Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner

A packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) is a type of self-contained heating and air-conditioning system. Some PTACs are cooling-only type.

Required Objects

The packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) must have the following property.
  • It must be attached to a conditioned zone.

Design Assumptions

If the Draw Ventilation property is selected, the following will occur.

If the Draw Ventilation property is not selected, the following will occur.

Property Value Notes
System air flow Constant
Cooling supply air temperature 12.78°C
Heating supply air temperature 40°C

Cooling Coil

The cooling coil has the following assumptions.

  • It has a single speed DX coil.
  • The sensible-to-latent heat ratio is auto-sized to meet system needs during sizing.
Property Value Notes
Coil leaving air temperature 12.78°C
Chilled water design inlet temperature 3.0

Heating Coil

The heating coil has the following assumptions.

    • The electric resistence heating coil is 100% efficient.
    • The furnace heating coil is 80% efficient.
    • The hot water coil has the following properties.
Property Value Notes
Coil leaving air temperature 40°C
Hot water design inlet temperature N/A Set by the hot water loop.
Hot water design outlet temperature N/A Set by the hot water loop.

Supply Fan

The supply fan has the following properties.

Property Value Notes
Pressure rise 250 Pa
Total efficiency 70%
Motor efficiency 94%