Archive 2017

Changes as of 14/12/2017

Features

Added "Temper-55" fluid type for cooling
Automatically insert design data (flow rate and medium) into KV-calculator
Customization of insulation thickness and lambda values (to allow for deviation from the default insulation classes)
Added different weather profiles to diversivy simulations geographically
Automatically fill out design power on production units from system power
Enhanced visualization of path of most resistance: Visualization now togglable on pumps by using the "Toggle path of most resistance" (CTRL+E) operation.
More flexible internal gains for zone model, to allow for more realistic cooling simulations
Implement a six-way valve basic circuit to offer rudimentary changeover support (More elaborate changeover support early 2018)
Pipe labels togglable using the "Toggle pipe labels" (CTRL+K) operation (labels sometimes clutter floor plan drawings)
Added a basic circuit for floor cooling

Bugfixes

Issue where control connection on zones were not visible in floorplan drawings
Issue where KV-calculator wasn't present for buffer models with coils
Issue where pumps in series cannot simulate when having 0 pump head (pump curve was not filled out correctly)
Issue where link to Wiki didn't land on useful page
Issue where visualization of pipes on floor plan models was barely visible
Issue where domestic hot water buffer didn't simulate correctly
Issue with basic circuit sizing when copying basic circuits on floor plan models
Issue where undo, copy and paste didn't work as expected on floor plans
Issue where heat pump model uses return temperature for lookup of coefficient of performance and power
Issue with simulation on floor plan models
Issue where model messages icon is misaligned on some grouped circuits

Changes as of 5-sep-2017 

Features

The user can now shift-click on a BC in the canvas to select that BC from the library for drawing
New pipe types (epoxy, HDPE) and pipe diameters added
Improved the way read-only models are visualized to the user
Zone volume can now be relative to the installed power. The zone volume dialog offers the alternatives to specify a volume, or to provide a volume-to-power ratio
PICV model improvements: minimal pressure default value is now 25kPa instead of in relation to the flow rate
Complete french translations for server resources
Removed restrictions on heat pump temperature
Pipe length lockable on floor plan drawings
Enable reverse-return and collectors tools in floor plan canvasses
Extend floor plan canvasses to allow all features we support on P&ID canvasses.

Bugfixes

Issue with floor plan drawing for cooling
Issue where cooling labels had strange CH label instead of just C for Cooling
Issue where the primary return temperature in heat exchangers was not computed correctly.
Issue where an Active Mixing error was not translated
Issue where CHP model has duplicate integral values for thermal power, removed one of them.
Issue where evaporator heatflow is not computed for the gas absorption heatpump and is displayed as 0.0 in integral values and plots. Evaporator heat flow has been removed for the GA/HP.
Issue where pump selection report didn't include Basic Circuit labels, and reported all evidence loops instead of just the one with the most resistance
Issue with attaching floor plan to canvas in the new version of Chrome
Issue where exporting to PDF is influenced by the type of canvas

Changes as of 7-jul-2017 

Features

On satellite unit and satellite heat exchanger, the DHW design flow can now be specified as either a "concurrent flow rate" provided by the user, or as a combination of different tapping point counts
Restyled pipe labels for CH + DHW combined flow rates
Reworked the way UA values can be supplied to satellite units and satellite heat exchangers. The software now accepts constant values, lookup tables, code fragments, and the 'classic' satellite unit parametrization
Ask a question feature was extended with a 'receiver' field
Added supply temperature to mixing circuit with primary bypass
Added primary power/flow propagation option on Satellite Heat Exchanger
Allow for undersized boilers to be installed up to a certain percentage.
Added activation signal to supply pump with external control and limited modulation to minimum rpm
Added shortcut key (Ctrl+H) to switch pipes between heating and cooling
Primary design temperature parameter on satellite unit Basic Circuit was removed. For propagation of the temperature regime over the DHW heat exchanger, the central heating supply temperature is used as primary supply temperature
Simulation model for satellite units modified to match the satellite heat exchanger simulation model
Simulation model for satellite heat exchanger and satellite unit validates tapping flow and warns when tapping flow exceeds design tapping flow

Bugfixes

Issue where Ctrl+Z reset the active canvas to the first canvas.
Issue where gas absorption heat pump, heat pump chiller and heat pump heating and cooling were not included in the energy report
Issue where SEPCOLL grouped circuits did not offer temperature override option
Issue where default authority for radiator valves was too large, adjusted to 0.1
Issue where liter/minute was abbreviated as l/m instead of l/min
Issue where gas absorpsion heat pump simulation yielded 'NaN' KWh values for primary fuel consumption
Issue where Flow Regulator didn't play well with zero flow rates...

Changes as of 27-mei-2017 

Features

Global file shareing for inspiration libraries per tenant and/or license type
Method of simulataneous flow calculation is now configurable in parameter override window
New Scatter plot and Transient plot control base circuits
New Programmable Controller basic circuit
Pump efficiency curve is now explicit parameter on all pump components
Rework parametrization for FlowRegulator and PICV components to be more understandable
Rework boiler model to have nominal power and nominal temperature delta to have baseline for relative flow and power in efficiency lookup
Rework parametrization of Combined heat and power model. Model now has configurable efficiency lookup tables
Grouped circuits library is now shown in a more structured / hiërarchical way

Bugfixes

Issue where activation links for new accounts were only valid for two days, now extended to 7 days
Issue where component report doesn't support new GCs
Issue where editing something in the overrides dialog didn't mark the model as changed
Issue where computation of diameter for thermal storage was not logical
Issue with logo image reference in management console
Issue where partial load analysis labels were not displayed correctly
Issue where partial load analysis did not work on grouped circuits with valves
Issue where buffer temperature started at unrealistic values
Issue where heat pump for cooling didn't work well with System Check
Issue where simultaneous flow before one single satellite unit included both DHW and central heating flow
Issue where simultaneous flow overrides were displayed under pipe types in the UI dialog
Issue where heat pump booster didn't work with component selection
Issue where buffer diameter wasn't correctly calculated

Changes as of 16-apr-2017 

Major features

New simultaneous flow rate calculations for domestic hot water
Added ice storage tank Basic Circuit
Added chiller / heat pump Basic Circuit
Added gas absorption heat pump Basic Circuit
Added hydraulic separator with parallel production Basic Circuit for use with low-water-volume boilers and auxiliary production units
Added support for modulating heat pumps
Added support for PDF floor plans
Added vertical rescaling of graphs to help interpret multiple plots with different Y-axis range
Added new buffer models with two primary and one secondary, and with one primary and two secondary connections
Added part selection for Expansion Vessels 
Added percentual primary heat flow for Parallel and Serial production Basic Circuits
Added buffers for Domestic Hot Water heating 

Minor features

Added minimal and maximum limit on the integral value for the integrator Basic Circuit
Added boiler efficiency to boiler Basic Circuit tooltip
Added warning to users of other browsers that Hysopt is only fully supported in Google Chrome.
Added Override external temperature Basic Circuit
Add part codes for components to the dynamic labels
Updated buffer models to use percentual height for in and outflow location
Added hiding of components with no selectable parts in the parts view 

Bugfixes

Issue with pump visualization in SATK combined units.
Issue where users could not be deleted.
Issue where Supply and Regulating Unit supply temperature check was not working.
Issue where combined units became unresponsive in the UI after running part selection twice.
Issue where sometimes the incorrect pump curve was selected in Supply and Regulating Units.
Issue where pump head that exceeded the maximum pump curve did not result in the maximal pump curve being selected in Supply and Regulating Units.
Issue where SATK Heat Exchanger UA values were not computed during design flow calculation.
Issue where combined units kept the previous part suggestions / criteria after replacing the BC by another.
Issue where models that used the Chiller BC did not simulate.
Issue where the installation report sometimes didn't generate.
Issue where variable supply pumps sometimes generated (very) small flow rates instead of zero flow.
Issue where floorplan dragging doesn't allow to not snap to grid.
Issue where 2-pipe connection to BC is sometimes drawn incorrectly.
Issue where Hysopt actively blocks the user from closing the application even if there are no unsaved changes.
Issue where radiator effective heat flow unit does not change with other units, but remains in Watt.
Issue where password reset mail sometimes doesn't arrive at destination due to no-reply mail address.
Issue where DPCV desired pressure (when locked) is not used for authority computation for secondary two-way valves.
Issue where optimization warned that pump gain shouldn't exceed 25kPa for Radiator Valves.
Issue where group rotating a selection containing a zone fails.
Issue where the insulation unit was not specified on custom piping insulation parameter.
Issue where pressureless points at the primary side of a hydraulic separator produced an incorrect warning-message.
Issue where "pump relative flow"-graph on pumps was inaccurate.
Issue where buffer cells parameters accepted decimals.
Issue where model share tokens could only be imported once per environment
Issue where some parameters relevant for partial load analysis were not always visible
Issue in component selection rules based on diameter size when using customized pipe types and diameters