Output Details and Examples — EnergyPlus 9.4

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eplustbl.<ext>[LINK]

The eplustbl file contains the tabular output results that are created when using the following objects:

The format and the extension for the file depends on the setting of the ColumnSeparator field of the Output:Table:Style object. The choices of HTML, tab, fixed, comma, and XML result in eplustbl.htm, eplustbl.tab, eplustbl.txt, eplustbl.csv, eplustbl.xml respectively. The HTML version of the report also includes a table of contents that allows easier navigation through the file.

By default the energy units reported in all of the eplustbl files are in Joules (J) but the UnitConversion field of the Output:Table:Style object allows for the values to be reported in MJ, GJ or in kWh. In addition, the Output:Table:Style object can specify for the tables to be in IP units for all fields.

Output:Table:SummaryReports[LINK]

Several predefined reports are available from the Output:Table:SummaryReports object including the following. (spaces are inserted in names for readability; keys are included in the Input Data Dictionary or by just removing the spaces):

  • All Summary

Lists all following applicable tables with “Summary” in the name.

  • All Monthly

Lists all following applicable tables with “Monthly” in the name.

  • All Summary And Monthly

Lists all following applicable tables with both “Summary” and “Monthly” in the name. This does not include the Zone Component Load Summary report.

  • All Summary and Sizing Period

Lists the All Summary tables as well as the Zone Component Load report (currently the only Sizing Period report). Please note that the Zone Component Load report does increase the run time because it repeats sizing periods.

  • All Summary Monthly and Sizing Period

Lists the All Summary tables, the Monthly tables as well as the Zone Component Load report (currently the only Sizing Period report). Please note that the Zone Component Load report does increase the run time because it repeats sizing periods.

  • Annual Building Utility Performance Summary

  • Input Verification and Results Summary

  • Demand End Use Components Summary

  • Source Energy End Use Components Summary

  • Climatic Data Summary

  • Equipment Summary

  • Envelope Summary

  • Surface Shadowing Summary

  • Shading Summary

  • Lighting Summary

  • HVAC Sizing Summary

  • System Summary

  • Component Sizing Summary

  • Outdoor Air Summary

  • Object Count Summary

  • Component Cost Economics Summary

  • Energy Meters

  • Sensible Heat Gain Summary

  • Standard 62.1 Summary

  • Zone Component Load Summary

  • Zone Cooling Summary Monthly

  • Zone Heating Summary Monthly

  • Zone Electric Summary Monthly

  • Space Gains Monthly

  • Peak Space Gains Monthly

  • Space Gain Components At Cooling Peak Monthly

  • Energy Consumption Electricity Natural Gas Monthly

  • Energy Consumption Electricity Generated Propane Monthly

  • Energy Consumption Diesel FuelOil Monthly

  • Energy Consumption District Heating Cooling Monthly

  • Energy Consumption Coal Gasoline Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption Electricity Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption NaturalGas Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption Diesel Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption FuelOil Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption Coal Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption Propane Monthly

  • End Use Energy Consumption Gasoline Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Electricity Part1 Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Electricity Part2 Monthly

  • Electric Components Of Peak Demand Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use NaturalGas Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Diesel Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use FuelOil Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Coal Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Propane Monthly

  • Peak Energy End Use Gasoline Monthly

  • Setpoints Not Met With Temperatures Monthly

  • Comfort Report Simple55 Monthly

  • Unglazed Transpired Solar Collector Summary Monthly

  • Occupant Comfort Data Summary Monthly

  • Chiller Report Monthly

  • Tower Report Monthly

  • Boiler Report Monthly

  • DX Report Monthly

  • Window Report Monthly

  • Window Energy Report Monthly

  • Window Zone Summary Monthly

  • Window Energy Zone Summary Monthly

  • Average Outdoor Conditions Monthly

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum DryBulb Monthly

  • Outdoor Conditions Minimum DryBulb Monthly

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum WetBulb Monthly

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum DewPoint Monthly

  • Outdoor Ground Conditions Monthly

  • WindowAC Report Monthly

  • Water Heater Report Monthly

  • Generator Report Monthly

  • Daylighting Report Monthly

  • Coil Report Monthly

  • PlantLoop Demand Report Monthly

  • Fan Report Monthly

  • Pump Report Monthly

  • CondLoop Demand Report Monthly

  • Zone Temperature Oscillation Report Monthly

  • AirLoop System Energy And Water Use Monthly

  • AirLoop System Component Loads Monthly

  • AirLoop System Component Energy Use Monthly

  • Mechanical Ventilation Loads Monthly

Each of these reports is made up of several sub-tables of information. Examples of some of the tables are shown below. To enable all of the reports the single All Summary may be specified.

Annual Building Utility Performance Summary[LINK]

The Annual Building Utility Performance Summary report provides an overview of energy consumption in the building for different end uses. The following is an example this report (some columns may be truncated due to page size). The key used to obtain this report is AnnualBuildingUtilityPerformanceSummary.

In the Comfort and Setpoint Not Met Summary sub-table, facility hours represents the total number of hours that any single zone did not meet the comfort or setpoint criteria. It is not weighted by number of zones or number of occupants.

The values in the End Uses sub-table are from report meters. To determine which components are attached to each end-use meter, consult the meter details output file (*.mtd).

Report: Annual Building Utility Performance Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

Values gathered over 8760.00 hours

Site and Source Energy

Total Energy (GJ) Energy Per Total Building Area (MJ/m2) Energy Per Conditioned Building Area (MJ/m2)
Total Site Energy 194.80 210.09 210.09
Net Site Energy 194.80 210.09 210.09
Total Source Energy 532.25 574.04 574.04
Net Source Energy 532.25 574.04 574.04

Source to Site Energy Converstion Factors

Source= > Site Conversion Factor
Electricity 3.167
Natural Gas 1.084
District Cooling 1.056
District Heating 3.613
Steam 0.300
Gasoline 1.050
Diesel 1.050
Coal 1.050
Fuel Oil No 1 1.050
Fuel Oil No 2 1050
Propane 1.050

Building Area

Area (m2)
Total Building Area 927.20
Net Conditioned Building Area 927.20
Unconditioned Building Area 0.00

End Uses

Electricity (GJ) Natural Gas (GJ) Other Fuel (GJ) District Cooling (GJ) District Heating (GJ) Water (m3)
Heating 0.00 40.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling 18.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting 81.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment 47.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans 7.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total End Uses 154.15 40.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Note: Natural gas appears to be the principal heating source based on energy usage.

End Uses By Subcategory

Subcategory Electricity (GJ) Natural Gas (GJ) Other Fuel (GJ) District Cooling (GJ) District Heating (GJ) Water (m3)
Heating General 0.00 40.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling General 18.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting GeneralLights 81.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment General 47.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans General 7.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Normalized Metrics

Utility Use Per Conditioned Floor Area

Electricity Intensity (MJ/m2) Natural Gas Intensity (MJ/m2) Other Fuel Intensity (MJ/m2) District Cooling Intensity (MJ/m2) District Heating Intensity (MJ/m2) Water Intensity (m3/m2)
Lighting 87.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HVAC 27.19 43.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 51.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 166.25 43.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Utility Use Per Total Floor Area

Electricity Intensity (MJ/m2) Natural Gas Intensity (MJ/m2) Other Fuel Intensity (MJ/m2) District Cooling Intensity (MJ/m2) District Heating Intensity (MJ/m2) Water Intensity (m3/m2)
Lighting 87.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HVAC 27.19 43.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other 51.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 166.25 43.84 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Electric Loads Satisfied

Electricity (GJ) Percent Electricity (%)
Fuel-Fired Power Generation 0.00 0.00
High Temperature Geothermal* 0.00 0.00
Photovoltaic Power 0.00 0.00
Wind Power* 0.00 0.00
Net Decrease in On-Site Storage 0.00 0.00
Total On-Site Electric Sources 0.00 0.00
Electricity Coming From Utility 154.15 100.00
Surplus Electricity Going To Utility 0.00 0.00
Net Electricity From Utility 154.15 100.00
Total On-Site and Utility Electric Sources 154.15 100.00
Total Electricity End Uses 154.15 100.00

On-Site Thermal Sources

Heat (GJ) Percent Heat (%)
Water-Side Heat Recovery 0.00
Air to Air Heat Recovery for Cooling 0.00
Air to Air Heat Recovery for Heating 0.00
High-Temperature Geothermal* 0.00
Solar Water Thermal 0.00
Solar Air Thermal 0.00
Total On-Site Thermal Sources 0.00

Water Source Summary

Water (m3) Percent Water (%)
Rainwater Collection 0.00 -
Condensate Collection 0.00 -
Groundwater Well 0.00 -
Total On Site Water Sources 0.00 -
- - -
Initial Storage 0.00 -
Final Storage 0.00 -
Change in Storage 0.00 -
- - -
Water Supplied by Utility 0.00 -
- - -
Total On Site, Change in Storage, and Utility Water Sources 0.00 -
Total Water End Uses 0.00 -

Comfort and Setpoint Not Met Summary

Facility (Hours)
Time Set Point Not Met During Occupied Heating 0.00
Time Set Point Not Met During Occupied Cooling 406.00
Time Not Comfortable Based on Simple ASHRAE 55-2004 1033.00

Note 1: An asterisk (*) indicates that the feature is not yet implemented.

Input Verification and Results Summary[LINK]

The Input Verification and Results Summary report provides a summary of some of the most common input assumptions that are not included in any of the other predefined reports. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is InputVerificationandResultsSummary.

Report: Input Verification and Results Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

General

Value
Program Version and Build EnergyPlus, Version 3.1
Weather Chicago IL United States TMY2 94846 WMO#=725340
Latitude (deg) 41.78
Longitude (deg) -87.8
Elevation (m) 190.00
Time Zone -6.0
North Axis Angle (deg) 30.00
Hours Simulated (hrs) 8760.00

ENVELOPE

Window-Wall Ratio

Total North (315 to 45 deg) East (45 to 135 deg) South (135 to 225 deg) West (225 to 315 deg)
Gross Wall Area (m2) 274.20 91.50 45.60 91.50 45.60
Window Opening Area (m2) 61.65 20.85 9.12 22.56 9.12
Window-Wall Ratio (%) 22.48 22.79 20.00 24.66 20.00

Skylight-Roof Ratio

Total
Gross Roof Area (m2) 463.60
Skylight Area (m2) 0.00
Skylight-Roof Ratio (%) 0.00

PERFORMANCE

Zone Summary

Note: In order to properly read the summary rows of this table, the following rules apply:

  • If the Zone Part of Total Floor Area is set to ‘No’, then it will only be counted towards the “Not Part of Total” row

  • Otherwise, it is added to the “Total” row. Then, if the zone is also conditioned, it is added to the “Conditioned Total” row; If unconditioned, it is added to the “Unconditioned Total” row.

    Area [m2] Cond itioned (Y/N) Part of Total Floor Area (Y/N) Volu me [m3] Mult i-pliers Abov e Ground Gross Wall Area [m2] Unde rground Gross Wall Area [m2] Wind ow Glass Area [m2] Open ing Area [m2] Ligh ting [W/m2] Peop le [m2 per person] Plug and Process [W/m2]
    SPACE-1 200 Yes No 400 1 20 0 0 0 4 300 4
    SPACE-2 100 No No 200 1 50 0 0 0 1 100 1
    SPACE-3 1000 Yes Yes 2000 1 180 0 40 5 20 10 10
    SPACE-4 500 No Yes 1000 1 110 10 10 0 5 45 4
    Total 1500 3000 290 10 50 5 15 13.5 8
    Conditioned Total 1000 2000 180 0 40 5 20 10 10
    Unconditioned Total 500 1000 110 10 10 0 5 45 4
    Not Part of Total 300 600 70 0 0 0 3 180 3

Demand End Use Components Summary[LINK]

The Demand End Use Components Summary report shows the demand breakdown by component end use at the time that the peak demand for each source of energy is set. The time of the peak demand is shown in the first row. The contributions of each end use at the time of the peak demand of the energy source is shown in this report. The key used to obtain this report is DemandEndUseComponentsSummary.

Report: Demand End Use Components Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

End Uses

Electricity (W) Natural Gas (W) Propane (W) District Cooling (W) Steam (W) Water (m3/s)
Time of Peak 02-JUL-14:00 31-DEC-07:15 - - - -
Heating 0.00 81764.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling 12342.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting 7500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment 4000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans 1498.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total End Uses 25340.97 81764.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

End Uses By Subcategory

Subcategory Electricity (W) Natural Gas (W) Propane (W) District Cooling (W) Steam (W) Water (m3/s)
Heating General 0.00 81764.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling General 12342.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting GeneralLights 7500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment General 4000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans General 1498.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Source Energy End Use Components Summary[LINK]

The Source Energy End Use Components Summary report produces a report that includes three tables. These tables display source energy by fuel type that is calculated based on site to source energy factors specified by the user in the EnvironmentalImpactFactors and FuelFactors objects. The last two tables display the source energy in terms of area normalized metrics. Directly following is an example of the three tables. The key used to obtain this report is SourceEnergyEndUseComponentsSummary.

Report: Source Energy End Use Components Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2011-10-07 20:53:43

Values gathered over 8760.00 hours

Source Energy End Use Components Summary

Source Electricity [GJ] Source Natural Gas [GJ] Source Other Fuel [GJ] Source District Cooling [GJ] Source District Heating [GJ]
Heating 0.00 140.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling 167.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting 569.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment 325.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans 55.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps 7.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total Source Energy End Use Components 1125.82 140.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

Normalized Metrics

Source Energy End Use Components Per Conditioned Floor Area

Source Electricity [MJ/m2] Source Natural Gas [MJ/m2] Source Other Fuel [MJ/m2] Source District Cooling [MJ/m2] Source District Heating [MJ/m2]
Heating 0.00 151.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling 180.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting 614.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment 351.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans 60.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps 8.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total Source Energy End Use Components 1214.22 151.02 0.00 0.00 0.00

Source Energy End Use Components Per Total Floor Area

Source Electricity [MJ/m2] Source Natural Gas [MJ/m2] Source Other Fuel [MJ/m2] Source District Cooling [MJ/m2] Source District Heating [MJ/m2]
Heating 0.00 151.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cooling 180.82 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting 614.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Equipment 351.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans 60.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps 8.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Humidification 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Recovery 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Systems 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Generators 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total Source Energy End Use Components 1214.22 151.02 0.00 0.00 0.00

Equipment Summary[LINK]

The Equipment Summary report provides a summary of the HVAC related equipment in the building. The central chiller example shows the most common type of chillers, boilers and towers used in EnergyPlus. The remaining subtables cover DX coils, fans and water heating equipment. Not every type of HVAC equipment is represented in this report. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is EquipmentSummary.

Report: Equipment Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

Central Plant

Type Nominal Capacity (W) Nominal Efficiency (W/W)
None

Cooling Coils

Type Nominal Total Capacity (W) Nominal Sensible Capacity (W) Nominal Latent Capacity (W) Nominal Sensible Heat Ratio Nominal Efficiency (W/W)
MAIN COOLING COIL 1 Coil:Cooling:DX:TwoSpeed 37506.82 25504.64 12002.18 0.68 3.00

Heating Coils

Type Nominal Total Capacity (W) Nominal Efficiency (W/W)
SPACE1-1 ZONE COIL Coil:Heating:Fuel 17614.83 0.80
SPACE2-1 ZONE COIL Coil:Heating:Fuel 14619.82 0.80
SPACE3-1 ZONE COIL Coil:Heating:Fuel 16093.74 0.80
SPACE4-1 ZONE COIL Coil:Heating:Fuel 18942.35 0.80
SPACE5-1 ZONE COIL Coil:Heating:Fuel 19146.73 0.80
MAIN HEATING COIL 1 Coil:Heating:Fuel 19754.61 0.80

Fans

Type Total Efficiency (W/W) Delta Pressure (pa) Max Flow Rate (m3/s) Rated Power (W) Motor Heat In Air Fraction End Use
SUPPLY FAN 1 Fan:VariableVolume 0.70 600.00 2.27 1942.10 1.00 General

Pumps

Type Control Head (pa) Power (W) Motor Efficiency (W/W)
None

Service Water Heating

Type Storage Volume (m3) Input(W) Thermal Efficiency (W/W) Recovery Efficiency (W/W) Energy Factor
None

Envelope Summary[LINK]

The Envelope Summary report provides a summary of the elements of the envelope of the building. The first table describes the exterior opaque elements and the second table describes the fenestration elements. Reflectance is defined as one minus the thermal absorptance. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is EnvelopeSummary.

Report: Envelope Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

Opaque Exterior

Construction Reflectance U-Factor with Film (W/m2-K) U-Factor no Film (W/m2-K) Gross Area (m2) Azimuth (deg) Tilt (deg) Cardinal Direction
WALL-1PF WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 18.30 210.00 90.00 S
WALL-1PR WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 9.12 120.00 90.00 E
WALL-1PB WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 18.30 30.00 90.00 N
WALL-1PL WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 9.12 300.00 90.00 W
TOP-1 ROOF-1 0.35 0.268 0.28 463.60 210.00 0.00
FRONT-1 WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 73.20 210.00 90.00 S
F1-1 FLOOR-SLAB-1 0.35 1.454 2.25 99.16 30.00 180.00
RIGHT-1 WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 36.48 120.00 90.00 E
F2-1 FLOOR-SLAB-1 0.35 1.454 2.25 42.73 300.00 180.00
BACK-1 WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 73.20 30.00 90.00 N
F3-1 FLOOR-SLAB-1 0.35 1.454 2.25 96.48 74.22 180.00
LEFT-1 WALL-1 0.22 0.384 0.41 36.48 300.00 90.00 W
F4-1 FLOOR-SLAB-1 0.35 1.454 2.25 42.73 120.00 180.00
F5-1 FLOOR-SLAB-1 0.35 1.454 2.25 182.49 30.00 180.00

Fenestration

Construction Area of One Opening (m2) Area of Openings (m2) U-Factor SHGC Visible Transmittance Shade Control Parent Surface Azimuth (deg) Cardinal Direction
WF-1 DBL CLR 3MM/13MM AIR 16.56 16.56 2.72 0.763 0.812 No FRONT-1 210.00 S
DF-1 SGL GREY 3MM 6.00 6.00 5.89 0.708 0.611 No FRONT-1 210.00 S
WR-1 DBL CLR 3MM/13MM AIR 9.12 9.12 2.72 0.763 0.812 No RIGHT-1 120.00 E
WB-1 DBL CLR 3MM/13MM AIR 16.44 16.44 2.72 0.763 0.812 No BACK-1 30.00 N
DB-1 SGL GREY 3MM 4.41 4.41 5.89 0.708 0.611 No BACK-1 30.00 N
WL-1 DBL CLR 3MM/13MM AIR 9.12 9.12 2.72 0.763 0.812 No LEFT-1 300.00 W
Total or Average 61.65 3.26 0.753 0.778
North Total or Average 20.85 3.39 0.751 0.769
Non-North Total or Average 40.80 3.19 0.755 0.782

Surface Shadowing Summary[LINK]

The Surface Shadowing Summary report summarizes how the surfaces may cast shadows on other surfaces. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is SurfaceShadowingSummary.

Report: Surface Shadowing Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2007-10-17 08:54:27

Surfaces (Walls, Roofs, etc) that may be Shadowed by Other Surfaces

Possible Shadow Casters
FRONT-1 MAIN SOUTH OVERHANG
SOUTH DOOR OVERHANG Mir-MAIN SOUTH OVERHANG
WALL-1PF Mir-MAIN SOUTH OVERHANG
MAIN SOUTH OVERHANG FRONT-1

Subsurfaces (Windows and Doors) that may be Shadowed by Surfaces

Possible Shadow Casters
WF-1 FRONT-1
DF-1 FRONT-1
WR-1 RIGHT-1
WB-1 BACK-1
DB-1 BACK-1
WL-1 LEFT-1

Shading Summary[LINK]

The Shading Summary report shows how much of each window is sunlit at different times of the year and also includes a summary of the window controls. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is ShadingSummary.

Report: Shading Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2007-10-17 08:54:27

Sunlit Fraction

March 21 9am March 21 noon March 21 3pm June 21 9am June 21 noon June 21 3pm December 21 9am December 21 noon December 21 3pm
WF-1 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.52 0.86
DF-1 0.73 0.26 0.62 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.90 0.69 0.92
WR-1 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00
WB-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DB-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
WL-1 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00

Window Control

Name Type Shaded Construction Control Glare Control
none

Lighting Summary[LINK]

The Lighting Summary report provides a description of the interior and exterior lighting systems being simulated. It also provides a summary of daylighting controls. The Interior Lighting table has three columns that are explained below:

Scheduled Hours/Week [hr] - In the schedule shown, this represents the average weekly sum of hourly values. It is based on a full year even if the simulation is only performed for part of the year. It is not affected by daylighting.

Hours/Week > 1% [hr] – This represents the average hours per week that are above 1% of the design value.

Full Load Hours/Week [hr] – This is based on consumption and hours that the consumption occurred. It is dependent on the run period used. When simulating only a portion of the year, the value depends on which days of the year (the number of weekdays versus weekend days, for example) are simulated. It also indicates the impact of daylighting control. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is LightingSummary.

Report: Lighting Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2012-09-05 12:10:52

Interior Lighting

Zone Lighting Power Density [W/m2] Zone Area [m2] Total Power [W] End Use Subcategory Schedule Name Scheduled Hours/Week [hr] Hours/Week > 1% [hr] Full Load Hours/Week [hr] Return Air Fraction Conditioned (Y/N) Consumption [GJ]
SPACE1-1 LIGHTS 1 SPACE1-1 15.9742 99.16 1584.00 GeneralLights LIGHTS-1 57.70 168.00 57.70 0.2000 Y 17.16
SPACE2-1 LIGHTS 1 SPACE2-1 16.0056 42.73 684.00 GeneralLights HALFPERCENT 0.60 0.00 0.59 0.2000 Y 0.08
SPACE3-1 LIGHTS 1 SPACE3-1 16.4179 96.48 1584.00 GeneralLights ALWAYSON 168.00 168.00 168.00 0.2000 Y 49.95
SPACE4-1 LIGHTS 1 SPACE4-1 16.0056 42.73 684.00 GeneralLights LIGHTS-1 57.70 168.00 57.70 0.2000 Y 7.41
SPACE5-1 LIGHTS 1 SPACE5-1 16.2420 182.49 2964.00 GeneralLights LIGHTS-1 57.70 168.00 57.70 0.2000 Y 32.11
Interior Lighting Total 16.1777 463.60 7500.00 106.70

Daylighting

Zone Daylighting Type Control Type Fraction Controlled Lighting Installed in Zone [W] Lighting Controlled [W]
None

Exterior Lighting

Total Watts Astronomical Clock/Schedule Schedule Name Scheduled Hours/Week [hr] Hours/Week > 1% [hr] Full Load Hours/Week [hr] Consumption [GJ]
Exterior Lighting Total 0.00 0.00

HVAC Sizing Summary[LINK]

The HVAC Sizing Summary report provides information on the zone cooling and heating sizing and the peak load conditions as well as information about the system air flow sizing. The Design Load is the zone sensible load only and it does not include any system effects or ventilation loads. The user specified design load and airflow and the values calculated by the program are shown in the report along with the time of the peak load and the temperature and humidity ratio at the time of the peak during the sizing periods. This information is generated for both the Zone Sensible Cooling and Zone Sensible Heating tables.

Also included is the System Design Air Flow Rates which includes the calculated cooling air flow rate, the user specified air flow rate for cooling, the calculated heating air flow rate, and the user specified air flow rate for heating.

Note: values listed as “calculated” are the unaltered result of the zone or system sizing calculations, using the design sizing period weather and schedules specified in the input. Values listed as “user specified” are either the calculated values modified by global or zone sizing factors or values specified with the flow/zone or flow/system design air flow method.

The HVAC Sizing Summary also includes a coil summary report table. This is a large data table that collects a variety of results organized by each individual coil. It can be viewed in html or csv format but it expected to be used from the sqlite database. The table has 87 columns and a row for each coil in the building model. The column titles are also called fields here, as in fields to use with a database query.

Throughout this table the special value of -999.0 is deliberately used to signal that no data are available to report for that coil for that field or column. This could be for a variety of reasons such as, no sizing calculations in the model, did not run design day full simulations, particular fields only applies to certain types of coils, certain calculations are only performed for particular coils, etc. If you find a -999.0 in a situation where you think the value should be available, please report it. Another special value of -99999.0 may be encountered which is used within EnergyPlus to signal that numeric input fields were set to Autosize, Autocalculate, or left blank and in some cases this value will carry into the coil report table.

The encyclopedic documentation that follows is important because in many cases, very similiar data are available from up to three seperate fields and one must be careful to understand the subtle differences and be aware that there is some repetition of the similar types of data in the fields. This is mainly because coil performance changes with the conditions under which it operates and so an important part of this table is describing each coil under different sets of operating conditions.

There are three broad groupings of data fields in the table:

  • Meta data. The meta data fields include string names to identify the coil, where it is being used, names and types of IDF objects involved, what some of the various sizing method input choices were set to, and information about the supply fan and plant found to be associated with the coil. 40 fields.

  • Ideal loads sizing summary. The collection of fields whose names end with “at Ideal Loads Peak” are all related to the sizing calculations done by the ideal loads zone sizing routines and the system sizing routines based on them. Many of the values reported here come from Sizing:Zone and/or Sizing:System input. The operating conditions occuring during Ideal Loads sizing calculations are unlikely to match the conditions used in the definitions for coil input data. 36 fields.

  • Rating point summary. This is a collection of fields with names that end in “at Rating Conditions.” The model input data for many types of coils is based on defined set of conditions variously referred to as the rating point, reference, nominal, or design. The coil models are calculated with conditions set to match the rating point and the inputs and outputs from that are reported here. Many of the values here are from the input documentation that defines the conditions at the rating point. The coil capacities and leaving conditions are the results from the running complete coil model. Some coil models do not have a rating point as part of the model definition, because the models are not sensitive to operating conditions, and those coils will have -999.0 in these fields. 11 fields.

The following is a comprehensive listing of each column/field in the coil summary table with a brief definition and/or summary.

Coil Type The input object class name in IDF syntax. Text string.

Coil Location The broad type of HVAC this coil is being used in. “AirLoop” means the coil is part of a central air system, such as a main coil in a multizone air handler. “Zone Equipment" means that the coil is part of Zone equipment like a PTAC, or in the zone terminal unit of an airhandler like a VAV reheat coil. Text string.

HVAC Type This is more specifically what HVAC the coil is used in. The values are the input object class name, in IDF syntax, found to be associated with the coil. Text string.

HVAC Name This is the unique user name input for the HVAC Type. The strings will be converted to upper case compared to what is in the actual input data file. Text string.

Zone Name(s) This is the zone, or list of zones, found to be associated with this coil. The zone name is defined by the user in the Zone object. For multizone systems, the coils can have a list of zone names with the individual names separated by a semicolon. The zones listed here are those used to generate (aggregate and volume-weighted average) values for the room conditions and loads. Text string.

System Sizing Method Concurrence This field applies to “AirLoop” coils. It describes if the central air system sizing was done using “Coincident” or “Non-Coincident” method. This refers to how the ideal loads sizing routines process the time sequence of zone loads. The concurrent sum of peaks, or coincident or “block”, is often lower than the sum of the individual peaks regardless of when they occur, or non-conicident sum. This field is not applicable to “Zone Equipment" coils and will show “N/A” here. This corresponds to the input field called Type of Zone Sum to Use in the Sizing:System input object. Text string.

System Sizing Method Capacity This field applies to “AirLoop” coils. It describes what was chosen for the method of determining coil capacity during ideal loads sizing routines. The values here will match the input key choices available for the the Sizing:System object’s input fields called Cooling Design Capacity Method, for cooling coils, and Heating Design Capacity Method, for heating coils. Values here of “HeatingDesignCapacity” or “CoolingDesignCapacity” mean that the coil was sized using the design loads calculated from the zone ideal loads results. When sizing was scaled using floor area the value here would be “CapacityPerFloorArea.” Values of FractionOfAutosizedHeatingCapacity and FractionOfAutosizeCoolingCapacity mean that the usual design load based results were further scaled by a separate user scaling factor. This field is not applicable to “Zone Equipment" coils and will show “N/A” here. Text string.

System Sizing Method Air Flow This field applies to “AirLoop” coils. It describes what was chosen for the method of determining the system air flow rate during ideal loads sizing routines. This field is not applicable to “Zone Equipment" coils and will show “N/A” here. Text string.

Autosized Coil Capacity? This field describes if the coil capacity was autosized or not. Values here will be “Yes” or “No.” A “No” means that the size of the coil was set at input, hard sized, and no capacity sizing calculations were done for the coil. A “Yes” means that coil’s capacity was autosized. Text string.

Autosized Coil Airflow? This field describes if the coil’s airflow rate was autosized or not. Values here will be “Yes” or “No.” A “No” means that the airflow rate used to size the coil’s capacity was set at input, hard sized. This means that the coil’s capacity was set for an airflow rate that was not autosized. A “Yes” means that the airflow rate for the coil came from sizing calculations. Text string.

Autosized Coil Water Flow? This field describes if the coil’s water flow rate was autosized or not. Values here will be “Yes” or “No.” A “No” means that the water flow rate used to size the coil’s capacity was set at input, hard sized. This means that the coil’s capacity was set for a water flow rate that was not autosized. A “Yes” means that the water flow rate for the coil came from sizing calculations. This field is only applicable to water-to-air coils. Text string.

OA Pretreated prior to coil inlet? This field describes if the coil’s sizing calculations are based on the outdoor air being preconditioned, as with a separate coil, or if the outdoor air is unconditioned. Values here will be “Yes” or “No.” A “No” means that the outdoor air is not preconditioned. A “Yes” means that the outdoor is preconditioned. This field only really applies to central air system coils. The outdoor air may be mixed with return air before the coil, but that mixed air may be based on either treated or untreated outdoor air, depending on Sizing:System input. Text string.

Coil Final Gross Total Capacity [W] This field describes the coil’s gross total capacity, in units of W. No fan impact. This field will generally be the main value the model uses for capacity as a result of the sizing calculations. However if a coil was not autosized, the capacity was hard sized on input, then this field will be filled with the hard sized coil capacity (if that is a parameter in the coil model). This field is very similiar to the field called Coil Total Capacity at Rating Conditions with the difference being that this one is the model input while that other one is the result of running the full coil model at the rating point conditions. Water heating coil models using UA and design water flow rate performance input method do not have a single design capacity in Watts and this field will show as -99999.0 (and the coil is better characterized using the field called Coil U-value Times Area Value). Real number.

Coil Final Gross Sensible Capacity [W] Real number. This field describes the coil’s gross sensible capacity, if available, in units of W. No fan impact. This field is generally the total capacity multiplied by the sensible heat ratio if both are defined in the model. Real number.

Coil Final Reference Air Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] This field describes the coil’s rated/reference/nominal air flow rate, in units of m3/s. This field will generally be the model input (or autosize result) for the process air flow rate through the coil at the rating point. Some coil models do not have any rated/reference/nominal air flow rate as part of the model description (d.g. electric and gas heating coils) and these will have -999.0 in this field. Real number.

Coil Final Reference Plant Fluid Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] This field describes the coil’s rated/reference/nominal water flow rate, in units of m3/s. This field will be the model input or autosize result for the source water, or other plant fluid type, flow rate through the coil at the design or rating point. Many coils have no water source and these will have -999.0 in this field. Real number.

Coil U-value Times Area Value [W/K] This field describes the coil’s overall UA value, in units of W/K. This is mainly for the Coil:Heating:Water coil using the Performance Input method of UFactorTimesAirAndDesignWaterFlowRate and is not avaliable for other coils. This will be the result from the ideal loads sizing calculations or the hard sized entry. Real number.

Terminal Unit Reheat Coil Multiplier This field describes the coil sizing multiplier that might have affected the calculated size of a coil used as a reheat coil in a zone air terminal unit. This is a non-dimensional scaling factor. Real number.

DX Coil Capacity Increase Ratio from Too Low Flow/Capacity Ratio This field describes sizing adjustments that can occur for DX coils when the combination of capacity and air flow rate is outside of prescribed limits. If the air flow to capacity ratio was too low this will ratio will show how the capacity was increased to force the result into the prescribed range. Real Number.

DX Coil Capacity Decrease Ratio from Too High Flow/Capacity Ratio This field describes sizing adjustments that can occur for DX coils when the combination of capacity and air flow rate is outside of prescribed limits. If the air flow to capacity ratio was too high this will ratio will show how the capacity was decreased to force the result into the prescribed range. Real Number.

Moist Air Heat Capacity [J/kg-K] This is the moist air heat capacity, cp, that is applicable to coil calculations. Real number.

Dry Air Heat Capacity [J/kg-K] This is the dry air heat capacity, cp, that is applicable to coil calculations. Real number.

Standard Air Density Adjusted for Elevation [kg/m3] This is the dry air density, adjusted for elevation above sea level, that is applicable to coil calculations. Real number.

Supply Fan Name for Coil The program tries to detect the supply fan associated with the coil. This field is the user-defined name for that fan. Text string.

Supply Fan Type for Coil The program tries to detect the supply fan associated with the coil. The values are the input object class name, in IDF syntax, for the fan. Text string.

Supply Fan Maximum Air Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] This field is the design volume flow rate, in units of m3/s, for the fan found to be associated with the coil. Real number

Supply Fan Maximum Air Mass Flow Rate [kg/s] This field is the design mass flow rate, in kg/s, for the fan found to be associated with the coil. Real number

Plant Name for Coil If the coil is a water-to-air or steam coil, then the program tries to detect the central plant system serving the coil. This field is the user-defined name for that plant system. This will be the name in the PlantLoop and Sizing:Plant objects. The next nine fields provides various results for that the central plant loop system. If the coil is not a water or steam coil, then this field will have “unknown” as the value. Text string.

Plant Fluid Specific Heat Capacity [J/kg-K] This is the specific heat of the fluid circulating through the plant and serving the coil, in units of J/kg-K. This is evaulated at the temperature used for sizing calculations. The plant need not always be water, glycol mixtures and steam are supported and this value will be adjusted accordingly. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Fluid Density [kg/m3] This is the density of the fluid circulating through the plant and serving the coil, in units of kg/m3. This is evaulated at the temperature used for sizing calculations. The plant need not always be water, glycol mixtures are supported and this value will be adjusted accordingly. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Maximum Fluid Mass Flow Rate [kg/s] This field is the design flow rate for the (entire) central plant system serving the coil, in units of kg/s. This value is the final outcome from plant sizing calculations, or perhaps from the hard-sized value entered in the PlantLoop object for the maximum volume flow rate. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Design Fluid Return Temperature [C] This is the value, in degrees Celsius, used in sizing calculations for the temperature of the fluid returning to the supply side of the plant system. It is derived from values entered in the Sizing:Plant object (except for steam which depends on subcooling input). If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Design Fluid Supply Temperature [C] This is the value, in degrees Celsius, used in the sizing calculations for the temperature of the fluid leaving the supply side of the plant system and going into the coils. This is the value entered in the Sizing:Plant object in the input field called Design Loop Exit Temperature (except for steam which is 100 C). If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Design Fluid Temperature Difference [Delta C] This is the value, in degrees Celsius (difference), used in the sizing calculations for the temperature difference between the plant supply and return temperatures. This is the value entered in the Sizing:Plant object in the input field called Loop Design Temperature Difference (except for steam it is the amount of subcooling in the coil). If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Plant Design Capacity [W] This is the design capacity of the central plant system, in Watts, that is the result of the sizing calculations. For steam plants it is the capacity of the steam boiler attached to the supply side of the plant. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real number.

Coil Capacity Percentage of Plant Design Capacity [%] The coil being reported on here will be one among many others that might be also be attached to the same plant. This field compares this coil’s (design gross) total capacity to the central plant’s design capacity, W/W, and gives a value in percentage from 0.0 to 100.0. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real Number.

Coil Fluid Flow Rate Percentage of Plant Design Flow Rate [%] The coil being reported on here will be one among many others that might be also be attached to the same plant. This field compares this coil’s design flow rate to the central plant’s design flow rate, kg/s/kg/s, and gives a value in percentage from 0.0 to 100.0. If the coil is not served by a plant, then this field will have -999.0 as the value. Real Number.

Design Day Name at Sensible Ideal Loads Peak This field is the name of the design day selected to have the sensible load peak for ideal loads sizing calculations. The text here will be from the user-defined names entered in the name field of the SizingPeriod:DesignDay objects. If this is a cooling coil, the load peak will be for sensible cooling loads and the name here will be from one of the cooling design days. If this is a heating coil, the load peak will be for sensible heating loads and the name from the heating design days. Text String.

Date/Time at Sensible Ideal Loads Peak This field provides the result for the date and time of day when the sensible load peak was found to occur. The format is (M)M/(D)D HH:MM:00, eg. 1/1 06:00:00 or 12/11 06:00:00. There is no specific year associated with design days. Text String.

Design Day Name at Total Ideal Loads Peak The name of the design day selected to have the total load peak for ideal loads sizing calculations. The text here will be from the user-defined names entered in the name field of the SizingPeriod:DesignDay objects. If this is a cooling coil, the load peak will be for total cooling loads and the name here will be from one of the cooling design days. If this is a heating coil, this field usually “unknown” because EnergyPlus does not use a total load for heating sizing. Text String.

Date/Time at Total Ideal Loads Peak This field provides the result for the date and time of day when the total load peak was found to occur during ideal loads sizing. The format is (M)M/(D)D HH:MM:00, eg. 1/1 06:00:00 or 12/11 06:00:00. There is no specific year associated with design days. If the ideal loads sizing calculations never determine a total load the value here will be “unknown.” Text String.

Design Day Name at Air Flow Ideal Loads Peak This field is the name of the design day selected to have the air flow peak for ideal loads sizing calculations. The text here will be from the user-defined names entered in the name field of the SizingPeriod:DesignDay objects. If this is a cooling coil, the air flow peak might be calculated seperately and the name here will be from one of the cooling design days. If this is a heating coil, the air flow peak will be the same as the sensible load peak. Text String.

Date/Time at Air Flow Ideal Loads Peak This field provides the result for the date and time of day when the air flow peak was found to occur. The format is (M)M/(D)D HH:MM:00, eg. 1/1 06:00:00 or 12/11 06:00:00. There is no specific year associated with design days. Text String.

Coil Total Capacity at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field is the coil’s gross total capacity, in Watts, resulting from the ideal loads sizing calculations. This is the total, sensible plus latent, capacity under the conditions used for ideal loads sizing described in other “Ideal Loads Peak” fields. This does not include the supply fan impacts. Real Number.

Coil Sensible Capacity at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field is the coil’s gross sensible capacity, in Watts, resulting from the ideal loads sizing calculations. This is the sensible capacity under the conditiosn used for ideal loads sizing described in the other “Ideal Loads Peak” fields. This does not include the supply fan impacts. Real number.

Coil Off-Rating Capacity Modifier at Ideal Loads Peak [ ] This field is the capacity modification factor for the conditions during ideal loads sizing. The coil model may have performance curves that alter the capacity as a function of the conditions experienced by the coil. When the ideal loads sizing conditions are different than the conditions that the performance curves are normalized to, the rating point, the coil is being sized at “Off-rating.” This value can be used to convert the Coil Total Capacity at Ideal Loads Peak to what the capacity should be at the rating point. The ideal loads sizing is often not at the rating point because of a fraction of outdoor air has been mixed into the entering air. Real number.

Coil Air Mass Flow Rate at Ideal Loads Peak [kg/s] This field is the coil’s air mass flow rate, in kg/s, resulting from, and/or used during, the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Air Volume Flow Rate at Ideal Loads Peak [m3/s] This field is the coil’s air volume flow rate, in m3/s, resulting from, and/or used during, the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Drybulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the drybulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the air entering the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Wetbulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the wetbulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the air entering the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Humidity Ratio at Ideal Loads Peak [kg-H2O/kg-DryAir] This field is the humidity ratio, in kg-water/kg-dryAir, of the air entering the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Enthalpy at Ideal Loads Peak [J/(kg-C)] This field is the enthalpy, in J/kg-C (base 0.0 at drybulb = 0.0C), of the air entering the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Drybulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the drybulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the air leaving the coil during the ideal loads sizing calculations for the coil. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Wetbulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the wetbulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the air leaving the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Humidity Ratio at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the humidity ratio, in kg-water/kg-dryAir, of the air leaving the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Enthalpy at Ideal Loads Peak [J/(kg-C)] This field is the enthalpy, in J/kg-C (base 0.0 at drybulb = 0.0C), of the air leaving the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Coil Plant Fluid Mass Flow Rate at Ideal Loads Peak [kg/s] This field is the design or maximum water flow rate, in kg/s, of the plant fluid serving the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. If the coil is not a water coil then this field will have a value of -999.0. Real number.

Coil Entering Plant Fluid Temperature at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the water temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the plant fluid entering the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. If the coil is not a water coil then this field will have a value of -999.0. Real number.

Coil Leaving Plant Fluid Temperature at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the water temperature, in degrees Celsius, of the plant fluid leaving the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. If the coil is not a water coil then this field will have a value of -999.0. Real number.

Coil Plant Fluid Temperature Difference at Ideal Loads Peak [Delta C] This field is the water temperature difference across the coil, in degrees Celsius (difference), of the plant fluid passing through the coil during ideal loads sizing calculations. If the coil is not a water coil then this field will have a value of -999.0. Real number.

Supply Fan Air Heat Gain at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field is the fan load that was included in the ideal loads sizing calculations. This may only be included in calculations for central air system cooling coils. If the coil was not sized with fan heat gain taken into account, then this value will be 0.0 (even though there still is a fan with heat during normal operation). Real number.

Coil and Fan Net Total Capacity at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field shows the net coil total capacity which is the gross total capacity with the fan heat gain, if any was calculated. Real number.

Outdoor Air Drybulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the outdoor air drybulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, used during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Outdoor Air Humidity Ratio at Ideal Loads Peak [kg-H2O/kg-DryAir] This field is the outdoor air humidity ratio, in kg of water per kg of dry air, used during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Outdoor Air Wetbulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the outdoor air wetbulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, used during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Outdoor Air Volume Flow Rate at Ideal Loads Peak [m3/s] This field is the outdoor air volume flow rate, in m3/s, that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Outdoor Air Flow Percentage at Ideal Loads Peak [%] This field is the percentage of outdoor air in the air entering the coil that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

System Return Air Drybulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the drybulb temperature, in degrees C, of air returning into the HVAC system that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

System Return Air Humidity Ratio at Ideal Loads Peak [kg-H2O/kg-DryAir] This field is the humidity ratio, in kg of water per kg of dry air, of air returning into the HVAC system that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. Real number.

Zone Air Drybulb at Ideal Loads Peak [C] This field is the drybulb temperature, in degrees C, of the zone air that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. For multizone system this is the supply-air-volume-flow-weighted average. Real number.

Zone Air Humidity Ratio at Ideal Loads Peak [kg-H2O/kg-DryAir] This field is the humidity ratio, in kg of water per kg of dry air, of the zone air that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. For multizone system this is the supply-air-volume-flow-weighted-weighted average. Real number.

Zone Air Relative Humidity at Ideal Loads Peak [%] This field is the percent relative humidity of the zone air that occurred during the ideal loads sizing calculations. For multizone system this is the supply-air-volume-flow-weighted-weighted average. Real number.

Zone Sensible Heat Gain at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field is the zone sensible load, in Watts, found during ideal loads sizing. For multizone system it is the sum of all the zones on the air system. Real number.

Zone Latent Heat Gain at Ideal Loads Peak [W] This field is the zone latent load, in Watts, found during ideal loads sizing. For multizone system it is the sum of all the zones on the air system. Real number.

Coil Total Capacity at Rating Conditions [W] This field is the gross total capacity of the coil when operated at the rating point conditions, in units of Watts. This is the result from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Sensible Capacity at Rating Conditions [W] This field is the gross sensible capacity of the coil when operated at the rating point conditions, in units of Watts. This is the result from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Air Mass Flow Rate at Rating Conditions [kg/s] This field is the air mass flow rate, in units of kg/s, used when calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Drybulb at Rating Conditions [C] This field is the coil air inlet drybulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, used when calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. The value should match the definition of the rating point as described in the coil model input documentation. For DX cooling coils, this will be 26.6667C or 80F. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Wetbulb at Rating Conditions [C] This field is the coil air inlet wetbulb temperature, in degrees Celsius, used when calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. The value should match the definition of the rating point as described in the coil model input documentation. For DX cooling coils, this will be 19.444C or 67F. Real number

Coil Entering Air Humidity Ratio at Rating Conditions [kg-H20/kg-DryAir] This field is the coil air inlet humidity ratio, in kg-water/kg-dryAir, used when calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Entering Air Enthalpy at Rating Conditions [J/(kg-C)] This field is the coil air inlet enthalpy, in J/kg-C with zero base at 0.0C, used when calculating the full coil model under the operating conditins specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Drybulb at Rating Conditions [C] This field is the coil air outlet drybulb, in degrees Celsius, from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Wetbulb at Rating Conditions [C] This field is the coil air outlet wetbulb, in degrees Celsius, from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Humidity Ratio at Rating Conditions [kg-H20/kg-DryAir] This field is the coil air outlet humidity ratio, in kg-water/kg-dryair, from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number.

Coil Leaving Air Enthalpy at Rating Conditions [J/(kg-C)] This field is the coil air outlet enthalpy, in J/kg-C with zero base at 0.0C, from calculating the full coil model under the operating conditions specified for the rating point. Real number. Directly following is an example of the report.

The key used to obtain this report is HVACSizingSummary.

Report: HVAC Sizing Summary

For: Entire Facility

** Timestamp: **2011-09-23 15:09:34

Zone Sensible Cooling

Calculated Design Load [W] User Design Load [W] Calculated Design Air Flow [m3/s] User Design Air Flow [m3/s] Design Day Name Date/Time Of Peak Temperature at Peak [C] Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir]
SPACE1-1 2647.33 2647.33 0.223 0.223 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 7/21 15:45:00 31.02 0.01459
SPACE2-1 2234.38 2234.38 0.188 0.188 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 7/21 10:00:00 27.43 0.01459
SPACE3-1 2506.34 2506.34 0.211 0.211 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 7/21 15:00:00 31.50 0.01459
SPACE4-1 2464.72 2464.72 0.207 0.207 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 7/21 17:30:00 29.47 0.01459
SPACE5-1 2628.69 2628.69 0.221 0.221 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 7/21 15:00:00 31.50 0.01459

Zone Sensible Heating

Calculated Design Load [W] User Design Load [W] Calculated Design Air Flow [m3/s] User Design Air Flow [m3/s] Design Day Name Date/Time Of Peak Temperature at Peak [C] Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir]
SPACE1-1 3860.76 3860.76 0.117 0.117 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB 1/21 24:00:00 -17.30 0.00084
SPACE2-1 1625.15 1625.15 0.049 0.049 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB 1/21 24:00:00 -17.30 0.00084
SPACE3-1 3753.07 3753.07 0.113 0.113 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB 1/21 24:00:00 -17.30 0.00084
SPACE4-1 1625.15 1625.15 0.049 0.049 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB 1/21 24:00:00 -17.30 0.00084
SPACE5-1 2981.57 2981.57 0.090 0.103 CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB 1/21 24:00:00 -17.30 0.00084

System Design Air Flow Rates

Calculated cooling [m3/s] User cooling [m3/s] Calculated heating [m3/s] User heating [m3/s]
VAV SYS 1 1.05 1.05 0.43 0.43

Plant Loop Coincident Design Fluid Flow Rate Adjustments

Previous Design Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] Algorithm Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] Coincident Design Volume Flow Rate [m3/s] Coincident Size Adjusted Peak Sizing Period Name Peak Day into Period Peak Hour Of Day Peak Step Start Minute
COOLSYS1 Sizing Pass 1 0.120672 0.141525 0.141525 Yes CHICAGO ANN CLG .4% CONDNS WB= > MDB HVAC Sizing Pass 1 1 2 30 >
HEATSYS1 Sizing Pass 1 0.060598 0.049054 0.049054 Yes CHICAGO ANN HTG 99.6% CONDNS DB HVAC Sizing Pass 1 1 7 20 >

System Summary[LINK]

The System Summary report provides information about some of the primary components in the system including the economizer and demand controlled ventilation. In addition, this report describes when the zone conditions are not comfortable or when set points are not met.

In the Time Not Comfortable Based on Simple ASHRAE 55-2004 and Time Setpoint Not Met sub-tables, The reported time represents the total number of hours that a given zone did not meet the comfort or setpoint criteria. For the Facility row, this is the total numbers of hours that one or more zones were out of range. The values are not weighted by number of zones or number of occupants.

Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is SystemSummary.

Report: System Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2007-10-17 08:54:27

Economizer

High Limit Shutoff Control Minimum Outside Air (m3/s) Maximum Outside Air (m3/s) Return Air Temp Limit Return Air Enthalpy Limit Outside Air Temperature Limit (C) Outside Air Enthalpy Limit (C)
none

Demand Controlled Ventilation using VENTILATION:MECHANICAL

Ventilation:Mechanical Name Outside Air Per Person(m3/s-person) Outside Air Per Area (m3/s-m2)
none

Time Not Comfortable Based on Simple ASHRAE 55-2004

Winter Clothes (hr) Summer Clothes (hr) Summer or Winter Clothes (hr)
SPACE1-1 429.00 1913.75 79.25
SPACE2-1 739.25 1719.75 22.50
SPACE3-1 482.00 1885.50 85.50
SPACE4-1 588.25 2039.75 59.50
SPACE5-1 14.75 2535.75 14.75
PLENUM-1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Facility 1041.75 2564.75 97.00

Time Setpoint Not Met

During Heating (hr) During Cooling (hr) During Occupied Heating (hr) During Occupied Cooling (hr)
SPACE1-1 321.00 45.25 35.00 45.25
SPACE2-1 104.25 44.00 0.25 10.75
SPACE3-1 297.50 0.75 36.25 0.75
SPACE4-1 77.75 27.00 0.25 0.00
SPACE5-1 292.25 1.00 13.75 1.00
PLENUM-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Facility 333.50 117.00 37.25 56.75

Component Sizing Summary[LINK]

The Component Sizing Summary report includes details on many of the HVAC components in the simulation. For each of the components, one or more parameters are shown. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is ComponentSizingSummary.

Report: Component Sizing Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2007-10-17 08:54:27

SINGLE DUCT:VAV:REHEAT

Maximum air flow rate [m3/s] Max Reheat Water Flow [m3/s]
SPACE1-1 VAV REHEAT 0.226630 0.000059
SPACE2-1 VAV REHEAT 0.176548 0.000046
SPACE3-1 VAV REHEAT 0.209331 0.000054
SPACE4-1 VAV REHEAT 0.222526 0.000058
SPACE5-1 VAV REHEAT 0.221695 0.000057

COIL:Water:SimpleHeating

Max Water Flow Rate of Coil [m3/s] Design Coil Load [W] UA of the Coil [W/delK]
SPACE1-1 ZONE COIL 0.000059 2698.50 66.13
SPACE2-1 ZONE COIL 0.000046 2102.17 51.51
SPACE3-1 ZONE COIL 0.000054 2492.52 61.08
SPACE4-1 ZONE COIL 0.000058 2649.63 64.93
SPACE5-1 ZONE COIL 0.000057 2639.74 64.69
OA HEATING COIL 1 0.000148 6812.27 84.72
MAIN HEATING COIL 1 0.000075 3458.59 55.80

BRANCH

Maximum Branch Flow Rate [m3/s]
VAV SYS 1 MAIN BRANCH 1.06

AIR PRIMARY LOOP

Primary air design volumetric flow rate [m3/s]
VAV SYS 1 1.06

CONTROLLER:OUTSIDE AIR

maximum outside air flow rate [m3/s] minimum outside air flow rate [m3/s]
OA CONTROLLER 1 1.06 0.264118

COIL:Water:Cooling

Max Water Flow Rate of Coil [m3/s] Max Air Flow Rate of Coil [m3/s] Design Air Inlet Temperature [C] Design Air Outlet Temperature [C] Design Water Inlet Temperature [C] Design Air Inlet Humidity Ratio Design Air Outlet Humidity Ratio
OA COOLING COIL 1 0.001145 0.264118 30.01 11.00 7.00 0.014595 0.008000
MAIN COOLING COIL 1 0.000916 1.06 21.55 12.80 7.00 0.009333 0.008000

FAN:SIMPLE:VARIABLEVOLUME

Max Flow Rate [m3/s] Min Flow Rate [m3/s]
SUPPLY FAN 1 1.06 0.353263

CONTROLLER:SIMPLE

Max Actuated Flow [m3/s]
OA CC CONTROLLER 1 0.001145
OA HC CONTROLLER 1 0.000148
CENTRAL COOLING COIL CONTROLLER 1 0.000916
CENTRAL HEATING COIL CONTROLLER 1 0.000075

PLANT LOOP

Maximum Loop Volumetric Flow Rate [m3/s] Volume of the plant loop [m3]
HOT WATER LOOP 0.000497 0.559158
CHILLED WATER LOOP 0.002061 2.32

BOILER:SIMPLE

Nominal Capacity [W] Design Boiler Water Flow Rate [m3/s]
CENTRAL BOILER 22853.43 0.000497

CHILLER:ELECTRIC

Nominal Capacity [W] Design Evaporator Volumetric Water Flow Rate [m3/s]
CENTRAL CHILLER 34468.25 0.002061

PUMP:VARIABLE SPEED

Rated Volumetric Flow Rate [m3/s] Rated Power Consumption [W]
HW CIRC PUMP 0.000497 126.98
CW CIRC PUMP 0.002061 526.69

Outdoor Air Summary[LINK]

The Outdoor Air Summary provides information for each zone on the average and minimum ventilation provided.

The reports described so far in this section are displayed when specified in the Output:Table:Predefined object. They are either on or off and are not customizable. The next few types of tabular reports are customizable. You can specify the report variables being used in each one.

Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is OutdoorAirSummary.

Report: Outdoor Air Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2007-10-17 08:54:27

Average Outside Air During Occupied Hours

Average Number of Occupants Nominal Number of Occupants Zone Volume (m3) Mechanical Ventilation (ach) Infiltration (ach) Simple Ventilation (ach)
SPACE1-1 9.50 11.00 239.25 0.365 0.050 0.000
SPACE2-1 4.32 5.00 103.31 0.630 0.051 0.000
SPACE3-1 9.50 11.00 239.25 0.338 0.050 0.000
SPACE4-1 4.32 5.00 103.31 0.708 0.051 0.000
SPACE5-1 17.27 20.00 447.68 0.214 0.052 0.000

Minimum Outside Air During Occupied Hours

Average Number of Occupants Nominal Number of Occupants Zone Volume (m3) Mechanical Ventilation (ach) Infiltration (ach) Simple Ventilation (ach)
SPACE1-1 9.50 11.00 239.25 0.000 0.000 0.000
SPACE2-1 4.32 5.00 103.31 0.000 0.000 0.000
SPACE3-1 9.50 11.00 239.25 0.000 0.000 0.000
SPACE4-1 4.32 5.00 103.31 0.000 0.000 0.000
SPACE5-1 17.27 20.00 447.68 0.000 0.000 0.000

Climatic Data Summary[LINK]

The Climatic Data Summary provides some statistics from the .STAT file concerning the selected weather. The Stat file must be available (it is included with all the weather files on the EnergyPlus website) for the report to be fully produced. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is ClimaticDataSummary.

Report: Climatic Data Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 13:27:45

SizingPeriod:DesignDay

Maximum Dry Bulb (C) Daily Temperature Range (C) Humidity Value Humidity Type Wind Speed (m/s) Wind Direction
CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL HEATING 99% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB -17.30 0.00 -17.30 WETBULB 4.90 270.00
CHICAGO_IL_USA ANNUAL COOLING 1% DESIGN CONDITIONS DB/MCWB 31.50 10.70 23.00 WETBULB 5.30 230.00

Weather Statistics File

Value
Reference USA_Chicago-OHare_TMY2
Site:Location Chicago IL USA
Latitude N 41° 58’
Longitude W 87° 54’
Time Zone GMT -6.0 Hours
Elevation 190m above sea level
Standard Pressure at Elevation 99063Pa
Data Source Release Test
WMO Station 725300
Design Conditions Climate Design Data 2005 ASHRAE Handbook
Heating Design Temperature 99.6% (C) -20.6
Heating Design Temperature 99% (C) -17.3
Cooling Design Temperature 0.4% (C) 33.2
Cooling Design Temperature 1% (C) 31.5
Cooling Design Temperature 2% (C) 29.9
Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (C) 35.6°
Maximum Dry Bulb Occurs on Jul 9
Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (C) -22.8°
Minimum Dry Bulb Occurs on Jan 7
Maximum Dew Point Temperature (C) 25.6
Maximum Dew Point Occurs on Aug 4
Minimum Dew Point Temperature (C) -28.9
Minimum Dew Point Occurs on Dec 31
Heating Degree-Days (base 10°C) 1745
Cooling Degree-Days (base 18°C) 464
Köppen Classification Dfa
Köppen Description Humid continental (hot summer, cold winter, no dry season, lat. 30-60°N)
Köppen Recommendation Unbearably humid periods in summer, but passive cooling is possible
ASHRAE Climate Zone 5A
ASHRAE Description Cool-Humid

Object Count Summary[LINK]

The object count summary report provides the count on the number of specific objects in the file. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is ObjectCountSummary.

Report: Object Count Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2009-02-10 12:39:35

Surfaces by Class

Total Outdoors
Wall 24 8
Floor 10 5
Roof 6 1
Internal Mass 0 0
Building Detached Shading 0 0
Fixed Detached Shading 0 0
Window 6 6
Door 0 0
Glass Door 0 0
Shading 4 4
Overhang 0 0
Fin 0 0
Tubular Daylighting Device Dome 0 0
Tubular Daylighting Device Diffuser 0 0

HVAC

Count
HVAC Air Loops 1
Conditioned Zones 6
Unconditioned Zones 0
Supply Plenums 0
Return Plenums 1

Component Cost Economics Summary[LINK]

The Component Cost Economics Summary provides the construction cost estimate summary for the project. The costs are broken into eight catagories and the reference building costs are provided as a comparison. A second table is also produced that provides line item details with one line for every line item object. Directly following is an example of this report.

Report: Component Cost Economics Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2016-01-12 15:47:39

Construction Cost Estimate Summary

Reference Bldg. Current Bldg. Model Difference
Line Item SubTotal ($) 665082.04 719946.72 54864.68
Misc. Costs ($) 928979.09 928979.09 0
Regional Adjustment ($) 216792.31 224253.91 7461.6
Design Fee ($) 108651.21 149854.38 41203.17
Contractor Fee ($) 126759.74 131122.58 4362.84
Contingency ($) 181085.34 187317.97 6232.63
Permits, Bonds, Insurance ($) 0 0 0
Commissioning ($) 9054.27 18731.8 9677.53
Cost Estimate Total ($) 2236404 2360206.45 123802.44
Cost Per Conditioned Building Area ($/m2) 1203.69 1270.32 66.63

Cost Line Item Details

Line No. Item Name Quantity. Units $ per Qty. SubTotal $
– 1 EXTERIOR WALLS 627.57 m2 168.64 105832.65
– 2 INTERIOR WALLS 854.18 m2 31.16 26616.23
– 3 ROOF 1857.96 m2 104.69 194509.64
– 4 GROUND FLR SLAB 1857.96 m2 56.06 104157.14
– 5 ACOUSTICAL DROP CEILINGS 1857.96 m2 23.79 44200.83
– 6 QUAD HIGH SHGC SUPERWINDOWS 226.22 m2 687.84 155604.96
– 7 QUAD LOW SHGC SUPERWINDOWS 42.68 m2 687.84 29359.55
– 8 CENTRAL CHILLER 150.49 kW (tot cool cap.) 340 51165.73
– 9 CONTINUOUS AIR BARRIER 1 Ea. 8500 8500
Line Item SubTotal – – – – – 719946.72

LEED Summary[LINK]

The LEED Summary report provides many of the simulation results required for certification of Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1 Optimized Energy Performance according to the LEED Green Building Rating SystemTM. The report can be produced by specifying LEEDSummary in Output:Table:SummaryReports which is also part of the AllSummary option. Directly following is an example of this report.

Report: LEED Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2013-03-01 15:24:37

Sec1.1A-General Information

Data
Heating Degree Days 1748
Cooling Degree Days 506
Climate Zone 5A
Weather File Chicago Ohare Intl Ap IL USA TMY3 WMO#=725300
HDD and CDD data source Weather File Stat
Total gross floor area [m2] 927.20
Principal Heating Source Natural Gas

EAp2-1. Space Usage Type

Space Area [m2] Regularly Occupied Area [m2] Unconditioned Area [m2] Typical Hours/Week in Operation [hr/wk]
SPACE1-1 99.16 99.16 0.00 55.06
SPACE2-1 42.73 42.73 0.00 55.06
SPACE3-1 96.48 96.48 0.00 55.06
SPACE4-1 42.73 42.73 0.00 55.06
SPACE5-1 182.49 182.49 0.00 55.06
PLENUM-1 463.60 463.60 0.00 0.00
Totals 927.20 927.20 0.00

EAp2-2. Advisory Messages

Data
Number of hours heating loads not met 0.00
Number of hours cooling loads not met 10.75
Number of hours not met 10.75

EAp2-3. Energy Type Summary

Utility Rate Virtual Rate [\$/unit energy] Units of Energy Units of Demand
Electricity EXAMPLEA EXAMPLEI-SELL 0.055 kWh kW
Natural Gas EXAMPLEA-GAS 0.569 Therm Therm/Hr
Other

EAp2-4/5. Performance Rating Method Compliance

Electric Energy Use [GJ] Electric Demand [W] Natural Gas Energy Use [GJ] Natural Gas Demand [W] Other Fuel Use [GJ] Other Fuel Demand [W]
Heating – Not Subdivided 0.00 0.00 103.92 62499.99 0.00 0.00
Cooling – Not Subdivided 17.63 9523.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting – General 81.24 7125.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interior Lighting – Process 81.24 7125.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Lighting – General 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Pumps – Not Subdivided 1.54 319.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Heat Rejection – Not Subdivided 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans – Interior 7.01 609.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fans – Garage 7.01 609.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Service Water Heating – Not Subdivided 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Receptacle Equipment - Not Subdivided 47.70 4500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Refrigeration Equipment – Not Subdivided 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

EAp2-6. Energy Use Summary

Process Subtotal [GJ] Total Energy Use [GJ]
Electricity 47.70 155.12
Natural Gas 0.00 274.01
Other 0.00 0.00
Total 47.70 429.13

EAp2-7. Energy Cost Summary

Process Subtotal [\$] Total Energy Cost [\$]
Electricity 552.55 1796.99
Natural Gas 0.00 1478.58
Other 0.00 0.00
Total 552.55 3275.57

Process energy cost based on ratio of process to total energy.

L-1. Renewable Energy Source Summary

Rated Capacity [kW] Annual Energy Generated [GJ]
Photovoltaic 0.00 0.00
Wind 0.00 0.00

EAp2-17a. Energy Use Intensity - Electricity

Electricty [MJ/m2]
Interior Lighting 87.62
Space Heating 0.00
Space Cooling 19.02
Fans-Interior 7.56
Service Water Heating 0.00
Receptacle Equipment 51.44
Miscellaneous 1.66
Subtotal 167.30

EAp2-17b. Energy Use Intensity - Natural Gas

Natural Gas [MJ/m2]
Space Heating 112.08
Service Water Heating 0.00
Miscellaneous 183.45
Subtotal 295.53

EAp2-17c. Energy Use Intensity - Other

Other [MJ/m2]
Miscellaneous 0.00
Subtotal 0.00

EAp2-18. End Use Percentage

Percent [%]
Interior Lighting 18.93
Space Heating 24.22
Space Cooling 4.11
Fans-Interior 1.63
Service Water Heating 0.00
Receptacle Equipment 11.11
Miscellaneous 39.99

Schedules-Equivalent Full Load Hours (Schedule Type=Fraction)

Equivalent Full Load Hours of Operation Per Year [hr] Hours > 1% [hr]
OCCUPY-1 2532. 3393.
LIGHTS-1 3009. 8760.
EQUIP-1 2650. 8760.
INFIL-SCH 3624. 3624.
SHADETRANSSCH 0. 0.
MIN OA SCHED 3245. 8760.
FANAVAILSCHED 5678. 5678.
COOLINGCOILAVAILSCHED 1310. 1310.
REHEATCOILAVAILSCHED 5678. 5678.

Schedules-SetPoints (Schedule Type=Temperature)

First Object Used Month Assumed 11am First Wednesday [C] Days with Same 11am Value 11pm First Wednesday [C] Days with Same 11pm Value
HTG-SETP-SCH HEATING SETPOINT January 21.10 365 12.80 365
PLENUM-HTG-SETP-SCH PLENUM HEATING SETPOINT January 12.80 365 12.80 365
CLG-SETP-SCH3 COOLING SETPOINT July 25.00 122 25.00 122
PLENUM-CLG-SETP-SCH PLENUM COOLING SETPOINT July 40.00 365 40.00 365
CLG-SETP-SCH DUAL SETPOINT July 23.90 365 40.00 365

Initialization Summary[LINK]

This report is not reproduced here since it is well documented in the section in this document for the eplusout.eio file.

Energy Meters[LINK]

This report provides the details on all the energy meters generated by the simulation. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is EnergyMeters.

Report: Energy Meters

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2012-05-01 17:07:24

Annual and Peak Values - Electricity

Electricity Annual Value [GJ] Electricity Minimum Value [W] Timestamp of Minimum Electricity Maximum Value [W] Timestamp of Maximum
Electricity:Facility 156.68 475.00 01-APR-00:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
Electricity:Building 128.94 475.00 01-JAN-00:15 12000.00 01-JAN-10:15
Electricity:Zone:SPACE1-1 27.23 100.32 01-JAN-00:15 2534.40 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity 81.24 375.00 01-JAN-00:15 7500.00 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity:Zone:SPACE1-1 17.16 79.20 01-JAN-00:15 1584.00 01-JAN-10:15
GeneralLights:InteriorLights:Electricity 81.24 375.00 01-JAN-00:15 7500.00 01-JAN-10:15
Electricity:Zone:SPACE2-1 11.76 43.32 01-JAN-00:15 1094.40 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity:Zone:SPACE2-1 7.41 34.20 01-JAN-00:15 684.00 01-JAN-10:15
Electricity:Zone:SPACE3-1 27.23 100.32 01-JAN-00:15 2534.40 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity:Zone:SPACE3-1 17.16 79.20 01-JAN-00:15 1584.00 01-JAN-10:15
Electricity:Zone:SPACE4-1 11.76 43.32 01-JAN-00:15 1094.40 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity:Zone:SPACE4-1 7.41 34.20 01-JAN-00:15 684.00 01-JAN-10:15
Electricity:Zone:SPACE5-1 50.96 187.72 01-JAN-00:15 4742.40 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorLights:Electricity:Zone:SPACE5-1 32.11 148.20 01-JAN-00:15 2964.00 01-JAN-10:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity 47.70 100.00 01-JAN-00:15 4500.00 01-JAN-09:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity:Zone:SPACE1-1 10.07 21.12 01-JAN-00:15 950.40 01-JAN-09:15
General:InteriorEquipment:Electricity 47.70 100.00 01-JAN-00:15 4500.00 01-JAN-09:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity:Zone:SPACE2-1 4.35 9.12 01-JAN-00:15 410.40 01-JAN-09:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity:Zone:SPACE3-1 10.07 21.12 01-JAN-00:15 950.40 01-JAN-09:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity:Zone:SPACE4-1 4.35 9.12 01-JAN-00:15 410.40 01-JAN-09:15
InteriorEquipment:Electricity:Zone:SPACE5-1 18.85 39.52 01-JAN-00:15 1778.40 01-JAN-09:15
ElectricityPurchased:Facility 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
ElectricityPurchased:Plant 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
Cogeneration:ElectricityPurchased 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
ElectricitySurplusSold:Facility 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 0.00 01-JAN-00:15
ElectricitySurplusSold:Plant 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 0.00 01-JAN-00:15
Cogeneration:ElectricitySurplusSold 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 0.00 01-JAN-00:15
ElectricityNet:Facility 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
ElectricityNet:Plant 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
Cogeneration:ElectricityNet 156.68 475.00 28-JUN-05:15 20165.58 17-JUL-15:00
Electricity:HVAC 8.87 0.00 01-APR-00:15 655.43 17-JUL-15:00
Fans:Electricity 8.87 0.00 01-APR-00:15 655.43 17-JUL-15:00
General:Fans:Electricity 8.87 0.00 01-APR-00:15 655.43 17-JUL-15:00
Electricity:Plant 18.88 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 8053.88 19-JUL-16:00
Heating:Electricity 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 0.00 01-JAN-00:15
Boiler Parasitic:Heating:Electricity 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 0.00 01-JAN-00:15
Cooling:Electricity 16.44 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 7478.31 19-JUL-16:00
Pumps:Electricity 2.44 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 575.73 24-JUL-20:00
MYGENERALLIGHTS 81.24 375.00 01-JAN-00:15 7500.00 01-JAN-10:15
MYBUILDINGELECTRIC 128.94 475.00 01-JAN-00:15 12000.00 01-JAN-10:15
MYBUILDINGOTHER 47.70 375.00 01-JAN-00:15 7500.00 01-JAN-10:15

Annual and Peak Values - Gas

Gas Annual Value [GJ] Gas Minimum Value [W] Timestamp of Minimum Gas Maximum Value [W] Timestamp of Maximum
Gas:Facility 68.82 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 42092.68 01-FEB-06:15
Gas:Plant 68.82 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 42092.68 01-FEB-06:15
Heating:Gas 68.82 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 42092.68 01-FEB-06:15
Boiler:Heating:Gas 68.82 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 42092.68 01-FEB-06:15

Annual and Peak Values - Cooling

Cooling Annual Value [GJ] Cooling Minimum Value [W] Timestamp of Minimum Cooling Maximum Value [W] Timestamp of Maximum
PlantLoopCoolingDemand:Facility 62.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 27050.46 17-JUL-15:00
PlantLoopCoolingDemand:HVAC 62.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 27050.46 17-JUL-15:00
CoolingCoils:PlantLoopCoolingDemand 62.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 27050.46 17-JUL-15:00

Annual and Peak Values - Water

Annual Value [m3] Minimum Value [m3/s] Timestamp of Minimum Maximum Value [m3/s] Timestamp of Maximum
None

Annual and Peak Values - Other by Weight/Mass

Annual Value [kg] Minimum Value [kg/s] Timestamp of Minimum Maximum Value [kg/s] Timestamp of Maximum
Carbon Equivalent:Facility 0.00 0.000 01-JAN-00:15 0.000 01-JAN-00:15
CarbonEquivalentEmissions:Carbon Equivalent 0.00 0.000 01-JAN-00:15 0.000 01-JAN-00:15

Annual and Peak Values - Other Volumetric

Annual Value [m3] Minimum Value [m3/s] Timestamp of Minimum Maximum Value [m3/s] Timestamp of Maximum
None

Annual and Peak Values - Other Liquid/Gas

Annual Value [L] Minimum Value [L] Timestamp of Minimum Maximum Value [L] Timestamp of Maximum
None

Annual and Peak Values - Other

Annual Value [GJ] Minimum Value [W] Timestamp of Minimum Maximum Value [W] Timestamp of Maximum
EnergyTransfer:Facility 415.65 0.00 01-APR-00:15 102784.74 17-JUL-15:00
EnergyTransfer:Building 97.60 0.00 01-APR-00:15 21488.05 28-JAN-06:15
EnergyTransfer:Zone:PLENUM-1 22.50 0.00 01-APR-00:15 4218.21 07-JAN-08:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer 42.23 0.00 19-MAR-15:30 21488.05 28-JAN-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:PLENUM-1 19.63 0.00 16-JAN-21:15 4218.21 07-JAN-08:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer 55.38 0.00 01-JAN-06:15 13937.19 17-JUL-15:00
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:PLENUM-1 2.87 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 2539.33 18-JUL-15:00
EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE1-1 17.91 0.00 01-APR-00:15 4012.66 30-DEC-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE1-1 6.51 0.00 01-JAN-10:15 4012.66 30-DEC-06:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE1-1 11.40 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 3138.67 27-SEP-16:00
EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE2-1 10.67 0.00 01-APR-00:15 3432.93 30-DEC-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE2-1 2.42 0.00 01-JAN-01:30 3432.93 30-DEC-06:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE2-1 8.25 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 2460.04 06-SEP-10:15
EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE3-1 16.79 0.00 01-APR-00:15 3788.83 30-DEC-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE3-1 6.09 0.00 01-JAN-12:00 3788.83 30-DEC-06:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE3-1 10.70 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 2807.57 19-JUL-11:00
EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE4-1 9.82 0.00 01-APR-00:15 3746.68 28-JAN-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE4-1 2.98 0.00 01-JAN-01:30 3746.68 28-JAN-06:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE4-1 6.85 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 2281.99 25-JUN-17:15
EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE5-1 19.91 0.00 01-APR-00:15 4037.31 30-DEC-06:15
Heating:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE5-1 4.60 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 4037.31 30-DEC-06:15
Cooling:EnergyTransfer:Zone:SPACE5-1 15.31 0.00 01-JAN-06:15 2611.53 17-JUL-15:00
EnergyTransfer:HVAC 117.82 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 31769.77 07-JAN-06:15
HeatingCoils:EnergyTransfer 55.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 31769.77 07-JAN-06:15
PlantLoopHeatingDemand:Facility 55.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 31769.77 07-JAN-06:15
PlantLoopHeatingDemand:HVAC 55.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 31769.77 07-JAN-06:15
HeatingCoils:PlantLoopHeatingDemand 55.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 31769.77 07-JAN-06:15
CoolingCoils:EnergyTransfer 62.41 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 27050.46 17-JUL-15:00
EnergyTransfer:Plant 200.23 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 62116.41 19-JUL-16:00
Boilers:EnergyTransfer 55.06 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 33674.15 28-MAR-06:15
Chillers:EnergyTransfer 64.37 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 27319.05 19-JUL-16:00
HeatRejection:EnergyTransfer 80.81 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 34797.36 19-JUL-16:00

Sensible Heat Gain Summary[LINK]

This report is more fully described in the Input Output Reference but represents the major heat gain components for each zone as well as the HVAC loads satisfied. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is SensibleHeatGainSummary.

Report: Sensible Heat Gain Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2011-09-09 08:02:03

Annual Building Sensible Heat Gain Components

HVAC Input Sensible Air Heating [GJ] HVAC Input Sensible Air Cooling [GJ] HVAC Input Heated Surface Heating [GJ] HVAC Input Cooled Surface Cooling [GJ] People Sensible Heat Addition [GJ] Lights Sensible Heat Addition [GJ] Equipment Sensible Heat Addition [GJ] Window Heat Addition [GJ] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Addition [GJ] Infiltration Heat Addition [GJ] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Addition [GJ] Equipment Sensible Heat Removal [GJ] Window Heat Removal [GJ] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Removal [GJ] Infiltration Heat Removal [GJ] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Removal [GJ]
SPACE1-1 0.096 -0.070 0.000 0.000 0.035 0.131 0.065 0.220 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 -0.078 0.000 -0.004 -0.395
SPACE2-1 0.051 -0.038 0.000 0.000 0.014 0.056 0.028 0.173 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 -0.029 0.000 -0.002 -0.253
SPACE3-1 0.093 -0.030 0.000 0.000 0.034 0.131 0.065 0.157 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.082 0.000 -0.004 -0.363
SPACE4-1 0.055 -0.015 0.000 0.000 0.015 0.056 0.028 0.105 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.032 0.000 -0.002 -0.211
SPACE5-1 0.032 -0.072 0.000 0.000 0.073 0.244 0.121 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.007 -0.392
PLENUM-1 0.118 -0.024 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.094
Total Facility 0.445 -0.248 0.000 0.000 0.170 0.618 0.307 0.655 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.000 -0.221 0.000 -0.017 -1.709

Peak Cooling Sensible Heat Gain Components

Time of Peak HVAC Input Sensible Air Heating [W] HVAC Input Sensible Air Cooling [W] HVAC Input Heated Surface Heating [W] HVAC Input Cooled Surface Cooling [W] People Sensible Heat Addition [W] Lights Sensible Heat Addition [W] Equipment Sensible Heat Addition [W] Window Heat Addition [W] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Addition [W] Infiltration Heat Addition [W] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Addition [W] Equipment Sensible Heat Removal [W] Window Heat Removal [W] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Removal [W] Infiltration Heat Removal [W] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Removal [W]
SPACE1-1 14-JAN-15:00 0.00 -3502.16 0.00 0.00 724.60 1584.00 739.20 9347.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -8893.49
SPACE2-1 14-JAN-10:07 0.00 -1738.94 0.00 0.00 345.99 684.00 410.40 4684.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4385.71
SPACE3-1 14-JAN-14:45 0.00 -1095.49 0.00 0.00 761.13 1584.00 844.80 356.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2451.31
SPACE4-1 14-JAN-16:00 0.00 -736.19 0.00 0.00 345.95 684.00 228.00 1157.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1679.74
SPACE5-1 14-JAN-13:35 0.00 -2315.43 0.00 0.00 1135.19 2667.60 1778.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3265.77
PLENUM-1 07-JUL-19:46 0.00 -1579.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1579.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Facility 14-JAN-15:00 0.00 -7822.86 0.00 0.00 3561.18 7500.00 3500.00 10470.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -17209.08

Peak Heating Sensible Heat Gain Components

Time of Peak HVAC Input Sensible Air Heating [W] HVAC Input Sensible Air Cooling [W] HVAC Input Heated Surface Heating [W] HVAC Input Cooled Surface Cooling [W] People Sensible Heat Addition [W] Lights Sensible Heat Addition [W] Equipment Sensible Heat Addition [W] Window Heat Addition [W] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Addition [W] Infiltration Heat Addition [W] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Addition [W] Equipment Sensible Heat Removal [W] Window Heat Removal [W] Interzone Air Transfer Heat Removal [W] Infiltration Heat Removal [W] Opaque Surface Conduction and Other Heat Removal [W]
SPACE1-1 14-JAN-07:00 10652.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 79.20 21.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1551.57 0.00 0.00 -9201.25
SPACE2-1 14-JAN-07:00 7816.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.20 9.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -594.65 0.00 0.00 -7265.22
SPACE3-1 14-JAN-07:00 11495.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 79.20 21.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1539.09 0.00 0.00 -10056.64
SPACE4-1 14-JAN-07:00 8837.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.20 9.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -604.20 0.00 0.00 -8276.74
SPACE5-1 14-JAN-07:00 12359.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 148.20 39.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -12546.97
PLENUM-1 14-JAN-07:18 5275.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -5275.99
Total Facility 14-JAN-07:15 55720.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 375.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -4289.51 0.00 0.00 -51905.88

Standard 62.1 Summary[LINK]

This report is more fully described in the Input Output Reference. The Standard 62.1 Summary produces a report that is consistent with many of the outputs needed when doing calculations consistent with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010. The report is generated when sizing calculations are specified. The abbreviations used in the report are consistent with the abbreviations used in Appendix A4 of the Standard. Directly following is an example of the report. The key used to obtain this report is Standard62.1Summary.

Report: Standard 62.1 Summary

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2012-04-20 12:00:57

System Ventilation Requirements for Cooling

Sum of Zone Primary Air Flow - Vpz-sum [m3/s] System Population - Ps Sum of Zone Population - Pz-sum Occupant Diversity - D Uncorrected Outdoor Air Intake Airflow - Vou [m3/s] System Primary Airflow - Vps [m3/s] Average Outdoor Air Fraction - Xs System Ventilation Efficiency - Ev Outdoor Air Intake Flow - Vot [m3/s] Percent Outdoor Air - %OA
VAV SYS 1 1.05 52.00 52.00 1.00 0.26 1.05 0.252 1.000 0.27 0.26

System Ventilation Requirements for Heating

Sum of Zone Primary Air Flow - Vpz-sum [m3/s] System Population - Ps Sum of Zone Population - Pz-sum Occupant Diversity - D Uncorrected Outdoor Air Intake Airflow - Vou [m3/s] System Primary Airflow - Vps [m3/s] Average Outdoor Air Fraction - Xs System Ventilation Efficiency - Ev Outdoor Air Intake Flow Vot [m3/s] Percent Outdoor Air - %OA
VAV SYS 1 1.05 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.26 0.43 0.967 1.000 0.27 0.26

Zone Ventilation Parameters

AirLoop Name People Outdoor Air Rate - Rp [m3/s-person] Zone Population - Pz Area Outdoor Air Rate - Ra [m3/s-m2] Zone Floor Area - Az [m2] Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow - Vbz [m3/s] Cooling Zone Air Distribution Effectiveness - Ez-clg Cooling Zone Outdoor Airflow - Voz-clg [m3/s] Heating Zone Air Distribution Effectiveness - Ez-htg Heating Zone Outdoor Airflow - Voz-htg [m3/s]
SPACE1-1 VAV SYS 1 0.002360 11.00 0.000305 99.16 0.0562 0.900 0.0624
SPACE2-1 VAV SYS 1 0.002360 5.00 0.000305 42.73 0.0248 0.900 0.0276
SPACE3-1 VAV SYS 1 0.002360 11.00 0.000305 96.48 0.0554 1.000 0.0554
SPACE4-1 VAV SYS 1 0.002360 5.00 0.000305 42.73 0.0248 1.000 0.0248
SPACE5-1 VAV SYS 1 0.002360 20.00 0.000305 182.49 0.1029 1.000 0.1029

System Ventilation Parameters

People Outdoor Air Rate - Rp [m3/s-person] Sum of Zone Population - Pz-sum Area Outdoor Air Rate - Ra [m3/s-m2] Sum of Zone Floor Area - Az-sum [m2] Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow - Vbz [m3/s] Cooling Zone Outdoor Airflow - Voz-clg [m3/s] Heating Zone Outdoor Airflow - Voz-htg [m3/s]
VAV SYS 1 0.002360 52.00 0.000305 463.60 0.2641 0.2731 0.0000

Zone Ventilation Calculations for Cooling Design

AirLoop Name Box Type Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz [m3/s] Zone Discharge Airflow - Vdz [m3/s] Minimum Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-min [m3/s] Zone Outdoor Airflow Cooling - Voz-clg [m3/s] Primary Outdoor Air Fraction - Zpz Primary Air Fraction - Ep Secondary Recirculation Fraction- Er Supply Air Fraction- Fa Mixed Air Fraction - Fb Outdoor Air Fraction - Fc Zone Ventilation Efficiency - Evz
SPACE1-1 VAV SYS 1 AIRTERMINAL:SINGLEDUCT:VAV:REHEAT 0.22 0.22 0.08 0.0624 0.280 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.900
SPACE2-1 VAV SYS 1 AIRTERMINAL:SINGLEDUCT:VAV:REHEAT 0.19 0.19 0.03 0.0276 0.147 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.900
SPACE3-1 VAV SYS 1 AIRTERMINAL:SINGLEDUCT:VAV:REHEAT 0.21 0.21 0.07 0.0554 0.263 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000
SPACE4-1 VAV SYS 1 AIRTERMINAL:SINGLEDUCT:VAV:REHEAT 0.21 0.21 0.03 0.0248 0.120 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000
SPACE5-1 VAV SYS 1 AIRTERMINAL:SINGLEDUCT:VAV:REHEAT 0.22 0.22 0.14 0.1029 0.465 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000

System Ventilation Calculations for Cooling Design

Sum of Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-sum [m3/s] System Primary Airflow - Vps [m3/s] Sum of Zone Discharge Airflow - Vdz-sum [m3/s] Minimum Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-min [m3/s] Zone Outdoor Airflow Cooling - Voz-clg [m3/s] Zone Ventilation Efficiency - Evz-min
VAV SYS 1 1.05 1.05 1.05 0.19 0.2731 1.000

Zone Ventilation Calculations for Heating Design

AirLoop Name Box Type Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz [m3/s] Zone Discharge Airflow - Vdz [m3/s] Minimum Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-min [m3/s] Zone Outdoor Airflow Heating - Voz-htg [m3/s] Primary Outdoor Air Fraction - Zpz Primary Air Fraction - Ep Secondary Recirculation Fraction- Er Supply Air Fraction- Fa Mixed Air Fraction - Fb Outdoor Air Fraction - Fc Zone Ventilation Efficiency - Evz
None

System Ventilation Calculations for Heating Design

Sum of Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-sum [m3/s] System Primary Airflow - Vps [m3/s] Sum of Zone Discharge Airflow - Vdz-sum [m3/s] Minimum Zone Primary Airflow - Vpz-min [m3/s] Zone Outdoor Airflow Heating - Voz-htg [m3/s] Zone Ventilation Efficiency - Evz-min
VAV SYS 1 1.05 1.05 1.05 0.18+309 0.0000 1.000

Component Loads Summary[LINK]

Three different Component Loads Summary reports can be generated. The Zone Component Loads Summary, the AirLoop Component Loads Summary and the Facility Component Loads Summary. Each provides an estimate of the heating and cooling peak loads for each zone broken down into various components. This report may help determine which components of the load have the largest impact for the heating and cooling peak design conditions. When specified, the Zone Component Loads Summary report is created for each zone that is conditioned. The Sensible-Delayed column of the summary is only an estimate based on a procedure described in the Engineering Reference documentation. An intermediate calculation in this procedure is the decay curves that are shown in the the EIO file when Output:Surfaces:List is set to show DecayCurvesFromComponentLoadsSummary. The difference between the peak design sensible load and the estimated instant + delayed sensible load (as shown in the Peak Conditions subtable) is an indication of how consistent the overall total estimate may be to the computed total peak loads for the zone. Engineering checks have been added showing some ratios that may be useful in checking the results. When the report is called the zone sizing calculations are repeated twice so this may result in longer simulation times. The key used to obtain these reports are ZoneComponentLoadSummary, AirLoopComponentLoadSummary, FacilityComponentLoadSummary.

Report: ZoneComponentLoadSummary

For: SPACE1-1

Timestamp: 2012-09-21 15:48:46

Estimated Cooling Peak Load Components

Sensible - Instant [W] Sensible - Delayed [W] Sensible - Return Air [W] Latent [W] Total [W] %Grand Total Related Area [m2] Total per Area [W/m2]
People 536.56 258.31 523.12 1317.99 35.33 99.16 13.29
Lights 15.84 1335.72 316.80 1668.36 44.72 99.16 16.82
Equipment 535.92 316.37 0.00 852.29 22.84 99.16 8.60
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 99.16 0.00
Water Use Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 99.16 0.00
HVAC Equipment Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Power Generation Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DOAS Direct to Zone 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Infiltration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 73.20 0.00
Zone Ventilation 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interzone Mixing 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Roof 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interzone Ceiling 467.30 467.30 12.53 99.16 4.71
Other Roof 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Exterior Wall 374.68 374.68 10.04 73.20 5.12
Interzone Wall -645.5 -645.5 -17.3 80.56 -8.0
Ground Contact Wall 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Wall 0.00 0.00 0.00 73.20 0.00
Exterior Floor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interzone Floor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ground Contact Floor -2177.1 -2177.1 -58.4 99.16 -22.0
Other Floor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fenestration Conduction 782.86 782.86 20.98 21.81 35.89
Fenestration Solar 1089.93 1089.93 29.21 21.81 49.97
Opaque Door 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Grand Total 1871.18 1019.70 316.80 523.12 3730.80

Cooling Peak Conditions

Value
Time of Peak Load 7/21 15:45:00
Outside Dry Bulb Temperature [C] 31.02
Outside Wet Bulb Temperature [C] 23.14
Outside Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir] 0.01459
Zone Dry Bulb Temperature [C] 23.90
Zone Relative Humidity [%] 52.91
Zone Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir] 0.00979
Supply Air Temperature [C] 14.00
Mixed Air Temperature [C]
Main Fan Air Flow [m3/s] 0.22
Outside Air Flow [m3/s] 0.06
Peak Sensible Load with Sizing Factor [W] 2647.21
Difference Due to Sizing Factor [W] 0.00
Peak Sensible Load [W] 2647.21
Estimated Instant + Delayed Sensible Load [W] 2890.88
Difference Between Peak and Estimated Sensible Load [W] -243.7

Engineering Checks for Cooling

Value
Outside Air (%) 0.2524
Airflow per Floor Area [m3/s-m2] 0.0022
Airflow per Total Capacity [m3/s-W] 0.0001
Floor Area per Total Capacity [m2/W] 0.0375
Total Capacity per Floor Area [W/m2] 26.6963
Number of People 11.0

Estimated Heating Peak Load Components

Sensible - Instant [W] Sensible - Delayed [W] Sensible - Return Air [W] Latent [W] Total [W] %Grand Total Related Area [m2] Total per Area [W/m2]
People 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00 99.16 0.00
Lights 0.79 87.93 15.84 104.57 -2.7 99.16 1.05
Equipment 147.84 95.40 0.00 243.24 -6.2 99.16 2.45
Refrigeration 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00 99.16 0.00
Water Use Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00 99.16 0.00
HVAC Equipment Losses 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
Power Generation Equipment 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
DOAS Direct to Zone 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
Infiltration -418.4 -76.3 -494.7 12.68 73.20 -6.8
Zone Ventilation 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
Interzone Mixing 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00
Roof 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Interzone Ceiling -937.7 -937.7 24.03 99.16 -9.5
Other Roof 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Exterior Wall -735.5 -735.5 18.85 73.20 -10.0
Interzone Wall 82.11 82.11 -2.1 80.56 1.02
Ground Contact Wall 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Other Wall 0.00 0.00 -0.00 73.20 0.00
Exterior Floor 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Interzone Floor 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Ground Contact Floor 437.67 437.67 -11.2 99.16 4.41
Other Floor 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Fenestration Conduction -2601.7 -2601.7 66.68 21.81 -119.3
Fenestration Solar 0.00 0.00 -0.00 21.81 0.00
Opaque Door 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00
Grand Total -2871.5 -970.1 15.84 -76.3 -3902.1

Heating Peak Conditions

Value
Time of Peak Load 1/21 24:00:00
Outside Dry Bulb Temperature [C] -17.3
Outside Wet Bulb Temperature [C] -17.3
Outside Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir] 0.00084
Zone Dry Bulb Temperature [C] 22.20
Zone Relative Humidity [%] 22.83
Zone Humidity Ratio at Peak [kgWater/kgAir] 0.00377
Supply Air Temperature [C] 50.00
Mixed Air Temperature [C]
Main Fan Air Flow [m3/s] 0.12
Outside Air Flow [m3/s] 0.06
Peak Sensible Load with Sizing Factor [W] -3860.8
Difference Due to Sizing Factor [W] 0.00
Peak Sensible Load [W] -3860.8
Estimated Instant + Delayed Sensible Load [W] -3841.6
Difference Between Peak and Estimated Sensible Load [W] -19.2

Engineering Checks for Heating

Value
Outside Air (%) 0.4817
Airflow per Floor Area [m3/s-m2] 0.0012
Airflow per Total Capacity [m3/s-W] -0.000
Floor Area per Total Capacity [m2/W] -0.026
Total Capacity per Floor Area [W/m2] -38.935
Number of People 11.0

Output:Table:TimeBins[LINK]

A TimeBins report shows a grid of the number of hours that specific report variable spend in a range of values. The first table is broken into two parts. The first part is monthly and the second part is for each hour of the day. The columns show the range of values. A second table is provided to show some statistics on the report variable for the entire year including the maximum and minimum. These statistics are helpful in setting the field values for the interval in the Output Table:TimeBins object. Due to this, it is often necessary to run two simulations to fully utilize the TimeBins report with the first run used to find the minimum and maximum of the variable, these values are then used in the TimeBins object and the second run a better table of binned results are displayed.

Report: PURCHASEDCOOLING:FACILITY J per second

For: Meter

Timestamp: 2006-08-30 07:48:55

Values in table are in hours.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Interval Start less than 0. < = 2000. < = 4000. < = 6000. < = 8000. < = 10000. < = 12000. < = 14000. < = 16000. < = 18000. < = equal to or more than Row
Interval End 0. 2000. > 4000. > 6000. > 8000. > 10000. > 12000. > 14000. > 16000. > 18000. > 20000. > 20000. Total
January 0.00 744.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 744.00
February 0.00 672.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 672.00
March 0.00 744.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 744.00
April 0.00 524.17 40.67 40.33 45.67 45.50 19.67 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 720.00
May 0.00 480.33 44.50 55.50 41.00 53.50 38.17 20.67 10.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 744.00
June 0.00 393.50 31.83 55.33 19.83 53.00 65.83 62.83 24.00 13.83 0.00 0.00 720.00
July 0.00 372.67 30.83 40.83 45.67 53.83 42.83 48.33 45.33 47.83 15.83 0.00 744.00
August 0.00 373.50 24.50 37.17 44.50 64.50 56.67 50.67 52.33 35.00 5.17 0.00 744.00
September 0.00 406.33 52.00 42.50 14.83 54.50 64.67 54.50 27.17 3.50 0.00 0.00 720.00
October 0.00 744.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 744.00
November 0.00 720.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 720.00
December 0.00 744.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 744.00
12:01 to 1:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
1:01 to 2:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
2:01 to 3:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
3:01 to 4:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
4:01 to 5:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
5:01 to 6:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
6:01 to 7:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
7:01 to 8:00 am 0.00 294.33 33.83 25.00 5.17 2.17 1.67 1.17 1.00 0.67 0.00 0.00 365.00
8:01 to 9:00 am 0.00 238.00 14.17 16.50 17.00 40.33 29.67 9.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
9:01 to 10:00 am 0.00 231.83 14.50 13.00 21.83 38.83 31.83 12.00 1.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
10:01 to 11:00 am 0.00 226.33 14.00 12.50 17.50 36.50 31.33 22.17 4.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
11:01 to 12:00 pm 0.00 221.33 12.17 13.00 14.50 30.67 33.50 27.83 11.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
12:01 to 1:00 pm 0.00 211.00 18.00 14.00 14.00 29.17 32.33 25.67 17.67 3.17 0.00 0.00 365.00
1:01 to 2:00 pm 0.00 208.00 15.00 15.33 11.00 22.17 27.83 27.50 26.83 10.83 0.50 0.00 365.00
2:01 to 3:00 pm 0.00 205.33 11.83 18.17 11.00 17.50 23.17 29.50 26.17 18.17 4.17 0.00 365.00
3:01 to 4:00 pm 0.00 203.00 9.50 17.67 14.00 16.17 20.67 30.17 22.00 24.83 7.00 0.00 365.00
4:01 to 5:00 pm 0.00 201.17 10.83 18.83 13.67 16.33 19.50 29.67 22.83 25.17 7.00 0.00 365.00
5:01 to 6:00 pm 0.00 200.00 13.50 21.33 14.83 22.17 22.67 26.00 25.83 16.33 2.33 0.00 365.00
6:01 to 7:00 pm 0.00 227.33 29.17 43.17 28.33 27.50 9.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
7:01 to 8:00 pm 0.00 235.83 27.83 43.17 28.67 25.33 4.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
8:01 to 9:00 pm 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
9:01 to 10:00 pm 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
10:01 to 11:00 pm 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
11:01 to 12:00 am 0.00 365.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 365.00
Total 0.00 6918.50 224.33 271.67 211.50 324.83 287.83 241.00 159.17 100.17 21.00 0.00 8760.00

Statistics

Statistic
Minimum 0.00
Mean minus two standard deviations -6496.35
Mean 1995.71
Mean plus two standard deviations 10487.78
Maximum 19476.00
Standard deviation 4246.03

Output:Table:Monthly[LINK]

Monthly reports are not predefined. Instead each column is defined when using the Output:Table:Monthly object. In that object each column is defined by a variable and how it should be aggregated. The StandardReports.idf file is located in DataSets directory where EnergyPlus is installed and contains a large number of examples of how to use Output:Table:Monthly to get summaries of the performance of different components in the building model. These examples include:

  • Zone Cooling Summary

  • Zone Heating Summary

  • Zone Electric Summary

  • Space Gains

  • Peak Space Gains

  • Space Gain Components at Cooling Peak

  • Energy Consumption - Electricity & Natural Gas

  • Energy Consumption - Electricity Generated & Propane

  • Energy Consumption - Diesel & Fuel Oil

  • Energy Consumption - Purchased Heating & Cooling

  • Energy Consumption - Coal & Gasoline

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Electricity

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Natural Gas

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Diesel

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Fuel Oil

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Coal

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Propane

  • End-Use Energy Consumption - Gasoline

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Electricity Part 1

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Electricity Part 2

  • Electric Components of Peak Demand

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Natural Gas

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Diesel

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Fuel Oil

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Coal

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Propane

  • Peak Energy End-Use - Gasoline

  • Setpoints Not Met With Temperatures

  • Comfort Report - Simple 55

  • Unglazed Transpired Solar Collector Summary

  • Occupant Comfort Data Summary

  • Chiller Report

  • Tower Report

  • Boiler Report

  • DX Report

  • Window Report

  • Window Energy Report

  • Window Zone Summary

  • Average Outdoor Conditions

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum Drybulb

  • Outdoor Conditions Minimum Drybulb

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum Wetbulb

  • Outdoor Conditions Maximum Dewpoint

  • Outdoor Ground Conditions

  • Window AC Report

  • Water Heater Report

  • Generator Report

  • Daylighting Report

  • Coil Report

  • Plant Loop Demand Report

  • Fan Report

  • Pump Report

  • Cond Loop Demand Report

  • Zone Temperature Oscillation Report

  • Air Loop System Energy and Water Use

  • Air Loop System Component Loads

  • Air Loop System Component Energy Use

  • Mechanical Ventilation Loads

An example of the Zone Cooling Summary monthly report is shown below.

Report: ZONE COOLING SUMMARY

For: SPACE2-1

Timestamp: 2006-08-29 07:21:57

ZONE/SYS SENSIBLE COOLING ENERGY [J] ZONE/SYS SENSIBLE COOLING RATE {MAXIMUM}[W] ZONE/SYS SENSIBLE COOLING RATE {TIMESTAMP} OUTDOOR DRY BULB {AT MAX/MIN} [C] OUTDOOR WET BULB {AT MAX/MIN} [C] ZONE TOTAL INTERNAL LATENT GAIN [J] ZONE TOTAL INTERNAL LATENT GAIN {MAXIMUM}[W] ZONE TOTAL INTERNAL LATENT GAIN {TIMESTAMP} OUTDOOR DRY BULB {AT MAX/MIN} [C] OUTDOOR WET BULB {AT MAX/MIN} [C]
January 281755456.00 1427.84 17-JAN-10:07 8.30 5.48 0.00 0.00 01-JAN-00:15 -4.32 -5.53
February 306879872.00 1440.59 28-FEB-10:46 11.27 6.67 0.00 0.00 01-FEB-00:15 -3.17 -4.91
March 419829728.00 1822.13 26-MAR-09:14 3.90 -0.20 0.00 0.00 01-MAR-00:15 -1.40 -2.84
April 752874688.00 1986.25 29-APR-10:22 21.10 11.44 0.00 0.00 01-APR-00:15 17.12 10.64
May 0.100670E+10 2163.18 22-MAY-09:45 25.17 15.42 0.00 0.00 01-MAY-00:15 3.75 1.60
June 0.100822E+10 2129.73 28-JUN-09:45 28.02 22.39 0.00 0.00 01-JUN-00:15 17.30 14.95
July 0.120671E+10 2312.36 08-JUL-09:00 31.70 23.35 0.00 0.00 01-JUL-00:15 15.60 12.95
August 0.109213E+10 2352.64 02-AUG-09:45 27.08 20.48 0.00 0.00 01-AUG-00:15 17.20 15.70
September 0.100619E+10 2453.23 06-SEP-10:15 28.35 20.53 0.00 0.00 01-SEP-00:15 16.75 15.45
October 771385600.00 2181.25 10-OCT-10:16 15.25 10.12 0.00 0.00 01-OCT-00:15 4.88 3.31
November 384831744.00 1566.35 11-NOV-10:45 14.00 8.89 0.00 0.00 01-NOV-00:15 14.65 11.75
December 246930448.00 1306.75 11-DEC-10:07 5.00 1.69 0.00 0.00 01-DEC-00:15 1.80 -0.11
Annual Sum or Average 0.848444E+10 0.00
Minimum of Months 246930448.00 1306.75 3.90 -0.20 0.00 0.00 -4.32 -5.53
Maximum of Months 0.120671E+10 2453.23 31.70 23.35 0.00 0.00 17.30 15.70

UtilityCost:Tariff[LINK]

Two output reports – EconomicResultSummary and TariffReport – are related to the use of UtilityCost:Tariff for the calculation of annual utility costs. Since EnergyPlus 8.6, these reports are no longer generated and need to be specifically requested. To get the reports individually use EconomicResultSummary and TariffReport in the Output:Table:SummaryReports object. These are also available when using any of the AllSummary options.

The first report is a summary across multiple tariffs and is called the Economics Results Summary report and is shown directly below. After that example is an example of the Tariff report which is created for each of the UtilityCost:Tariff Objects defined in the IDF file (some columns may be truncated due to page size).

Report: Economics Results Summary Report

For: Entire Facility

Timestamp: 2006-08-29 07:21:57

Annual Cost

Facility:Electric Facility:Gas Other Total
Cost ($) 2269.11 612.08 0.00 2881.19
Cost per Total Building Area ($/m2) 2.45 0.66 0.00 3.11
Cost per Net Conditioned Building Area (\$/m2) 2.45 0.66 0.00 3.11

Tariff Summary

Selected Qualified Meter Group Annual Cost
EXAMPLE A No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 2359.48
EXAMPLE A-GAS Yes Yes GAS:FACILITY (none) 612.08
EXAMPLE A WITH VARIABLE MONTHLY CHARGE No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 2407.36
EXAMPLE B No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 2668.34
EXAMPLE C No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3017.45
EXAMPLE D Yes Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 2269.11
EXAMPLE D WITH RATCHET No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3745.90
EXAMPLE E No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3766.76
EXAMPLE F No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3512.12
EXAMPLE F MC No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3512.12
EXAMPLE G No Yes ELECTRICITY:FACILITY (none) 3866.91

The following is an example of the Tariff report which is created for each of the UtilityCost:Tariff objects defined in the file.

Report: Tariff Report

For: EXAMPLEA

Timestamp: 2006-08-29 07:21:57

Parameter
Meter ELECTRICITY:FACILITY
Selected No
Group (none)
Qualified Yes
Disqualifier n/a
Computation automatic
Units kWh

Categories

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max
EnergyCharges 181.84 159.97 170.98 178.85 207.28 207.97 249.10 234.09 202.57 191.20 169.19 176.34 2329.36 249.10
DemandCharges 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ServiceCharges 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 2.51 30.12 2.51
Basis 184.35 162.48 173.49 181.36 209.79 210.48 251.61 236.60 205.08 193.71 171.70 178.85 2359.48 251.61
Adjustment 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Surcharge 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Subtotal 184.35 162.48 173.49 181.36 209.79 210.48 251.61 236.60 205.08 193.71 171.70 178.85 2359.48 251.61
Taxes 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 184.35 162.48 173.49 181.36 209.79 210.48 251.61 236.60 205.08 193.71 171.70 178.85 2359.48 251.61

Charges

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max Category
FLAT ENERGY CHARGE 181.84 159.97 170.98 178.85 207.28 207.97 249.10 234.09 202.57 191.20 169.19 176.34 2329.36 249.10 none

Ratchets

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max — —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —–

Qualifies

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max — —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —– —–

Native Variables

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max
TotalEnergy 3285.70 2890.52 3089.52 3231.79 3745.42 3757.86 4501.09 4229.79 3660.28 3454.82 3057.13 3186.33 42090.24 4501.09
TotalDemand 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
PeakEnergy 3285.70 2890.52 3089.52 3231.79 3745.42 3757.86 4501.09 4229.79 3660.28 3454.82 3057.13 3186.33 42090.24 4501.09
PeakDemand 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
ShoulderEnergy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ShoulderDemand 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OffPeakEnergy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
OffPeakDemand 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MidPeakEnergy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MidPeakDemand 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PeakExceedsOffPeak 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
OffPeakExceedsPeak 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PeakExceedsMidPeak 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
MidPeakExceedsPeak 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PeakExceedsShoulder 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
ShoulderExceedsPeak 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
IsWinter 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 1.00
IsNotWinter 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
IsSpring 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
IsNotSpring 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 1.00
IsSummer 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
IsNotSummer 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 1.00
IsAutumn 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
IsNotAutumn 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 12.00 1.00
PeakAndShoulderEnergy 3285.70 2890.52 3089.52 3231.79 3745.42 3757.86 4501.09 4229.79 3660.28 3454.82 3057.13 3186.33 42090.24 4501.09
PeakAndShoulderDemand 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
PeakAndMidPeakEnergy 3285.70 2890.52 3089.52 3231.79 3745.42 3757.86 4501.09 4229.79 3660.28 3454.82 3057.13 3186.33 42090.24 4501.09
PeakAndMidPeakDemand 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08
ShoulderAndOffPeakEnergy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ShoulderAndOffPeakDemand 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PeakAndOffPeakEnergy 3285.70 2890.52 3089.52 3231.79 3745.42 3757.86 4501.09 4229.79 3660.28 3454.82 3057.13 3186.33 42090.24 4501.09
PeakAndOffPeakDemand 12.52 12.53 12.53 14.53 17.40 20.71 21.08 19.50 18.63 15.53 12.90 12.55 190.42 21.08

Other Variables

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Sum Max
NotIncluded 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Computation - Automatic FLATENERGYCHARGE FROM TotalEnergy EnergyCharges SUM FLATENERGYCHARGE Basis SUM EnergyCharges DemandCharges ServiceCharges Subtotal SUM Basis Adjustment Surcharge Total SUM Subtotal Taxes

Construction Cost Estimate Summary[LINK]

The Construction Cost Estimate Summary report shows the details of a simplified cost estimate of the building along with a comparison with reference building costs entered by the user. An example of the Construction Cost Estimate Summary report is shown below.

Construction Cost Estimate Summary

Reference Bldg. Current Bldg. Model Difference
Line Item SubTotal ($) 665082.04 720964.07 55882.03
Misc. Costs ($) 928979.09 928979.09 0.00
Regional Adjustment ($) 216792.31 224392.27 7599.96
Design Fee ($) 108651.21 149946.83 41295.63
Contractor Fee ($) 126759.74 131203.48 4443.74
Contigency ($) 181085.34 187433.54 6348.20
Permits, Bonds, Insurance ($) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Commissioning ($) 9054.27 18743.35 9689.09
Cost Estimate Total ($) 2236404.00 2361662.65 125258.65
Cost Per Conditioned Building Area ($/m2) 1203.69 1271.11 67.42

Cost Line Item Details

Line No. Item Name Quantity. Units $ per Qty. SubTotal $
– 1 EXTERIOR WALLS 627.57 m2 168.64 105832.65
– 2 INTERIOR WALLS 854.18 m2 31.16 26616.23
– 3 ROOF 1857.96 m2 104.69 194509.64
– 4 GROUND FLR SLAB 1857.96 m2 56.06 104157.14
– 5 ACOUSTICAL DROP CEILINGS 1857.96 m2 23.79 44200.83
– 6 QUAD HIGH SHGC SUPERWINDOWS 226.22 m2 687.84 155604.96
– 7 QUAD LOW SHGC SUPERWINDOWS 42.68 m2 687.84 29359.55
– 8 CENTRAL CHILLER 153.48 kW (tot cool cap.) 340.00 52183.09
– 9 CONTINUOUS AIR BARRIER 1.00 Ea. 8500.00 8500.00
Line Item SubTotal – – – – – 720964.07

XML Tabular Output[LINK]

The tables discussed in this section can also be output in an XML format that may be easier for some other programs to extract specific results. An excerpt of the XML file format is shown below. This report presents the same output results as the other tabular report formats but using XML tags.

<?xml version = “1.0”?>

<EnergyPlusTabularReports>

<BuildingName>NONE</BuildingName>

<EnvironmentName>Chicago Ohare Intl Ap IL USA TMY3 WMO# = 725300</EnvironmentName>

<WeatherFileLocationTitle>Chicago Ohare Intl Ap IL USA TMY3 WMO# = 725300</WeatherFileLocationTitle>

<ProgramVersion>EnergyPlus, Version 8.0, YMD = 2013.02.18 15:50</ProgramVersion>

<SimulationTimestamp>

<Date>

2013-02-18

</Date>

<Time>

15:50:33

</Time>

</SimulationTimestamp>

<AnnualBuildingUtilityPerformanceSummary>

<for>Entire Facility</for>

<SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<name>TotalSiteEnergy</name>

<TotalEnergy units = “kBtu”>200671.97</TotalEnergy>

<EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>143.32</EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea>

<EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>143.32</EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea>

</SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<name>NetSiteEnergy</name>

<TotalEnergy units = “kBtu”>200671.97</TotalEnergy>

<EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>143.32</EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea>

<EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>143.32</EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea>

</SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<name>TotalSourceEnergy</name>

<TotalEnergy units = “kBtu”>442504.19</TotalEnergy>

<EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>316.04</EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea>

<EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>316.04</EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea>

</SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<SiteAndSourceEnergy>

<name>NetSourceEnergy</name>

<TotalEnergy units = “kBtu”>397810.98</TotalEnergy>

<EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>284.12</EnergyPerTotalBuildingArea>

<EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea units = “kBtu/ft2”>284.12</EnergyPerConditionedBuildingArea>

</SiteAndSourceEnergy>

An actual file will be much longer than this example but follows this format.