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Edit long output variable names in EnergyPlus

asked 2024-01-24 06:19:38 -0500

Zakaria's avatar

Hello community,

I'm currently working with EnergyPlus, and I am facing an issue with the output variables in the CSV files. I have defined numerous outputs, and during postprocessing using Matlab, I've encountered a problem where some output headers in the CSV file are too long, exceeding the maximum Matlab variable name length. As a result, Matlab truncates the variable names, making it challenging to distinguish between different variables during analysis..

I'm wondering if there is a way to modify the output variable names directly in EnergyPlus to make them more manageable for Matlab postprocessing.

Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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answered 2024-01-26 09:33:49 -0500

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updated 2024-01-26 09:34:15 -0500

I can imagine two solutions:

1) Read from the SQL, from there, the name of the variables are "decomposed' and you can shorten it.

2) Use Python, i have written a package that reads the SQL and renames common variables, and also Python and Pandas do not have issues with the extension of the names. Take a look at my package, specifically to the function read_sql, https://github.com/AltamarMx/iertools...

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