<font color="#333333"><font><font face="georgia,serif">I think E+ can do this when using the Zsz.csv file output, it produces minute by minute intervals. Below are two charts I created of the cooling load profile and here is a link to live charts: </font></font></font><font color="#333333" face="georgia, serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/phasechange.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag7cD5ZV9QwRdFZxS0VmaXlhQ0ZQUzBidDFhdVNkVkE#gid=5">https://docs.google.com/a/phasechange.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag7cD5ZV9QwRdFZxS0VmaXlhQ0ZQUzBidDFhdVNkVkE#gid=5</a></font><div>
<font color="#333333" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="georgia, serif">PCM's are very useful for demand shifting such as shown in these examples..</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="georgia, serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="georgia, serif">This new construction example with BioPCM in the exterior walls and above ceiling tiles reduced demand by 36.34% or about 16.2 kW<br></font><div><br></div><div>
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<font color="#333333"><font><font face="georgia,serif">And this existing office building with BioPCM above ceiling tiles reduced peak load by15.46% or about 5.3 kW.</font></font></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><font><font face="georgia,serif"><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:12 PM, jake spuggy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spugggy@gmail.com" target="_blank">spugggy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks all for the thoughtful responses. <div><br></div><div>The Smart Grid challenge I am studying is predicting demand spikes so that they can be better treated. </div><div>Demand spikes force Utilities to overcompensate in ways that are often energy inefficient, costly for consumers, and worse for the environment. </div>
<div><br>I'm here because Smart Grid researchers have very little real-time load data for individual homes and manufacturing facilities. </div><div>Thus, EnergyPlus and other tools may provide the best approximations available. <br>
<br>Real-time simulated building load data could be a game changer for the smart grid. </div><div>Assuming of course, that the simulated loads reflect actual experience and that the data is easily accessible to Smart Grid investigators. </div>
<div><br>My 2 cents, </div><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">--Jake </font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Sami, Vikram <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com" target="_blank">Vikram.Sami@perkinswill.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Jake,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Since you mentioned smart grid I am assuming you want it in a format to import into Homer. You can do this quite easily in eQUEST when you select the hourly reporting options in the SIM file. The default reports hourly numbers from the electric & fuel meters which is probably what you are looking for. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">Vikram Sami</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray">, LEED AP BD+C<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeremiah Crossett<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 06, 2012 10:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> jake spuggy<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a></span></p><div><div><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Generating or obtaining Real-Time load profiles?<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">I found the report <a href="http://repository.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/2013/ESL-TR-01-04-01.pdf?sequence=1" target="_blank">http://repository.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/2013/ESL-TR-01-04-01.pdf?sequence=1</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333">But can not find the excel workbook-- does anyone know where to find this?<br clear="all"></span><u></u><u></u></p><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000099;background:white">Jeremiah D. Crossett | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <img border="0"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:58 PM, jake spuggy <<a href="mailto:spugggy@gmail.com" target="_blank">spugggy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thanks all for the leads, I will follow up. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">In open source spirit, if I figure out a way to wrap an "example file" service I'll package it up and share it. <br>
<a href="http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/inputs/" target="_blank">http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/inputs/</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal">I suspect there are many people like me out there -- seasoned programmers and R/Matlab types who are just trying to get sample data for time-series modeling and regression/classification tasks. <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--Jake <u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Jeff Haberl <<a href="mailto:jhaberl@tamu.edu" target="_blank">jhaberl@tamu.edu</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Jake,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">You'll still have to process the data that is output from the program in a repeatable fashion. Therefore, I'd recommend you look at ASHRAE Research Project RP-1093 "Diversity Factor Toolkit". <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">It contains a set of spreadsheets that take as input 8760 hourly data and convert it into quartile plots that can then be used to determine such things as weekday or weekend profiles. It also outputs DOE-2, BLAST and EP+ schedules that are representative of the mean profiles generated by the spreadsheet that can be cut-and-pasted into your input command file. Its great for making the 3-D plots as well. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Information about the project can be found in: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size:9.0pt">Abushakra, B., Haberl, J., Claridge, D. 2004. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">“Overview of Literature on Diversity Factors and Schedules for Energy and Cooling Load Calculations (1093-RP),” <i>ASHRAE Transactions-Research,</i> Vol. 110, Pt. 1 (February), pp. 164-176. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:9.0pt">Claridge, D., Abushakra, B., Haberl, J. 2003. </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">“Electricity Diversity Profiles for Energy Simulation of Office Buildings (1093-RP),” <i>ASHRAE Transactions-Research,</i> Vol. 110, Pt. 1 (February), pp. 365-377.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Copies of the final report, including the spreadsheet can be obtained from Mike Vaughn, Research Manager at ASHRAE.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Jeff<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue">8=! 8=) :=) 8=) ;=) 8=) 8=( 8=) 8=() 8=) 8=| 8=) :=') 8=)8=?<br>
<br>Jeff S. Haberl, Ph.D.,P.E., <a href="mailto:FASHRAE..............jhaberl@tamu.edu" target="_blank">FASHRAE..............jhaberl@tamu.edu</a><br><br>Professor............................................................Office Ph: <a href="tel:979-845-6507" target="_blank">979-845-6507</a><br>
<br>Department of Architecture.............................Lab Ph:<a href="tel:979-845-6065" target="_blank">979-845-6065</a><br><br>Energy Systems Laboratory.............................FAX: <a href="tel:979-862-2457" target="_blank">979-862-2457</a><br>
<br>Texas A&M University.....................................77843-3581<br><br>College Station, Texas, USA, 77843..................URL:<a href="http://www.esl.tamu.edu" target="_blank">www.esl.tamu.edu</a><br><br>8=/ 8=) :=) 8=) ;=) 8=) 8=() 8=) :=) 8=) 8=! 8=) 8=? 8=)8=0</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 06, 2012 8:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Generating or obtaining Real-Time load profiles?</span><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">"Real Time Load Profiles" is a very generic term. Since you mention SmartGrid, I assume you mean electric power use profiles. Timeseries CSV files are a common standard output from EnergyPlus and most tools (nearly all the example files produce some variation of this). A single command in EnergyPlus will produce this directly as a csv file if you set the timestep = 60.<br>
<br>Output:Meter, Electricity:Facility, timestep;<br><br>The first column is date/time instead of seconds, but that can easily be converted inside excel. This will give you minute-by-minute electric power consumption. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding the question.<br>
<br>Mike<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 12/6/2012 7:19 PM, jake spuggy wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">After trying a number of programs (EnergyPlus, BCTV, etc) I find it amazing that there isn't an easier way to generate <b>"Real Time Load Profiles". </b> <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I see that these programs, namely EnergyPlus, can "describe" an load profile of a device. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">
But I really just want CSV files with these 2 columns: <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time (in seconds), Power (average)</b><u></u><u></u></p></div>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The Smart Grid is about making energy decisions in real-time. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone know how to make these programs output CSV files for researchers like me? <u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Your advice? <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--Jake <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
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