Equipment Types

Equipment Types

NexusEdge supports 26 equipment types across commercial HVAC, residential, and specialty applications.

Commercial HVAC

Type	ID	Algorithm	Description
Air Handling Unit	ahu	tmc_ahu	2/4-pipe AHU with economizer, HW/CW coils, OA damper
Rooftop Unit	rtu	rtu	Packaged RTU with DX cooling + gas heat
DOAS	doas	tmc_doas_changeover	Dedicated OA system with DX + season changeover
Boiler (Commercial)	boiler	tmc_comfort_boiler	Hot water boiler with outdoor reset
Cascade Boiler	cascade_boiler	cascade_boiler	Multi-boiler cascade plant
Chiller (Air-Cooled)	chiller	tmc_chiller	Air-cooled chiller with lockout
Chiller (Water-Cooled)	water_cooled_chiller	water_cooled_chiller	Water-cooled chiller + condenser water
Cooling Tower	cooling_tower	cooling_tower	VFD fan cooling tower
Heat Pump (Commercial)	heat_pump	heat_pump	Commercial heat pump with aux heat
Pump (HW/CW/Circ)	pump	on_off or lead_lag_pump	Single or lead/lag pump
Booster Pump	booster_pump	pressure_booster	VFD pressure booster
VFD Pump Pack	vfd_pump_pack	vfd_pump_pack	Multi-pump VFD pack
VAV Box	vav	tmc_vav	Variable air volume terminal
Zone Control	zone	tmc_zone_reheat	Zone reheat controller
Zone Reheat	zone_reheat	tmc_zone_reheat	Zone with reheat coil
Fan Coil	fan_coil	fan_coil	2-way or 4-way fan coil unit
Commercial Lighting	comm_lighting	commercial_lighting	Lighting + power control

Residential

Type	ID	Algorithm
Residential Boiler	resi_boiler	resi_boiler
Residential Furnace	resi_furnace	resi_furnace
Residential Heat Pump	resi_heat_pump	resi_heat_pump
Residential Electrical	resi_electrical	electrical_monitor

Specialty

Type	ID	Algorithm
Pool Gas Heater	pool_gas_heater	pool_gas_heater
Pool Heat Pump	pool_heat_pump	pool_heat_pump
Garden / Irrigation	garden	smart_garden
Smart Home	smart_home	smart_home
City Water Monitor	water_city	water_monitor_city
Well Water Monitor	water_well	water_monitor_well

Adding Equipment

Equipment is defined in site.toml:

[[equipment]]
id = "my-ahu-1"
name = "Lobby AHU"
type = "ahu"
tags = ["ahu", "cooling", "heating"]

[equipment.algorithm_params]
algorithm = "tmc_ahu"
setpoint = 72.0
deadband = 2.0