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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Multiple instances of EnergyPlus Running at the same time.



Ah I see.... 

To run E+ from another folder and avoid simulation conflicts, you just need to run it from  in a separate folder. 

1. The .ini file pointing to the root installation folder. like [program]
dir=C:\ENERGY~1\) 
2. A idf file named "In.idf"
3. A EPW file names "In.epw"
Then while in the separate folder, run. 
C:\EnergyPlusV4-0-0\energyplus.exe



The RunEplus makes sure old files are gone, changes the name of the weather and idf files to the above. 


I'm writing a small threaded ruby script to divide an annual simulation into the number of cpus-cores to speed up the runtime and then eventually add up the energy, find the peaks, and underheated hours, using the eso or the sql output. I have an 8-core computer and want to take advantage of it. I'll post the first part of it if anybody is interested.  

Phylroy

 

 


--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> you can have the Energy+.ini point to the root folder but you will need to 
> have the others running in "separate" folders.
> 
> Folder a
> Energy+.ini points to the root
> runeplus.bat is set to copy in.idf, etc into the folder and then run
> the program from the root folder
> 
> Folder b
> same set up.
> 
> On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:23:39 -0000, "Phylroy" <phylroy.lopez@...>
> wrote:
> > Hey There, 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm trying to run multiple instances of E+ via a script using the bat
> > files.
> > 
> > I can't  use a GUI solution like jeplus. I need it to run from another
> > program. I can run a single instance fine. But if I do more than one I
> get
> > a crash.  
> > 
> > Now this is due to the intermediate files that E+ creates in its root
> > folder. The second simulation tries to open a file the first simulation
> has
> > already created and has locked, killing the second simulation. 
> > 
> > Is there a method to tell e+ to place its intermediate files in antother
> > location? I've tried changing %output_path% variable with no success. 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Phylroy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------
> > 
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> > http://www.energyplus.gov
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > Documentation link and press the "search" button.
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> > 
> > 
> >
>




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