marker |
Marker labels a dict with typing information |
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absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
chiller-absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
ac |
Relating to alternating current electricity |
active |
Working, operative, effective |
ahuZoneDelivery |
AHU delivery method of conditioned air to the zone |
chilledBeamZone |
AHU supplies air to chilled beam terminal units |
directZone |
AHU supplies air directly to the zone |
multiZone |
AHU discharge air is split into a duct per zone |
vavZone |
AHU supplies air to VAV terminal units |
angle |
Measurement of the relative difference in direction between two vectors or phasors |
apparent |
Perceived quantity |
atmospheric |
Related to the atmosphere of the earth |
barometric |
Relating atmospheric pressure |
blowdown |
Removal from container or pipe |
centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chiller-centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chilled |
Cooled |
chillerMechanism |
Primary mechanism of chiller |
chiller-absorption |
Cooling process using energy from heat source such as hot water |
chiller-centrifugal |
Compression via a continuous flow of fluid through an impeller |
chiller-reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
chiller-rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
condenser |
Device or related to process of condensation |
cooling |
Associated with a cooling process |
coolingLoop |
Open or closed loop |
closedLoop |
Working fluid is kept separate from fluid used for heat transfer into the atmosphere |
openLoop |
Uses working fluid itself for evaporation into the atmosphere |
coolingOnly |
Device without heating |
cur |
Related to a current value |
current |
Movement of fluid or electricity |
dc |
Relating to direct current electricity |
domestic |
For human use |
ductConfig |
Ductwork configuration |
dualDuct |
Two ducts |
singleDuct |
One single duct |
tripleDuct |
Three ducts |
ductDeck |
Cold, hot, or neutral deck |
coldDeck |
Duct carries air for cooling |
hotDeck |
Duct carries air for heating |
neutralDeck |
Duct carries air which by-passes both heating and cooling coils |
ductSection |
Equipment section of ductwork |
discharge |
Duct with air leaving an equipment |
exhaust |
Duct used to expel air back outside |
inlet |
Duct with air entering an equipment |
mixed |
Duct where fresh outside and return air is mixed together |
outside |
Duct to access fresh outside air |
return |
Duct returning air back to equipment |
entity |
Top-level dicts with a unique identifier |
equip |
Equipment asset |
ahu |
Air handling unit |
battery |
Device used to store electric energy |
boiler |
Boilers generate hot water or steam for heating |
hot-water-boiler |
Boiler which outputs hot water |
steam-boiler |
Boiler which outputs steam |
chiller |
Device to remove heat via a vapor compression or an absorption refrigeration cycle |
conduit |
Duct, pipe, or cable to convey a substance or phenomenon |
duct |
Conduit used to convey air for HVAC |
s-duct |
Duct in equipment section |
pipe |
Conduit used to convey a fluid |
f-pipe |
Pipe which conveys fluid |
s-f-pipe |
Pipe in equipment section |
s-pipe |
Pipe in equipment section |
s-f-pipe |
Pipe in equipment section |
wire |
Cabling used to convey electricity |
coolingTower |
Device used to transfer waste heat into the atmosphere |
heatExchanger |
Device used to transfer heat between two fluids |
meter |
Equipment to meter a substance or electricity |
elec-meter |
Electricity meter |
flow-meter |
Meter to measure flow rate and total volume of fluid |
f-flow-meter |
Meter to measure flow rate and total volume of fluid |
thermal-meter |
Meter to measure energy transfer via fluid |
f-thermal-meter |
Meter to measure energy transfer via fluid |
plant |
Central plant used to generate a substance for a process |
chilled-water-plant |
Plant used to generate chilled water for cooling |
hot-water-plant |
Plant used to generate hot water for heating |
steam-plant |
Plant used to generate steam for heating |
tank |
Tank used to store a substance for temporary holding |
f-tank |
Tank which stores fluid |
vav |
Variable air volume terminal unit |
coolingOnly-vav |
Cooling only VAV without fan or reheat |
fanPowered-vav |
VAV contains a fan with reheat |
weatherStation |
Weather station |
point |
Data point such as a sensor or actuator |
cur-point |
Point with support to report a "real-time" current value |
his-point |
Historized point with a history log of timestamp/value pairs |
p-point |
Point which measures or controls phenomenon |
p-q-point |
Point which measures or controls phenomenon |
q-point |
Point which measures or controls quantity |
p-q-point |
Point which measures or controls phenomenon |
writable-point |
Point with writable output using 16-level priority array |
site |
Site is a geographic location of the built environment |
building |
Site which is a building |
weatherStation |
Weather station |
space |
Space is a three-dimensional volume in the built environment |
building |
Site which is a building |
floor |
Storey of a building |
room |
Enclosed room of a building |
zone-space |
Space associated with a specific system |
hvac-zone-space |
Zone related to conditioning of a space's air temperature and quality |
lighting-zone-space |
Zone related to lighting system |
fanPowered |
Device with a fan |
geoPlace |
Geographic place |
site |
Site is a geographic location of the built environment |
building |
Site which is a building |
weatherStation |
Weather station |
heating |
Associated with a heating process |
his |
Related to historization of data |
hisTotalized |
Indicates values which are a continuous stream of totalization |
hot |
Having high degree of heat |
hvac |
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |
imbalance |
Lacking balance |
lighting |
Systems associated with illumination in the built environment |
magnitude |
Size or extent |
makeup |
Restore soemthing missed or lost |
mandatory |
Requires that the marker be applied to dicts which use the marker's subtypes |
mixin |
Marker added to a def to indicate inclusive subtyping |
notInherited |
Marker applied to a def to indicate that is not inherited into subtype definitions |
parallel |
Circuit with multiple paths of flow |
phenomenon |
Aspect of scientific interest with measurable quantities |
elec |
Associated with electricity, electric charge |
ac-elec |
Alternating current electricity |
dc-elec |
Direct current electricity |
light |
Electromagnetic radiation in the visibile spectrum |
solar |
Relating to energy from the sun |
weather |
Associated with atmospheric air or phenomenon |
substance |
Matter in one the three states solid, liquid, or gas |
fluid |
Liquid or gas |
gas |
Substance with neither definite volume nor shape |
air |
The mixture of gases which surrounds the earth |
weather |
Associated with atmospheric air or phenomenon |
naturalGas |
Fossil fuel energy source consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons |
steam |
Water in its gas form |
liquid |
Substance with definite volume but takes the shape of its container |
fuelOil |
Petroleum based oil burned for energy |
gasoline |
Petroleum derived liquid used as a fuel source |
water |
Water in its liquid form |
blowdown-water |
Water expelled from a system to remove mineral build up |
chilled-water |
Water used for HVAC cooling |
condenser-water |
Water used used to remove heat through condensation |
domestic-water |
Tap water for drinking, washing, cooking, and flushing of toliets |
hot-water |
Hot water used for HVAC heating or supply to hot taps |
makeup-water |
Water used used to makeup water loss through leaks, evaporation, or blowdown |
refrig |
Fluid used in refrigeration and heat exchange |
solid |
Substance with definite shape and volume |
ice |
Water in its solid form |
wind |
Flow of air on surface of the Earth |
weather |
Associated with atmospheric air or phenomenon |
pipeSection |
Equipment section of piping |
bypass |
Pipe used to bypass an equipment |
entering |
Pipe conveys fluid into an equipment |
leaving |
Pipe conveys fluid out of an equipment |
pointType |
Classifies the point as a sensor, command, or setpoint |
cmd |
Point is a command, actuator, AO/BO |
sensor |
Point is a sensor, input, AI/BI |
sp |
Point is a setpoint, soft point, internal control variable, schedule |
process |
Industrial or HVAC process |
cooling-process |
Processed used to cool a substance |
ahuCoolingProcess |
Method used to cool air for conditioning spaces |
ahu-chilledWaterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water |
ahu-dxCooling |
Cooling using refrigerant vapar expansion and compression |
airCooling |
Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air |
chiller-airCooling |
Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air |
chilledWaterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water |
ahu-chilledWaterCooling |
Cooling using transfer of heat to chilled water |
chillerCoolingProcess |
Processed used to remove heat from refrigerant |
chiller-airCooling |
Cooling by dissipating heat into the surrounding air |
chiller-condenserCooling |
Removal of heat through the process of water condensation |
condenserCooling |
Removal of heat through the process of water condensation |
chiller-condenserCooling |
Removal of heat through the process of water condensation |
dxCooling |
Cooling using refrigerant vapar expansion and compression |
ahu-dxCooling |
Cooling using refrigerant vapar expansion and compression |
heating-process |
Processed used to heat a substance |
ahuHeatingProcess |
Method used to heat air for conditioning spaces |
ahu-elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
ahu-gasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
ahu-hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
ahu-steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
boilerHeatingProcess |
Method used to heat water in a boiler |
boiler-gasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
boiler-oilHeating |
Heating by the combustion of fuel oil |
elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
ahu-elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
vav-elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
gasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
ahu-gasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
boiler-gasHeating |
Heating by the combustion of natural gas |
hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
ahu-hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
vav-hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
oilHeating |
Heating by the combustion of fuel oil |
boiler-oilHeating |
Heating by the combustion of fuel oil |
steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
ahu-steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
vav-steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
vavReheat |
Method used by VAV to reheat air |
vav-elecHeating |
Heating by the conversion of electrical energy |
vav-hotWaterHeating |
Heating using energy of hot water |
vav-steamHeating |
Heating using energy of steam |
quality |
Quantity measured against standard metric |
quantity |
Measurable property of a substance or phenomenon |
airQuality |
Measurement of contaminants in the air |
co2 |
Carbon dioxide level |
pm10 |
Particulate Matter 10 |
pm25 |
Particulate Matter 2.5 |
tvoc |
Total volatile organic compound (TVOC) |
apparent-power |
Apparent power is perceived magnitude of power due to the combination of active and reactive power |
cloudage |
Percentage of sky obscurred by clouds |
current-angle |
AC current phase angle |
current-imbalance |
Current phase imbalance in a multiphase AC system |
current-thd |
Total harmonic current distortion |
daytime |
Time between sunrise and sunset |
dewPoint |
Dew point temperature at which water vapor will form dew |
direction |
Compass direction measured in degrees |
wind-direction |
Compass direction from which wind originates |
elec-current |
Electrical current |
current-magnitude |
Magnitude of electrical current |
elec-volt |
Electrical voltage, potential difference |
volt-magnitude |
Magnitude of electrical voltage |
energy |
Measure of ability to do work |
elec-energy |
Electrical energy consumed |
feelsLike |
Apparent temperature perceived when considering humidity, wind chill, and heat index |
flow |
Measure of volumetric flow of fluid |
freq |
Occurrences per unit time |
ac-freq |
Frequency of alternating current |
humidity |
Percent relative humidity |
irradiance |
Energy received at a surface by area |
solar-irradiance |
Energy received on surface of the earth from the sun |
level |
Fill level of a vessel containing a fluid where 0% is empty and 100% if filled |
pf |
Electrical power factor |
power |
Energy consumed per unit time |
elec-power |
Electrical energy consumed per unit time |
active-power |
Active power or real power |
precipitation |
Amount of atmospheric water vapor fallen including rain, sleet, snow, and hail |
pressure |
Measure of force applied |
atmospheric-pressure |
Barometric pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere |
reactive-power |
Reactive power or imaginary power |
speed |
Distance per unit time |
wind-speed |
Wind flow speed |
temp |
Temperature - measure of hot and cold |
air-temp |
Dry bulb temperature |
visibility |
Distance at which light can be clearly discerned |
volt-angle |
AC voltage phase angle |
volt-imbalance |
AC voltage phase imbalance |
weatherCond |
Enumeration of weather conditions |
webBulb |
Wet bulb air temperature |
reactive |
Relating to reactance |
reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
chiller-reciprocal |
Piston compressor driven by a crankshaft |
rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
chiller-rotaryScrew |
Rotary screw compression |
series |
Circuit with single path of flow |
thd |
Total harmonic distortion |
thermal |
Related to energy of heat |
transient |
Indicates a value tag which should not be persisted |
vavAirCircuit |
How does the VAV pull in air |
vav-parallel |
VAV pulls air from outside the primary air flow |
vav-series |
VAV pulls air from the primary air flow |
vavModulation |
How does VAV modulate the temp based on duct pressure |
pressureDependent |
VAV damper modulates to control space temp |
pressureIndependent |
VAV damper or a control valve that modulates to maintain desired flow setpoint |
volt |
Electrical voltage, potential difference |
writable |
Related to data which can written |
zone |
Related to spaces from a system perspective |