utilisation_factor_for_heating_whole_house_table_9a function

sap2012.SAP_tables.utilisation_factor_for_heating_whole_house_table_9a.utilisation_factor_for_heating_whole_house_table_9a(heat_transfer_coefficient, total_internal_and_solar_gains, mean_internal_temp_whole_dwelling, monthly_external_temperature_table_U1, thermal_mass_parameter, heat_loss_parameter)[source]

Utilisation factor calculations for heating from Table 9a.

Parameters:

  • heat_transfer_coefficient (list(float)) – See (39), in W/K.

  • total_internal_and_solar_gains (list(float)) – See (84) in W.

  • mean_internal_temp_whole_dwelling (float) – See (92) in degC.

  • monthly_external_temperature_table_U1 (list(float)) –

  • thermal_mass_parameter (float) – See (35), in kJ/m2K.

  • heat_loss_parameter (list(float)) – See (40), in W/m2K.

Returns:

A dictionary with keys of ( time_constant_whole_house, a_whole_house, heat_loss_rate_whole_house, y_whole_house, utilisation_factor_for_heating_whole_house )

Return type:

dict