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The report data dictionary file (rdd) shows all available report variables for a specific simulation. I ran the example file VariableRefrigerantFlow_5Zone.idf and find these reports are available for VRF systems. Note that I changed the example file line Output:VariableDictionary,Regular; to Output:VariableDictionary,IDF; to get this format.

For the air terminals you want to use:

Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]

or

Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Heating Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]

Reviewing these available reports, I don't see an energy report for the VRF condenser. However, you can sum the terminal unit energy report variables to get the information you are interested in. Alternately, you can multiply the rate report variable by the fraction of time the report variable represents (e.g., hourly, timestep, etc.)

Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Total Cooling Rate, timestep; !- HVAC Average [W]

Example:

Timestep,4; !- Number of time steps per hour (a.k.a. TimeStepSys or system time step)

ReportingConstant = TimeStepSys * SecInHour;
ReportingConstant = 0.25 * 3600;
Energy (J) = Rate (W) * ReportingConstant;
Energy (J) = Rate (W) * 0.25 * 3600;

Be careful with this math when reporting at the detailed reporting frequency since the time of reports will be more frequent than the system time step.

Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Cooling Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Cooling Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Heating Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Heating Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Fan Availability Status,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Total Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Total Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Maximum Capacity Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Maximum Capacity Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Defrost Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Defrost Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Part Load Ratio,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Runtime Fraction,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cycling Ratio,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Operating Mode,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Condenser Inlet Temperature,hourly; !- HVAC Average [C]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Crankcase Heater Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Crankcase Heater Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Terminal Unit Cooling Load Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Terminal Unit Heating Load Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]