Develop templates of HVAC systems

[mwetter]

This issue is to add a template for a multizone VAV model, using as a starting point VAVReheat.

[AntoineGautier]

The prototype branch is issue1374_templateVAV.

• It only contains some prototypes of the templates that are developed for Linkage.
• It shall be deleted without being merged at the end of Linkage development phase I.

The feature branch issue1374_templates will host the final version of the templates and is intended to be merged into the master.

[AntoineGautier]

The scope of this ticket has evolved from the above description.

This issue currently tracks the development of several system templates. The development is organized as described below.

The main feature branch is issue1374_templates.

• All common components such as valve, damper or pump models should be included in this branch within Buildings.Templates.Components.
• This branch is periodically synced with the master.
• This branch also contains the multiple-zone VAV templates (legacy of initial development workflow) which may be used as an example for developing new system templates.
• Each branch using issue1374_templates as a dependency should be kept in sync with the master by merging issue1374_templates (as opposed to merging the master directly).
• The plan is to merge issue1374_templates into the master as early as possible. The master branch will then fulfill the above requirements.

The following branches use issue1374_templates as a dependency.

• Development branch for the CHW plant template: issue1374_template_CHW_final. (The branch issue1374_template_CHW is obsolete and corresponds to the first attempt for developing the template. It can be deleted.)

A development guide for MBL templates is available as a draft version at https://antoinegautier.github.io/template-dev-docs/.

[AntoineGautier]

This ticket has been adressed via #2925. The branch issue1374_templates can be deleted.