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Add photovoltaics inside OpenStudio

asked 2023-11-20 03:24:38 -0600

J Monteiro's avatar

updated 2023-11-20 09:34:55 -0600

Hello, I am using FloorSpace editor in OpenStudio instead of SketchUp and I want to implement photovoltaics in some surfaces in my building. Its possible? Does anyone know the steps to do so?

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answered 2023-11-20 15:29:44 -0600

updated 2023-11-22 10:35:37 -0600

Beyond a dedicated measure (adding PV to a model) or the SU Plugin PV user script, you're left hacking an OSM as suggested in option 2 here (or similar). Not great, but manageable. Would love to learn if anyone has maintained a PV measure (if so, I'll convert my answer to a comment).


EDIT: Your OpenStudio PV objects seem to translate (to EnergyPlus) just fine (different weather file):

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I see the objects in the generated in.osm, in.idf. I'm not seeing related errors in the .err file, although you do have notable unrelated errors to fix (e.g. subsurface with 6 vertices). Otherwise, I have not gone through inputs vs results to validate your entries. Yet apart from that, it looks OK to me.

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I tried to hack the .osm file as suggested but when simulating the file is reverted to the model without PV. Are any additional steps necessary?

J Monteiro's avatar J Monteiro  ( 2023-11-22 08:43:13 -0600 )edit

Could you share a public download link to the .osm file?

Denis Bourgeois's avatar Denis Bourgeois  ( 2023-11-22 09:02:39 -0600 )edit

Please see if you can download

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ery9...

J Monteiro's avatar J Monteiro  ( 2023-11-22 09:07:55 -0600 )edit

See the recent edit to the initial answer. Seems OK to me.

Denis Bourgeois's avatar Denis Bourgeois  ( 2023-11-22 10:14:13 -0600 )edit
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I ran the program again and now I got results from the PV production, with differences from your results, I assume due to the use of a different weather file. Thanks it solve my question.

J Monteiro's avatar J Monteiro  ( 2023-11-22 10:21:51 -0600 )edit
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thanks for your complete explanation, if I want to get output for a month to show `how much electricity transfer from PV to the grid" and vise versa, which variables show these amounts for me better?

sheida's avatar sheida  ( 2023-11-28 23:53:01 -0600 )edit

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