energy plus output converters

Hi folks! Has anyone ever made any output converters for EnergyPlus they'd be willing to share? Specifically I'm interested in converters that allow outputs from more recent versions of E+ to be shown in the output format of older versions. Output variable names have been changed and reported in different ways. Interested in being able to convert to 8.5 format if possible. OK if it's an OS measure. Feels like a long shot but thanks for any help or insight! Andrew

Andrew_Corney

asked 2022-01-27 13:12:35 -0500

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Aaron Boranian

updated 2022-01-27 15:10:19 -0500

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Or thinking about it some more - does anyone have an OS measure that generates old E+ output files from OS?

Andrew_Corney (2022-01-27 13:38:50 -0500) edit

@Andrew_Corney, I'm asking around a bit. OS reporting measures primarily reads the E+ SQL file (so its more of an E+ reporting measure), but it does also have access to IDF and OSM file as input files that can be used for report, if for example you want to see data by space type or building story, or include combination of input and output data in a report. They typically write out to HTML, CSV or some other format. The only example writing back to SQL is Radiance reporting that added illuminance maps to the E+ SQL file. What you are describing might be possible but I have not seen it.