Expose refrigerated case input parameters in Grocery

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Pull Request (PR) Description

This is a proposed enhancement to expose some refrigerated case and walk-in input parameters in Grocery prototype, so that refrigerated cases and some related systems can be controlled via input parameters.

• Incorporates PR #43
• Moved default values from insert to import statements, except parameters that will not change (e.g. case_name)
  • Please comment if you see a need to expose other parameters from these systems.
• Created new parameters credit_sch and available for refrigerated cases (ref-case)
  • credit_sch intended to account for presence or lack of night covers, and minor calibration of case credit
  • available intended to narrow the scope of refrigeration end-use consumption to refrigerated cases subject to a measure (by turning off other refrigerated cases through their availability schedule)
• As well as refrigerated cases, we exposed a few parameters from ref-sys.
  • We grouped together the input parameters for both MT and LT systems, under one prefix refsys. Please comment if you see a need for separate params for MT and LT systems.
  • Created new parameter condenser_type for ref-sys.

PR Author

• [x] Make sure the PR branch is up to date with main branch at the time of the PR submission
• [x] Craft a succinct title that effectively encapsulates the essence of the pull request, providing a general overview of the proposed changes.
• [x] Label the PR with at least one of the following: New Measure, Bug, or Feature.
• [x] Provide a concise description of the measure, bug, or feature. Submit one PR per measure.
• N/A - For a new measure, attach a workbook named DEER_EnergyPlus_Modelkit_Measure_list_working.xlsx, containing only rows used for post-processing the measure.
• [x] Add comments in the code when necessary to facilitate the review process.
• [x] Add a comment before the added code, including the author's full name, company, and specifying if it's a bug fix, new measure, or feature.
• N/A - For a new feature or bug, demonstrate the impact on energy consumption for selected cases with justification using plots and descriptions.
• N/A - For a new measure, add a summary table showing total energy consumption per simulated case.

  PR Reviewer

• [ ] Conduct a thorough code review.
• [ ] If the branch is behind the main, merge the branch locally to check for potential conflicts.
• [ ] If a bug, locally reproduce it and compare energy consumptions before and after.
• [ ] Explore creative ways to stress-test the code.
• [ ] Locally check the error file and other outputs.

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Here are examples of files generated by main branch and by this proposed change.

• Gro-CZ01-Ex-defaults-main.idf.txt
• Gro-CZ01-Ex-defaults-proposed.idf.txt