Has anyone in the group used the sunspace option in eQUEST? I have tried it and it blew up in LOADS Following is the .inp description of the Sunspace:
"EL1 North Perim Spc (G.N1)" = SPACE
X = -25.25
Y = 109.6
AZIMUTH = 51.024
SHAPE = POLYGON
ZONE-TYPE = CONDITIONED
PEOPLE-SCHEDULE = "EL1 Bldg Occup Sch"
LIGHTING-SCHEDUL = ( "EL1 Bldg InsLt Sch" )
EQUIP-SCHEDULE = ( "EL1 Bldg Misc Sch", "EL1 Bldg OffEq Sch",
"EL1 Bldg OffEq Sch" )
INF-SCHEDULE = "ZG1-S1 (UVT) P-Inf Sch"
INF-METHOD = AIR-CHANGE
INF-FLOW/AREA = 0.0563044
PEOPLE-HG-LAT = 217.268
PEOPLE-HG-SENS = 250
LIGHTING-W/AREA = ( 1.14175 )
EQUIPMENT-W/AREA = ( 0, 0, 0.791 )
SUNSPACE = YES
AREA/PERSON = 165.463
POLYGON = "EL1 Space Polygon 1"
C-SUB-SRC-BTUH = ( 0, 0, 0 )
C-SUB-SRC-KW = ( 0, 0, 0 )
C-ACTIVITY-DESC = *Office (Executive/Private) (79%)*
..
"EL1 North Wall (G.N1.E1)" = EXTERIOR-WALL
CONSTRUCTION = "EL1 EWall Construction"
LOCATION = SPACE-V4
SHADING-SURFACE = YES
..
"EL1 North Win (G.N1.E1.W1)" = WINDOW
GLASS-TYPE = "EL1 Window Type #1 GT"
FRAME-WIDTH = 0.108333
X = 0.808333
Y = 0.938333
HEIGHT = 7.17333
WIDTH = 138.803
FRAME-CONDUCT = 1.306
SPACER-TYPE = INSULATED
..
"EL1 SW Wall (G.N1.I1)" = INTERIOR-WALL
NEXT-TO = "EL1 WNW Perim Spc (G.WNW4)"
CONSTRUCTION = "Sunspace Wall construction"
LOCATION = SPACE-V1
..
"EL1 South Wall (G.N1.I2)" = INTERIOR-WALL
NEXT-TO = "EL1 Core Spc (G.C5)"
CONSTRUCTION = "Sunspace Wall construction"
INT-WALL-TYPE = STANDARD
LOCATION = SPACE-V2
..
"Sunspace Window" = WINDOW
GLASS-TYPE = "EL1 Window Type #1 GT"
X = 1
Y = 6.5
HEIGHT = 2
WIDTH = 122
C-WELL-HEIGHT = 6.5
C-WELL-WIDTH = 1
..
"EL1 SSE Wall (G.N1.I3)" = INTERIOR-WALL
NEXT-TO = "EL1 SE Perim Spc (G.SE2)"
CONSTRUCTION = "Sunspace Wall construction"
LOCATION = SPACE-V3
..
"EL1 Ceiling (G.N1.I4)" = INTERIOR-WALL
NEXT-TO = "EL1 North Perim Plnm (G.N6)"
CONSTRUCTION = "Air Ceiling of Sunspace"
INT-WALL-TYPE = AIR
LOCATION = TOP
..
"EL1 Flr (G.N1.U1)" = UNDERGROUND-WALL
CONSTRUCTION = "EL1 UFCons (G.N1.U2)"
LOCATION = BOTTOM
..
Following is the system description of the sunspace:
"EL1 North Perim Zn (G.N1)" = ZONE
TYPE = CONDITIONED
MIN-FLOW-RATIO = 1
BASEBOARD-RATING = -25605.4
FLOW/AREA = 0.25
OA-FLOW/PER = 18.2732
SS-FLOW-T-SCH = "Max T for SS heating Annual"
SS-VENT-CST = 5
SS-VENT-WND = 0.2
SS-VENT-TEMP = 0.2
SS-VENT-T-SCH = "Vent T Annual Schedule"
SS-VENT-SCH = "Sunspace Venting Schedule"
DESIGN-HEAT-T = 72
HEAT-TEMP-SCH = "S1 Sys1 (UVT) Heat Sch"
DESIGN-COOL-T = 75
BASEBOARD-CTRL = THERMOSTATIC
SIZING-OPTION = ADJUST-LOADS
SPACE = "EL1 North Perim Spc (G.N1)"
..
"EL1 North Perim Pl Zn (G.N6)" = ZONE
TYPE = UNCONDITIONED
DESIGN-HEAT-T = 67
DESIGN-COOL-T = 75
SIZING-OPTION = ADJUST-LOADS
SPACE = "EL1 North Perim Plnm (G.N6)"
Following is the error message
***ERROR***********************************************************************
In routine TEMDEV for ZONE EL1 North Perim Pl Zn (G.N6) on 2/10 hr 11 (InitialFlg = 0)
SUNSPACE INTERIOR-WALL calculations produced bad values:
CSSVEC (convection) = 0. CSSVEC (conduction) = 7294864.
This would cause a 262. degree ZONE temperature change. Values are being ignored.
Check wall definitions for errors and report this inp/lib/wth to DOE-2 support.
***ERROR***********************************************************************
In routine TEMDEV for ZONE EL1 North Perim Zn (T.N11) on 2/10 hr 11 (InitialFlg = 0)
SUNSPACE INTERIOR-WALL calculations produced bad values:
CSSVEC (convection) = 0. CSSVEC (conduction) = 176604512.
This would cause a 6794. degree ZONE temperature change. Values are being ignored.
Check wall definitions for errors and report this inp/lib/wth to DOE-2 support.
Any ideas as to where I went wrong?
- Christopher Ercoli
