have to
2 3 4 5 connect to indoor units
3
6 Select Indoor unit Type

8 10 9
4
Select Indoor unit model

3.1 New Project : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi-outdoor unit 5 Click ‘Add Model’ to add selected
model

6 Change the number of each indoor

unit model

7 Click ‘CR Calculation’ to calculate

combination ratio

8 Red remarks mean those models are

not matched with any indoor unit

9
Click ‘Del’ to delete model

10 Click magnifying glass icon to see the

possible combinations

Possible combination list will be

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3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Multi-specification check

Outdoor unit tab of Multi after CR Calculation function
1 Specification data appear after
finishing CR Calculation function

Users can see the specification

data—cooling capacity, cooling input
power, heating capacity, heating
input power, and combination ratio

Indoor unit tab of Multi after CR Calculation function

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3. Create Project

3.1 Basic Function : LGE Solution(Model Selection)_Single & AWHP

1
Click ‘Single’ or ‘AWHP’ tab

2
Select Outdoor Unit type
1

2 3 List of outdoor unit type will be

6 different from each region
4 5
3
Select Outdoor unit model
7

8
4
Select Indoor Unit type

5
Select Indoor unit model

Single is a combination of one

outdoor unit with one indoor unit, so
there will be only one indoor unit.

6 Click ‘Add Model’ to add selected

models

7 Change the number of each

combination

Single and AWHP shows outdoor

unit list only.

8
Click ‘Del’ to delete model
9
9 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation
only for LG product

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 3. Create Project

3.2 Comparison Function : Baseline System_ASHRAE Baseline system

This function is to compare
energy consumption and cost of
LG products to that those of other
systems
1 1
Select ‘ASHRAE Baseline’
2
3 2
Select year of ASHRAE standard
4
3-1
3
Select system number

3-1 : Table shows guideline of

selecting system according to the
building type, size, and heating
source type
3-2
3-2 : Table shows the description
of each system—System type,
Fan control, Cooing type, and
heating type.
4 Shows the system efficiency of cooling
and heating

- Presented values are minimum

efficiency of ASHRAE Standard of
what users selected year
- Users can change the efficiency if
the system configuration is the
same as or similar to ASHRAE
system but system efficiency is
5 different
5 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation for
LG products and baseline system

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3. Create Project

3.2 Comparison Function : Baseline System_Chiller system

This function is to compare
energy consumption and cost of
LG products to that those of other
systems
1 1
Select ‘Chiller System’
2
4 4
2 Select chiller type :
Air-cooled chiller, Water-cooled chiller,
or Absorption chiller

3 Type in all fields with default values,

derived from ASHRAE Standard

4 Type in or change values if users have

specific values
5-1
5 Click ‘Detailed Chiller Performance’ to
change the partial condition
performance of chiller system

5-1 : Change the performance

values of each 100%, 75%, 50%,
and 25% condition if users have
different values from default values

6 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation for

LG products and baseline system
3 5

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3. Create Project

3.2 Comparison Function : Baseline System_Heatpump system

This function is to compare
energy consumption and cost of
LG products to that those of other
systems
1 1
Select ‘Heatpump’
2

2 Click ‘Add Model’ to generate line for

adding an outdoor unit
3 6

3 Type in specification data of the

outdoor unit that users want to
compare
- Users have to type in all data—
model name, quantity, cooling
capacity and input power, heating
capacity and input power, and
efficiency for cooling and heating at
4 partial load condition
4 Click ‘Add Model’ to generate line for
adding an indoor unit
5 6
5 Type in specification data of the indoor
unit that users want to compare

- Users have to type in all data—

model name, quantity, input power,
cooling capacity, and heating
capacity

6 Click ‘Del’ to delete an outdoor unit or

7
an indoor unit

7 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation for

LG products and baseline system

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3. Create Project

3.2 Comparison Function : Baseline System_Heatpump system

If users have other company’s data,
they can save their own
competitor’s data list and upload it

1 Click ‘Excel Format Download’ button

to download the format
1 3
2 Type in specification data according to
the title

- Users do not change or delete

title. Otherwise, LATS Energy
cannot import data
- Users have to make outdoor unit
and indoor unit separately
3 Click ‘Excel Format Upload’ to import
user-made data

- Users have to leave outdoor units

or indoor units that are uploaded
1 3 to this project and save as a new
file for safety

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3. Create Project

3.2 Comparison Function : Baseline System_WSHP system

This function is to compare
energy consumption and cost of
LG products to that those of other
systems
1 1
Select ‘Chiller System’

3 2 Fill in all fields with default values,

derived from ASHRAE Standard

4 Type in or change values if users have

3
specific values

5 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation for

LG products and baseline system

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3. Create Project

3.3 Additional Function : LCC(Life Cycle Cost)

This function is to simply calculate
life cycle cost. Users have to select
baseline system at first

1 Click ‘Analyze life-cycle cost analysis’

to activate input fields

1 2
Select building type

2 4
3 Change the values if users have
5
different values

Maximum study year is 30years

4 Select incremental investment cost
3 value, cost per unit area

VRF(LG products) requires more

cost per square meters or square
feet by selected amount
5 Change the initial costs of baseline
system and VRF(LG products)
6
Users have to check the initial
7
costs because the calculated default
values would be far different from
the real data
6 Select incremental OM&R(Operating,
Maintenance, and Repair) cost value,
cost per unit area
Positive value : VRF(LG) uses more
Negative value : VRF(LG) uses less
8
7 Change the OM&R costs of baseline
system and VRF(LG products)

8 Click ‘Simulation’ to run simulation,

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3.4 Run Simulation & Report_Energy Result

When users click ‘Simulation’
button, LATS Energy does
calculation and moves to Simulation
Result tab automatically
1 4 1 If users did LCC, Energy Result and
LCC Result tabs appear. Otherwise,
2 3 Energy Result tab only appear

2 Show energy consumptions in tabular

format

3 Show energy consumptions in chart

format

4
Click ‘Report’ button to generate report

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 3. Create Project
3.4 Run Simulation & Report_LCC Result
1 4
2 3
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When users click ‘Simulation’
button, LATS Energy does
calculation and moves to Simulation
Result tab automatically
1
Click ‘LCC Result’ tab
If users did LCC, Energy Result and
LCC Result tabs appear. Otherwise,
Energy Result tab only appear
2
Show LCC result in tabular format
3
Show LCC result in chart format
4
Click ‘Report’ button to generate report
 4. Report

4.1 Common Functions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Click ‘Save’ and select file type to
1 save this report

2
Print this report

3
Move to the first page

4
Move to the previous page

5
Select a page users want to move to

6
Move to the next page

7
Move to the last page

8
Zoom in or out

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4. Report
1 2

Main Page Design Temps and Loads

 Project Information  Location
 Legal Notice  Outdoor design temperature
 Indoor design temperature

3 4

Operational Information LGE System Information

 Monthly schedule (Proposed Outdoor Units)
 Daily schedule  Outdoor unit specification
 Hourly schedule

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4. Report
5 6
LGE System Information
(Proposed Indoor Units)
 Indoor unit specification
7 8
Cooling Data
Showing energy consumption for
cooling by partial load condition
 Building Load
 Occurrence
 Outdoor air temperature
 LG’s consumptions
 Baseline system consumptions
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Baseline System Information
 Baseline system specification
Heating Data
Showing energy consumption for
heating by partial load condition
 Building Load
 Occurrence
 Outdoor air temperature
 LG’s consumptions
 Baseline system consumptions
4. Report
9 10
Energy Cost and
consumption by End use
 Tabular format summary
 Chart format summary
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Monthly Heating Electricity
usage Estimate
Show monthly electricity usage for
heating of both baseline system
and LG system as well as building
load in table and chart
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Monthly Cooling Electricity
usage Estimate
Show monthly electricity usage for
cooling of both baseline system and
LG system as well as building load
in table and chart
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Monthly Heating Natural-gas
usage Estimate
Show monthly natural gas usage
for heating of both baseline system
and LG system as well as building
load in table and chart
4. Report
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Cooling Partial Load Heating Partial Load

Characteristics
Show building load and energy
consumption for cooling at each
partial load condition
Characteristics(Electricity)
Show building load and
electricity energy consumption
for heating at each partial load
condition

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Heating Partial Load

Characteristics(Gas)
Show building load and natural gas
energy consumption for heating at
each partial load condition

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4. Report_Additional Report(LCC)
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Total Life-Cycle Cost Cost Savings

Show life cycle cost analysis result  Annual energy prices of
in table and chart electricity and natural gas
 Initial Investment  Annual Maintenance cost
 Electricity & Natural Gas cost
 OM&R cost
 Incentive
 Residual value
 Total value

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Cash Flow Economic Results

Cash flow table  Simple payback year
 Net saving value
 Savings-to-Investment ratio

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4. Report_Additional Report(LCC)
17 18

Cash Flow Graph Life-Cycle Cost Graph

Cash flow graph of both baseline Life-cycle cost graph of both
system and LG system baseline system and LG system

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 5. Open Project

1
Type in or select search criteria

1
2 Click ‘Search’ to find projects that
2 meet the criteria

3
Double click the project to open

- Users cannot see the project that

other people made
- Projects are saved by region, so
users cannot open the project
3
made in different region

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