Class: ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity

Inherits:
OpenStudio::Measure::ModelMeasure
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/measures/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/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/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/measure.rb', line 27

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

  # efficiency
  base_eff = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeDoubleArgument('base_eff', true)
  base_eff.setDisplayName('efficiency')
  base_eff.setDefaultValue(1.0)
  args << base_eff

  # capacity
  nom_cap = OpenStudio::Measure::OSArgument.makeDoubleArgument('nom_cap', true)
  nom_cap.setDisplayName('Nominal Capacity (W)')
  nom_cap.setDefaultValue(1500)
  args << nom_cap

  args
end

#description ⇒ Object

human readable description



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# File 'lib/measures/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/measure.rb', line 17

def description
  'Electric Baseboard Efficiency And Capacity'
end

#modeler_description ⇒ Object

human readable description of modeling approach



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# File 'lib/measures/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/measure.rb', line 22

def modeler_description
  'Electric Baseboard Efficiency And Capacity'
end

#name ⇒ Object

human readable name



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# File 'lib/measures/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/measure.rb', line 12

def name
  'Electric Baseboard Efficiency And Capacity'
end

#run(model, runner, user_arguments) ⇒ Object

define what happens when the measure is run



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# File 'lib/measures/ElectricBaseboardEfficiencyAndCapacity/measure.rb', line 46

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

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

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

  model.getZoneHVACBaseboardConvectiveElectrics.each do |zone|
    # base_eff = OpenStudio::Double.new(base_eff)
    # nom_cap = OpenStudio::OptionalDouble.new(nom_cap)
    zone.setEfficiency(base_eff)
    zone.setNominalCapacity(nom_cap)
    runner.registerInfo("Changing the base_eff to #{zone.getEfficiency} ")
    runner.registerInfo("Changing the nominal capacity to #{zone.getNominalCapacity} ")
  end

  true
end