Is it possible to integrate Openstudio/EnergyPlus with Simulink? [closed]

asked 2018-09-07 04:24:23 -0600

FSilenzi
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Hello everybody, I find myself simulating a NZEB building, I have been using only OS e E+ for the envelope part without problems but now I have to model the air and water systems, which are quite complicated. So I am asking to you if it is possible to integrate the envelope part (developed in sketchup) with the air and water systems developed with Simulink. Thanks.

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Closed for the following reason the question is answered, right answer was accepted by FSilenzi
close date 2018-09-12 03:35:14.502081

answered 2018-09-08 02:28:19 -0600

Avi
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From the External Interface(s) Application Guide which you can find in the documentation folder of your E+ installation:

1.1 Introduction

The ExternalInterface allows coupling EnergyPlus to the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB). It supports the import of Functional Mock-up Units (FMUs) for co-simulation as well as the export of EnergyPlus as a FMU for co-simulation. BCVTB is a software environment that allows expert users to couple different simulation programs for distributed simulation or for a real-time simulation that is connected to a building control system. For example, the BCVTB allows simulation of the building envelope and HVAC system in EnergyPlus and the control logic in MATLAB/Simulink, while exchanging data between the two programs as they simulate. The BCVTB can be downloaded from http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb. A FMU is a component which implements the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard (http://www.modelisar.com).