Use EMS to Control Cooling Tower
I am trying to use EnergyPlus's EMS system to control the on/off operation of a cooling tower. I would like to first try turning off the cooling tower with the ID CT-A3 in April. I checked the eplus.edd file to confirm which actuators I can use, and the following is my relevant code:
EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator,
CTA3_EMS_Actuator, !- Name
CT-A3, !- Actuated Component Unique Name
Plant Component CoolingTower:SingleSpeed, !- Actuated Component Type
On/Off Supervisory; !- Actuated Component Control Type
EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator,
CTA3Branch_EMS_Actuator, !- Name
CT-A3 CONDENSER LOOP SUPPLY SIDE BRANCH, !- Actuated Component Unique Name
Supply Side Branch, !- Actuated Component Type
On/Off Supervisory; !- Actuated Component Control Type
EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator,
CTA3Pump_EMS_Actuator, !- Name
CONDENSER LOOP_400RT-2 SUPPLY PUMP, !- Actuated Component Unique Name
Pump, !- Actuated Component Type
Pump Mass Flow Rate; !- Actuated Component Control Type
EnergyManagementSystem:ProgramCallingManager,
CTA3_EMS_CallingManager, !- Name
InsideHVACSystemIterationLoop, !- EnergyPlus Model Calling Point
CTA3_EMSProgram; !- Program Name 1
EnergyManagementSystem:Program,
CTA3_EMSProgram, !- Name
IF (Month == 4), !- Program Line 1
SET CTA3_EMS_Actuator = 0.0, !- Program Line 2
SET CTA3Branch_EMS_Actuator = 0.0, !- A4
SET CTA3Pump_EMS_Actuator = 0.0, !- A5
SET EMSOperateConditionReport = 1.0, !- A6
ELSE, !- A7
SET CTA3_EMS_Actuator = Null, !- A8
SET CTA3Branch_EMS_Actuator = Null, !- A9
SET CTA3Pump_EMS_Actuator = Null, !- A10
SET EMSOperateConditionReport = 0.0, !- A11
ENDIF; !- A12
EnergyManagementSystem:GlobalVariable,
EMSOperateConditionReport; !- Erl Variable 1 Name
EnergyManagementSystem:GlobalVariable,
EMSOperateConditionReport; !- Erl Variable 1 Name
I output a global variable to verify whether EMS is set up correctly. As shown in the figure, even though EMSOperateConditionReport equals 1 in April, the cooling tower still has not been turned off as configured.
I have also tried using different ProgramCallingManagers, but still haven't been able to turn off the cooling tower.
May I ask what might be causing this issue? Thank you very much for your assistance.
Similar post attempting this without EMS.