openstudio get the plenum object for thermal zones

asked 2021-02-17 20:03:13 -0500

xchen

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updated 2021-07-09 17:48:06 -0500

__AmirRoth__

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Hi is there a way to get the plenum object for a specific thermal zone under a air loop system in a measure? For example, if I look at this zone in the screenshot below, how do I get the return air plenum object? There is only "removeReturnPlenum", or "setReturnPlenum" under the ThermalZone member list here, https://openstudio-sdk-documentation....

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answered 2021-02-18 09:52:08 -0500

shorowit

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If you have an AirLoopHVAC object, you can get the AirLoopHVACReturnPlenum and its associated ThermalZone by doing something like this:

air_loop_hvac.demandComponents.each do |component|
  if component.to_AirLoopHVACReturnPlenum.is_initialized
    return_plenum = component.to_AirLoopHVACReturnPlenum.get
    if return_plenum.thermalZone.is_initialized
      zone = return_plenum.thermalZone.get
      puts "Return plenum thermal zone is #{zone.name}"
    end
  end
end

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Thanks, looks like this approach outputs all the plenum in this air_loop_hvac. Is there a way to get the pair? For example, zone1 and its return plenum, zone2 and its return plenum.