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Generate Schedule:File from Schedule:Compact

asked 2018-11-01 14:59:07 -0600

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updated 2018-11-01 16:42:10 -0600

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I currently have my schedules defined as Schedule:Compact in my IDF files. I would like to automatically convert these to 8760 files suitable for use in an IDF as a Schedule:File input.

Is there a way I can use EnergyPlus to read in my IDFs containing Schedule:Compact elements and somehow generate the equivalent hourly 8760 data file for use as a Schedule:File?

Thank you!

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Sniff. Sniff sniff. I smell a Python script!

__AmirRoth__ ( 2018-11-01 16:43:01 -0600 )edit

A python script would be the preferred solution - can you point me in the right direction?

I have tried using both the epquery and ladybug python modules to do this, but neither seem to have an internal representation of Schedule that would allow converting from Schedule:Compact to Schedule:File.

k ( 2018-11-01 17:32:48 -0600 )edit

What I meant was "you could probably write a python script to do this." Not that one already existed. Sorry.

__AmirRoth__ ( 2018-11-02 09:34:17 -0600 )edit

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answered 2018-11-02 20:15:28 -0600

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One method I can think of is to run your simulation and report only 1 variable as:

Output:Variable,"schedule name",Schedule Value,hourly;

Then you will have "YourFileName.csv" and will be an 8760 data file. You can then use that file, after changing the name to whatever you like, as a schedule file.

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This works! Thank you!

k ( 2018-11-05 15:31:38 -0600 )edit

Could you confirm whether the "schedule name" stands for one of the Schedule:compact?

where will be the "YourFileName.csv" generated?

Revathi ( 2021-06-02 22:15:36 -0600 )edit

"schedule name" is the name of any of the schedule types. "YourFileName.csv will be in the same output folder as all the results in your simulation.

rraustad ( 2021-06-21 13:41:20 -0600 )edit

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