SurfaceTemp (EnergyPlus) - [source code]
Surface temperatures via EnergyPlus, mapped onto a solved VF Model. The counterpart of the FFT SurfaceTemp component for the staged MRT pipeline: it consumes MRT View Factors' output (the E+ surface selection depends on the view factors) and its output feeds MRT Solve. Skipping this stage leaves surfaces at ambient temperature unless they carry FFT temperatures from MRT Surface. Method: Dogan, Kastner & Mermelstein (2021), Building and Environment 196:107762, doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107762.
Input
| Name | Nickname | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Directory | Dir | Folder the EnergyPlus case is written to. | Text |
| VF Model | VF | Solved view-factor model from MRT View Factors. | Generic Data |
| EPW | W | Path to the EPW weather file. | Text |
| Settings | C | Optional MRT Settings — view-factor cutoff percentile, small-face cutoff and the engine timeout are read here. | Generic Data |
| Engine | Run EnergyPlus natively or via the bundled radiance-energyplus container image (Podman or Docker). | Text | |
| Run | R | Run EnergyPlus. | Boolean |
Output
| Name | Nickname | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF Model | VF | The same model with EnergyPlus surface temperatures applied — feed to MRT Solve. | Generic Data |