OpenDHWcalc

Small script to generate Domestic Hot Water Profiles for Households. Inspired by the free to use DHWcalc programme from Uni Kassel (Link Paper, Link Manual).

Created for RWTH Aachen University, E.ON Energy Research Center, Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate.

For more information, see the Documentaion File

Usage

To simplify the Usage of OpenDHW, a few Examples are given.

You can create a DHW profile simply by calling the "generate_dhw_profile" function:

import OpenDHW

timeseries_df_opendhw = OpenDHW.generate_dhw_profile()

You can also load a DHW profile from DHWcalc, as long as it is stored in the DHWcalc Files folder

timeseries_df_dhwcalc = OpenDHW.import_from_dhwcalc()

You can compare the OpenDHW Generator with the DHWcalc file by calling the "compare_generators" function:

OpenDHW.compare_generators(
            timeseries_df_1= timeseries_df_opendhw,
            timeseries_df_2= timeseries_df_dhwcalc,
        )