Zone Energy Cost
- Geothermal definitive design software energy model analyzes operating costs to help you evaluate the most economical ground loop design. GEO®Hourly performs a detailed, hour-by-hour analysis using a built-in, integrated energy model. When you select your climate site, building type, and operating schedule, the software automatically establishes the parameters that define your building profile. Internal heat conditions are calculated for each zone and applied to the BTU transfer into and out of the earth.
- You can select heat pump equipment models from a wide variety of manufacturers for each of the 40 available zones. GEO®Hourly automatically adjusts the rated performance data to reflect realistic operating conditions based on the flow rate, building loads, and specific design conditions in each zone. Each building zone is analyzed independently for both heating and cooling coil loads. The software then determines the optimal number of heat pumps required to meet those conditions and calculates the corresponding operating costs. This makes it easy to compare the economic performance of single-stage, dual-stage, and variable-speed heat pump equipment.
8760 Hourly Design
- GEO®Hourly is a fast, reliable, and user-friendly design tool driven by a unique 8760-hour zone analysis. By utilizing built-in climatic data from more than 470 locations across the US and Canada, the software builds an accurate environmental profile for your project. The system then simulates a full year of hour-by-hour heat pump operations, directly applying your specific building usage patterns to the selected location.
Climate Sites Library
- The software features an extensive, built-in library of long-term, typical meteorological weather data for all 8760 hours of the year, covering over 470 locations in the US and Canada
- Design conditions for the energy model are from ASHRAE and are automatically applied to your climate site.
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