[TRNSYS-users] TRNSYS15 startime

[Diego A. Arias]

Dear Henk,

henkwitte wrote:

> In TRNSYS15 the results of the first timestep are always zero (e.g. 
> the Sens Energy Demand from Type56 is zero at the
> end of the first hour of the simulation). This is especially a problem 
> in restarting simulations. How can I prevent this?

You can start your simulation some time before your time of interest.  
For example, you can start your simulation on December 1st, and run the 
simulation until the end of the next year.  You will neglect the results 
for the first December.

> (PS: perhaps a very basic question - and I am sure it is somewhere in 
> the manual - the Sens Energy Demand is in kJ/hr?)

Yes.  You can find the descritption of this variable in the 'BALANCE 
OUTPUT' section of the manual (4.8.8).

Best regards,

Diego



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Diego A. Arias
TRNSYS Coordinator
Solar Energy Laboratory
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1500 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706