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I am trying to use trnopt for optimization of a simple PVT system for maximizing electrical output... But after the trnopt popup where in we decide all the variables and optimization algorithm and all. ...and running optimization..till here everything is fine after that it is supposed to open wingenopt but that is not happening in my system....i tried the example optimization file also but again there's no wingenopt window opening....i have installed genopt.jar file and also have java files downloaded....i don't know where the problem is because i followed the exact same procedure given in description manual in tess library folder of trnsys18..... please can anyone help me out with how to use this trnopt for optimization.... it'll be very helpful.... please
It sounds like you are doing all the right things. It is hard to diagnose these problems because they are specific to the setup of each computer. Here are a couple of items I have noticed and that might help.
- neither GenOpt nor TRNSYS should be installed in the \Program Files\ or \Program Files (x86)\ directories. Those directories have write protections on them that prevent the programs from creating files even if the user has admin (full read/write) access. I have GenOpt in c:\GetOpt\ and TRNSYS in c:\Trnsys18\
- make sure that you are using the version of GenOpt that is mentioned in the TRNOpt documentation; the version of TRNOpt and the version of GenOpt have to match each other. You may have to go looking for older GenOpt releases.
- the Java version does not matter as much but make sure that the TRNOpt settings are pointing to the version and location of Java that you have installed.
- check to see whether the SYSTEM user (a built-in Windows account) has full read/write access to both the Trnsys and GenOpt directories.
~David
