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Maximum of diversified central heating and diversified DHW flow
Weighted average of diversified central heating and diversified DHW flow
Sum of diversified central heating and diversified DHW flow
Maximum of diversified central heating and diversified DHW flow
In the graph below, the design flow rate of DHW and central heating (CH) is shown as a function of the number of apartments. The CH flow rate, logically increases linearly as the number of apartments increases (blue solid line). The DHW flow rate increases non-linearly because of the diversity we apply, as a consequence, the DHW flow rate at the upper apartments will be determining the flow rate, as the number of apartments increases the CH flow rate takes over. In this method, the maximum of both will be used for component calculation (pipe sections, primary pump, storage tank, boiler, ...). The design flow rates, thermal power and temperature regimes (CH and DHW) are shown on the labels below.
This method is always used to aggregate DHW and CH on the primary side of an HIU within one dwelling. Why? Either the HIU is in DHW mode, either the HIU is in CH mode.
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Weighted average of diversified central heating and
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diversified domestic hot water flow
In the second method the weighted average of central heating (CH) and total domestic hot water (DHW) flow is taken into account. In contrast to the first method this method takes into account that some of the HIU’s are in DHW mode and all the others are in CH mode. Simply taking the maximum of CH and DHW flow rate would result in some cases with a flow rate which is too low. Hysopt uses the diversity factor f = DHW,S / DHW,T and then compensate for the central heating volume flow rate and thermal power on units not in DHW mode, by computing the combined volume flow (V_dotCH,DHW). Below you can see an example which is used to explain how the combined volume flow rate is calculated. On the basis of the known supply temperature, flow rate and thermal power, the return temperature is calculated.
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