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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Development of a third-party program for EnergyPlus



1) the source code is open. You can change or add to it and compile it for yourself, but if you want to have your additions added to the redistrubutable energyplus software, you'll have to submit it to the developement team.
2) their is an FMU interface which provides a platform for interface with external models, so like in trnsys you could tie in another program like COMMIS theoretically
3) EMS is usually enough to achieve special control requirements

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On 12.06.2015, at 10:24, "nils.rage@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

Hi all, 


I am wondering what is the process to follow if one want to develop a third party plug-in for EnergyPlus in order to model a type of behavior which is not taken account as of today?

I am not experienced yet in this software which is why I am asking this here today. But I am targeting it as I read that its open structure allows for an easy implementation of third-party software. 


How "easy" is it? Can anyone do it, or does it maybe need to be approved by EnergyPlus for example? Can it then simply be loaded as a plug-in in EnergyPlus?

I did not really manage to find clear information about it. 


For TRNSYS for example, the process is fairly easy and it is simply a new Type that has been coded, that can then simply be used in the software interface as any other existing Type of the software (if you are a bit familiar with TRNSYSâ?? interface). The code itself set apart, the process is rather straightforward.  

I would now be able to do the same in EnergyPlus and am gathering information about the procedure to follow. 

I can unfortunately not detail much more the aim of the third-party tool so far as it is still rather confidential, but I do hope this can be developed and released easily!


Thank you very much for your help on this. 


Nils


 



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