Elec Panels
Overview
This chapter covers the modeling of electrical panels, circuits, and electricity flows.
Elec Panel
Electrical panels are modeled by the elec-panel
conjunct.
A panel should define the elecRef
to reference its upstream source. A site level panel will probably reference the main site meter. Sub-panels typically reference their parent panel via elecRef
. In any case, the elecRef
tag should always reference the most direct upstream source of electricity.
Here is an example of a electrical panel directly downstream of the main site meter:
id: @main-elec-panel dis: "Main Elec Panel" elec panel equip elecRef: @main-meter siteRef: @site
Circuit
The circuit
tag models an individual electrical circuit. Circuits are used to model meta-data about the electrical circuit such as max load, phase, etc. Circuits also contain the points associated with sensors and breakers. Note these tags have not yet been formalized by Project Haystack.
Circuits should reference their source panel via the elecRef
tag. The panel is where the circuit's fuse or breaker is located.
Here is a simple example for an electrical circuit in the panel from above:
id: @circuit-hallway dis: "Hallway Electrical Circuit" circuit equip elecRef: @main-elec-panel siteRef: @site spaceRef: @hallway