I have noticed that many users using the third party software input, does not know how to add the report variables to the IDF, because there are no buttons to press.
For viewing results I like to use the OpenStudio Results Viewer which uses the SQL output format, or xESOView for the .eso format.
The user may not know what these utilities are. although they are all described in the manuals.
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: deepika.khowal@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 13:55:20 -0700
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] hourly output reports
Deepika,
When you say "I am working on analyzing the performance of shading and want to see the hourly results for shading performance."
what hourly results specifically do you mean? The energy consumption impact of shading? If this is the case then you should run one model with shading and one model without and then compare the hourly electric and natural gas consumption reports.
If you want the energy absorbed by the shades, try this output:
Output:Variable,*,Window Solar Absorbed:Shading Device,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
really all of the following variables will give you some measure of the shading performance:
Output:Variable,*,Zone Transmitted Solar Energy,hourly; !- Zone Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone Beam Solar from Exterior Windows Energy,hourly; !- Zone Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Window Transmitted Solar,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Window Transmitted Beam Solar,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Window Transmitted Beam-to-Beam Solar,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Window Transmitted Beam-to-Diffuse Solar,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Window Transmitted Diffuse Solar,hourly; !- Zone Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Sunlit Area,hourly; !- Zone Average [m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Sunlit Fraction,hourly; !- Zone Average []
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar Incident,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar Beam Incident,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar Sky Diffuse Incident,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar Ground Diffuse Incident,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar Beam Cosine Of Incidence Angle,hourly; !- Zone Average []
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar From Sky Diffuse Refl From Ground,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar From Sky Diffuse Refl From Obstructions,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Beam Sol From Bm-To-Bm Refl From Obstructions,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Diff Sol From Bm-To-Diff Refl From Obstructions,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
Output:Variable,*,Surface Ext Solar From Bm-To-Diff Refl From Ground,hourly; !- Zone Average [W/m2]
If your file is very large then I would avoid reporting these variables for all surfaces, as that will drastically slow down your simulation. If this is the case, replace * with the surface or zone name of interest.
In order to report any of the above variables, simply include the line of code above in the input file and then simulate. The output will be available in the file that ends in .csv
This file can be opened by excel. Also, if you have a results viewer such as xESO viewer, you can view the results in the file that ends in .eso
your final question about separating out the energy consumption of the individual zones depends on how you are conditioning your zones? Do you have a mechanical system or are you using the IdealLoads air system or purchased air?
if you just want to know the load on an hourly basis, use this:
Output:Variable,*,Zone/Sys Sensible Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone/Sys Sensible Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
If you want actual energy consumption then you could simulate with one of the zones air terminals scheduled off (and all of the zones loads as scheduled off)
and then do the same for the other zone.
Hope this is of help.
JasonOn Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 7:26 PM, deepika khowal <deepika.khowal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
HiMy .rdd shows all the variables still I cannot find it in the simulation output.Also, my building has 2 zones and I want to see the energy used by the zones separately.the output that I get gives me the addition of both the zones.what can be done to see different zones energy consumption differently.ThanksDeepikaOn Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Jackson, Alan <ajackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would first check that the desired output variable you are using is present in your .rdd file and the correct timestep is indicated.
For viewing results I like to use the OpenStudio Results Viewer which uses the SQL output format, or xESO View for the .eso format.
Hopes this helps.
Alan Jackson, LEED AP
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From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of deepika khowal
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:51 PM
To: energyplus_support
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] hourly output reports
HI AllI am working on analyzing the performance of shading and want to see the hourly results for shading performance.
when I put hourly results for shading in output variable , I am not able to see the results .
Is there a way to see clean hourly graphs from the analysis.
I am new to E+ and have not used the output function in detail.
Thanks
Regards
Deepika K
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