Sum up Variables Over SystemTimeStep (EMS_E+)

answered 2018-12-04 14:57:06 -0500

First, define a custom output variable at the system timestep which is summed (not averaged). Let's say the value you are reporting is "MyEMSOutput".

EnergyManagementSystem:OutputVariable ,
MyEMSOutputVariable[units], !- Name
MyEMSOutput , !- EMS Variable Name
Summed , !- Type of Data in Variable
SystemTimeStep; !- Update Frequency

Then, report it at the zone timestep frequency. EnergyPlus will accumulate (sum) the variable at the end of every system timestep and then report it at the end of every zone timestep.

Output:Variable,
*, !- Key Value
MyEMSOutputVariable, !- Variable Name
Timestep; !- Reporting Frequency

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thank you for answer...I did it and it works when I just intend to have an Output:Variable. Suppose the situation I intend to set a schedule as sum of SystemTimeStep variable over ZoneTimeStep And we have had the amount of FogAvailibility (You can see in the report part) so I write this code:

taher.ahel ( 2018-12-09 00:49:09 -0500 )edit

Schedule:Constant,

Fog_On_OFF,              !- Name
Any,                     !- Schedule Type Limits Name
0;                       !- Hourly Value

EnergyManagementSystem:ProgramCallingManager,

Fog,                                    !- Name
EndOfZoneTimestepBeforeZoneReporting,   !- EnergyPlus Model Calling Point
Fog_Test;                               !- Program Name 1

EnergyManagementSystem:Program,

Fog_Test,                       !- Name
Set Fog_On_OFF=FogAvailibility; !- Program Line 1

taher.ahel ( 2018-12-10 07:48:08 -0500 )edit

EnergyManagementSystem:OutputVariable,

FogAvailibility,         !- Name
Fog_Availibility,        !- EMS Variable Name
Summed,                  !- Type of Data in Variable
SystemTimestep;          !- Update Frequency

Output:Variable,

*,                      !- Key Value
FogAvailibility,        !- Variable Name
Detailed;               !- Reporting Frequency

Output:Variable,

*,                       !- Key Value
Fog_On_OFF,              !- Variable Name
Detailed;                !- Reporting Frequency

taher.ahel ( 2018-12-10 07:50:21 -0500 )edit

But What has been reported is:

Date/Time FogAvailibility Fog_On_OFF,

18:02:00, 1,

18:05:00, 0,

18:07:00, 1,

18:10:00, 0, 0,

18:11:00, 1,

18:13:00, 0,

18:16:00, 1,

18:20:00, 1, 1,

taher.ahel ( 2018-12-10 07:51:46 -0500 )edit

The problem here is that the EMS calling point is EndOfZoneTimestepBeforeZoneReporting which happens only once per zone timestep. But the variable FogAvailibility has been set to update every system timestep. Either change the calling point to InsideHVACSystemIterationLoop or change the variable to update at the zone timestep.