Configuring your optimization parameters - Johnson Controls - LIT-12013036 - OpenBlue Central Utility Plant - OpenBlue Central Utility Plant - v2023.Q4

OpenBlue Plant Optimizer Administration and User Guide

Product name
OpenBlue Central Utility Plant
Document type
Administration Guide
User Guide
Document number
LIT-12013036
Version
v2023.Q4
Revision date
2023-12-01

Configure the details of your optimization parameters so that the Plant Optimizer can calculate and predict optimization accurately and efficiently.

Procedure

  1. In the Administration interface, from the menu bar at the top of the page, select Configuration.
  2. In the Optimization tab, configure each section according to your requirements.
    Dispatch Settings
    Configure the dispatch interval, for example, 15 minutes, the number of days that you want Plant Optimizer to predict, and whether to display pumps on the 1-HR Full Dispatch page.
    Input Settings
    Configure the amount of minutes before a dispatch where you cannot change manual input data.
    Data Collection Status
    Select whether to display data collection status information at the bottom of the user interface. If you want to display this information, complete the following steps:
    • Select the Utility pricing last received check box and select a data point from the Monitored Utility Pricing Point list. Under Email Notifications, select the Pricing Unavailable Notifications check box. Enter the user's email address and click the Add icon. From the Send email notification after list, select a time from 1 hour to 30 hours.
    • Select the Weather data last received check box and select a data point from the Monitored Weather Point list. Under Email Notifications, select the Weather Unavailable Notifications check box. Enter the user's email address and click the Add icon. From the Send email notification after list, select a time.
    Real-time Pricing
    Select whether the Plant Optimizer can obtain real-time utility pricing from a third-party provider. If your utility provider has a service that can communicate real-time pricing to the Plant Optimizer, select Yes, and work with Johnson Controls to manage the third-party integration. If you do not have real-time utility pricing available, select No, and configure the utility pricing as a manual input. For more information about manual inputs, see Working with manual inputs.
    Cloud Cover
    Select whether the Plant Optimizer displays cloud cover forecasting in the user interface.
    Demand Response
    Select whether you have a demand response program, and configure the program participation hours that your demand response provider supports.
    Units of Measure
    Configure your preferred units of measurement.
  3. Click Save.