<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> ESP-r users and developers,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Version 11.9 of the ESP-r system is now available.  A summary of the changes and new features included in this release is given at the bottom of this e-mail.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The source code may be accessed via the ESP-r Central Subversion repository.  To do this, you must first install a Subversion client on your system.  Free clients are available at <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org/getting.html">http://subversion.tigris.org/getting.html</a>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Once you have installed the Subversion client you can download the source code for version 11.9 of ESP-r anonymously using the following command:<o:p></o:p>       svn checkout <a href="https://espr.svn.cvsdude.com/esp-r/trunk">https://espr.svn.cvsdude.com/esp-r/trunk</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you already downloaded the source code of a previous version with the above command, then you do not have to do a full download of version 11.9.  Rather, you can update the source code by executing the following command from your "trunk" directory:<o:p></o:p>       svn update<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> (ESP-r developers who wish to make source code contributions to ESP-r should contact Bart Lomanowski at <a href="mailto:Bartosz.Lomanowski@nrcan.gc.ca">Bartosz.Lomanowski@nrcan.gc.ca</a> who can configure an account for you on ESP-r Central.  Further information on ESP-r Central for developers is available at http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/Programs/ESP-r_central.htm.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ESP-r source code is available exclusively through ESP-r Central.  However, you can obtain pre-compiled versions for specific operating environments on ESRU’s web site.  These pre-compiled versions will generally be made available within a few days of a source code release and will be announced to this e-mail list.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Ian Beausoleil-Morrison<o:p></o:p> ESP-r Archivist on behalf of the ESP-r development team<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Carleton University<o:p></o:p> Ottawa, Canada<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Release Notes<o:p></o:p> 11.9 (June 2010)<o:p></o:p> ================<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Simulator<o:p></o:p> ---------<o:p></o:p> - A 1-node plant component model of an air-source heat pump has been added.<o:p></o:p>   The model incorporates optional outside air temperature compensation for the<o:p></o:p>   flow temperature set point and optional defrost calculations.<o:p></o:p>   The model is described in:<o:p></o:p>     Kelly N J, Cockroft J, Gauri S, "Performance Analysis of Air Source Heat Pumps<o:p></o:p>     Using Detailed Simulations and Comparison to Field Trial Data", Paper submitted<o:p></o:p>     to The Biennial Conference of IBPSA-Canada, eSim2010, Winnipeg, Canada, May 19-20.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Project Manager<o:p></o:p> ---------------<o:p></o:p> - Further enhancements have been made to the GTK version.<o:p></o:p> - Integrated Performance Views can now be generated for models up to 72 zones.<o:p></o:p> - Constructions can now use to up 12 layers.<o:p></o:p> - The construction materials database has been cleaned up and materials specified<o:p></o:p>   in the IBO PassivHaus book have been added.<o:p></o:p> - The EPW climate import facility has been updated to support files that match the<o:p></o:p>   specific format of climate files purchased from CIBSE as well as newer additions<o:p></o:p>   to the US DOE climate sets.<o:p></o:p> - There was a bug in drawing zones which had been defined via the click-on-bitmap<o:p></o:p>   facility: this has been fixed.<o:p></o:p> - Occupant casual gains defined on a floor-area basis were subject to rounding<o:p></o:p>   errors in reporting graphs and tables: this has been addressed.<o:p></o:p> - The drawing of the site origin has been improved for small and large models.<o:p></o:p> - Occupancy pattern files and documentation for Korean standard occupancy, lighting,<o:p></o:p>   and equipment patterns for 30 room types have been added. (Contributed by<o:p></o:p>   DASS Korea.)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Results Analyzer<o:p></o:p> ----------------<o:p></o:p> - A new facility has been added that allows measured data (e.g. room dry bulb <o:p></o:p>   temperatures) to be associated with a model as an item in a temporal file.<o:p></o:p>   This allows users to display predicted and measured data simultaneously.<o:p></o:p> - By convention, a demand imposed on a battery is assigned a positive value if<o:p></o:p>   the battery is discharging and a negative value if the battery is charging.<o:p></o:p>   The current and power draws reported by the battery model in the power flow<o:p></o:p>   domain now follow this convention.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Validation/Compliance Checking<o:p></o:p> ------------------------------<o:p></o:p> - The logic, databases, and documentation associated with UK code<o:p></o:p>   compliance have been updated based on feedback from the accrediting board.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> General<o:p></o:p> -------<o:p></o:p> - The export of ESP-r models to the TSBI3 tool is no longer supported. (This<o:p></o:p>   tool no longer exists.)<o:p></o:p> - Further support has been added for the alternate ‘META file’ model description<o:p></o:p>   format.<o:p></o:p> - Database references have been made to improve model portability between<o:p></o:p>   computers.<o:p></o:p> - The support of graphics functions on some 64-bit computing environments has<o:p></o:p>   been improved.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Additional Changes<o:p></o:p> ------------------<o:p></o:p> - Many additional changes have been made that are transparent to the user.<o:p></o:p>   Information on these, as well as further details on all the above-mentioned<o:p></o:p>   changes, can be found in ESP-r Central's change log.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>