Class: AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls

Inherits:
OpenStudio::Measure::ModelMeasure
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/measures/AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls/measure.rb

Overview

start the measure

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#arguments(model) ⇒ Object

define the arguments that the user will input



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# File 'lib/measures/AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls/measure.rb', line 35

def arguments(model)
  args = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgumentVector.new

  # make an argument for material and installation cost
  costTotal = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeDoubleArgument('costTotal', true)
  costTotal.setDisplayName('Total cost for all Electric Equipment Controls in the Building ($).')
  costTotal.setDefaultValue(0.0)
  args << costTotal

  return args
end

#name ⇒ Object

define the name that a user will see, this method may be deprecated as the display name in PAT comes from the name field in measure.xml



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# File 'lib/measures/AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls/measure.rb', line 30

def name
  return 'AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls'
end

#run(model, runner, user_arguments) ⇒ Object

define what happens when the measure is run



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# File 'lib/measures/AedgSmallToMediumOfficeElectricEquipmentControls/measure.rb', line 48

def run(model, runner, user_arguments)
  super(model, runner, user_arguments)

  # use the built-in error checking
  if !runner.validateUserArguments(arguments(model), user_arguments)
    return false
  end

  # assign the user inputs to variables
  costTotal = runner.getDoubleArgumentValue('costTotal', user_arguments)

  non_neg_args = ['costTotal']
  non_neg = OsLib_HelperMethods.checkDoubleAndIntegerArguments(runner, user_arguments, 'min' => 0.0, 'max' => nil, 'min_eq_bool' => true, 'max_eq_bool' => false, 'arg_array' => non_neg_args)
  if !non_neg then return false end

  # create not applicable flag if building doesn't have any equipment.
  if model.getBuilding.electricEquipmentPower == 0
    runner.registerAsNotApplicable('The model does not appear to have electric equipment, the model will not be altered.')
    return true
  end

  # prepare rule hash
  rules = [] # target, space type, LPD_ip

  # currently only target is lower energy, but setup hash this way so could add baseline in future
  # climate zone doesn't impact values for LPD in AEDG

  # get the initial range of equipment schedule values in the building for initial condition
  electricEquipmentHash = {} # key = existSch, value = newSch
  affectedSpaceTypeArray = []

  existMin = []
  existMax = []
  newMin = []
  newMax = []

  # make array of space and space types to loop through
  spacesAndSpaceTypes = []
  model.getSpaceTypes.each do |spaceType|
    next if spaceType.spaces.empty?
    standardsInfo = OsLib_HelperMethods.getSpaceTypeStandardsInformation([spaceType])
    spacesAndSpaceTypes << spaceType
    affectedSpaceTypeArray << spaceType
  end
  model.getSpaces.each do |space|
    next if space.spaceType.empty?
    spaceType = space.spaceType.get
    standardsInfo = OsLib_HelperMethods.getSpaceTypeStandardsInformation([spaceType])
    spacesAndSpaceTypes << space
  end

  # loop through used space types and spaces
  spacesAndSpaceTypes.each do |object|
    # only alter space types that are used
    if !object.to_SpaceType.empty?
      next if object.to_SpaceType.get.spaces.size <= 0
    end

    # get standards
    if object.to_SpaceType.empty?
      if !object.spaceType.empty?
        spaceType = object.spaceType.get
        standardsInfo = OsLib_HelperMethods.getSpaceTypeStandardsInformation([spaceType])
      end
    else
      standardsInfo = OsLib_HelperMethods.getSpaceTypeStandardsInformation([object])
    end

    electricEquipment = object.electricEquipment
    electricEquipment.each do |equipment|
      # get schedule
      if !equipment.schedule.empty?
        existSch = equipment.schedule.get

        # can't process if not ruleset
        if existSch.to_ScheduleRuleset.empty?
          runner.registerWarning("#{existSch.name} isn't a ruleset schedule. It can't be altered by this measure.")
          next
        end

        # update schedule
        if electricEquipmentHash.key?(existSch)
          # connect equipment to new schedule
          equipment.setSchedule(electricEquipmentHash[existSch])
        else

          # make new schedule
          newSchedule = existSch.clone(model).to_ScheduleRuleset.get
          newSchedule.setName("#{existSch.name} - Controls Reduction")

          # connect to equipments
          equipment.setSchedule(newSchedule)

          # edit schedule
          valueTestDouble = 0.5 # if the profile value is lower than this value then uses passDouble for value adjustment, otherwise it uses failDouble as value adjustment
          passDouble = -0.1
          failDouble = -0.05
          floorDouble = 0.1 # values below this level will be left alone, and adjusted values will not be lowered beyond this.
          modificationType = 'Sum' # double will be added to current value (in this case passing a negative value to lower it)
          OsLib_Schedules.conditionalScheduleValueAdjust(model, newSchedule, valueTestDouble, passDouble, failDouble, floorDouble, modificationType)

          # add info to hash
          electricEquipmentHash[existSch] = newSchedule

          # get sch values from new and old schedules to use in initial and final condition
          existMinMax = OsLib_Schedules.getMinMaxAnnualProfileValue(model, existSch.to_ScheduleRuleset.get)
          existMin <<  existMinMax['min']
          existMax <<  existMinMax['max']
          newMinMax = OsLib_Schedules.getMinMaxAnnualProfileValue(model, newSchedule)
          newMin <<  newMinMax['min']
          newMax <<  newMinMax['max']
        end

      else
        runner.registerWarning("Can't find schedule for #{equipment.name} in #{object.name}. Won't attempt to create schedule for it.")
      end
    end
  end

  affectedSpaceTypeArray.each do |spaceType|
    runner.registerInfo("Adjusting equipment schedules for #{spaceType.name}.")
  end

  # reporting initial condition of model
  runner.registerInitialCondition("Fractional schedule values for electric equipment in the initial model range from #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(existMin.min, 2, true)} to #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(existMax.max, 2, true)}.")

  # get building to add cost to
  building = model.getBuilding

  # global variables for costs
  expected_life = 25
  years_until_costs_start = 0

  # add cost to building
  if costTotal > 0
    lcc_mat = OpenStudio::Model::LifeCycleCost.createLifeCycleCost('Electric Equipment Controls', building, costTotal, 'CostPerEach', 'Construction', expected_life, years_until_costs_start)
    lcc_mat_TotalCost = lcc_mat.get.totalCost
  else
    lcc_mat_TotalCost = 0
  end

  # populate AEDG tip keys
  aedgTips = ['PL03']

  # populate how to tip messages
  aedgTipsLong = OsLib_AedgMeasures.getLongHowToTips('SmMdOff', aedgTips.uniq.sort, runner)
  if !aedgTipsLong
    return false # this should only happen if measure writer passes bad values to getLongHowToTips
  end

  # reporting final condition of model
  if lcc_mat_TotalCost > 0
    runner.registerFinalCondition("Fractional schedule values for electric equipment in the final model range from #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(newMin.min, 2, true)} to #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(newMax.max, 2, true)}. The cost for these control improvements is $#{OpenStudio.toNeatString(lcc_mat_TotalCost, 2, true)}. #{aedgTipsLong}")
  else
    runner.registerFinalCondition("Fractional schedule values for electric equipment in the final model range from #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(newMin.min, 2, true)} to #{OpenStudio.toNeatString(newMax.max, 2, true)}. #{aedgTipsLong}")
  end

  return true
end