Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Questions

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:02 AM 6/27/2010, Rebecca Gould wrote:
> Can you run
> the simulation on more than one building at a time? If so, how? We want
> to create a neighborhood that we can simulate and see the effects as we
> change certain parameters. 

Yes.  you can run the simulation on a campus but need to put in
building parameters for each building -- I would suggest very simple
models of the buildings.

Or read about the Plant Load Profile object.  (LoadProfile:Plant is
the object name)


> How do you
> incorporate HVAC systems into idf file so that when you run Energy Plus
> it includes the information in the data it runs?

Look at the HVACTemplate objects -- they are probably your easiest
introduction.

You should also look at the Getting Started document and run through the
tutorials that are there.

>  
>
> How do you go from the idf file to an idc file?
> Ultimately how do you import the information from Energy Plus into an
> autodesk revit file?

There is no tool in the EnergyPlus group/team that does this  -- not
sure if any third party has attempted this.  One of the outputs you
can get from EnergyPlus, though, is a DXF file or a VRML file -- if that
helps.

Someone in the team is working on a radiance output files from
IDF.

You can also use the OpenStudio application if there are any plugins like
you want -- OpenStudio reads in IDF files -- from there you could perhaps
export to other formats.

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