Output:Meter: invalid Key Name="GAS:FACILITY"

[simularis]

Description: EnergyPlus issues an error message for the hourly report object.

Output:Meter: invalid Key Name="GAS:FACILITY" - not found.

Example in source code:

https://github.com/sound-data/DEER-Prototypes-EnergyPlus/blob/fc185f6843b2ef6c836d5caa6a1bfaeb3f13647c/prototypes/residential/DMo/templates/root.pxt#L7915

This syntax seems to be present in all the residential templates.

Suggested fix: per Output:Meter documentation, change Gas to NaturalGas or comment out the hourly gas report if not needed.

[lyt5410]

ok I have made 3 separate commits, one for each building type to fix this error (changed output:meter syntax from Gas to NaturalGas). Let me know if any similar error still occurs.

[egamadniarb]

The latest commits have caused regressions.

One of many examples is included below. I have not tested all measures but it appears that these changes have broken most if not all measures.

Reverting the 3 commits allows the measures to be run.

For measure MFm_Furnace errors:

Error: Undefined parameter specified (timestep); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_control); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_name); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (glass_u); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (glass_shgc); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (wall_consol_layer_thickness); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (wall_consol_layer_conductivity); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (ceil_consol_layer_thickness); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (ceil_consol_layer_conductivity); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_mrn); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_day); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_eve); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_nit); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_mrn); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_day); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_eve); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_nit); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (timestep); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_control); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_name); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (glass_u); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (glass_shgc); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (wall_consol_layer_thickness); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (wall_consol_layer_conductivity); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (ceil_consol_layer_thickness); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (ceil_consol_layer_conductivity); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_mrn); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_day); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_eve); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (heating_sch_DEER_nit); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_mrn); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_day); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_eve); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (cooling_sch_DEER_nit); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (climate_zone); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (infiltration_ACH); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (climate_zone); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (infiltration_ACH); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (total_leakage_ratio); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (shading_control); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (burner_eff); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (supplyfan_total_eff); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (motor_eff); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (timestep); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_control); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (run_name); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (total_leakage_ratio); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (shading_control); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (burner_eff); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (supplyfan_total_eff); parameter ignored. Error: Undefined parameter specified (motor_eff); parameter ignored. NameError: undefined local variable or method heating_sch_DEER_day' for #<Modelkit::Parametrics::TemplateScope:0x93d5210> c:/EnergyModels/Latest/DEER-Prototypes-EnergyPlus/prototypes/residential/MFm-1985/templates/root.pxt:90:inbinding'

[simularis]

@egamadniarb Did you have any errors with DMo or SFm?

The commit for MFm (01854fc) had an extra change, on first line of the file, that breaks that template.

-------------- prototypes/residential/MFm-1985/templates/root.pxt --------------
index 7ebbd95..7e4ee48 100644
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%#INTERFACE
+Output:Meter,NaturalGas<%#INTERFACE

[egamadniarb]

@egamadniarb Did you have any errors with DMo or SFm?

The commit for MFm (01854fc) had an extra change, on first line of the file, that breaks that template.

-------------- prototypes/residential/MFm-1985/templates/root.pxt --------------
index 7ebbd95..7e4ee48 100644
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%#INTERFACE
+Output:Meter,NaturalGas<%#INTERFACE

I haven't gone through them all, but SFm_Furnace_1975 and DMo_Furnace run fine.

I've gotten the results out of this that I'm interested in, the raw e+ fan energy usage for gas furnaces and heat pumps. I had one additional run to do with the Fan PLR output variable added to the MFm templates. That's why I ran into this. I reverted the changes and moved on.

Thanks for the pointer to the issue, much appreciated.

[lyt5410]

Thanks both for pointing this out. I fixed the typo on MFm-1985 on the repo.