Energy Simulation severe errors

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Permalink Reply by Abraham Yezioro on July 27, 2017 at 9:24pm

Try attached.
You needed to replace a couple of components.
-A.

Permalink Reply by Abraham Yezioro on July 27, 2017 at 9:27pm

And now the file.

-A.

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• Opt1_AY.gh, 990 KB

Permalink Reply by Robert Doe on July 27, 2017 at 9:48pm

Hi Abraham, I can't see you've changed any components? So on running I get the same errors. Robert

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• prob 1.png, 243 KB

Permalink Reply by Robert Doe on July 27, 2017 at 10:20pm

Hi Abraham, I see which two components have been updated, but as noted, the same errors with 'RunEnergySimulation' component. Robert

Permalink Reply by Abraham Yezioro on July 27, 2017 at 11:41pm

It runs for me with warnings but it runs.

The errors are related, mostly, with the solar distribution. Probably because you have convex surfaces. But anyway, i used a different option for this and still have warnings. In any case, the simulation ends and you have results, which i recommend to check.

I added  a simPar component to do that (attached). If you get a severe/red result, probably something is happening at your end. Check the top/right balloon for that.

-A.

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• Opt1_AY.gh, 991 KB

Permalink Reply by Robert Doe on July 28, 2017 at 5:28am

Hi Abraham, have been checking my surfaces which result in a closed brep and the roof is recognised as 'roof' by HBObjects, which I thought might be the problem i.e. 'non-convex' surfaces. Also reviewed Chris M's videos for making brep from surfaces but all seems fine. Made a few  corrections to wall construction types but seemed to make no difference. I get no data results when energy sim is run, just the severe warnings as noted on attached jpeg. If you've any further suggestions about 'my end' likely problems or component issues I'd appreciate it. As mentioned I ran this in the past no problems, same PC etc. Resaved yours as Opt2. Robert

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• opt2.jpg, 319 KB
• Opt 2.3dm, 624 KB
• Opt2.gh, 991 KB

Permalink Reply by Abraham Yezioro on July 28, 2017 at 7:11am

When i said "at your end" i meant that something related to your machine.

The file runs fine for me. It ends on an orange component (warning results), but the simulation finished.

It even get results, though there are severe errors related to the previous mentiones issue with solar distribution:

I changed the period form 12-2 to 1-3, since the BarChart has trouble going from month 12 to month 1 (there is a bug which i'll report on the github).

-A.

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• Opt2_AY.gh, 1007 KB

Permalink Reply by Robert Doe on July 28, 2017 at 3:46pm

Hi Abraham, I use my PC for all CAD sofware including CATIA but don't experience any problems. Processers, memory, graphics card all to Dassault's requirements for example for using 3D Experience, which is probably the most rigorous CAD spec expected by a vendor. What kind of generic problems do you think the PC may have, so that I can check, or fix, or get what I need? 

Permalink Reply by Robert Doe on July 28, 2017 at 9:08pm

Hi Abraham. Ok, I have it working.

• Energy Sim didn't like eps from my C:\ only URL. Probably the main issue.
• Thermal mass problem went away.
• Interior solar & non-convex surfaces, so your component EnergySimPar helped with these: not geometric but algorithmic non-convexity - followed some posts.
• GetNextEnvironment severe error, problem went away.

Anyway, getting data out.

Thanks for your help.

Permalink Reply by Abraham Yezioro on July 28, 2017 at 9:34pm

Probably the path you provided for the EPW has a white space Not the EPW itself)?

Anyway, glad to hear you can go on.

-A.