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Humidistat setting in Eneryplus

Hi. I am using HVACTEMPLATE:ZONE:IDEALLOADSAIRSYSTEM and want to set both a thermostat and a humidistat. I set both the Dehumidification and Humidification Control Type to "Humidistat" and set a schedule of dehumidification and humidification at "ZoneControl:Humidistat.

HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem,
TZ_ROOM,                 !- Zone Name
,                        !- Template Thermostat Name
,                        !- System Availability Schedule Name
,                        !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Temperature {C}
,                        !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Temperature {C}
,                        !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
,                        !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
,                        !- Heating Limit
,                        !- Maximum Heating Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
,                        !- Maximum Sensible Heating Capacity {W}
,                        !- Cooling Limit
,                        !- Maximum Cooling Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
,                        !- Maximum Total Cooling Capacity {W}
,                        !- Heating Availability Schedule Name
,                        !- Cooling Availability Schedule Name
Humidistat,              !- Dehumidification Control Type
,                        !- Cooling Sensible Heat Ratio {dimensionless}
,                        !- Dehumidification Setpoint {percent}
Humidistat,              !- Humidification Control Type
,                        !- Humidification Setpoint {percent}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Method
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Person {m3/s}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone Floor Area {m3/s-m2}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone {m3/s}
,                        !- Design Specification Outdoor Air Object Name
;                        !- Demand Controlled Ventilation Type

ZoneControl:Humidistat,
Zone Control Humidistat 1,  !- Name
TZ_ROOM,                 !- Zone Name
Humidifying,             !- Humidifying Relative Humidity Setpoint Schedule Name
Dehumidifying;           !- Dehumidifying Relative Humidity Setpoint Schedule Name

However, the severe error mentioned "ZoneControl:Humidistat has a duplicate field TZ_ROOM" has occurred. Is there any way I can limit the relative humidity to a constant value? Thank you in advance!

Humidistat setting in Eneryplus

Hi. I am using HVACTEMPLATE:ZONE:IDEALLOADSAIRSYSTEM and want to set both a thermostat and a humidistat. I set both the Dehumidification and Humidification Control Type to "Humidistat" and set a schedule of dehumidification and humidification at "ZoneControl:Humidistat.

HVACTemplate:Zone:IdealLoadsAirSystem,
TZ_ROOM,                 !- Zone Name
,                        !- Template Thermostat Name
,                        !- System Availability Schedule Name
,                        !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Temperature {C}
,                        !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Temperature {C}
,                        !- Maximum Heating Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
,                        !- Minimum Cooling Supply Air Humidity Ratio {kgWater/kgDryAir}
,                        !- Heating Limit
,                        !- Maximum Heating Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
,                        !- Maximum Sensible Heating Capacity {W}
,                        !- Cooling Limit
,                        !- Maximum Cooling Air Flow Rate {m3/s}
,                        !- Maximum Total Cooling Capacity {W}
,                        !- Heating Availability Schedule Name
,                        !- Cooling Availability Schedule Name
Humidistat,              !- Dehumidification Control Type
,                        !- Cooling Sensible Heat Ratio {dimensionless}
,                        !- Dehumidification Setpoint {percent}
Humidistat,              !- Humidification Control Type
,                        !- Humidification Setpoint {percent}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Method
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Person {m3/s}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone Floor Area {m3/s-m2}
,                        !- Outdoor Air Flow Rate per Zone {m3/s}
,                        !- Design Specification Outdoor Air Object Name
;                        !- Demand Controlled Ventilation Type

ZoneControl:Humidistat,
Zone Control Humidistat 1,  !- Name
TZ_ROOM,                 !- Zone Name
Humidifying,             !- Humidifying Relative Humidity Setpoint Schedule Name
Dehumidifying;           !- Dehumidifying Relative Humidity Setpoint Schedule Name

However, the severe error mentioned "ZoneControl:Humidistat has a duplicate field TZ_ROOM" has occurred. Is there any way I can limit the relative humidity to a constant value? Thank you in advance!