Window Shade Generator: Simulation Result output is same for Blinds on/off schedule

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on July 25, 2016 at 6:38pm

Vinu,

See this issue:

https://github.com/mostaphaRoudsari/Honeybee/issues/527

You should use the OpenStudio component for the time being and I will try to put back the functionality into the 'Run Energy Simulation' component tonight.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on July 25, 2016 at 8:57pm

Vinu,

I put back the ability to run shades with the 'Run Energy Simulation' component.  This doesn't lessen my suggestion that you should start a transition to using the OpenStudio component since this will ultimately enable you to model full HVAC systems.

Please sync with the github and let me know if it solves your issue.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by Vinu Subashini on July 26, 2016 at 12:10pm

Hi Chris,

Thank you for the help, I updated the honeybee on git hub but its not working(the output results are same). I tried it in open studio but it is showing error. My model is ready for user study (not this one, it's a bigger file), I just need this one to work.

I have attached my file. Could you look at my file? I will try open studio again!

Thank you,

Vinu

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• blinds.gh, 755 KB

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on July 26, 2016 at 4:38pm

Vinu,

Thanks for testing and reporting.  I took some time to go through your file and part of the issue was the result of a bug in Honeybee and part of it was because you were over-writing your CSV file and Energy Simulation Results by calling both IDF files and CSV schedules by the same file name.

The Honeybee bug is now fixed in both the EnergyPlus and OpneStudio components.  You can find your working gh file attached.

Thanks again,

-Chris

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• FixedCSVSchedBugs.gh, 779 KB

Permalink Reply by Vinu Subashini on July 26, 2016 at 6:43pm

Thank you very much Chris! This is of great help! It's working :)

Vinu

Permalink Reply by Vinu Subashini on July 26, 2016 at 7:06pm

Just another question, Is there a way to output only the idf file without opening the energy plus in open studio , I am running parallel simulation. here's the link of the conversations we had

http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/running-several-e-simulat...

and the image of parallel simulation that I am using(Mostapha's example). If I use the run energy simulation component it shows error!

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on July 26, 2016 at 10:22pm

Vinu,

If what you are asking about is whether we can translate the OSM to an IDF but not run the IDF through E+, I think that is a great idea. I wouldn't want to implement this capability on the 'Export to OS' component because I imagine that, more often than not, people just want to simulate and the extra boolean toggle could be annoying.  However, I can add it on the Re-Run OSM component and I have opened an issue for it here:

https://github.com/mostaphaRoudsari/Honeybee/issues/542

Your error results from you not updating all of your components (including HB_HB).  Make sure that they are all up to date and it should work.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by Vinu Subashini on July 27, 2016 at 10:08am

Thank you, run energy simulation is working! I will follow the github link!

Permalink Reply by Chris Mackey on August 6, 2016 at 4:41pm

Vinu,

I realized that it was just easier to just add an additional option on the Export to OpenStudio component rather than only put it on the Re-Run OSM component.

https://github.com/mostaphaRoudsari/Honeybee/commit/180fed9591481fa...

If you sync with the github, you will notice that you can now plug a "3" into the Export to OpenStudio component and the component will generate the IDF file but not run it through EnergyPlus.

Thanks for the suggestion and let me know if this works well for you.

-Chris

Permalink Reply by Vinu Subashini on August 8, 2016 at 3:10pm

Thank you Chris, I checked the component and it's working!