The integration between IESVE and Gaia GLD delivers a seamless data exchange for geothermal ground source heat pump system design. IESVE users can effortlessly export design-day and hourly heating/cooling loads for precise ground loop design in GLD, and GLD users can export annual hourly groundwater temperature profiles to refine geothermal design simulations in IESVE.
"Geothermal heat pump systems and the buildings to which they are coupled are like dance partners that dynamically respond to each other. We are thrilled to announce bidirectional integration between GLD and the IESVE, which will offer our customers new opportunities for design optimization."
Dan Bernstein
President, Gaia Geothermal, LLC
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Yes, though a 2-year license is available upon request.
The license is deployed via an encrypted USB key that protects against network sharing.
For GLD, technical support is available here. For IESVE, technical support is available here.
The ground temperature profile, called “Generic Yearly Absolute - Ground Temp” is of the ground in one climate. It does not represent the water temperature from a GSHP in a specific climate. GLD’s strength is in accurately calculating the heat transfer within the ground and the geothermal heat pump, accounting for the full geothermal borefield design and piping configuration.
Yes, it does. The user can enter the number of years, beyond 1 year (8,760 hours) if preferred.
The groundwater temperature profile can be used in a number of places, depending on your model setup and HVAC configuration. It can be used as a heat pump source or sink, depending on whether it is being used for heating and/or cooling purposes. It can also be assigned to a hot water loop for pre-heating, chilled water for pre-cooling, and/or even on a Water-to-Air Heat Pump (heat transfer) loop and be coupled with a cooling tower for heat rejection, and/or other heat acquisition equipment (boiler, heat pump, etc) depending on the design intent.
See our demo here.
You can use either method for exporting loads from IESVE, though ApacheHVAC will allow for greater design accuracy. However, importing the hourly groundwater temperature is best suited for use with ApacheHVAC.
Yes, a free trial of Gaia GLD is available here.
A free trial of IESVE is available here.
To find out more about how you can easily exchange model data bidirectionally between IESVE and GaiaGLD, contact our Sales team.
