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2024-04-25 10:00:31 -0500 | commented question | Negative values of Peak Melting/Freezing Temperatures for PhaseChangeHysteresis It's in the Energy+.idd file: https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus/blob/develop/idd/Energy%2B.idd.in |
2024-04-24 09:55:15 -0500 | answered a question | Overhang and side shades for windows After you've added a window, expand the component pane to see the details: You will find inputs for the depth of the |
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2024-04-22 10:16:22 -0500 | commented question | radiance measures run-time error Same issue as https://unmethours.com/question/48265/radiance-measure-doesnt-work/ |
2024-04-19 19:11:31 -0500 | commented question | Evaluating your results for accuracy This kind of question has been asked a few times. For example, see here, here, and here. |
2024-04-18 12:57:30 -0500 | commented question | Negative values of Peak Melting/Freezing Temperatures for PhaseChangeHysteresis I don't know if there's a reason the model prohibits negative values, but I created a feature request here. As you obser |
2024-04-18 10:25:04 -0500 | answered a question | in openstudio. is the output variable "zone air temperature" dry bulb temperature or wet bulb temperature? Drybulb. It's generally agreed that when people say temperature without being further explicit, they mean drybulb. If th |
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2024-04-17 22:02:14 -0500 | commented question | measure arguments for create_bar_from_building_type_ratios Duplicate of https://unmethours.com/question/98748/measure-arguments-for-create_bar_from_building_type_ratios/ |
2024-04-11 09:13:17 -0500 | edited question | Four pipe fan coil with heating electric in OpenStudio Four pipe fan coil with heating electric in opensudio Hello, I'm running a simulation where certain zones have fan coils |
2024-04-11 09:13:04 -0500 | edited question | Four pipe fan coil with heating electric in OpenStudio Four pipe fan coil with heating eletric in opensudio Hello, I'm running a simulation where certain zones have fan coils. |
2024-04-10 12:32:05 -0500 | commented answer | Humidifier:Steam:Gas option "VariableInletWaterTemperature" not working (EnergyPlus) If you haven't seen it, there are good build instructions on the Wiki. |
2024-04-10 11:59:52 -0500 | answered a question | Humidifier:Steam:Gas option "VariableInletWaterTemperature" not working (EnergyPlus) I ran your file and found that it's a bug in EnergyPlus. Indeed the Humidifier:Steam:Gas model will always use "FixedInl |
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2024-04-04 14:13:29 -0500 | commented answer | Openstudio-Eri (Energy Rating Index calculation via OpenStudio/EnergyPlus) Also, OpenStudio-ERI and the HPXML files are intended for software developers, not end users. There are several software |
2024-04-04 12:10:12 -0500 | commented answer | Openstudio-Eri (Energy Rating Index calculation via OpenStudio/EnergyPlus) OpenStudio-ERI and the HPXML files are intended for software developers, not end users. There are several software tools |
2024-04-04 12:09:29 -0500 | commented answer | Openstudio-Eri (Energy Rating Index calculation via OpenStudio/EnergyPlus) ERI calculations require very specific high-level inputs, which is what HPXML is intended for. OpenStudio models, on the |
2024-04-04 09:26:17 -0500 | answered a question | Openstudio-Eri (Energy Rating Index calculation via OpenStudio/EnergyPlus) You can't perform an ERI calculation, which requires running multiple energy simulations (e.g., Reference Home, Rated Ho |
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2024-04-02 21:45:29 -0500 | commented question | Daylighting control and Glare control giving me the same energyconsumption Duplicate of https://unmethours.com/question/98635/daylighting-control-and-glare-control-giving-me-the-same-energyconsum |
2024-04-02 21:44:52 -0500 | commented answer | What are "Initial Design" and "Design" in the summary report when running Coincident sizing? For what it's worth, there's at least one known issue for non-coincident sizing. |
2024-04-02 11:37:05 -0500 | commented question | District Heating Water not found in report measures This appears to be a known issue that is in the process of being fixed. |
2024-04-02 11:34:59 -0500 | answered a question | How is the U-factor estimated for insulation cases classified as 'None' or 'Uninsulated' within the ResStock tool, and what assumptions or default values are used in this estimation process? For any given wall, there is a wall_assembly_r in options_lookup.tsv. For example, it's R-3.4 for an uninsulated wood st |
2024-04-02 11:18:19 -0500 | edited answer | What are "Initial Design" and "Design" in the summary report when running Coincident sizing? I found some information in the EnergyPlus documentation. First, there is the Plant Coincident Sizing Algorithm: A s |
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2024-04-02 11:17:18 -0500 | answered a question | What are "Initial Design" and "Design" in the summary report when running Coincident sizing? I found some information in the EnergyPlus documentation. First, there is the Plant Coincident Sizing Algorithm: A spec |
2024-04-01 12:56:00 -0500 | edited answer | Applying measures in Python workflow and simulating There is no simple method to run an OpenStudio workflow using the SDK. Rather, you save the workflow to an OSW file: wo |
2024-03-29 22:03:16 -0500 | edited answer | Applying measures in Python workflow and simulating There is no simple method to call to run an OpenStudio workflow using the SDK. Rather, you save the workflow to an OSW f |
2024-03-29 22:01:26 -0500 | edited answer | Applying measures in Python workflow and simulating There is no simple method to call to run an OpenStudio workflow using the SDK. Rather, you save the workflow to an OSW f |
2024-03-29 21:59:28 -0500 | answered a question | Applying measures in Python workflow and simulating There is no simple method to call to run an OpenStudio workflow using the SDK. Rather, you save the workflow to an OSW f |
2024-03-28 11:18:22 -0500 | answered a question | Where is MeasureStep in Python version of OpenStudio SDK? What versions of OpenStudio and Python are you using? It works as expected for me. Linux: Windows: |
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2024-03-25 16:13:28 -0500 | commented answer | How to create pitched roofs with floorpsacejs? It's still not available today. There are some OpenStudio methods to support this, but Floorspace JS has not been update |
2024-03-25 09:12:50 -0500 | commented question | I cant seem to add a pitch to the roof. Is that still a missing a feature? See https://unmethours.com/question/36588/how-to-create-pitched-roofs-with-floorpsacejs/ |
2024-03-22 12:49:32 -0500 | commented question | BEopt "Error: Heating design loads do not sum to total." with a retrofit model. Can you please link to your model via e.g. Google Drive or Dropbox? |
2024-03-20 18:27:55 -0500 | commented question | EMS schedule for Natural Ventilation What object is using the "Natural_Ventilation_Test" schedule? Hard to help without seeing more. Can you provide an IDF v |
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2024-03-20 18:25:17 -0500 | answered a question | How does Resstock determine building aspect ratio? ResStock currently assumes a dwelling unit aspect ratio of 1.8 (or 1/1.8=0.56 for some building types) as defined here i |
2024-03-20 09:40:55 -0500 | commented question | EMS schedule for Natural Ventilation What calling point are you using? |
2024-03-18 09:52:44 -0500 | commented answer | Setting up Ruby Environment for Measures in Win 10
is Ruby 3.x supported? @Redline The current plan is for OpenStudio 3.8 (planned release: May 17, 2024) to include ruby 3.2.2. |
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2024-03-15 09:41:45 -0500 | answered a question | I get error: An unhandled exception has occurred. The gbXML appears to have a date with the year set as 1, which doesn't make sense since it should be 2024 or similar. Yo |
2024-03-14 08:33:39 -0500 | commented answer | Temperature control and CO2 control (EMS SCRIPT) not working together for Natural Ventilation Ah, right. Glad you got it working. I only used AND because you had that in your original program and I’d didn’t think t |
2024-03-13 09:45:29 -0500 | answered a question | Temperature control and CO2 control (EMS SCRIPT) not working together for Natural Ventilation You can't have an EMS line that starts with AND. The EMS program should be: EnergyManagementSystem:Program, CO2_S |
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2024-03-12 08:44:51 -0500 | commented question | FindRootSimpleController Duplicate of https://unmethours.com/question/98460/findrootsimplecontroller/ |
2024-03-11 15:15:19 -0500 | answered a question | ** Severe ** vector too long It's possible you are encountering an error that occurs when a zone or space has no surfaces; see here. There are some w |
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2024-03-08 14:19:25 -0500 | commented question | Unable to determine fan air flow rate Error I suggest opening an issue at https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus/issues. I'm not seeing any other users that have hit th |
2024-03-08 10:58:23 -0500 | edited answer | Plant Component EMS On/Off - Openstudio First of all, you should not be using commas and semicolons in the addLine methods -- OpenStudio will do that for you. |