Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community

Get started with the Help page

1

Does anybody know which output shows the solar gains and the transmission losses of my building in EnergyPlus?

asked 2019-09-12 07:18:28 -0600

arnespandau
171 ●4

updated 2019-09-12 08:17:40 -0600

flag of United States of America

11931 ●203 ●9 https://www.nrel.gov/b...

I want to compare the results of TRNSYS and EnergyPlus with each other. For that I need a energy balance. I found all the important outputs except solar gains and transmission losses. I would highly appreciate your help.

Kind regards,

Arne

edit retag flag offensive close merge delete

Comments

Hey Arne, I'm also searching for the output for various building components through which transmission losses occur please let me know if you have found the correct output.

Kind regards,

Prethvi

Prethvi Raj ( 2020-10-21 09:14:16 -0600 )edit

See posted answer by @shorowit. All report variables are in the rdd after a simulation. Make sure you add Output:VariableDictionary, IDF; to your E+ input file so that the rdd file is created.

rraustad ( 2020-10-21 09:27:06 -0600 )edit

1 Answer

Sort by » oldest newest most voted

3

answered 2019-09-12 08:16:58 -0600

flag of United States of America

11931 ●203 ●9 https://www.nrel.gov/b...

Look at the .rdd file after doing an EnergyPlus run to see all possible outputs that you can report. Search that file for "window" and you'll see many outputs related to solar gains and transmitted radiation. You can either report outputs on the zone level (i.e., all windows in the zone) or for individual windows. See the EnergyPlus Input Output Reference documentation for a description of these outputs to understand what they are reporting.

edit flag offensive delete link

Your Answer

Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account.

Training Workshops

Careers

Question Tools

1 follower

Stats

Asked: 2019-09-12 07:18:28 -0600

Seen: 577 times

Last updated: Sep 12 '19

Site design and logo: Copyright © 2015 Big Ladder Software LLC. All rights reserved.
The Unmet Hours and Big Ladder names and logos are trademarks of Big Ladder Software LLC.
User contributions licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 License.

Powered by