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While David's post explains the mechanics for making the change, note that a 1-minute timestep may not be a very useful output:
- Many occupancy schedules are not entered at that high a resolution (schedules are generally hourly).
- The weather file has hourly data, so it will not reflect, e.g., rapid changes in cloud coverage (solar radiation) or windspeed.
- EnergyPlus does not model actual bang-bang thermostat control for HVAC systems; rather, if the HVAC is ever needed to meet the load for a timestep, a simple part load ratio is calculated. (Newer versions of EnergyPlus may now have this capability, I'm not sure.)
While David's post explains the mechanics for making the change, note that a 1-minute timestep may not be a very useful output:
- output:
1. Many occupancy schedules are not entered at that high a resolution (schedules are generally
hourly). - hourly).
2. The weather file has hourly data, so it will not reflect, e.g., rapid changes in cloud coverage (solar radiation) or
windspeed. - windspeed.
3. EnergyPlus does not model actual bang-bang thermostat control for HVAC systems; rather, if the HVAC is ever needed to meet the load for a timestep, a simple part load ratio is calculated. (Newer versions of EnergyPlus may now have this capability, I'm not sure.)