Version 13.0.0

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Version 13.0.0 is a major release that adds various new packages and models.

The library has been tested withDymola 2026x,OpenModelica 1.26.3,OPTIMICA 1.66 and recent versions of Impact.

The following major changes have been done compared to release 12.0.0:

• The package Buildings.Controls.OBC.ASHRAE.G36.FanCoilUnithas been added with control sequences for fan coil units.
• The package Buildings.DHC.ETS.Combined has been replaced with improved models,and the old models have been moved to the Buildings.Obsolete package.
• The package Buildings.Templates has been refactored to use load-dependent 2D table data forchiller and heat pump models.
• The package Buildings.Fluid.AirFilters has been added with models for air filters.
• The package Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.ThermalWheelshas been added with models for heat recovery and enthalpy recovery wheels.
• The package Buildings.Media.Antifreeze.Functions has been added to enablecalling glycol property functions without instantiating a package.
• The package Buildings.Utilities.IO.Python_3_12has been added with models to call Python 3.12 modules from a Modelica block.This package replaces Buildings.Utilities.IO.Python_3_8which has been moved to the Buildings.Obsolete package.
• The models of cooling towers in Buildings.Fluid.HeatExchangers.CoolingTowershave been refactored to use a data record for the performance data,and a new model of a dry cooler that uses the epsilon-NTU relation has been added.

Also, many models have been updated to improve performance, to improve compliance with the Modelica Language Standard and to correct model errors.

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This discussion was created from the release Version 13.0.0.