Writing the year information in the output energyplus .csv file

asked 2020-01-02 09:47:45 -0600

looooic
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updated 2020-01-03 09:08:58 -0600

Is it possible to write the year of the simulation in the output .csv energyplus file ? In my case, in the .csv output file, i only have the month/day and the hour. I would like to know if we can also write the year ? The year is indicated in the .epw file. Thanks,

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answered 2020-01-02 11:27:11 -0600

Jason DeGraw

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updated 2020-01-02 11:29:57 -0600

Assuming that you're using the ReadVarsESO postprocessing program to write out the CSV file, I don't think so. At present the best way to access the year of the simulation is through the use of the SQLite output, which does include the year.

Also, just a minor correction: the year in the EPW is not the year of the simulation. The year of simulation is determined from what's in your RunPeriod object. TMY EPW files have non-consecutive years in them because of how those are made, so that's not used to determine the year that E+ simulates.

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Thanks for your answer, actually we are running eplus on server every 4 hours by updating weather forecast file from a database that we convert in epw automatically. As well, we modify the idf automatically to to update the date of the simulation. After we want to update a database with the simulated values to plot it in a dynamic dashboard. With the new year I just realize the importance of the year in the results. ReadVarsEso, sounds to work only with windows is it ? Working with the .csv file, sounds that the simple way is to add the year in post-processing is it ?

Thanks,

looooic ( 2020-01-03 04:59:25 -0600 )edit

No, ReadVarsESO works on all the supported platforms and is the way that EnergyPlus converts ESO data into CSV. The ESO timestamp for most time series will not include the year, which is the limiting factor. If you are using OpenStudio (just as an example), CSV outputs can be generated from the SQL, which has the year available. Adding the year after the fact is certainly possible, but if the year is important I'd advise making sure that the simulation year is what you think it is.The easiest way to do that is directly set it in your RunPeriod (and leave the start day of the week blank).

Jason DeGraw ( 2020-01-03 10:53:34 -0600 )edit

Thank you for your reply. Sure we modify the Run period when we modify the ".idf". Thank you for the tips to let the start day week blank.

looooic ( 2020-01-06 04:56:27 -0600 )edit

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answered 2023-08-02 09:53:00 -0600

Degux
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What if I let EnergyPlus create the csv file directly via "OutputControl:Files"? EnergyPlus doesn't use ReadVarsESO in this case - but then the resulting csv file is limited to one year and it's not instantly clear wheter it's the first simulation year or the last.

This seems like a very unnecessary limitation. Is there a workaround?