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Bad allocation error in EnergyPlus when using illuminance map

Energyplus terminates and in the ERR file, all it says is * Severe * Bad Allocation. I know this is related to the Illuminance Map because if I take it out or make the map very small, the simulation completes. I want the illuminance map to fill the entire space (to get data from all orientations), but I get this error whenever the map crosses interior walls (all in the same zone).

! =========== ALL OBJECTS IN CLASS: Illuminance Map ================

Output:IlluminanceMap, Illuminance Map 1, !- Name living_unit1, !- Zone Name 3.352, !- Z height {m} 1.465, !- X Minimum Coordinate {m} 9.085, !- X Maximum Coordinate {m} 3, !- Number of X Grid Points 0.1, !- Y Minimum Coordinate {m} 3.048, !- Y Maximum Coordinate {m} 10; !- Number of Y Grid Points

I am running E+ with EP-launch. The construction is a modification of the prototype residential house. I have inserted BSDF data (exported from LBNL WINDOW 7.7) for complex glazing systems. This IDF of the prototype house does not import well into Sketchup/OpenStudio (HVAC data doesn't import)...therefore I'm just running E+.

Can someone help with this? I have many sims that need to be done. I would really like to get the illuminance data. Unmethours won't let me upload an image, even when logged in.

Bad allocation error in EnergyPlus when using illuminance map

Energyplus terminates and in the ERR file, all it says is * Severe * Bad Allocation. I know this is related to the Illuminance Map because if I take it out or make the map very small, the simulation completes. I want the illuminance map to fill the entire space (to get data from all orientations), but I get this error whenever the map crosses interior walls (all in the same zone).

! =========== ALL OBJECTS IN CLASS: Illuminance Map ================

Output:IlluminanceMap, Illuminance Map 1, !- Name living_unit1, !- Zone Name 3.352, !- Z height {m} 1.465, !- X Minimum Coordinate {m} 9.085, !- X Maximum Coordinate {m} 3, !- Number of X Grid Points 0.1, !- Y Minimum Coordinate {m} 3.048, !- Y Maximum Coordinate {m} 10; !- Number of Y Grid Points

I am running E+ with EP-launch. The construction is a modification of the prototype residential house. I have inserted BSDF data (exported from LBNL WINDOW 7.7) for complex glazing systems. This IDF of the prototype house does not import well into Sketchup/OpenStudio (HVAC data doesn't import)...therefore I'm just running E+.

Can someone help with this? I have many sims that need to be done. I would really like to get the illuminance data. Unmethours won't let me upload an image, even when logged in.

Bad allocation error in EnergyPlus when using illuminance map

Energyplus terminates and in the ERR file, all it says is * Severe * Bad Allocation. I know this is related to the Illuminance Map because if I take it out or make the map very small, the simulation completes. I want the illuminance map to fill the entire space (to get data from all orientations), but I get this error whenever the map crosses interior walls (all in the same zone).

! =========== ALL OBJECTS IN CLASS: Illuminance Map ================

Output:IlluminanceMap, Illuminance Map 1, !- Name living_unit1, !- Zone Name 3.352, !- Z height {m} 1.465, !- X Minimum Coordinate {m} 9.085, !- X Maximum Coordinate {m} 3, !- Number of X Grid Points 0.1, !- Y Minimum Coordinate {m} 3.048, !- Y Maximum Coordinate {m} 10; !- Number of Y Grid Points

I am running E+ with EP-launch. The construction is a modification of the prototype residential house. I have inserted BSDF data (exported from LBNL WINDOW 7.7) for complex glazing systems. This IDF of the prototype house does not import well into Sketchup/OpenStudio (HVAC data doesn't import)...therefore I'm just running E+.

Can someone help with this? I have many sims that need to be done. I would really like to get the illuminance data. Unmethours won't let me upload an image, even when logged in.