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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