<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Bonjour / hello ESP-r support,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">I am unable to
implement the zone control function on my apartment building model
with ESP-r 11.9 GCC4 native windows version. I am able to create a simple zone
control file for one of the zones "apt1" - </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;mso-fareast-language:FR">1) Zone
Sensor - Senses current zone db temp</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-ansi-language:FR;
mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">2) Zone Actuator - air
point or surface in apt1 </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:
FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">3) Basic controller
for heating / cooling ...etc... and apply it to a zone etc...</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:
10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:
FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">I
can successfully run / integrate simulation but the zone
"apt1" results file indicates that it just “free-floats” and does
follow the zone control file. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">I have created simple “test”
file with a simple zone control in ESP-r 11_8_GCC3 native windows version. I
ran the simulator / integrated simulation and the results file indicates that the "test" zone responds to the Basic controller for heating / cooling. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">However when I load the
same “test” file in 11_9_GCC4 , run the simulator / integrate simulation the results
file again indicates that the zone just “free-floats”. No matter what zone control I choose the zone just free floats. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Have I made a mistake somewhere? Is there an error in the
compiling of ESP-r 11_9_GCC4 Native Windows Version??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Responses are welcome,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR">Ian</span></p></span></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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