Use External .csv file to control temperature & relative humidity setpoints (DesignBuilder/EnergyPlus)
Hi,
I am trying to control my temperature and relative humidity setpoints based on outdoor weather conditions, for which I defined a script which reads external weather data and creates a daily setpoint schedule for the entire year based on a few pre-defined logic which I can extract as a .csv file.
I am trying to define my setpoint schedules based on this .csv file. I was wondering if there is a way to upload this .csv file to define the schedules otherwise the CompactSchedule becomes too long. I am using currently DesignBuilder (v6) but using E+ is also an option for me.
Let me know any suggestions.
Best,
Debayan
@Debayan93this post is likely what you're looking for, and this post has another option for using EMS scripts in DesignBuilder.
Does that answer your question?
I agree EMS/PythonPlugin is probably the way to go, to eliminate the preprocessing step (at the cost of an increase in simulation time and complexity)
Schedule:File would do otherwise. Not sure if Design Building supports it or not, but E+ (and OpenStudio) do.