Component 406: High Limit or Low Limit Controller by HVACSIM+ General Description This component represents a proportional controller which exerts a control action only when the measured input signal is on one side of a fixed setpoint. For a high limit controller, no control action is exerted unless the measured input signal exceeds the setpoint. For a low limit controller, control action is exerted only when the controlled input falls below the setpoint. The setpoint is determined by the absolute value of the second parameter. The component represents a high limit controller when the second parameter is positive, and a low limit controller when the second parameter is negative. The measured input signal, generally representing a temperature, must be a control variable between zero and one, which can be obtained by passing a temperature through the Component 409 temperature sensor model. The setpoint parameter must also be a normalized control variable with an absolute value between zero and one. Nomenclature C - output control signal (0 <= C <= 1) CTm - measured temperature input control signal (0 <= CTm <= 1) CTs - temperature setpoint parameter (0 <= |CTs| <= 1) Kp - proportional gain Mathematical Description E = |CTs| - CTm High limit controller (CTs >= 0): If (CTm > CTs) C = C + Kp*E Low limit controller (CTs < 0): If (CTm < |CTs|) C = C + Kp*E Component 406 Configuration Inputs Description 1 CTm - measured temperature input control signal 2 C - controller output Outputs Description 1 C - controller output Parameters Description 1 Kp - proportional gain 2 CTs - setpoint times i, where i = -1 for low limit controller, or i = 1 for high limit controller Reference: 1. HVACSIM+ Building Systems and Equipment Simulation Program Reference Manual (NBSIR 84-2996) Daniel R. Clark United States Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001