Class: BTAP::EQuest::DOEZone

Inherits:
DOECommand show all
Defined in:
lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Attributes inherited from DOECommand

#building, #children, #commandName, #commandType, #comments, #exempt, #keywordPairs, #non_utype_commands, #one_line_commands, #parents, #utype, #uvalue

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from DOECommand

#basic_output, #check_keyword?, #depth, #doe_scope, #get_children_of_command, #get_command_from_string, #get_keyword_value, #get_name, #get_parent, #get_parents, #name, #remove, #remove_keyword_pair, #set_keyword_value, #set_parent

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ DOEZone

Returns a new instance of DOEZone.



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 412

def initialize
  super()
end

Instance Attribute Details

#air_leakage ⇒ Object

stores a constant floating value of the amount of air leakage, accoriding to rule #4.3.5.9.



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 407

def air_leakage
  @air_leakage
end

#heat_transfers ⇒ Object

this will be a vector consisting of heat transfer objects, which contains a pointer to the adjacent thermal block and a pointer to the wall in between them



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 411

def heat_transfers
  @heat_transfers
end

#lighting ⇒ Object

a lighting object which stores the lighting characteristics of each zone



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 401

def lighting
  @lighting
end

#space ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute space.



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 397

def space
  @space
end

#space_uses ⇒ Object

a vector of spaces used when the declaration of space is “combined”



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 399

def space_uses
  @space_uses
end

#thermal_mass ⇒ Object

defines the thermal mass characteristics of the zone. could be a string object or a user defined object



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 404

def thermal_mass
  @thermal_mass
end

Instance Method Details

#convert_to_openstudio(model, runner = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 457

def convert_to_openstudio(model,runner = nil)
  if self.space.get_shape() == "NO-SHAPE"
    BTAP::runner_register("Info", "Thermal Zone contains a NO-SHAPE space named. OS does not support no shape spaces.  Thermal Zone will not be created.",runner)
  else
    os_zone = OpenStudio::Model::ThermalZone.new(model)
    os_zone.setName(self.name)
    #set space to thermal zone
    OpenStudio::Model::getSpaceByName(model,self.space.name).get.setThermalZone(os_zone)
    BTAP::runner_register("Info", "\tThermalZone: " + self.name + " created",runner)
  end
end

#get_area ⇒ Object

This method returns the area of the space



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 450

def get_area()
  @space.get_area()
end

#get_children ⇒ Object

This method returns all the children of the space



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 443

def get_children()
  return @space.get_children()
end

#get_exterior_surfaces ⇒ Object

This method finds all the exterior surfaces, ie. Exterior Wall and Roof Output => surfaces as an Array of commands



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 430

def get_exterior_surfaces()
  surfaces = Array.new()
  @space.get_children().each do |child|

    if child.commandName == "EXTERIOR-WALL" ||
        child.commandName == "ROOF"
      surfaces.push(child)
    end
  end
  return surfaces
end

#output ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/openstudio-standards/btap/equest.rb', line 416

def output

  temp_string = basic_output()
  if (@space == nil)
    temp_string = temp_string + "$ No space found to match zone!\n"
  else
    temp_string = temp_string + "$Space\n"
    temp_string = temp_string +  "$\t#{@space.utype} = #{@space.commandName}\n"
  end
  return temp_string
end