Hi all,
I am trying to implement thermostatic control of a zone based on PMV values (Fanger Comfort Criteria) using EMS in Energyplus. I add an EnergyManagementSystem:Sensor object as per the example in the InputOutput Reference documentation as follows (except the sensor is called "currentPMV" and I am trying to extract the value for the "Core_mid" zone):
EnergyManagementSystem:Sensor,
currentPMV, !- Name
Core_mid, !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Index Key Name
Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV; !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Name
I also define the Output:variable as follows:
Output:Variable,Core_mid,Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV ,Timestep;
When I try to simulate, I obtain the following Severe error:
** Severe ** Invalid Output:Variable or Output:Meter Index Key Name =CORE_MID
** ~~~ ** For Output:Variable or Output:Meter = ZONE THERMAL COMFORT FANGER MODEL PMV
** ~~~ ** Entered in EnergyManagementSystem:Sensor=CURRENTPMV
** ~~~ ** Unique Key Name not found.
I have checked that "Zone Thermal Comfort Fanger Model PMV" is listed in the .rdd file. I have also checked that "Core_mid" is a valid zone. I have tried changing the field to other zone names and obtain the same error. Does anyone know why "Core_mid" is not being recognized as a unique key name?
Any help is much appreciated.
Regards
