The goal of my simulation is to predict for three sample days the energy profiles in a building that incorporates an the RASF. I’ve generated the values for the direct radiation on the window surface for these hours and want I hope to do next is input this data into the building energy simulation and output the required energy for lighting, heating, cooling etc at each hour. Separately, I want to run a building energy simulation for the same building but without the RASF and compare the values from the two cases.
Q1. In order to do this I think I will need to export the data for the direct radiation on the window surface as a .csv file. I saw on the ‘Example Simulations’ page of the wiki that this is a possibility (in the context of the ‘annual simulation with imported radiation data’) but what I am wondering is which parts of the code I will need to alter in order to provide these values in the form of a .csv instead of providing them from running the ‘Radiation Calculation’ script.
Q2. Also from the perspective of running this simulation for 3 different days, would a good approach be to just use the existing code for the hourly simulation and add in a loop for the points I wish to get data for as well as a variation of the building occupancy profile code that is used in the full annual simulation code? Or would it make more sense to start with the full annual simulation and just change the loop conditions so that it runs the simulation only for the three days of interest?
The goal of my simulation is to predict for three sample days the energy profiles in a building that incorporates an the RASF. I’ve generated the values for the direct radiation on the window surface for these hours and want I hope to do next is input this data into the building energy simulation and output the required energy for lighting, heating, cooling etc at each hour. Separately, I want to run a building energy simulation for the same building but without the RASF and compare the values from the two cases.
Q1. In order to do this I think I will need to export the data for the direct radiation on the window surface as a .csv file. I saw on the ‘Example Simulations’ page of the wiki that this is a possibility (in the context of the ‘annual simulation with imported radiation data’) but what I am wondering is which parts of the code I will need to alter in order to provide these values in the form of a .csv instead of providing them from running the ‘Radiation Calculation’ script.
Q2. Also from the perspective of running this simulation for 3 different days, would a good approach be to just use the existing code for the hourly simulation and add in a loop for the points I wish to get data for as well as a variation of the building occupancy profile code that is used in the full annual simulation code? Or would it make more sense to start with the full annual simulation and just change the loop conditions so that it runs the simulation only for the three days of interest?
-Daniel