System and method for controlling hydronic systems having multiple sources and multiple loads

A system for designing and controlling a hydronic apparatus, the system comprising:

• a computing device, the computing device including:
• a receiver, the receiver receiving input data including environmental data and hydronic apparatus data;
• and
• a processor, the processor processing the input data into configuration data, the configuration data including a hydronic apparatus layout, the hydronic apparatus layout having a plurality of hydronic components and fluid connections between the hydronic components;
• and
• a controller, the controller including:
• a memory, the memory storing a set of default rules;
• a second receiver, the second receiver receiving the configuration data from the computing device;
• and
• a second processor, the second processor:
• correlating the configuration data with the default rules;
• and
• selecting a subset of default rules based at least in part on the correlation, the selected subset of default rules being used to control the operation of the hydronic apparatus.

A method for controlling a hydronic apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing a set of default rules;
• receiving configuration data, the configuration data including a hydronic apparatus layout indicating a plurality of hydronic components and fluid connections between the hydronic components, the configuration data is based, at least in part, on environmental data;
• and
• selecting a subset of the set of default rules based at least on the configuration data, the selected subset of default rules being used to control operation of the hydronic apparatus.