Part 13 OpenStudio

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Part 13 Outline
New File Template Creating Zones
Slides courtesy of Simge Andolsun, Energy Systems Laboratory,Texas A&M University

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New File Template

NewFileTemplate.idf Used as starting point when New is

selected in OpenStudio

Located in C:\Program Files\Google\

Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\OpenStudio constructions, or other objects.

Edit as desired to add new materials,

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Default contents

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1. Open an e+ zone

3. Make sure that the prism defined by black dotted lines is always open while you are using OpenStudio. 2. Doubleclick on the SketchUp screen, you should be seeing a + sign and a prism Oct 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. defined by black dotted lines.

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4. Select push/pull tool. 1. Select the rectangle tool. 2. Draw a rectangle by single clicking on a point and dragging the mouse to one direction. 3. Enter the dimensions of the rectangle from the keyboard. 5. Select the rectangle on the ground Oct 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. by clicking on it.
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1. Pull the selected surface up with push/pull tool

3. Press Enter 2. Enter the height of the prism while pulling the surface up. 4. The colors of the surfaces should 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. turnOct from gray tones to brown tones.
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4. Check each feature, change them if necessary. 2. Rightclick on a surface. 3. Select OpenStudio/Object Info.

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1. To see the back surfaces, click on Orbit tool

2. Rotate the object by clicking on a point and sliding the mouse in opposite direction

4. Rightclick on the surfaces that you can see now & check their properties.
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For the surfaces blocked by other surfaces

1. Rightclick on a blocking surface 2. Select Hide to hide the surface.

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Now you can see the inner surfaces

1. Rightclick on the floor & check its properties

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To unhide the blocking surfaces 1

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and the hidden surface comes back !!!

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To save the EnergyPlus input file 1

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A warning

OpenStudio

If you accidentally click on somewhere on the screen outside of the box with dotted lines, the box disappears. If this happens

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Find the plus sign you located to define the e+ zone in the beginning or select a surface in that zone & doubleclick on either one of them to reopen the box. Otherwise the surfaces you define from that point on would not be read by e+ !!!!
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Opening a second zone

OpenStudio

2. Click somewhere on the screen to locate the plus sign of the new zone. This will turn the other zone into green and will make it unselectable.
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2. Draw the floor of the upper new zone with the rectangle tool.

4. Press ENTER
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3. Enter the dimensions of the rectangular floor as 10m x 40m.

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1. New floor looks like this when completed. 2

3. Select the floor surface to extrude!

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1. Pull the surface up

2. Enter the height of the surface = 3m 3. Press ENTER

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1. Color of the surfaces turns into brown after ENTER is hit. 2

3. Rightclick on the exterior surfaces and check their features.

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1 2 Use the Orbit & Pan tools to obtain this view

4. Doubleclick on any of the surfaces in the first zone.

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1. This will activate the first zone. 3. Draw a line to separate the terrace from the Copyright 2009 U.S.D.O.E. 22 interzone surface.

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4 2. Doubleclick on any of the surfaces in the upper zone to activate the upper zone

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3. Select the roof & the side wall

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2 1. This will allow you to see the floor of the 2nd story 3. Draw a line that separates the cantilever surface from the interzone surface

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Now we have three different surfaces: 1) a cantilever , 2) a terrace , 3) an interzone Oct 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. surface.

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4. Make sure that the cantilever is defined as a FLOOR 1. Rightclick on the cantilever

6. EXTERIOR FLOOR

5. Make sure that the cantilever is exposed to outside air. It is Oct 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. sun & wind exposed

2. Click on OpenStudio/ Object Info to check its features

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5. Make sure that the terrace is defined as a ROOF 1. Doubleclick on any surface in the 1st floor to activate the 1st zone 4 7. EXTERIOR ROOF 2. Rightclick on the terrace

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5. Make sure that the interzone surface in the 2nd story is defined as a FLOOR. 1. Doubleclick on any surface in the 2nd floor to activate the zone 4 7. INTERIOR FLOOR 2. Rightclick on the interzone surface 3. Click on OpenStudio/ Object Info to check its features 6. Make sure that the interzone surface in the 2nd story faces a surface: Ceiling of the 1st floor (6496D9). This interzone Oct 2009 to EnergyPlus - Part 13. surface is neither sun nor Introduction wind exposed.

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5. Make sure that the interzone surface in the 1st floor is defined as a CEILING. 1. Doubleclick on any surface in the 1st floor to activate the zone 2. Rightclick on the interzone surface 3. Click on OpenStudio/ Object Info to check its features 6. Make sure that the interzone surface in the 1st floor faces a surface: Floor of the 2nd floor (FDF799). This interzone Oct 2009 to EnergyPlus - Part 13. surface is neither sun nor Introduction wind exposed.

7. INTERIOR CEILING

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4. Make sure that all the exterior walls are defined as a wall.

6. EXTERIOR WALL

1. Rightclick on an exterior surface

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4. Make sure that all the floors that sit on the ground are defined as a floor

6. EXTERIOR FLOOR

1. Rightclick on the floor

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1. Doubleclick on any surface in the 2nd floor to activate the zone 3 4

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1. Make sure you have saved the EnergyPlus input file.

and all the surfaces come back.

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when it comes to windows & doors

3. Draw another rectangle on another wall surface. If it touches the floor, it is Oct 2009 Introduction to EnergyPlus - Part 13. simulated as a DOOR.

2. Draw a rectangle on a wall surface. If it does not touch the floor, it is simulated as a Copyright 2009 U.S.D.O.E. 34 WINDOW.

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3 4. Draw a 7.12m long 1m wide shade over the window using the rectangle tool.

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3. Record the name OpenStudio assigned for the 1st floor

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1. Select the 1st floor

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3. Record the name OpenStudio assigned for the 2nd floor

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1. Select the 2nd floor

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3. Google SketchUp brings back the building

1. Click on Open EnergyPlus input file

2. Open the EnergyPlus input file that was modified in IDFEditor.

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3. Realize that the zone name is different now! It is the zone name you assigned in the IDFEditor! 1. Singleclick on the 1st FLOOR

2. Click on OpenStudio/ Object Info to check its features

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3. Realize that the zone name is different now! It is the zone name you assigned in the IDFEditor! 1. Singleclick on the 2nd FLOOR

2. Click on OpenStudio/ Object Info to check its features

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