General
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The data entry for heat and cooling supply equipment can be accessed via the menu-tree

Edit Industry -> Generation of heat and cold

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*Descriptive Data*

Here the type of the equipment is defined and some descriptive data (equipment name, model, ...) can be given

*Technical Data*

Here the technical data of the equipment are given (see the Technical Manual for the definition of each of the parameters)

*Heat Source/Sink*

Here the connections of the equipment are defined:

  a) Distribution pipe or duct to which the main output (heating or cooling) is supplied
  b) Sources of heat input (e.g. thermal driven chillers, heat to power conversion equipment)
  c) Destination of waste heat

*Schedule and Control*

Here the operation schedule of the equipment can be given as input (present state only) or is displayed as output (result of the system simulation)
Furthermore a master control of the equipment can be defined

*Control*

Here the schedule for the master control of the equipment can be defined.
See the technical manual for the definition of the master control scale factor.

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