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@Dutchie,
This is more of a suggestion than an answer. To figure out if the OpenStudio Application (App) supports a given feature (e.g. VSD heat pumps), it's best to first start from the EnergyPlus object you're interested in, and then make your way up to the App. Developers can correct me, but I'd venture that the SDK supports +95% of available EnergyPlus objects - the App maybe 75%? That's why measures are so useful ...
As an example, maybe you're interested in EnergyPlus' Coil:WaterHeating:AirToWaterHeatPump:VariableSpeed object. This is indeed supported by the SDK (see here and here). Yet it doesn't look like it's supported by the App - I could be wrong. A search for "coil" suggests the App is limited to DX (you can also search for "HP"):
Based on the search results, I'd suggest the best option is indeed an OpenStudio Measure - in this hypothetical example, based on the aforementioned VSD object.
Hope this helps ...
