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Re: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] EMS actuator causing fatal error in V8.1



Helpdesk time, I'd say.

2013/11/5, laxoayi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <laxoayi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Dear Jean,
>  Thank you for your reply.
>
>
>  The edd file was the first thing I checked but found no trace of the "Zone
> Temperature Control" actuator. I've double checked the variable names and
> they are all matching.
>
>
>  The strange thing is that the edd file shows the calculated value during
> warmup for the SET statement containing this actuator/variable in the line
> traces.
>
>
>  To make sure that this is a problem with the V8.1 version only, I checked
> the edd file for V8.0 of the idf file (the one I updated to V8.1) and indeed
> found the following two actuators available:
>
>
>  EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator Available,PDEC,Zone Temperature
> Control,Heating Setpoint,[C]
>
>  EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator Available,PDEC,Zone Temperature
> Control,Cooling Setpoint,[C]
>
>
>  Any Idea why this is happening?
>
>
>  Omar Ibraheem
>
>
> ---In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> <energyplus_support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Check the edd file to see if that variable name is still correct. If you
> don't have an edd file you need to still code in the "verbose" statements
> into your code.
>
>  Mit freundlichen Grüßen- Sent from my iPhone (excuse the brevity)
>
>
>  i. A.
>  Jean Marais
>  b.i.g. bechtold
>  Tel.   +49 30 6706662-23
>
>
>  On 05.11.2013, at 04:29, <laxoayi@... mailto:laxoayi@...> wrote:
>
>
>
>    Hi all,
>
>
>  Using release V7.0, I setup a "Zone Temperature Control" actuator with
> "Cooling Setpoint" as its control type to control the setpoints of a zone
> with an ILAS (my setpoints change with every timestep and these in turn
> depend on values in a Schedule:File in case you're wondering why I'm using
> this actuator in the first place). There were no severe errors or warnings
> in the results. I've been converting the exact same idf file to work with
> every new release ever since including V8.0 and was having no problems.
> However, when converting to V8.1 I got the following fatal error:
>
>
>
>
>     ** Severe  ** Invalid Actuated Component Type =ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
>     **   ~~~   ** Entered in EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator=PDEC_ZN_SP
>     **   ~~~   ** Component Type not found
>     **   ~~~   ** Review .edd file for valid component types.
>     ** Severe  ** Invalid Actuated Component Unique Name =PDEC
>     **   ~~~   ** Entered in EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator=PDEC_ZN_SP
>     **   ~~~   ** Component Unique key name not found
>     **   ~~~   ** Review edd file for valid component names.
>     ** Severe  ** Invalid Actuated Component Control Type =COOLING SETPOINT
>     **   ~~~   ** Entered in EnergyManagementSystem:Actuator=PDEC_ZN_SP
>     **   ~~~   ** Control Type not found
>     **   ~~~   ** Review edd file for valid component control types.
>     **  Fatal  ** Errors found in processing Energy Management System input.
> Preceding condition causes termination.
>     ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination:
>     ..... Reference severe error count=3
>     ..... Last severe error=Invalid Actuated Component Control Type =COOLING
> SETPOINT
>     ************* Warning:  Node connection errors not checked - most system
> input has not been read (see previous warning).
>     ************* Fatal error -- final processing.  Program exited before
> simulations began.  See previous error messages.
>     ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning;
> 0 Severe Errors.
>     ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning;
> 0 Severe Errors.
>     ************* EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 0 Warning; 3
> Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min  1.48sec
>
>
>  I've checked the "Addressed Issues" of release V8.1 to see whether this
> actuator has been renamed or replaced but found neither to be the case.
>
>
>  Is this a Bug in V8.1 or am I missing something here?
>
>
>  Your help is much appreciated.
>
>
>  Omar Ibraheem
>
>
>
>
>
>


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