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Initial cut at adding blower off delay/latent degradation model.
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions BuildResidentialHPXML/README.md
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- **Required:** ``false``

- **Choices:** <br/> - `None`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW`<br/> - `Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model`<br/> - `HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities`
- **Choices:** <br/> - `None`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW`<br/> - `Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model`<br/> - `HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities`


- **Default:** `None`
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- **Required:** ``false``

- **Choices:** <br/> - `None`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW`<br/> - `Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model`<br/> - `HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities`
- **Choices:** <br/> - `None`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10`<br/> - `Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F`<br/> - `On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec`<br/> - `HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW`<br/> - `Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW`<br/> - `Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model`<br/> - `HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities`


- **Default:** `None`
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions BuildResidentialHPXML/measure.rb
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Expand Up @@ -1337,6 +1337,15 @@ def set_header(runner, hpxml, args)
hpxml.header.hvac_onoff_thermostat_deadband = onoff_db
end

hvac_bod = args[:advanced_feature_hvac_blower_off_delay]
hvac_bod = args[:advanced_feature_2_hvac_blower_off_delay] if hvac_bod.nil?
if not hvac_bod.nil?
if (not hpxml.header.hvac_blower_off_delay.nil?) && (hpxml.header.hvac_blower_off_delay != hvac_bod)
errors << "Advanced feature 'HVAC Blower-Off Delay' cannot vary across dwelling units."
end
hpxml.header.hvac_blower_off_delay = hvac_bod
end

hpbak = args[:advanced_feature_heat_pump_backup_capacity_increment]
hpbak = args[:advanced_feature_2_heat_pump_backup_capacity_increment] if hpbak.nil?
if not hpbak.nil?
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36 changes: 30 additions & 6 deletions BuildResidentialHPXML/measure.xml
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<schema_version>3.1</schema_version>
<name>build_residential_hpxml</name>
<uid>a13a8983-2b01-4930-8af2-42030b6e4233</uid>
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<version_modified>2026-03-05T18:36:40Z</version_modified>
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<version_modified>2026-03-24T23:23:01Z</version_modified>
<xml_checksum>2C38F48B</xml_checksum>
<class_name>BuildResidentialHPXML</class_name>
<display_name>HPXML Builder</display_name>
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<value>On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F</value>
<display_name>On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW</value>
<display_name>Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW</display_name>
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<value>On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F</value>
<display_name>On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec</value>
<display_name>HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec</display_name>
</choice>
<choice>
<value>Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW</value>
<display_name>Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW</display_name>
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<filename>README.md</filename>
<filetype>md</filetype>
<usage_type>readme</usage_type>
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</file>
<file>
<filename>README.md.erb</filename>
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<filename>measure.rb</filename>
<filetype>rb</filetype>
<usage_type>script</usage_type>
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<filename>constants.rb</filename>
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<filename>options/advanced_feature.tsv</filename>
<filetype>tsv</filetype>
<usage_type>resource</usage_type>
<checksum>E5849695</checksum>
<checksum>9A5E0F2C</checksum>
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<filename>options/advanced_feature_2.tsv</filename>
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<usage_type>resource</usage_type>
<checksum>E5849695</checksum>
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</file>
<file>
<filename>options/appliance_clothes_dryer.tsv</filename>
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42 changes: 23 additions & 19 deletions BuildResidentialHPXML/resources/options/advanced_feature.tsv
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Option Name Temperature Capacitance Multiplier HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature [F] Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment [Btu/hr] Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities
None
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1" 1
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4" 4
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10" 10
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15" 15
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F" 1
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F" 2
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F" 3
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW" 17060.71
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW" 34121.42
Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model experimental
HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities TRUE

# Temperature Capacitance Multiplier: Multiplier on air heat capacitance. Affects the transient calculation of indoor air temperatures. Values greater than 1.0 have the effect of smoothing or damping the rate of change in the indoor air temperature from timestep to timestep.
# HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature: Temperature difference between cut-in and cut-out temperature for HVAC operation. Requires 1-minute timesteps.
# Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment: Capacity increment of multi-stage heat pump backup systems.
# Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type: Ground-to-air heat pump system model type.
"# HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities: If true, the larger of user-specified fixed capacity and design load will be used (to reduce potential for unmet loads); otherwise user-specified fixed capacity is used."
Option Name Temperature Capacitance Multiplier HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature [F] HVAC Blower-Off Delay [sec] Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment [Btu/hr] Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities
None
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1" 1
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4" 4
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10" 10
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15" 15
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F" 1
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F" 2
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F" 3
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec" 0
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec" 45
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec" 90
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW" 17060.71
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW" 34121.42
Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model experimental
HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities TRUE

# Temperature Capacitance Multiplier: Multiplier on air heat capacitance. Affects the transient calculation of indoor air temperatures. Values greater than 1.0 have the effect of smoothing or damping the rate of change in the indoor air temperature from timestep to timestep.
# HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature: Temperature difference between cut-in and cut-out temperature for HVAC operation. Requires 1-minute timesteps.
# HVAC Blower-Off Delay: Time that the HVAC fan runs after the end of a cooling cycle. This increases the overall efficiency of the cooling system but also introduces humidity back into the home.
# Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment: Capacity increment of multi-stage heat pump backup systems.
# Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type: Ground-to-air heat pump system model type.
"# HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities: If true, the larger of user-specified fixed capacity and design load will be used (to reduce potential for unmet loads); otherwise user-specified fixed capacity is used."
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Option Name Temperature Capacitance Multiplier HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature [F] Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment [Btu/hr] Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities
None
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1" 1
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4" 4
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10" 10
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15" 15
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F" 1
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F" 2
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F" 3
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW" 17060.71
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW" 34121.42
Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model experimental
HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities TRUE

# Temperature Capacitance Multiplier: Multiplier on air heat capacitance. Affects the transient calculation of indoor air temperatures. Values greater than 1.0 have the effect of smoothing or damping the rate of change in the indoor air temperature from timestep to timestep.
# HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature: Temperature difference between cut-in and cut-out temperature for HVAC operation. Requires 1-minute timesteps.
# Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment: Capacity increment of multi-stage heat pump backup systems.
# Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type: Ground-to-air heat pump system model type.
"# HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities: If true, the larger of user-specified fixed capacity and design load will be used (to reduce potential for unmet loads); otherwise user-specified fixed capacity is used."
Option Name Temperature Capacitance Multiplier HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature [F] HVAC Blower-Off Delay [sec] Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment [Btu/hr] Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities
None
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 1" 1
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 4" 4
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 10" 10
"Temperature Capacitance Multiplier, 15" 15
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 1F" 1
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 2F" 2
"On/Off Thermostat Deadband, 3F" 3
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 0 sec" 0
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 45 sec" 45
"HVAC Blower-Off Delay, 90 sec" 90
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 5 kW" 17060.71
"Heat Pump Backup Staging, 10 kW" 34121.42
Experimental Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model experimental
HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities TRUE

# Temperature Capacitance Multiplier: Multiplier on air heat capacitance. Affects the transient calculation of indoor air temperatures. Values greater than 1.0 have the effect of smoothing or damping the rate of change in the indoor air temperature from timestep to timestep.
# HVAC On-Off Thermostat Deadband Temperature: Temperature difference between cut-in and cut-out temperature for HVAC operation. Requires 1-minute timesteps.
# HVAC Blower-Off Delay: Time that the HVAC fan runs after the end of a cooling cycle. This increases the overall efficiency of the cooling system but also introduces humidity back into the home.
# Heat Pump Backup Capacity Increment: Capacity increment of multi-stage heat pump backup systems.
# Ground-to-Air Heat Pump Model Type: Ground-to-air heat pump system model type.
"# HVAC Allow Increased Fixed Capacities: If true, the larger of user-specified fixed capacity and design load will be used (to reduce potential for unmet loads); otherwise user-specified fixed capacity is used."
26 changes: 13 additions & 13 deletions HPXMLtoOpenStudio/measure.xml
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<schema_version>3.1</schema_version>
<name>hpxm_lto_openstudio</name>
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<version_modified>2026-03-23T19:27:49Z</version_modified>
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<version_modified>2026-03-25T19:54:09Z</version_modified>
<xml_checksum>D8922A73</xml_checksum>
<class_name>HPXMLtoOpenStudio</class_name>
<display_name>HPXML to OpenStudio Translator</display_name>
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<filename>airflow.rb</filename>
<filetype>rb</filetype>
<usage_type>resource</usage_type>
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15 changes: 3 additions & 12 deletions HPXMLtoOpenStudio/resources/airflow.rb
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Expand Up @@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ def self.apply_natural_ventilation_and_whole_house_fan(runner, model, spaces, hp
name: Constants::ObjectTypeWholeHouseFan,
end_use: Constants::ObjectTypeWholeHouseFan,
space: conditioned_space, # no heat gain, so assign the equipment to an arbitrary space
design_level: nil, # will be EMS-actuated
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Just some unrelated cleanup throughout to avoid having to pass a bunch of nil values to Model.add_electric_equipment and Model.add_other_equipment.

frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: 0,
frac_lost: 1,
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name: object_name,
end_use: end_use,
space: space,
design_level: nil,
frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: frac_lat,
frac_lost: frac_lost,
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule,
fuel_type: nil
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule
)

duct_actuators[var_name] = Model.add_ems_actuator(
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name: "#{Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationHouseFan} sensible load",
end_use: Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationHouseFan,
space: conditioned_space,
design_level: nil,
frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: 0,
frac_lost: 0,
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule,
fuel_type: nil
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule
)

fan_sens_load_actuator = Model.add_ems_actuator(
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name: "#{Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationHouseFan} latent load",
end_use: Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationHouseFan,
space: conditioned_space,
design_level: nil,
frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: 1,
frac_lost: 0,
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule,
fuel_type: nil
schedule: model.alwaysOnDiscreteSchedule
)

fan_lat_load_actuator = Model.add_ems_actuator(
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name: "shared mech vent preheating energy #{i}",
end_use: "#{Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationPreheating}#{cnt + 1}",
space: conditioned_space,
design_level: nil,
frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: 0,
frac_lost: 1,
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name: "shared mech vent precooling energy #{i}",
end_use: "#{Constants::ObjectTypeMechanicalVentilationPrecooling}#{cnt + 1}",
space: conditioned_space,
design_level: nil,
frac_radiant: 0,
frac_latent: 0,
frac_lost: 1,
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