?_Ÿ˙˙˙˙G¨†l\ć3 TRNSED.HLXZ˙main?GŸmainTRNSED.HLXz0WGŕ đ lOŸm##¨Oł+‡hGŢdd77˙˙˙˙˙č/&;)z4€´,Ë˙˙ ‹ ˙˙˙˙|CONTEXT |CTXOMAP9Ž|FONTs|KWBTREEş|KWDATADŽ|KWMAPŠ|SYSTEM|TOPICÎ|TTLBTREEé—  €˜<@-# ˜I˙˙ŒšŸą˙˙˙˙şŒŸŰ-#R˙˙ꕟ‘˙˙˙˙ƎŸ[#8@S˙˙T?-#%N˙˙2“Ÿi˙˙˙˙ŒŒŸ   đ’ŸM)5Windows MenuWindows/Cascade  ˘’Ÿş’ŸTechnical Overview˙­˙˙Windows/Cascade-#źÄN˙˙`“Ÿj˙˙˙˙üf’Ÿ-#ĐŘN˙˙Ž“Ÿj˙˙˙Ľˆœˆ˙˙˙˙ B˙˙˙˙N1d˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙NpTRNSED Help Index> Œ' €.€€‚€‚˙TRNSED Help Index äŠNpZ ‚€€ă"€‰‚㔾‘L‰‚ăfI–‰‚ăů,Gk‰‚ăwkÍ‰‚ăa­u牂ăŽÓK‰‚ăŽÉ˘Ą‰˙Introduction to TRNSEDFile MenuTRNSYS MenuParametrics MenuPlot MenuWindows MenuOnline Display HelpWhat is TRNSYS?: ŒŞ1˛˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙Ş"File Menu/ pŮ# €€€‚˙File MenuIöŞ"S t€í€€‚‚‚ăq?P€‰‚ăÜáCP‰‚ă7z{J‰‚ăfłŢz‰‚ăšš˛‰‚ăщ3P‰‚˙The File Menu is the first menu option on the left of the Menu Bar. The File Menu offers choices for opening, saving and printing TRNSED files and plots. File/OpenFile/SaveFile/Save AsFile/PrintFile/Printer SetupFile/Exit< Ů^1b˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙^„TRNSYS Menu1"# €€€‚˙TRNSYS Menuő­^„H ^€[€€‚‚‚ăźhaр‰‚ăvîˆŕ‰‚ăţى‚ă/ŸA9‰€‚˙The TRNSYS Menu offers choices for running the TRNSYS program.TRNSYS/CalculateTRNSYS/Run TableTRNSYS/SI Units or English UnitsTRNSYS/Execute User Command AĹ1‚˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ĹParametrics Menu6„ű# €&€€‚˙Parametrics Menu ĂĹH ^€‡€€‚‚‚ă%Ţ9|€‰‚ăű 7ľ‰‚ă¤M̉‚ăçĄSŁ‰€‚˙The Parametrics Menu contains commands to set up and modify the data in a parametric table. The parametric table operates in a similar manner to a spreadsheet. The power of the parametric table is that it allows you to create repetitive TRNSYS calculations using one input file with different values of system variables.Parametrics/New TableParametrics/Alter TableParametrics/Insert/Delete RunsParametrics/Insert/Delete Variables : ű@1d˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙@jPlot Menu/ o# €€€‚˙Plot Menuűš@jB R€s€€‚‚‚ăŹÚä耉‚ăÄ'Đł‰‚ăƛ?‰‚€‚˙The Plot Menu offers choices for creating output plots from TRNSED plot files (those files ending in the .PLT extension).Plot/New PlotPlot/Overlay PlotPlot/Modify Plot = o§1­˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙§ Windows Menu2jŮ# €€€‚˙Windows Menu>᧠] ˆ€Ă€€‚‚‚ânˇ}€‰‚â1Ľ×S‰‚â@ŠA‰‚ââ*剂â綌w‰‚âVH)뉂â|ŹPź‰€‚˙The Windows Menu contains commands for manipulating and opening various windows existing in TRNSED.Windows/InputWindows/OutputWindows/ListingWindows/TableWindows/DiagramWindows/TileWindows/Cascade : ŮQ 1Ý˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙Q ô File/Open/  € # €€€‚˙File/Opent+Q ô I `€W€€‚âϒL€‰€âfežˇ€‰€âGFţK€‰€‚˙The Open command displays the Open dialog box. In this dialog box, the file to be opened is specified. The Open dialog box contains a File Name box, a Files of Type box, a list box displaying the files in the current directory, a Look In box, and standard Open and Cancel buttons. : € . 1”˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙. ˆ File NameZ7ô ˆ # €n€€‚˙Used for entering the name of the file to be loaded.> . Ć 1Ű˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙Ć c Files of Typezˆ c # €ô€€‚˙Used to reduce the file list to files matching the extension selected: .TRD for TRNSED files and .IDX for Index files.8Ć › 1ł˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙› Look in{Xc # €°€€‚˙Used to select a different drive. From there you can find the subdirectory you need.: › P1˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙P&@File/Save/ # €€€‚˙File/Save›jP&@1 0€Ő€€‚ă7z{J€‰€‚˙The Save command saves the active TRNSED window to disk. If the save command is issued with a TRNSED input file named TEST.TRD as the active window, the file TEST.TRD will be overwritten. If the file has not been previously saved, TRNSED opens the Save As dialog box so the file may be named and saved in a specified directory o&@r on a specified drive. = c@18˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙c@^BFile/Save As4&@—@$ € €€‚‚˙File/Save AsÇxc@^BO l€ń€€â ľ—‘€‰€âGFţK€‰€âÉÚ°€‰€‚‚€€˙ The Save As Command displays the Save As dialog box which contains a File Name box, a file listing, a Look In box, a Save As Type box and standard Save and Cancel buttons.NOTE: If you save your TRNSED input file (*.TRD) with a name other than the original name, tha associated output files will not be available for the Windows menu following a simulation.?—@B1š˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙BřBFile Name/save[7^BřB$ €n€€‚‚˙Used for entering the name of the file to be saved.= B5C1ń˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙5CéCSave as type´řBéC% €€€‚‚˙Used to determine the type of file to save as and to reduce the file list to files matching the extension selected: .TRD for TRNSED files.; 5C$D1u˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$D^GFile/Print0 éCTD# €€€‚˙File/Print Ů$D^G1 0€ł€€‚ăšš˛€‰€‚˙The Print command prints the contents of the current active window using the information provided in File/Printer Setup. You are presented with a dialog box containing a list of possible windows to print,a series of arrow buttons, a list of the windows being printed, as well as the usual Cancel and OK buttons. You can select, with the mouse, one or more windows in the left list. By clicking on the single-arrow button pointing to the right, the selected file(s) are moved to the list of windows that will be printed. By clicking on the double-arrow pointing to the right, all the possible windows will be moved to the list of windows to print. The arrow buttons pointing to the left perform the reverse functions.CTDĄG1˜˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ĄGöIFile/Printer Setup8^GŮG# €*€€‚˙File/Printer SetupřĄGöI% €ń€€‚‚˙This command configures TRNSED to operated with your printer device. The Printer Setup is the standard Windows Printer setup box. The printer device is automatically set to the default printer but may be changed by clicking on the Printer Name box. On this setup page, you can select to print either with Portrait Orientation or Landscape Orientation. You may also select the size and source of the printer paper. By pressing the Properties button, you can modify items specific to each printer. : ŮG0J1i˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙0J_KFile/Exit/ öI_J# €€€‚˙File/ExitŰ0J_K% €ˇ€€‚‚˙The Exit command exits the TRNSED program, removes it from memory, and returns you to Windows. If a file has been modified without being saved, a prompt to save the file before exiting will be displayed by TRNSED. A_J K1ľ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ KNTRNSYS/Calculate6_KÖK# €&€€‚˙TRNSYS/Calculate> KN+ $€'€€‚€€‚˙The calculate command calls the TRNSYS simulation program. The Calculate command is disabled unless a file in the active window has a .TRD file extension. This command may also be executed using the F8 key. The TRNSYS program will run using the input file in the active window. Upon completion of the calculations, TRNSYS will tell you the calculations are complete and ask if you would like to exit the program. Clicking "Yes" will return you to the TRNSED program where the output may be viewed, results plotted, etc.AÖKUN1 ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙UNOTRNSYS/Run Table6N‹N# €&€€‚˙TRNSYS/Run Table’nUNO$ €Ü€€‚‚˙The Run Table command will run the parametric table in TRNSYS, if one is present and is the active window.Q ‹NnO1.˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙nOWTRNSYS/SI Units or English UnitsF#O´O# €F€€‚˙TRNSYS/SI Units or English Units—rnOW% €ĺ€€‚‚˙These switches allow you to select be´OWOtween two unit systems for the display of the TRNSED simulation file. The TRNSYS programmer that created the TRNSED deck is responsible for correctly converting between the two unit systems. The TRNSYS programmer may use a third, appropriate unit system instead of the English System depending on the nature of the simulation. L´OŁ1…˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ŁÜ‚TRNSYS/Execute User CommandAWä# €<€€‚˙TRNSYS/Execute User CommandřÓŁÜ‚% €§€€‚‚˙The Execute User Command command allows you to execute any legitimate DOS command from the TRNSED program. The desired command should be entered into the input box including path names and file extensions. Fä"ƒ1U˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙"ƒ1ŠParametrics/New Table;܂]ƒ# €0€€‚˙Parametrics/New Table<"ƒ™…' €+€€‚‚‚‚˙ The New Table command creates a parametric table for the active TRNSED window. You are presented with a dialog box containing a No. of Runs box, Parameters in File list, Parameters in Table list, arrow buttons, and standard OK and Cancel buttons.The list of variables available to put in the table appears on the left. The variables to appear in the table are selected from this list. To select a variable, click on its name using the mouse. When selecting the variables, the TRNSED description will appear below the list.˜e]ƒ1Š3 4€Ë€€‚‚‚ăű 7ľ€‰€‚˙Click on the single-arrow button pointing to the right to move the selected variable name to the list of variables that will appear in the table. Clicking the double-arrow button pointing to the right will move all the variables to the list of variables that will appear in the table. The variables in the right hand list will appear in the parametric table in the order in which they were put into the list.A variable can be removed from the table list on the right by clicking on its name in the right-hand list and then clicking the single-arrow button pointing to the left. Clicking on the double-arrow button pointing to the left will move all the variables in the Parameters in Table list to the Parameters in File list. Clicking the OK button will close the New Parametric Table dialog box and bring up the table window with empty value boxes. The desired values for the variables may either be directly entered in the table or entered using the Alter Table command. Only one parametric table is allowed at any time. When creating a new parametric table, any existing tables are automatically deleted.H™…yŠ1ł˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙yŠäŽParametrics/Alter Table=1ŠśŠ# €4€€‚˙Parametrics/Alter Table.yŠäŽ' €€€‚‚‚‚˙The Alter Table dialog provides an automatic way to enter or clear the values of a variable in a parametric table. The alternative way is to simple type the values into the table one by one. The Alter Values menu option is only available if the parametric table is the active TRNSED window.The variable to be changed in the table is selected form the list by clicking on its name with the mouse. The values for this variable will be cleared if the Clear Values control is selected. If Set Values is selected, values for the selected variable will be automatically entered in the table starting with the value in the First Value box. Successive values in the table are generated with a constant increment between each run, with the first run set to the first value. To set all the values in the table to a constant, set the increment to zero. Several alterations to the table can be made without leaving this window by making changes with the Apply button. Click on OK when all the changes to the table have been made.OśŠ31+˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙3ÁParametrics/Insert/Delete RunsD!äŽw# €B€€‚˙Parametrics/Insert/Delete Runs˜s3Á% €ç€€‚‚˙The number of runs in an existing Parametric table can be changed at any time by inserting or delewÁäŽting one or more runs at the top, bottom, or after a specified run. Users should make sure to fill in the values of the new table entries to avoid TRNSED errors. The Insert/Delete Runs menu option is only available if the parametric table is the active TRNSED window.T#woÁ1ü˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙oÁĹParametrics/Insert/Delete VariablesI&Á¸Á# €L€€‚˙Parametrics/Insert/Delete Variables_9oÁĹ& €s€€‚‚‚˙Variables can be added to or removed from an existing Parametric Table using this command. In addition, the command allows the order in which the variables appear in the columns of an existing Parametric Table to be changed without losing any of the values in the table.This command operates in exactly the same manner as the New Table command. All the available variables will be listed alphabetically in the list on the left. The list on the right will show the variables in the existing parametric table. Variables may be added or removed as desired. To change the order in which the variables appear, remove all of the variables and then add them back in the desired order. The Insert/Delete Variables command is enabled when the file in the active window is the same as the one the table has been created in.> ¸ÁUĹ1ć˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙UĹýĚPlot/New Plot3ňĹ# € €€‚˙Plot/New PlotjCUĹňČ' €‡€€‚‚‚‚˙The New Plot command allows tabular data output by TRNSYS to be plotted on the graphics screen. This command is accessible only if plot data are available (a .PLT or .OXX file, where X can be any letter, with the same prefix as the input file).Once the New Plot option is selected a dialog box will appear in which the variables to be plotted on the X and Y axes are selected from the names in the lists. The list names correspond to the labels in the plot file. If no label exists, the variable names will be labeled Column 1, Column 2, etc. To select or deselect a variable, use the mouse button. Selected variables are highlighted for distinction. Initially, the first value (other than time) will be selected. If you do not wish to plot this variable, it should first be deselected before other variables are selected.‰@ˆĹ{ĚI `€€€‚ €â€‰€â€‰€‚˙The Min and Max fields control the scaling of each axis and may be changed to any value. The two fields to the right of the word "Format" control the format of the numbers appearing in the scale for each axis. The first field will show either N, F, or E. The number of decimal places or significant figures is specified in the second field. A logarithmic scale can be specified by selecting the log button (instead of the linear button). The number of ticks and grid lines for linear scales my be specified in the No. of Ticks field. You may choose the line type, symbol type, and color by clicking the mouse on the up and down arrows to the right of each respective type. Smoothing of the plot data will be done if the Smooth control is selected. A legend may be added if the LegendBox control is selected.‚_ňČýĚ# €ž€€‚˙When you are finished specifying the plot format, choose the OK button to display the plot. 2{Ě/Í1r˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙/ÍoÍN@ýĚoÍ# €:€€‚˙A scale will not be drawn.2/ÍĄÍ1—˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ĄÍÎFeBoÍÎ# €„€€‚˙Formats the axes numbers with a fixed number of decimal places.2ĄÍ8Î1ƒ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙8ΉÎEQ.ΉÎ# €\€€‚˙Formats the axes with exponential notation.B8ÎËÎ1Ť˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ËΞPlot/Overlay Plot7‰ÎĎ# €(€€‚˙Plot/Overlay Plot°ŒËΞ$ €€€‚˙The Overlay Plot command operates in the same manner as the New Plot command. The difference is that New Plot clears the screen before the plot is drawn, whereas the Overlay Plot command places the new plot on an exĎž‰Îisting plot screen so that multiple plots may be shown. Subsequent overlay plot scales may be specified but will not be shown. Also, plots can be overlaid from multiple files.AĎ˙1u˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙3Plot/Modify Plot6ž5# €&€€‚˙Plot/Modify PlotţÚ˙3$ €ľ€€‚˙This menu selection accesses the Modify Plot dialog box. The symbol type, line type, and axis controls can all be modified using this dialog box. You can also get to this dialog box by double clicking on the plot.> 5q1z˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙q­Windows/Input33¤# € €€‚˙Windows/Input äq­% €É€€‚‚˙The Input command will bring the TRNSED input window to the front and make it the active window. The input window can be edited. The input window menu option is only available if an already opened TRNSED input file exists.?¤ě1—˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ ˙˙˙˙ěDWindows/Output4­ # €"€€‚˙Windows/Output$ěD$ €€€‚˙The Output command will bring the TRNSED output window to the front and make it the active window. The user cannot edit the output window. The Output window menu option is only available if a TRNSED output file exists; multiple output files can exist.@ „1ń˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙!˙˙˙˙„5Windows/Listing5Dš# €$€€‚˙Windows/Listing|W„5% €Ż€€‚‚˙The Listing command will bring the listing window to the front and make it the active window. The listing window cannot be edited. The Listing window menu option is only available if a TRNSYS list file exists and has the same file prefix as the open TRNSED input file. The list file provides diagnostic information about the simulation.> šs14˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙"˙˙˙˙siWindows/Table35Ś# € €€‚˙Windows/TableÞsi% €=€€‚‚˙The Table command displays the current table. The table can be edited. This command is disabled if a table has not yet been created or has been deleted.@ŚŠ1˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙#˙˙˙˙Šx Windows/Diagram5iŢ# €$€€‚˙Windows/DiagramšvŠx $ €ě€€‚‚˙The Diagram command will bring the diagram window for the active input file to the graphics screen, if one exists.= Ţľ 1˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙$˙˙˙˙ľ † Windows/Tile2x ç # €€€‚˙Windows/TileŸ{ľ † $ €ö€€‚‚˙The Tile command will display all open files in a format where every file takes up a portion of the window environment.@ç Ć 1ü˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙%˙˙˙˙Ć ‚ Windows/Cascade5† ű # €$€€‚˙Windows/Cascade‡cĆ ‚ $ €Ć€€‚‚˙The cascade option will stack all open files so that a user can see the title bar of each file.@ű  12˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙&˙˙˙˙ ´Intro to TRNSED<‚ ţ # €2€€‚˙INTRODUCTION TO TRNSEDF! D% €C€€‚‚˙TRNSED (pronounced TRANS-ED) is a program designed to make it possible for an untrained person to run TRNSYS, the general transient system simulation program. The TRNSED program provides a refined user-interface in which selected input information may be viewed and/or changed. Detailed help, unit conversion, and input checking for each input item are provided. You enter the information and start TRNSYS from a menu command. After the TRNSYS simulation is completed, control returns to TRNSED where output can be viewed and plotted. TRNSED is a menu-driven environment program for TRNSYS that houses editing and plotting functions, context-sensitive help, and the TRNSYS program. This version of TRNSED is intended to run on IBM PC and compatible computers running Windows95 or Windows NT.p2ţ ´> L€d€€‚ăÜhú€‰€‚‚ăĹÚc-€‰€‚˙Continue to Getting Started.Go home.@D @1 ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙'˙˙˙˙ @ěEGetting Started´ @´5´A@# €$€€‚˙Getting Startedę @^B3 4€Ő€€‚‚‚ănŮÁ€‰€‚˙TRNSED menus may be accessed in one of two ways: the menu may be activated by clicking on the name of the menu with the mouse or the menu may be activated by pressing the ALT key at the same time as the "hot" letter of the menu command. The F10 key followed by Enter will also pull down a menu. Once one of the menus is open, the --> and <-- keys on the keyboard will change the menus to the next menu to the right and left, respectively.Click here for "Hot" letters for menus.żA@`DC T€€€‚‚‚ăě˙ż€‰€‚‚‚‚ăQ&ˇ€‰€‚˙With the desired menu open, clicking on the desired menu item will activate that menu choice. The menu item may also be activated by pressing the "hot" key of the menu choice (without the Alt key). Click here for "hot" letters for menu items.Some of the more common menu items have shortcuts associated with them. These will have a function name next to them under the menu listing (ex. F8).Click here for a list of shortcuts.Œg^BěE% €Ď€€‚‚˙In the TRNSED program, some of the menu items will not be accessible to the user. Non-accessible menu items are "grayed out" and cannot be chosen. These "grayed out" menu items can only be chosen when the correct active window is open. For example, the TRNSYS/Calculate menu item is only available when a TRNSED input file is open as the active window.H`D4F1@˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙(˙˙˙˙4F,H"Hot" letters for menus=ěEqF# €4€€‚˙"Hot" Letters for Menusť~4F,H= H€ý€€‚€€ƒƒ€€‚ƒƒƒ‚‚‚‚‚‚‚˙"Hot letter" Menu F File T TRNSYS P Parametrics or Plot* W Windows H Help*If the Parametrics Menu can be accessed, Alt+P will open that menu. Otherwise Alt+P will open the Plot MenuMqFyH1Ć˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙)˙˙˙˙yHňM"Hot" letters for menu itemsB,HťH# €>€€‚˙"Hot" Letters for Menu Items)äyHäJE X€É€€‚‚€‚€€€€‚‚‚‚‚‚‚€‚€‚‚˙File Menu"Hot" letter Menu item O Open S Save A Save As P Print X ExitTRNSYS Menu C CalculateĚťHëL; D€™€€‚‚€‚€‚‚‚‚‚€‚€‚‚‚˙ R Run TableParametrics Menu N New Table A Alter Table I Insert/Delete RunsPlot Menu N New Plot O Overlay PlotŮäJňM. *€ł€€‚‚€‚€‚‚˙ M Modify PlotWindows Menu T Tile C Cascade: ëL,N1á˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙*˙˙˙˙,N¸€Shortcuts/ ňM[N# €€€‚˙ShortcutsŃ,No€7 <€Ł€€‚€€€€‚‚‚‚‚‚‚˙Shortcut key Menu item Ctrl+O File/Open Ctrl+S File/Save Ctrl+P File/Print Ctrl+Q FIle/Exit F8 [No€ňMTRNSYS/Calculate F1 Programmer supplied help*I&[N¸€# €L€€‚˙*If the TRNSYS programmer made one.@o€ř€1’ ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙+˙˙˙˙ř€JŽWhat is TRNSYS?5¸€-# €$€€‚˙What Is TRNSYS?&ř€S# €€€‚˙œo-ď‚- (€ß€˜ˆĘ[ÝŰ€‚˙TRNSYS is a transient system simulation program with a modular structure. The modular nature of TRNSYS gives the program tremendous flexibility, and facilitates the addition to the program of mathematical models not included in the standard TRNSYS library. TRNSYS is well suited to detailed analyses of systems whose behavior is dependent on the passage of time.'Sƒ$ €€˜€‚˙Kď‚a…- (€=€˜ˆĘ[ÝŰ€‚˙A system is defined to be a set of components, interconnected in such a manner as to accomplish a specified task. For example, a typical solar water-heating system may consist of a solar collector, an energy storage unit, an auxiliary energy heater, a pump and several temperature sensing controllers. One obvious characteristic of a system is its modularity. Because the system consists of components, it is possible to simulate the performance of the system by collectively simulating the performance of the interconnected components.'ƒˆ…$ €€˜€‚˙˜sa… ˆ% €ç€°€‚˙The performance of a system component will normally depend upon characteristic fixed parameters, the performance (or outputs) of other components, and time-dependent forcing functions. For example, for a solar water-heating system, knowledge of the weather (i.e., solar radiation, ambient temperature etc.) and the hot water demand as a function of time are necessary in order to determine the transient system performance. It is important to realize that time-dependent forcing functions can be thought of as outputs of specialized system components and they can thus be treated in the same manner as any other component.'ˆ…Gˆ$ €€°€‚˙%ř ˆlŠ- (€ń€˜ˆĘ[ÝŰ€‚˙The modular simulation technique greatly reduces the complexity of system simulation because it essentially reduces a large problem into a number of smaller problems, each of which can be more easily solved independently. In addition, many components are common to different systems and, provided that the performance of these components is described in a general form, they can be used in many different systems with little or no modification. This feature makes modular simulation most attractive.'Gˆ“Š$ €€˜€‚˙‡ZlŠŒ- (€ľ€˜ˆĘ[ÝŰ€‚˙With a program such as TRNSYS which has the capability of interconnecting system components in any desired manner, solving differential equations, and facilitating information output, the entire problem of system simulation reduces to a problem of identifying all of the components and formulating a general mathematical description of each. '“ŠAŒ$ €€˜€‚˙m?ŒŽ. *€€˜Š4Ę[ÝŰ€‚˙In some cases, the description of a component may be complex. The user intending to apply TRNSYS to the simulation of systems containing components not included with the standard TRNSYS package must formulate his or her own mathematical description in FORTRAN subroutines consistent with the requirements of TRNSYS./AŒݍ, (€€˜ˆĘ[ÝŰ€‚˙m@ŽJŽ- *€€€˜ăL2ހ‰€‚˙Click here for a brief technical overview of the software.Iݍ“Ž1ł ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙,˙˙˙˙“Ž ĹBrief Technical Overview?JŽҎ$ €6€˜€‚˙Brief Technical Overview&“ŽřŽ# €€€‚˙BҎFĂ; D€€˜–Ę[ë{ ›+ÝKہ€‚˙The TRNSYS simulation engine is a collection of FORTRAN subroutines: required routines to monitor and control the simulation (KERNAL routines), component subroutines (TYPE routines) that act as the buildiřŽFĂJŽng blocks for creating TRNSYS simulations, utility subroutines that perform various functions for the component routines (UTILITY routines), and optional subroutines that perform functions for the required routines (OPTION routines). These FORTRAN subroutines are compiled and linked together to form a dynamic link library (TRNLIB32.DLL). This dynamic link library is then called through a Windows NT or Windows95 executable program (TRNSYS32.EXE) which controls the operation of the simulation. TRNSED is the graphical user interface program that calls TRNSYS32.EXE. Adding new components to the TRNSYS package or modifying any of the standard component routines, 57 components from solar collectors to multi-zone building models, requires the use of a FORTRAN compiler in order to rebuild the dynamic link library. žbřŽäÄ< F€Ĺ€˜–Ę[ë{ ›+ÝKہ€‚‚˙The TRNSYS engine requires that the user create an input file (text) that describes which components are to be simulated and how these components are interconnected. This input file, often referred to as a deck, can be created with a text editor. The TRNSYS programmer that designed the TRNSED simulation has already created this TRNSYS input file.'FĂ Ĺ$ €€˜€‚˙DäÄOĹ1N˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙-˙˙˙˙OĹYÇOnline Display Help: ʼnĹ$ €,€˜€‚˙Online Display HelpĐpOĹYÇ` Ž€á€˜€‚€€€€‚‚ă2]ƒď€‰‚ă>ľŠ‰‚ăç‰ů‰‚㯚ŘD‰‚ăŞ\âT‰‚ă^űh‰‚˙The Online Display window is shown when you run TRNSYS and have included the Online Printer (Type 65) in your TRNSYS input file. There are several commands that can be executed while TRNSYS is running and include:Calculate MenuBackground MenuHow to Change the ScalingHow to View Specific VariablesHow to View Numerical ValuesHow to Zoom In?‰Ĺ˜Ç1˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙.˙˙˙˙˜ÇmĘCalculate Menu5YÇÍÇ$ €"€˜€‚˙Calculate Menuż˜ÇěÉ` Ž€€˜€‚€€€€€€€€€€€€‚‚€€‚‚€€€€‚˙The Calculate Menu has three commands: Resume TRNSYS, Stop, and Exit.The Stop command stops the TRNSYS calculations. This command is useful if you want to look at the Online plot at a specific time. This command can also be executed by pressing the F7 button.The Resume TRNSYS command restarts the TRNSYS calculations after the simulation has been stopped. This command can also be executed by pressing the F8 button.'ÍÇĘ$ €€˜€‚˙Z0ěÉmĘ* $€`€€€€‚‚˙The Exit command exits the TRNSYS program.@Ę­Ę1*˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙/˙˙˙˙­Ę—ËBackground Menu5mĘâĘ# €$€€‚˙Background Menuľƒ­Ę—Ë2 2€€€‚€€€€‚‚˙The Background Menu controls the color of the background of the plot. The background can be set to either black or white.JâĘáË1n˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙0˙˙˙˙áËĎHow to Change the Scaling?—Ë Ě# €8€€‚˙How to Change the ScalingŇáË#Î1 0€Ľ€€‚€€€€‚˙Although you set the values of the left and right axes as a parameter in the TRNSYS input file, these values can be changed in the Online Display window. To change the values of the axes, you use the mouse to move to pointer to either the upper limit or the lower limit (mouse pointer should be at the upper or lower corner of the plot near the number on the axis) and then click on it with the appropriate mouse button. The mouse buttons do the following:⢠ĚĎ@ N€E€€‚€€€€‚‚€€€€‚‚˙Left mouse button: increases the upper limit, decreases the lower limit.Right mouse button: decreases the upper limit, increases the lower limit.O#ÎTĎ1˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙1˙˙˙˙TĎHow to View Specific VariablesD!Ď˜Ď# €B€€‚˙How to View Specific VariablesCTĎç1 0€%€€‚€€€€‚˙You have the option to view specific variables in the˜ĎçĎ Online Display by turning them "on" and "off." By clicking on the name of a variable being plotted (located in the upper right and left hand corners), that variable will not be shown on the plot. The variables that are not being shown are "grayed out." This can be used to look at one variable at a specific time to see if the simulation is working correctly. To turn the variable back "on" (so it can be seen on the plot) you just need to click on the name again.(˜Ď$ €€€‚‚˙Lç[1Ř˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙2˙˙˙˙[çHow to View Specific ValuesB# €>€€‚˙How to View Numerical Valuesá[ť= H€Ă€€‚€€€€€€€€‚˙You have the capability of viewing specific values of the variables in the Online Display without viewing the output file. By pressing and holding down the Shift button and moving the mouse pointer onto the plot, the values of the variables on the plot at that time are shown in the upper left and right corners where their names used to be. Moving the mouse will changed the time at which the values are taken. Releasing the Shift button discontinues this function.,ç' € €€ ‚€‚˙?ť&1„˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙3˙˙˙˙&kHow to Zoom In4çZ# €"€€‚˙How to Zoom InB&œ: B€€€‚€€‚‚‚ă>ľŠ€ ‰€‚˙The Online Display also has the ability to zoom in on specific areas of the plot. In order to zoom in on the plot you must make a box by doing the following:1. Click and hold down the left mouse button on the plot on a point that will be at the corner of the zoomed in box.2. Drag the pointer to make a box that covers the area you want to see close up. The outline of the box will be white if the background is black or black if the background is white (see Background Menu about the background color).ĎŞZk% €U€€‚‚˙3. Release the mouse button.The zoomed in area will appear in a window called Zoom Window. 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