VAV room temperature control heating (VavTRCtlH11)
Overview
The application function "VAV room temperature control for heating 11" (VavTRCtlH11) is the hub for the sequencing of the room temperature controllers for VAV heating. It determines the room heating setpoint and the room heating demand signals to maintain the room temperature at the heating setpoint.
The following devices in the room segment are supported:
- Heating/Cooling coil
- Heating/Chilled ceiling
- Heating coil
- Radiator
- Floor heating
- Supply air damper
Function
This AF works in collaboration with a room segment temperature control AF. The heating room temperature PID controller is enabled based on a signal that is read via the grouping function (from equipment in the room segment) indicating whether heating is available.
Devices for heating are activated in the following order (default):
Floor heating > Radiator > Heated ceiling > Heating coil > VAV
Heating setpoint and plant mode
| Plant operation mode | Heating setpoint |
|---|---|---|
1 | Off | Protection heating |
2 | Protection | Protection heating |
3 | Economy | Economy heating |
4 | Pre-Comfort | Pre-Comfort heating |
5 | Comfort | Comfort heating |
6 | Warm-up | Comfort / Pre-Comfort heating1 |
7 | Cool down | Protection heating |
8 | Room low temperature protection | Protection heating |
9 | Not used |
|
10 | Free cooling | Protection heating |
11 | Night cooling | Protection heating |
12 | Ventilation | Comfort heating |
13 | Not used |
|
14 | Air volume flow off | Protection heating |
15 | Smoke extraction positive pressure | Protection heating |
16 | Smoke extraction negative pressure | Protection heating |
17 | Purge | Protection heating |
1) Depends on Next room operating mode (NxROpMod) in HvacPltMod AF.
Feature configuration
Feature selections for "Room HVAC coordination" are accessed via the Application configuration task in the Configuration component.
Feature (AF) | Feature description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Trend for present heating setpoint | None/Active | ☑ |
Configuration
Objects
Description | Object | Type | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
Heating setpoint for comfort 0...50 [°C], 32.0...122.0 [°F] | SpHCmf | APrcVal | 21 [°C] |
Delta heating setpoint for pre-comfort 0...10 [K], 0.0...18.0 [°F] | DSpHPcf | ACnfVal | 1 [K] |
Heating setpoint for economy 0...50 [°C], 32.0...122.0 [°F] | SpHEco | ACnfVal | 15 [°C] |
Heating setpoint for protection 0...50 [°C], 32.0...122.0 [°F] | SpHPrt | ACnfVal | 12 [°C] |
Parameters
Description | Parameter | Default value |
|---|---|---|
VAV operation 1:Series | VavOp | 2:Parallel |
Offset for VAV start | OfsVavStt | 0 [K] |
Coil valve start position by parallel operation | CoilVlvSttPrl | 10 [%] |
Coil valve end position by parallel operation | CoilVlvEndPrl | 100 [%] |
VAV end speed by parallel operation | VavEndSpdPrl | 50 [%] |
Comfort configuration 1:None | CmfCnf | 4:Radiant & air treatment devices |
Pre-Comfort configuration Enumeration see CmfCnf | PcfCnf | 4:Radiant & air treatment devices |
Economy configuration Enumeration see CmfCnf | EcoCnf | 4:Radiant & air treatment devices |
Protection configuration Enumeration see CmfCnf | PrtCnf | 4:Radiant & air treatment devices |
Warm-up configuration Enumeration see CmfCnf | WarmUpCnf | 4:Radiant & air treatment devices |
Coil: Controller mode by comfort 0:Continuous | CoilCmf | 0:Continuous |
Coil: Controller mode by pre-comfort Enumeration see CoilCmf | CoilPcf | 0:Continuous |
Coil: Controller mode by economy Enumeration see CoilCmf | CoilEco | 0:Continuous |
Coil: Controller mode by protection Enumeration see CoilCmf | CoilPrt | 0:Continuous |
Coil: Controller mode by warm-up Enumeration see CoilCmf | CoilWarmUp | 0:Continuous |
Radiant devices: Controller mode by comfort Enumeration see CoilCmf | RadDevCmf | 0:Continuous |
Radiant devices: Controller mode by pre-comfort Enumeration see CoilCmf | RadDevPcf | 0:Continuous |
Radiant devices: Controller mode by economy Enumeration see CoilCmf | RadDevEco | 0:Continuous |
Radiant devices: Controller mode by protection Enumeration see CoilCmf | RadDevPrt | 0:Continuous |
Radiant devices: Controller mode by warm-up Enumeration see CoilCmf | RadDevWarmUp | 0:Continuous |
Radiant floor heating sequence | RfrHSeq | 1 [1..8 unique] |
Radiator heating sequence | RadHSeq | 2 [1..8 unique] |
Radiant ceiling heating sequence | RcgHSeq | 3 [1..8 unique] |
Heating/cooling coil heating sequence | HCclHSeq | 4 [1..8 unique] |
Heating coil heating sequence | HclHSeq | 5 [1..8 unique] |
VAV heating sequence | VavHSeq | 6 [1..8 unique] |
Temperature difference unit | TDiffUnit | [K] |

Interface
Interface | Description | Type | Ref. | Owned by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PrSpH | Present heating setpoint | APrcVal | ● | - |
TrndPrSpH | Trend for present heating setpoint | FtrSel | ☑ | - |
PrSpHCmf | Present heating setpoint for comfort | ACalcVal | ● | - |
PrSpHPcf | Present heating setpoint for pre-comfort | ACalcVal | ● | - |
PrSpHEco | Present heating setpoint for economy | ACalcVal | ● | - |
PrSpHPrt | Present heating setpoint for protection | ACalcVal | ● | - |
VavTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for VAV | Controller | ● | - |
HCclTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for heating/cooling coil | Controller | ● | - |
HclTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for heating coil | Controller | ● | - |
RcgTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for radiant ceiling | Controller | ● | - |
RadTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for radiator | Controller | ● | - |
RfrTRCtrH | Room temperature controller heating for radiant floor | Controller | ● | - |
RCtl | Room control | GrpMaster | ◉ | Room |
DSpHPcf | Delta heating setpoint for pre-comfort | ACnfVal | ● | - |
SpHEco | Heating setpoint for economy | ACnfVal | ● | - |
Engineering and commissioning
Radiant floor is likely to change room temperature slower than other HVAC equipment. For specific projects, it may be useful to slow down the action of the relevant room temperature controller (continuous, PID) or change the controller mode to 2-position.