Question About EMS:Sensor and People with Space/SpaceList in EnergyPlus 23.1+
Hello everyone,
I am migrating a model to EnergyPlus v25.1 and have an indexing issue with an EMS:Sensor.
Previously, in v9.4, when the People object pointed to a Zone, the EMS sensor used the People Object Name as the index key, and it worked:
PEOPLE,
People PlantaX08:Office, !- Name
PlantaX08:Office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name
....
ENERGYMANAGEMENTSYSTEM:SENSOR,
PMV_PlantaX08_Office, !- Name
People PlantaX08:Office, !- OutputVariable or OutputMeter Index Key Name (People Object Name)
Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV;
Now, in v25.1, my People object points to a SpaceList:
People,
Residential Living Occupants, !- Name
Residential - Living Space, !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name (SpaceList)
...
When I try to use the People Object Name (Residential Living Occupants) as the index key for the Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV variable, I get a Severe Error:
Severe Invalid Output:Variable or Output:Meter Index Key Name = RESIDENTIAL LIVING OCCUPANTS
So, my question is: What should be the value for the OutputVariable or OutputMeter Index Key Name field now?
ENERGYMANAGEMENTSYSTEM:SENSOR,
PMV_whatever, !- Name
????????, !- OutputVariable or OutputMeter Index Key Name
Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV;
The relevant objects in the idf for this issue are:
People,
Residential Living Occupants, !- Name
Residential - Living Space, !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name
Residential Occupancy Schedule, !- Number of People Schedule Name
People/Area, !- Number of People Calculation Method
, !- Number of People
0.025, !- People per Floor Area {person/m2}
, !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person}
0.3, !- Fraction Radiant
0.5, !- Sensible Heat Fraction
Residential Activity Schedule, !- Activity Level Schedule Name
, !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W}
Yes, !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings
, !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type
, !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name
Always On Discrete, !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name
, !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method
, !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name
Always On Discrete, !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name
Always On Discrete, !- Air Velocity Schedule Name
Fanger; !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type
SpaceList,
Residential - Living Space, !- Name
Floor_1, !- Space Name 1
Floor_2; !- Space Name 2
Space,
Floor_1, !- Name
Floor_1_Zone, !- Zone Name
, !- Ceiling Height {m}
, !- Volume {m3}
, !- Floor Area {m2}
Residential - Living Space; !- Space Type
Space,
Floor_2, !- Name
Floor_2_Zone, !- Zone Name
, !- Ceiling Height {m}
, !- Volume {m3}
, !- Floor Area {m2}
Residential - Living Space; !- Space Type
Zone,
Floor_2_Zone, !- Name
, !- Direction of Relative North {deg}
0, !- X Origin {m}
0, !- Y Origin {m}
0, !- Z Origin {m}
, !- Type
1, !- Multiplier
, !- Ceiling Height {m}
, !- Volume {m3}
, !- Floor Area {m2}
, !- Zone Inside Convection Algorithm
, !- Zone Outside Convection Algorithm
Yes; !- Part of Total Floor Area
Zone,
Floor_1_Zone, !- Name
, !- Direction of Relative North {deg}
0, !- X Origin {m}
0, !- Y Origin {m}
0, !- Z Origin {m}
, !- Type
1, !- Multiplier
, !- Ceiling Height {m}
, !- Volume {m3}
, !- Floor Area {m2}
, !- Zone Inside Convection Algorithm
, !- Zone Outside Convection Algorithm
Yes; !- Part of Total Floor Area
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