ÂNote that it gives you a severe error but goes ahead and completes successfully.
As versions change, so do error/warning messages.
Linda
At 11:13 PM 10/16/2014, Wenting Ding dingwenting@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] wrote:
Linda,Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.10.17 10:12,IDD_Version 8.1.0.009
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The following is theÃ? full error messages. For your reference, I attached the idf file also(original and updated version). Thank you.
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� � ** Warning ** Timestep: Requested number (1) is less than the suggested minimum of 4.
� � **� � ~~~� � ** Please see entry for Timestep in Input/Output Reference for discussion of considerations.
� � ** Warning ** Weather file location will be used rather than entered (IDF) Location object.
� � **� � ~~~� � ** ..Location object=UNKNOWN
� � **� � ~~~� � ** ..Weather File Location=Miami/Int'l Airport FL USA TMY--12839 WMO#=722020
� � **� � ~~~� � ** ..due to location differences, Latitude difference=[2.00E-002] degrees, Longitude difference=[2.00E-002] degrees.
� � **� � ~~~� � ** ..Time Zone difference=[0.0] hour(s), Elevation difference=[100.00] percent, [2.00] meters.
� � ** Severe� ** This building has no thermal mass which can cause an unstable solution.
� � **� � ~~~� � ** Use Material object for all opaque material definitions except very light insulation layers.
� � ** Warning ** The Standard Ratings is calculated for Coil:Cooling:DX:SingleSpeed = ZONE1WINDACDXCOIL but not at the AHRI test condition due to curve out of bound.
� � **� � ~~~� � **� Review the Standard Ratings calculations in the Engineering Reference for this coil type. Also, use Output:Diagnostics, DisplayExtraWarnings for further guidance.
� � ************* Testing Individual Branch Integrity
� � ************* All Branches passed integrity testing
� � ************* Testing Individual Supply Air Path Integrity
� � ************* All Supply Air Paths passed integrity testing
� � ************* Testing Individual Return Air Path Integrity
� � ************* All Return Air Paths passed integrity testing
� � ************* No node connection errors were found.
� � ************* Beginning Simulation
� � ************* Simulation Error Summary *************
� � ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
� � ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.
� � ************* EnergyPlus Completed Successfully-- 3 Warning; 1 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min� 0.97sec
2014-10-17 10:21 GMT+09:00 Linda Lawrie linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] < EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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- That doesn't look like a severe error -- why not paste in the full .err
- file?
- On 2014-10-16 19:19, dingwenting@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support] wrote:
- > Hi,
- >
- > I got the CE100.idf from others and it was the old version. I updated
- > it to version 8.1 and ran it. but got a severe error.
- >
- > MATERIAL:Regular-R,
- > INSULATION-EXT, ! Material Name
- > VerySmooth, ! Roughness
- > 50.00 , ! Thermal Resistance {m2-K/W}
- > 0.9000 , ! Thermal Absorptance
- > 0.1000 , ! Solar Absorptance
- > 0.1000 ; ! Visible Absorptance
- >
- > MATERIAL:Regular-R,
- > INSULATION-INT, ! Material Name
- > VerySmooth, ! Roughness
- > 50.00 , ! Thermal Resistance {m2-K/W}
- > 0.9000 , ! Thermal Absorptance
- > 0.6000 , ! Solar Absorptance
- > 0.6000 ; ! Visible Absorptance
- >
- > CONSTRUCTION,
- > LTWALL, ! Construction Name
- > ! Material layer names follow:
- > INSULATION-EXT,
- > INSULATION-INT;
- >
- > The error message is
- >
- > This building has no thermal mass which can cause an unstable
- > solution.
- > ** ~~~ ** Use Material object for all opaque material definitions
- > except very light insulation layers.
- >
- > In Case E100 the wall construction is conposed of only two insulation
- > layers.
- >
- > Who can give me some advice?
- >
- > Thank you very much.
- >
- >
- >
- > Links:
- > ------
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- > [2] http://www.energyplus.gov
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- > [5]
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