[Equest-users] Modify eQUEST.INI to get HVAC Summary file

[David Eldridge]

I think you are looking for the "hourly report" and "hourly report blocks" to log your variables. Change the setting to "print" and eQUEST will automatically write a CSV file.

The file will be called something along the lines of "name of your model... - Baseline Design - Hourly Results.csv"

David



David S. Eldridge, Jr., P.E., LEED AP BD+C, BEMP, BEAP, HBDP
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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Dominique Michaud
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 4:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Modify eQUEST.INI to get HVAC Summary file

Bill,

First off, thank you very much for this great tip/trick.

I'm hoping you, or anyone else on the board, has another trick up your sleeves. I have a multitude of simulations I need to run and I need to generate the base hourly results for each. This is conventionally done by clicking on Tools > View Simulations Output > Open then clicking on the Hourly Results button in the D2SimViewer (see below)

Is there a way to modify the eQuest.ini file, similar to the tip in the previous post, that will have eQuest generate the Hourly Results by default when running a simulation?

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Thank you in advance for any help,

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org<mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org> [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Bishop, Bill
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:49 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org<mailto:equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Subject: [Equest-users] Modify eQUEST.INI to get HVAC Summary file

Trick or treat?!
TRICK.

eQUEST can generate a handy HVAC Summary file (.csv) automatically when you simulate. You have to open the "eQUEST.INI" file and insert the line, "StoreResults_HVAC_Summary=1" as shown in the screen shot below. The eQUEST.INI file is in the eQUEST Data directory, in both 3.65 and 3.64, which can be found in Tools -> View File Locations -> View eQUEST Data Directory. Once you modify, and save the eQUEST.INI file, there will be a "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME - HVAC Summary.csv" file in the project folder after you open and simulate your project. I mostly use the Air-Side System Summaries portion of the file to help with automating fan power and EIR calculations for Baseline models.

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Regards,
Bill

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