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Thu May 8 09:17:00 PDT 2014


BLAST so I suppose EnergyPlus has some extra features but I'm not sure =
if that is right.

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Best regards,

Renato Sousa

Tel: +351 919 316 221 | E-mail:  renato.sousa at fluidinova.pt

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<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Here=20
is some more information on EnergyPlus simulation run times. =20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN>I recently did a study with 5,374 =
EnergyPlus=20
baseline models covering virtually every kind and size of =
commercial=20
building out there (as reflected in 1999 CBECS public use data).  =
These are=20
all full-blown, annual building models with 5-zone-per-floor =
thermal=20
zoning, 15-minute timesteps, PSZ and VAV HVAC systems, etc, =
etc. =20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Here=20
is a summary of the run times I encountered:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>Average:  4.53 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>Standard Deviation: 3.15 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>Minimum: 0.92 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>Maximum: 16.6 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>These=20
were run on 3GHz, 64 bit AMD processors running Linux=20
with a 64-bit-compile of Version 1.2.3.  =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN><SPAN =
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I =
have learned=20
the hard way that it is entirely possible (and quite tempting) to =
create=20
overly-complicated EnergyPlus models that will lead to excessive run=20
times.  </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>To speed things up, use Zone multipliers =
wherever=20
practical and keep the number of windows and surfaces low.   I =

also set Minimum System Timestep to 5 minutes, and Maximum HVAC =
Iterations=20
to 5. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV=
>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006>Brent Griffith, =
NREL</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D552211918-19012006> </SPAN>-----Original=20
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> bldg-sim at gard.com =
[mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com]<B>On=20
Behalf Of </B>Mahabir Bhandari<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 18, =
2006 11:41=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> bldg-sim at gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [bldg-sim] =
EnergyPlus -=20
DOE<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV class=3DSection1>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Brian,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I think one additional difference from =
uses’ point of=20
  view, which is not reported in this report, is simulation run time. It =
seems=20
  EnergyPlus takes 5-10 times longer to complete a whole year =
simulations than=20
  DOE2. I was running a simple 5 story building with VAV system and it =
took me=20
  more than 40 minutes for annual hourly simulations (1 hr time step) in =

  EnergyPlus while eQuest could run the same building in less than 5 =
minutes. I=20
  am interested in hearing from others on the run time=20
  issue.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mahabir =
Bhandari<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <DIV>
  <DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" =
align=3Dcenter><FONT=20
  face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
  <HR tabIndex=3D-1 align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2>
  </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><B><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> Brian=20
  Fountain [mailto:bfountain at greensim.com] <BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, January 18, =
2006 12:12=20
  PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
  bldg-sim at gard.com<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>=20
  [bldg-sim] EnergyPlus - DOE</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">That is a =
big=20
  question.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">For a =
comparison of=20
  current energy simulation software, you could look at Dru =
Crawley’s paper=20
  comparing 20 tools:</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Book Antiqua" size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.energytoolsdirectory.gov/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabili=
ties_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf">http://=
www.energytoolsdirectory.gov/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_buildin=
g_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p><=
/o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Main =
differences=20
  between DOE and EnergyPlus:  </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: =
-0.25in"><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">1)</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D1><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">     =20
  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">DOE =
calculates the=20
  space loads for each hour then calculates the system and plant =
response for=20
  each hour.  EnergyPlus simultaneously solves the loads the =
system/plant=20
  response for each timestep.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: =
-0.25in"><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">2)</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D1><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">     =20
  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">DOE has a =
fixed 1=20
  hour timestep, EnergyPlus has a variable timestep (down to 1=20
  minute?).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: =
-0.25in"><FONT=20
  face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma">3)</SPAN></FONT><FONT=20
  color=3Dnavy size=3D1><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">     =20
  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">There are =
also key=20
  issues with the weighting factor assumptions, the wall convective=20
  coefficients.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">I =
haven’t used=20
  EnergyPlus much yet.  What did I miss =
guys?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DTahoma color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Brian=20
  Fountain</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dnavy =
size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: =
navy"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20
  Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>=20
  bldg-sim at gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim at gard.com] <B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Renato =
Sousa<BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> January 18, 2006 10:56=20
  AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
  bldg-sim at gard.com<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: =
bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>=20
  [bldg-sim] EnergyPlus - DOE</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello=20
  everybody.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would like to know if =
anybody=20
  has experience on using both EnergyPlus and=20
  DOE.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Currently I'm using an =
interface=20
  for EnergyPlus. From the software description I couldn't find out the =
main=20
  differences between EnergyPlus and DOE. Does anyone know the main =
differences=20
  or where can I find them?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the description it =
is said=20
  that EnergyPlus was based on DOE and BLAST so I suppose EnergyPlus has =
some=20
  extra features but I'm not sure if that is=20
  right.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
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