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Any ideas to correct this GenOpt 3.1 error?

asked 2015-10-20 19:08:53 -0500

TN's avatar

updated 2015-10-21 07:46:11 -0500

Running the GPSHookeJeeves GenOpt example using Eplus v8.2 gives me this error in GenOpt:

File: 'C:\GenOpt\example\energyplus\8_2_0\GPSHookeJeeves\tmp-genopt-run-1\singleZonePurchAir.eso' does not exist after simulation call.

In the 'tmp-genopt-run-1' folder the singleZonePurchAir.err file shows these warnings:

** Warning ** Version: in IDF="7.0" not the same as expected="8.2"
** Warning ** The following Report Variables were requested but not generated
   **   ~~~   ** because IDF did not contain these elements or misspelled variable name -- check .rdd file
   ************* Key=*, VarName=IDEAL LOADS TOTAL COOLING ENERGY, Frequency=Annual
   ************* Key=*, VarName=IDEAL LOADS TOTAL HEATING ENERGY, Frequency=Annual
   ************* Key=*, VarName=LIGHTS ELECTRIC CONSUMPTION, Frequency=Annual

I used an idf version update tool to go from v 7.0 to 8.2, and I altered the GenOpt cfg and the .ini files from the example folder. Updating did alter the output variables to be

Output:Variable,*,Zone Ideal Loads Supply Air Total Cooling Energy,Environment;
Output:Variable,*,Zone Ideal Loads Supply Air Total Heating Energy,Environment;
Output:Variable,*,Lights Electric Energy,Environment;

for v8.2 instead of the original:

Output:Variable,*,Ideal Loads Total Cooling Energy,Environment;
Output:Variable,*,Ideal Loads Total Heating Energy,Environment;
Output:Variable,*,Lights Electric Consumption,Environment;

for v7.0.

I am confused as to why the version warning still persists, and I am also not sure where the Key=*, VarName= warnings/errors are coming from. Thus far I haven't been able to located these particular variables in v8.2 .rdd files.

Any ideas?

I did take a look at this post: Can GenOpt 3.1 be coupled to E+ 8.2 or just E+ 7.0

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Did you put the version object in both the idf file and the genopt cfg file to be 8.2?

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 2015-10-21 07:48:02 -0500 )edit

Thank you for your help Julien! I thought I had updated all version objects, but looking inside of the .ini file and looking at the reference files there is also the template file, which I had missed

Simulation { Files { Template { File1 = singleZonePurchAir_template.idf; } Input { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.idf; } Log { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.err; } Output { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.eso; }

I only had altered the version object for the .idf file and not the template. After updating the template file all is well and it works now.

TN's avatar TN  ( 2015-10-21 12:01:12 -0500 )edit

Glad you got it working. I'll post it as an answer so we can close the topic.

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 2015-10-21 14:48:38 -0500 )edit

@Julien Marrec I got the same error using TRNSYS and genopt. Have you tried the combination of these programs before and know the answer for that ?

Bishan Thapa's avatar Bishan Thapa  ( 2019-03-20 09:33:16 -0500 )edit

I'm not a TRNSYS user. Given that you use TRNSYS and not E+, the resolution cannot be the same, so I suggest opening your own issue.

Julien Marrec's avatar Julien Marrec  ( 2019-03-20 09:41:43 -0500 )edit

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answered 2015-10-21 14:48:11 -0500

updated 2015-10-21 14:52:17 -0500

Make sure you update the version in all of the EnergyPlus input file.idf files referenced.

For example, in the .ini you could have two idf files in there:

Simulation { Files { Template { File1 = singleZonePurchAir_template.idf; } Input { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.idf; } Log { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.err; } Output { File1 = singleZonePurchAir.eso; }

In which case you'd need to modify the singleZonePurchAir.idf and the singleZonePurchAir_template.idf.

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