Electric

This route is used to interpolate an electric furnace for the given conditons.

Route:

POST https://hvacmath.com/api/v1/interpolate

JSON Input Example:

heatPumpCapacity

Optional heat pump capacity for the project. (This should be the final interpolated capacity at design conditions).

houseLoad

The project house load at the design conditons.

inputKW

The rated kilowatts of the electric furnace.

{
  "designInfo" : {
    "elevation" : 0,
    "summer" : {
      "indoorHumidity" : 50,
      "indoorTemperature" : 75,
      "outdoorTemperature" : 90
    },
    "winter" : {
      "outdoorTemperature" : 5
    }
  },
  "houseLoad" : {
    "cooling" : {
      "sensible" : 13894,
      "total" : 17872
    },
    "heating" : 49667
  },
  "route" : {
    "heating" : {
      "electric" : {
        "heatPumpCapacity" : 23200,
        "inputKW" : 15
      }
    }
  },
  "systemType" : {
    "airToAir" : {
      "climate" : "mildWinterOrLatentLoad",
      "compressor" : "variableSpeed",
      "type" : "heatPump"
    }
  }
}

JSON Output Example:

{
  "failures" : [
    "Oversizing failure."
  ],
  "isFailed" : true,
  "result" : {
    "heating" : {
      "electric" : {
        "percentOfLoad" : 193.5,
        "requiredKW" : 7.75,
        "sizingLimits" : {
          "oversizing" : {
            "electric" : 175
          },
          "undersizing" : {
            "electric" : 90
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Validation Errors

The following is an example of errors if the inputs are not appropriate.

Electric Request Errors:
inputKW: Input KW should be greater than 0.