API Reference heating

heating

PHX mechanical heating device classes.

Source: PHX/heating.py


PhxHeatingDevice

Base class for all PHX heating devices (electric, boiler, district heat).

Inherits from: _base.PhxMechanicalDevice


PhxHeaterElectricParams

Parameters for an electric resistance heater (no additional fields beyond base).

Inherits from: _base.PhxMechanicalDeviceParams


PhxHeaterElectric

An electric resistance heater for space heating and/or DHW.

Inherits from: PhxHeatingDevice


PhxHeaterBoilerFossilParams

Performance parameters for a fossil-fuel boiler (gas, oil, propane).

Inherits from: _base.PhxMechanicalDeviceParams

Properties

PropertyTypeDescription
fuel
condensing
in_conditioned_space
effic_at_30_percent_load
effic_at_nominal_load
avg_rtrn_temp_at_30_percent_load
avg_temp_at_70C_55C
avg_temp_at_55C_45C
avg_temp_at_32C_28C
standby_loss_at_70C
rated_capacity

PhxHeaterBoilerWoodParams

Performance parameters for a wood-fired boiler (log, pellet).

Inherits from: _base.PhxMechanicalDeviceParams

Properties

PropertyTypeDescription
fuel

PhxHeaterBoilerFossil

A fossil-fuel boiler (gas, oil, propane) for space heating and/or DHW.

Inherits from: PhxHeatingDevice


PhxHeaterBoilerWood

A wood-fired boiler (log or pellet) for space heating and/or DHW.

Inherits from: PhxHeatingDevice


PhxHeaterDistrictHeatParams

Parameters for a district heat connection (no additional fields beyond base).

Inherits from: _base.PhxMechanicalDeviceParams


PhxHeaterDistrictHeat

A district heat connection for space heating and/or DHW.

Inherits from: PhxHeatingDevice