Hi to all!
I am trying to develop a new type in
TRNSYS. I have done this multiple times in the past
successfully but this time I have 512 parameters to pass in
the type (essentially an array of 16 lines x 32 columns). This
data is calculated externally in MS Excel prior to running any
simulation in TRNSYS.
One approach I have thought about is to
make all data in two columns in excel, use that file as an
external file to the new type and during "Start Time"
Manipulations to read the data and store them in the array I
ultimately want to be accessible in the new type. If it gets
in there it is easy to manipulate the data / include new
arrays / etc. I would follow TYPE90 as a template in
accomplishing this. This is not optimal though since I will
have a very long list of data (512 lines) instead of having
much less lines with more columns (this makes it easier to
check as well).
Is there any way to read a multi-columned
external file? Is there a tutorial of some sort or a type I
could follow as a template to develop this?
Do you maybe have another suggestion on how
to implement this?
Thank you in advance,
George
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Dr. George Kyriakarakos, Agricultural Engineer
PhD, MSc Energy Systems &
Renewable Energy Sources
Agricultural University of
Athens,
Dept. of Natural Resources
and Agricultural Engineering
Iera odos street, 75, Athens
11855, Greece
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