[Bldg-sim] Coupling GenOpt, Energyplus and Daysim

[J. Alstan Jakubiec]

Hello Tavis,

Khaled Nassar presented in 2012 at the Radiance Workshop a process for  
optimization of a Radiance model using GenOpt that references a batch  
file. It might be useful to you.

Presentation (starts on p. 24):  
http://radiance-online.org/community/workshops/2012-copenhagen/Day1/Nassar/Presentation3.pdf
Recording:  
http://radiance-online.org/community/workshops/2012-copenhagen/Day1/Nassar/KNassarGenOpt.mp3

Alstan

On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:48:45 -0400, Tavis Wells <rangitokomo at hotmail.com>  
wrote:

> Greetings all!
>
> I am attempting to optimize the passive design of a building using  
> GenOpt as the optimizer, EnergyPlus as the primary energy model  
> platform, and daylight >reports from Daysim (an identical model to the  
> Eplus model) which feed into the Eplus model.
> Each iteration dictated by GenOpt would need to simulate in Daysim and  
> finish before simulating in Eplus.
> I am using a 'Master' batch file, referenced by GenOpt, to call Daysim  
> and then Eplus.
> This process works when run straight from the batch file, but when run  
> through GenOpt it does not create the temporary working directory  
> correctly (.expidf >and .err files missing), and so it crashes during  
> the first iteration, saying ".err file does not exist".
> Simplifying the task to just optimize Eplus, but through a batch file,  
> has the same result.
> The command line I've been working with consists of 3 parts:Call  
> <RunEplus.bat> <model> <weatherfile>
> I've tried countless different variations of this command line but cant  
> figure it out!
>
> Has anyone optimized an EnergyPlus model through GenOpt using a batch  
> file before? Or know what the command line might look like to do that?
>
>> Any ideas welcome!
>
>> Thanks,
> Tavis.
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