eppy_funcs

eppy_funcs.convert_format(s, place, mode)

Converts energyPlus names to their Eppy equivalents

Parameters:

• s (str) – name to convert
• place (str) – the type of place that is being used ‘field’ or ‘class’
• mode (str) – whether to convert to idf or json formating

Returns:

the converted name

eppy_funcs.get_idf(idf_file, idd_file, output_directory) → IDF

Uses eppy to read an idf file and generate the corresponding idf object

Parameters:

• idf_file (str) – Input IDF file name
• idd_file (str) – Input IDD file name
• output_directory (str) – Directory for the IDF object

Returns:

The specified IDF object

eppy_funcs.one_window(building)

Removes some windows so that each wall has no more than one

Parameters:building – The building to apply the changes to

eppy_funcs.set_vertex(idfObj, vertexNum, x = 0, y = 0, z = 0)

Sets a single vertex of the passed idfObject (idfObj) to the specified x,y and z coordinates.

Parameters:

• idfObj – The idfObject to be used
• x, y, z (float) – The position of the vertex

eppy_funcs.wwr_all(building, wwr)

Sets the wwr for all walls that have a window. Will malfunction if there are multiple windows on one wall

Parameters:

• building – The building to apply the changes to
• wwr (float) – The desired wwr

eppy_funcs.wwr_single(window, wwr, building, mode)

Sets window to have the window to wall ratio specified by wwr

Parameters:

• window – The window to apply the changes to
• wwr (float) – The desired wwr
• building – The building to apply the changes to
• mode (str) – Whether to convert to idf or json formating