Class: Honeybee::ElectricLoadCenter

Inherits:
ModelObject show all
Defined in:
lib/honeybee/generator/loadcenter.rb,
lib/to_openstudio/generator/loadcenter.rb

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from ModelObject

#errors, #openstudio_object, #warnings

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from ModelObject

#allowable_types, clean_identifier, clean_name, #find_existing_openstudio_object, #initialize, #method_missing, read_from_disk, truncate

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Honeybee::ModelObject

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method in the class Honeybee::ModelObject

Instance Method Details

#defaults ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/honeybee/generator/loadcenter.rb', line 37

def defaults
  @@schema[:components][:schemas][:ElectricLoadCenter][:properties]
end

#to_openstudio(openstudio_model, generator_objects) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/to_openstudio/generator/loadcenter.rb', line 39

def to_openstudio(openstudio_model, generator_objects)
  # create the ElectricLoadCenter:Distribution specification
  load_center = OpenStudio::Model::ElectricLoadCenterDistribution.new(openstudio_model)
  load_center.setName('Model Load Center Distribution')

  # add the generators to the specification
  generator_objects.each do |gen_obj|
    load_center.addGenerator(gen_obj)
  end

  # assign the major properties to the load center
  load_center.setGeneratorOperationSchemeType('Baseload')
  load_center.setElectricalBussType('DirectCurrentWithInverter')

  # create the inverter and assign it
  inverter = OpenStudio::Model::ElectricLoadCenterInverterPVWatts.new(openstudio_model)
  if @hash[:inverter_dc_to_ac_size_ratio]
    inverter.setDCToACSizeRatio(@hash[:inverter_dc_to_ac_size_ratio])
  else
    inverter.setDCToACSizeRatio(defaults[:inverter_dc_to_ac_size_ratio][:default])
  end
  if @hash[:inverter_efficiency]
    inverter.setInverterEfficiency(@hash[:inverter_efficiency])
  else
    inverter.setInverterEfficiency(defaults[:inverter_efficiency][:default])
  end
  load_center.setInverter(inverter)

  load_center
end