Hi all -- I'm fairly new to EnergyPlus/OpenStudio and I'm wondering if there's a way to use the EnergyPlus components in OpenStudio (i.e., in the same way that you can use BCL measures). I'm particularly after the components ZoneCoolTower:Shower and ZoneEarthtube. Is there a way to 'convert' EnergyPlus components into OpenStudio through a script? Thanks in advance!
Yes that is possible, this is referred to an an OpenStudio EnergyPlusMeasure (not an OpenStudio ModelMeasure), as the point where that measures run the Model (OSM) has been converted to an EnergyPlus Workspace (IDF).
See the section EnergyPlus Measures in the OpenStudio Measure Writing Guide.
These EnergyPlusMeasure can only be applied when your workflow is run though (unlike ModelMeasure which could can "Apply Now" to get a resulting modified OSM Model).
You can find a bunch of such measures on the BCL to draw inspiration from, and there is one that may suit your needs with minimal effort (if you want to apply it to a single model): Inject IDF Objects. The source of that measure is at NREL/openstudio-common-measures-gem and is pretty simple to follow.
There is also one that is installed with OpenStudio in /path/to/openstudio/compact_osw/measures/SetEplusInfiltration.
I wrote an E+ mesure to introduce an Earth Tube (pozo canadiense in Spanish) from OpenStudio using it is not necessary to manually modify the idf. I can send to you on a private message (my email: josepsolebonet@telefonica.net)
You might also find these instructional videos helpful for writing measures:
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