SWHC004 Space Heating Boiler (commercial models) - new measure

[simularis]

Pull Request (PR) Description

This pull request includes a measure setup for SWHC004. For this measure, we have made the following setup:

• Adding a new parameter (fluid_type) to implement steam boiler options (hw.pxt)
• Adding a new parameter (boiler_duplicate_1) to trigger steam boiler type configurations (hw.pxt)
• Adding new parameter (max_loop_temp) to determine maximum loop temperature for the plant loop (hw.pxt)
• Adding new parameter (min_loop_temp) to determine minimum loop temperature for the plant loop (hw.pxt)
• Adding new label “STEAMBOILER” for the parameter (heating_source) to add class list “Boiler:Steam” (hw.pxt)
• Adding new label “VARIABLESPEEDCONDENSATE” for the parameter (pump_type) to add class list “Pump:VariableSpeed:Condensate” for the steam boiler (hw.pxt)
• Adding class list “Boiler: Steam” to add steam boiler (hw.pxt)
• Adding class list “Pipe: Adiabatic: Steam” and its corresponding branches (hw.pxt)
• Adding “Heating Coil Controller” for steam heat coil type (ahu.pxt)
• Adding branches for (reheat_coil_type == “STEAM”) (atu.pxt)
• Adding label "STEAM" for parameter (reheat_coil_type) in class list “AirTerminal:SingleDuct:VAV:Reheat” (atu.pxt)

Main contributor: @behzadsalimian

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[nfette]

I'm reviewing which comments from #37 apply to this PR. Regarding :hw_boiler_duplicate_1 appearing in cases files, I'm surprised because we addressed that at some point in the past, yet we still see it here.

While reviewing commit history, I see changes that were not clearly described in the commit description.

Commit 4998f6f was described as a renaming, but it also made these changes:

• Reverted an earlier change at 3dfdec3 to remove parameter :hw_boiler_duplicate_1 from cases files.
• Added parameter :alt_atu_reheat_coil_type to cases files (in some cohorts)
• Added parameter :alt_heat_coil_type to cases files (in some cohorts)
• Removed NG-SpaceHtg_eq-Boiler-NonCond-TE-82
• Removed NG-SpaceHtg_eq-Boiler-NonCond-TE-83
• Added NG-SpaceHtg_eq-Boiler-Cond-93-TE-OAT (removed later at 1ba347c)
• Added NG-SpaceHtg_eq-Boiler-Cond-94-TE-OAT (removed later at 1ba347c)