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Openstudio Envelope Section Error

asked 2018-01-29 13:20:39 -0600

Inigo Montoya's avatar

updated 2018-01-31 00:45:33 -0600

Avi's avatar

I'm having trouble deciphering my simulation error. It appears isolated to an envelope error but I am a rookie at this.

Running Openstudio 2.3.0

  Result: Success
  Initial Condition: Gathering data from EnergyPlus SQL file and OSM model.
  Final Condition: Generated report with 20 sections to ./report.html.
  Warn: Envelope section failed and was skipped because: Optional not initialized. Detail on error follows.
  Warn: C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/measure.rb:192:in `eval'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/resources/os_lib_reporting.rb:1628:in `block in envelope_section_section'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/resources/os_lib_reporting.rb:1626:in `each'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/resources/os_lib_reporting.rb:1626:in `envelope_section_section'
(eval):1:in `block in run'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/measure.rb:192:in `eval'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/measure.rb:192:in `block in run'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/measure.rb:187:in `each'
C:/Users/loum/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudioApp.Z14684/resources/measures/OpenStudioResults/measure.rb:187:in `run'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/util/measure.rb:454:in `apply_measure'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/util/measure.rb:74:in `block in apply_measures'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/util/measure.rb:32:in `each_index'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/util/measure.rb:32:in `apply_measures'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/jobs/run_reporting_measures.rb:85:in `perform'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/run.rb:261:in `step'
:/ruby/2.2.0/gems/openstudio-workflow-1.3.1/lib/openstudio/workflow/run.rb:210:in `run'
:/openstudio_cli.rb:804:in `execute'
:/openstudio_cli.rb:620:in `execute'
:/openstudio_cli.rb:1517:in `<main>'
eval:85:in `eval'
eval:85:in `require_embedded_absolute'
eval:70:in `block in require'
eval:64:in `each'
eval:64:in `require'
eval:2:in `<main>'
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I removed all measures which included Openstudio Results and the Add Output Diagnostics measure. It seems to have eliminated the error, however, I would like to use the Openstudio Results measure. Any thoughts on how to correct this?

Inigo Montoya's avatar Inigo Montoya  ( 2018-01-29 14:17:53 -0600 )edit

@Inigo Montoya, Are you running this in the OpenStudio Application, PAT, or through command line or ruby?

I'm a little confused. On the version of the measure on BCL line 1628 of the resource file is this.

if ext_const_base.include? surface.construction.get

The EnergyPlus simulation should have failed if a surface didn't have a construction, and the reporting measure should run when EnergyPlus fails. Do you have the EnergyPlus html output, and do you have any spaces in your model that are not assigned to a thermal zone? And do you have any issues with other sections of the measure?

David Goldwasser's avatar David Goldwasser  ( 2018-01-29 16:58:51 -0600 )edit

This is in Openstudio. There is an attic space that is not assigned to a thermal zone, maybe that's the issue. No other issues I've found though though.

I do have the html output. I'm not sure the best way to upload the info. Link to it is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pgwx...

Inigo Montoya's avatar Inigo Montoya  ( 2018-02-01 15:01:14 -0600 )edit

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answered 2018-02-01 16:26:13 -0600

updated 2018-02-01 16:28:07 -0600

Having a space in the model that isn't assigned to a thermal zone would do this, at least if a surface in the space didn't have a construction assigned. It is an edge case I didn't consider because typically the simulation would fail because a surface in space "a" in the model would be matched to a surface in space "b" that isn't in the model.

We also have a check for the building area that OpenStudio reports vs. EnergyPlus that will throw a warning, which would also normally catch this, but my guess is the attic is set not to be included in the building area.

I can add a note to update the measure to add a warning, probably in the Building Summary table if there are space in the model that are not assigned to thermal zones.

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You're correct. The attic is set to not be included in the building area. I will start looking into that space and see what I can find. Thanks.

Inigo Montoya's avatar Inigo Montoya  ( 2018-02-01 17:28:19 -0600 )edit

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