Energy Recovery Ventilators

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title: Energy Recovery Ventilators
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```datasheet
label: Design Conditions
type: group
fields:
- label: Summer outdoor air dry-bulb
type: range
unit: °F
min: 85
max: 115
step: 1
default: 95
- label: Summer outdoor air wet-bulb (coincident)
type: range
unit: °F
min: 68
max: 85
step: 1
default: 78
- label: Winter outdoor air dry-bulb
type: range
unit: °F
min: -20
max: 35
step: 1
default: 5
- label: Minimum outdoor temperature for full flow without frost control
type: range
unit: °F
min: -10
max: 32
step: 1
default: 15
+label: Design Conditions — Summer outdoor air dry-bulb
+type: range
+unit: °F
+min: 85
+max: 115
+step: 1
+default: 95
```
+```datasheet
+label: Design Conditions — Summer outdoor air wet-bulb (coincident)
+type: range
+unit: °F
+min: 68
+max: 85
+step: 1
+default: 78
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Design Conditions — Winter outdoor air dry-bulb
+type: range
+unit: °F
+min: -20
+max: 35
+step: 1
+default: 5
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Design Conditions — Minimum outdoor temperature for full flow without frost control
+type: range
+unit: °F
+min: -10
+max: 32
+step: 1
+default: 15
+```
+
# Energy Recovery Performance {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Recovery Type and Effectiveness
type: group
fields:
- label: Recovery type
type: radio
options:
- "Sensible only (heat recovery ventilator)"
- "Total / enthalpy (energy recovery ventilator)"
default: "Total / enthalpy (energy recovery ventilator)"
- label: Certified sensible effectiveness at design airflow
type: range
unit: "%"
min: 70
max: 85
step: 1
default: 75
- label: Certified total (enthalpy) effectiveness at design airflow
type: range
unit: "%"
min: 60
max: 80
step: 1
default: 70
- label: Effectiveness reporting points
type: radio
options:
- "100% and 75% of design supply airflow"
- "100% of design supply airflow only"
default: "100% and 75% of design supply airflow"
+label: Recovery Type and Effectiveness — Recovery type
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Sensible only (heat recovery ventilator)"
+ - "Total / enthalpy (energy recovery ventilator)"
+default: "Total / enthalpy (energy recovery ventilator)"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Recovery Type and Effectiveness — Certified sensible effectiveness at design airflow
+type: range
+unit: "%"
+min: 70
+max: 85
+step: 1
+default: 75
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Recovery Type and Effectiveness — Certified total (enthalpy) effectiveness at design airflow
+type: range
+unit: "%"
+min: 60
+max: 80
+step: 1
+default: 70
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Recovery Type and Effectiveness — Effectiveness reporting points
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "100% and 75% of design supply airflow"
+ - "100% of design supply airflow only"
+default: "100% and 75% of design supply airflow"
+```
+
## Exhaust Air Transfer and Cross-Leakage {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Exhaust Air Class and Leakage Limits
type: group
fields:
- label: Served exhaust air class (ASHRAE 62.1)
type: radio
options:
- "Class 1"
- "Class 2"
- "Class 3"
- "Class 4"
default: "Class 1"
- label: Maximum exhaust air transfer ratio (EATR)
type: range
unit: "%"
min: 0
max: 10
step: 1
default: 5
- label: Zero cross-leakage (separated-stream) required
type: radio
options:
- "No - cross-leakage within class limit acceptable"
- "Yes - separated-stream core required"
default: "No - cross-leakage within class limit acceptable"
+label: Exhaust Air Class and Leakage Limits — Served exhaust air class (ASHRAE 62.1)
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Class 1"
+ - "Class 2"
+ - "Class 3"
+ - "Class 4"
+default: "Class 1"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Exhaust Air Class and Leakage Limits — Maximum exhaust air transfer ratio (EATR)
+type: range
+unit: "%"
+min: 0
+max: 10
+step: 1
+default: 5
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Exhaust Air Class and Leakage Limits — Zero cross-leakage (separated-stream) required
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "No - cross-leakage within class limit acceptable"
+ - "Yes - separated-stream core required"
+default: "No - cross-leakage within class limit acceptable"
+```
+
## Outdoor Air Correction Factor {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Frost Control
type: group
fields:
- label: Frost-control method
type: radio
options:
- "Outdoor air preheat"
- "Recovery bypass / cyclic defrost"
- "Exhaust-air recirculation"
- "Controlled glycol return temperature (runaround only)"
- "None - climate does not require frost control"
default: "Recovery bypass / cyclic defrost"
- label: Frost-control activation temperature
type: range
unit: °F
min: -10
max: 32
step: 1
default: 10
+label: Frost Control — Frost-control method
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Outdoor air preheat"
+ - "Recovery bypass / cyclic defrost"
+ - "Exhaust-air recirculation"
+ - "Controlled glycol return temperature (runaround only)"
+ - "None - climate does not require frost control"
+default: "Recovery bypass / cyclic defrost"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Frost Control — Frost-control activation temperature
+type: range
+unit: °F
+min: -10
+max: 32
+step: 1
+default: 10
+```
+
# Economizer Bypass {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Economizer Bypass
type: group
fields:
- label: Bypass method
type: radio
options:
- "Wheel stop (rotary devices)"
- "Bypass damper (fixed-plate / heat-pipe)"
- "Glycol pump stop / loop bypass (runaround)"
default: "Bypass damper (fixed-plate / heat-pipe)"
- label: Interlocked with air-side economizer control
type: radio
options:
- "Yes - bypass interlocked with economizer"
- "No - economizer not present on served system"
default: "Yes - bypass interlocked with economizer"
+label: Economizer Bypass — Bypass method
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Wheel stop (rotary devices)"
+ - "Bypass damper (fixed-plate / heat-pipe)"
+ - "Glycol pump stop / loop bypass (runaround)"
+default: "Bypass damper (fixed-plate / heat-pipe)"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Economizer Bypass — Interlocked with air-side economizer control
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Yes - bypass interlocked with economizer"
+ - "No - economizer not present on served system"
+default: "Yes - bypass interlocked with economizer"
+```
+
# Fans {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Fans and Airflow
type: group
fields:
- label: Fan arrangement
type: radio
options:
- "Integral supply and exhaust fans (packaged unit)"
- "Fans external (core-only in separate AHU)"
default: "Integral supply and exhaust fans (packaged unit)"
- label: Design supply (outdoor) airflow
type: range
unit: cfm
min: 200
max: 20000
step: 50
default: 2000
drawing_ref: true
- label: Design exhaust airflow
type: range
unit: cfm
min: 200
max: 20000
step: 50
default: 1900
drawing_ref: true
- label: Supply external static pressure (excludes core)
type: range
unit: in w.g.
min: 0.25
max: 4.0
step: 0.05
default: 1.0
- label: Maximum supply-to-exhaust airflow imbalance
type: range
unit: "%"
min: 0
max: 25
step: 1
default: 10
+label: Fans and Airflow — Fan arrangement
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Integral supply and exhaust fans (packaged unit)"
+ - "Fans external (core-only in separate AHU)"
+default: "Integral supply and exhaust fans (packaged unit)"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Fans and Airflow — Design supply (outdoor) airflow
+type: range
+unit: cfm
+min: 200
+max: 20000
+step: 50
+default: 2000
+drawing_ref: true
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Fans and Airflow — Design exhaust airflow
+type: range
+unit: cfm
+min: 200
+max: 20000
+step: 50
+default: 1900
+drawing_ref: true
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Fans and Airflow — Supply external static pressure (excludes core)
+type: range
+unit: in w.g.
+min: 0.25
+max: 4.0
+step: 0.05
+default: 1.0
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Fans and Airflow — Maximum supply-to-exhaust airflow imbalance
+type: range
+unit: "%"
+min: 0
+max: 25
+step: 1
+default: 10
+```
+
# Demand-Controlled Modulation {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Demand-Controlled Ventilation Modulation
type: group
fields:
- label: DCV airflow modulation
type: radio
options:
- "Fixed airflow - no modulation"
- "Modulating airflow on ventilation demand"
default: "Fixed airflow - no modulation"
- label: Minimum modulated airflow (% of design)
type: range
unit: "%"
min: 30
max: 100
step: 5
default: 50
+label: Demand-Controlled Ventilation Modulation — DCV airflow modulation
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Fixed airflow - no modulation"
+ - "Modulating airflow on ventilation demand"
+default: "Fixed airflow - no modulation"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Demand-Controlled Ventilation Modulation — Minimum modulated airflow (% of design)
+type: range
+unit: "%"
+min: 30
+max: 100
+step: 5
+default: 50
+```
+
# Filtration {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Filtration
type: group
fields:
- label: Outdoor air filter MERV rating
type: select
options:
- "MERV 8"
- "MERV 11"
- "MERV 13"
default: "MERV 8"
- label: Exhaust air filter MERV rating
type: select
options:
- "MERV 8"
- "MERV 11"
- "MERV 13"
default: "MERV 8"
+label: Filtration — Outdoor air filter MERV rating
+type: select
+options:
+ - "MERV 8"
+ - "MERV 11"
+ - "MERV 13"
+default: "MERV 8"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Filtration — Exhaust air filter MERV rating
+type: select
+options:
+ - "MERV 8"
+ - "MERV 11"
+ - "MERV 13"
+default: "MERV 8"
+```
+
# Casing and Condensate {toc}
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```datasheet
label: Casing and Condensate
type: group
fields:
- label: Casing construction
type: radio
options:
- "Double-wall insulated with thermal break"
- "Double-wall insulated (interior unit, no thermal break)"
default: "Double-wall insulated with thermal break"
- label: Condensate drain provided
type: radio
options:
- "Yes - drain pan and trapped connection"
- "No - sensible-only device, no condensation expected"
default: "Yes - drain pan and trapped connection"
- label: Installation environment
type: radio
options:
- "Outdoor / rooftop - weatherproofed"
- "Indoor - mechanical room or ceiling"
default: "Outdoor / rooftop - weatherproofed"
+label: Casing and Condensate — Casing construction
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Double-wall insulated with thermal break"
+ - "Double-wall insulated (interior unit, no thermal break)"
+default: "Double-wall insulated with thermal break"
```
+```datasheet
+label: Casing and Condensate — Condensate drain provided
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Yes - drain pan and trapped connection"
+ - "No - sensible-only device, no condensation expected"
+default: "Yes - drain pan and trapped connection"
+```
+
+```datasheet
+label: Casing and Condensate — Installation environment
+type: radio
+options:
+ - "Outdoor / rooftop - weatherproofed"
+ - "Indoor - mechanical room or ceiling"
+default: "Outdoor / rooftop - weatherproofed"
+```
+
# Controls and Integration {toc}
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default: "One complete set of replacement filters per device"
```

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