CautionaryREADMEonVariableNameChanges.BeginningwithV8.0.0.004EnergyPlusBetaversion,therehasbeenaMASSIVE(2800+)renamingofoutputvariablenames.ThisiseasilyhandledbytheTransitionprogram(ButremembertokeeptheoldV7.2idffilesforlaterbetareleasesastheserenamingchangesarethemselvessubjecttofinalreviewandfurtherchangeaswellasotherobjectsmaybeincludedintransitionforlaterbetas)BUTthereareseveralcaveatstonote:
1.
Chiller/ChillerHeatervariableshavebeenforked.Thatis,ChillerHeatermodels(i.e.ChillerHeater:Absorption:DirectFiredandChillerHeater:Absorption:DoubleEffectwillnowhaveoutputvariablesbeginningwithChillerHeaterwhereasthechillerswillretaintheChillerprefix).
2.
CondenseroutputvariablesnolongerretaintheirCondLoopidentitythesearenowPlantSupplySideandPlantDemandSideprefixwhichmaybeabitconfusingassomeinputfileswhichwereonlyreportingPlantLoopwillnowhaveadditionalvariablesreporting.
3.
Allcoilvariableshavebeencollapsed.Thus,coilnamesmustnowbeuniqueacrosscoilsthischeckhasbeenimplemented.
4. PlantLoop/CondenserLoopnowshowupasPlantSupplySideetc.5.
Enumeratedoutputswhichwerepreviouslynumberedbyappendingtothekeynamenowuse
numberedoutputvariablenames(seeCondFDNodalTemperaturesexamplebelow).Otheroutputsofthistypealreadyfollowedthisrule.
6.
Postprocessorcommandfiles(rvi)willbetransitionedasmuchaspossible,butyoumayneedtomanuallyeditthervifileduetovariableforkingandcollapsingandanywildcardingthatwasusedinthervifile.
7.
Althoughthenewnamesapplytotimeseriesoutputs,somepredefinedtableoutputsarebasedonthemandwillalsohavenewnamesforcolumnand/orrowtitles.
8.
Seethefile"ReportVariablesV720toV800.csv"foracompletelistingofthechanges.Thefilecontainsthenumberofvariablerenames,andtheneachlinehasoldname,newnameandsometimesathirdcolumn(whichcontainsspecialcommentsordirectionstothetransitionprogram).
Someexamplesfollow:1.
Forkedrenames.SomeofthelinesintheReportVariablesV720toV800.csvfilehavethree
columns,the3rdcolumnstartingwithForkeq.TheserepresenttheforkoftheChiller/ChillerHeatervariables.Forexample,the3rdcolumn:Forkeq:Chiller:*Forkeq:ChillerHeater:*Withcontents:OldName
NewNameChillerCondHeatTrans
ChillerCondenserHeatTransferEnergyChillerCondHeatTrans
ChillerHeaterCondenserHeatTransferEnergyChillerCondHeatTransRate
ChillerCondenserHeatTransferRateChillerCondHeatTransRate
ChillerHeaterCondenserHeatTransferRate
ChillerCondWaterInletTemp
ChillerCondenserInletTemperatureChillerCondWaterInletTemp
ChillerHeaterCondenserInletTemperature
Here,tworowshavethesameoldnamebuttheforkcomesifthereareanyChillerHeaterobjectsintheinputfile.Iftherearenochillers,thefirstrowrenamedoesnotneedtobedone.Iftherearenochillerheaters,thesecondrowrenamedoesnotneedtobedone.Ifthereareboth,thenbothrenamesaredone.
2.
CondFDNodalTemperatures.TheschemeforreportingCondFDnodaltemperatureschanged.Previously,thekeyvalueoftheoutputvariabletoldwhichnodetoreport.Thishasnowchangedsothateachtemperaturenodeistheoutputvariablename.Thetransitionprogramwillchangeany:Output:Variable,*,CondFDNodalTemperature,hourly;Intothenewformatusing10nodes.10nodesmayormaynotbeenough,youwillneedtolookatthat.Thetransitionfortheabovewouldlooklike:Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode1,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode2,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode3,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode4,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode5,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode6,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode7,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode8,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode9,hourly;Output:Variable,*,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode10,hourly;If,instead,youhadenteredthekeyvaluesascreatedbyEnergyPlus,e.g.,Output:Variable,SurfaceNameNode#1,CondFDNodalTemperature,hourly;Output:Variable,SurfaceNameNode#2,CondFDNodalTemperature,hourly;Thesewillbeproperlytransitionedto:Output:Variable,SurfaceName,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode1,hourly;Output:Variable,SurfaceName,CondFDSurfaceTemperatureNode2,hourly;
3.
Coiloutputs.Coiloutputshavebeencollapsed.Whatusedtobedifferentiatedbycoiltypeisnolonger.OldName
NewNameDXCoilLatentCoolingEnergy
CoolingCoilLatentCoolingEnergyDXCoilLatentCoolingRate
CoolingCoilLatentCoolingRateDXCoilRuntimeFraction
CoolingCoilRuntimeFractionDXCoilSensibleCoolingEnergy
CoolingCoilSensibleCoolingEnergyDXCoilSensibleCoolingRate
CoolingCoilSensibleCoolingRateVSAirtoAirHPLoadSideLatentCoolingEnergy
CoolingCoilLatentCoolingEnergy
