Adding real-time weather data to running simulation and continuing computation instead of restarting the simulation
Let's say I can collect real-time hourly weather data and other building states. Let us limit it to zone heating set point, for now.
Is it possible in EnergyPlus that in real-time, another hourly weather data is added, then, the simulation continues along with the updated zone heating setpoint and it outputs the heating demand for that period?
@Teepu does this post, this post, and/or this post answer your question?
@Aaron Boranian I actually have encountered those before asking my question. But it looks like those do not have an input for weather data on specific time steps.
I am looking to simulate weather data that is dynamically defined from sensors, too.
@Teepu ah, I missed the "real-time" component of your question. The last answer at the bottom of this post mentions using the BCVTB to connect the real-time weather data to an EnergyPlus model, as well as using EMS to override the weather data with the BCVTB information. Does that help?