New in ICE 4.7.1 (rel. to ICE 4.7 Build 2) ========================================= Enhancements ------------ [Beta 01] + Support custom liqud circuit between plant and AHU The interface references with names starting with "AHU_sup_" and "AHU_rtn_" are connected between plant and all AHUs where these references are used. Split/Merge models are used in case of multiple AHUs. [Beta 02] + The Excel and Word macros are now installed in a shared place and not removed by uninstallation. + Modelica libraries are translated with newer version of translator supporting newer version of Modelica. This eliminate few events in Blocks library. + Added of .dwd-2010 format for climate translation/import. + New version of daylight program: Mean reflection used for ground hemisphere. Illuminance result file moved to res\ folder. Tolerance variables introduced. Other minor improvements. [Beta 04] + Building proxy + (:for ...) script expression: may return list, sum, min, max etc. [Beta 05] + Exhaust air heat recovery + Extra circuit in ESBO plant [Beta 06] + "Select output" dialog with extra tabs for extensions (used by TermoDeck) [Beta 08] + Using only PI controllers in "PI temperature control" opening macro (a Thermostat controller was used to monitor the ambient temperature). Existing advanced-level systems are not affected. [RC 03] + Support HTML5 (requires Internet Explorer 8 or higher) [RC 07] + In ESBO, added possibility to switch off the heat exchanger cooling recovery Changes in models ----------------- [Beta 01] + CeSimZon QCvOcc: TOp replaced with TAirMean + SYNTCLIM.NMF Added checking humRatio > 0 + SCHEDULE.NMF Fixed Next_Use signal when the output is changed at midnight + B2B_HP.mo Added output link for pump energy consumption [Beta 02] + Assert New model. In post-processing shows a message if the value of the input signal is out of given limit. + LoHiIntegrator The time when low limit <= high limit is treated as "other" time + Heat pumps Message when cond/evap temperatures approach max/min temperatures. [Beta 03] + CeSimZon New model for convection coefficients, ConvType[1] = 5: user given for floor, roof and wall. + CeDetZon QOcc2Zone includes full entalpy of emitted vapour CeSimZon (was only evaporation enthalpy) QHC2Zone includes (- enthalpy of removed vater from condension) Fixed CP of removed condensed vater [Beta 05] + WinType Min values for pane transmittance and reflectance changed from SMALL to 0 [RC 04] * PumpCirc Changed low limit of pump control from 1e-5 to 1e-8 Fixed bugs ---------- [Beta 01] + Support copy/paste of long text from and to text panes (e.g., scripts) + Fixes non-ASCII pathnames of temporary files + Fixes problem with user-defined output files in child processes + Allow climate files with different zone time (time zone does not have to aggree with longitude) + Adjusted parameters for CO2 PI controls. + Fixed problem with imported images included in the Radiance daylight calculation + Fixed incorrect size of the Radiance scene if distant non-shading objects or section of 3d view + Fixed aborting parallel Radiance daylight calculation processes + Fixes bugs in IDA Solver: Return error back to lisp then circular system is discovered. Fixed bug in missing event in B section. H_FACT_OK disabled to get the same result as with Lahey compiler. [Beta 02] + Fixed bug with condintegrator timesplit-merge. + Fixed bug with climate translator of DWD_try + Fixed wrong model modifications when running Radiance + Fixed problem with sharing violation + Fixed error in start time due to wrong daylight saving start date + Fixed "Save to palette" for user-defined macro objects + Fixed cleaning temporary folder [unpack] in batch mode + Fixed problem with closing moditor dialog + Set HeightAboveSea in FACE model + Fixed light calculation with detailed window [Beta 03] + Fixed gsyst and reports for skylights + Fixed bug in license dialog + Fixed bug in shading control (sometimes a control macro was created even if not used) + Fixed bug in calculation of thermal bridge length for balcony + Fixed mapping of VOLFLRAT in supply fan in ESBO (this bug had no influence on simulation because the mapping in the generated ICE model was correct) + Fixed error message in case of too long pathname + Fixed rounding error when printing values between 0.9e-n and 0.95e-n with n decimals (case n=0 was fixed earlier) + Fixed saving invoked ESBO plant to palette + Fixed error in discrete components (worked only if control.dll was compiled with Lahey Fortran) + Fixed export to Excel of diagrams having character ":" in description + Fixed exporting of diagrams to HTML reports when redrawing of diagrams is disabled (because some dialog is open) + Fixed bug in closing temporary files [Beta 04] + Fix for wire frame in 3d diagrams + Fixed error in database. + Fixed bug in license checkout. [Beta 05] + Fixed merging of DurationMin/Max after time split + Fixed bug in IDA Solver + Fixes thermal bridges for non-ortogonal junctions of external walls [Beta 06] + Fixed bug with external shadings drawn in Daylight calculation regardless of setting + Fixed parallel custom simulation of all open models + Fixed bug in File menu + Fixed bug with multiple "wait" dialogs when updating versions [Beta 07] + Fixed problem with solver stuck + Fixed bugs in parallel simulation of versions + Fixed inserting objects in DGF and floor heating/cooling macros + Added missing file SlidingAvgMinMax.cms (required merging results after for time parallelization) + Fixed searching by "Logged to" [Beta 08] + Fixed "saving as" and packing of local source files and local diagram forms (that are stored inside the document's folder) + Mail support: fixed sending local input files; fixed code page + Fixed rounding of window areas. [RC 01] + Fixed energy/power from heat pumps and conditioners in Systems reports and Total Energy diagram. (the consumption was reported instead of delivered energy/power) + Fixed visualization on the side bar of the corner and the roof part selected in the roof editor. + Disabled menu item View->Sort when the selected list is not sortable. + Support conditional records in application files (commands :case and :cond) (required for extensions that should work both with ICE and Tunnel) + Fixed bug in multiple "wait" dialogs + Fixed bug in searching diagram forms + Limited font size for wall part labels when zooming the roof editor + Daylight: fixed choice of simulation controlling the shading [RC 02] + Fixed bug in Daylight calculation where light levels were overestimated for dark integrated solar shadings + Fixed default pathname for new version project + Fixed bug with monitor variables in solver's standalone mode. + Fixed error in case of renaming packed idm file + Trying to avoid "not responding" when saving big models + Fixed bug with grid disappearing after moving grid window + Fixed bug in setting constructions from 3d view + Improved performance of imported objects on floor plan (polylines in which all line segments are shorter than 0.1 m are not shown on floor plan) + "Save copy" and "Clone zones" copy local input file + Disabled monitoring array variables (to avoid crash) + Switch result page when running Daylight [RC 03] + Fixes sorting of non-ASCII strings + Fixed case with extra equation when connecting air flow using references to remote links + Fixed interface to Energy+ web site for downloading climate files. Selection on the map works on computers with Internet Explorer 8 or higher. + Do not show "Last month of license" when starting child process + Fixed links in User guide (F1) (was not valid in HTML5) [RC 04] + Fixed crash when a zone is created by a script (e.g. when merging zones) + Fixed holidays 1 Jan and 31 Dec. Was misinterpreted and produced run-time error + Fixed user-defined y-range for cross-dependency diagrams (was ignored). + In the diagram properties dialog, the details of the diagram type (e.g., the choice of independent variable for cross-dependency diagram) are wrong when opening the properties dialog for another diagram of same type. + Fixed wrong end time for heating simulations with custom period (required in localizations) + Fixed disappearing pictograms in color choice menu. + In multiline text elements with markup, the last character in each row (except the last one) was omitted. Now fixed. + Fixed unreadable tic marks in multi-year diagrams. + Fixed crash (pop-up- error) when closing climate form that was open from location form. + Fixed connection dialog for source constants and signal sources (tried to define interfaces as for source tables) + Allowed negative "Utilization factor" for equipment to implement cooling equipment. (It is better than negative "Emitted heat per unit" because the negative "Emitted heat per unit" means also negative energy consumption) + Changed low limit of pump control from 1e-5 to 1e-8 to avoid cooling effect of solar panels (was -0.5 kWh during the heating design day for default solar panel). [RC 05] + Start value for heat pump control changed from 0.5 to 0 (to avoid numerical problems) + Using system parameters ADJACENCY-DIST-HOR and ADJACENCY-DIST-VERT as distance limit for merging zones + Added missed palette page for ideal cooling and heating + Fixed "ceiling to roof" for zones inside building body with custom (imported) geometry + Fixed binding of flow variables via multiple links (e.g, massflow in pumps) + Small fix esbo report for batch runs [RC 06] + Check simulation time: from < to + Fixes adding files to comparative reports + Fixed proxies in macro components of AHU and Plant + If the script function invoke-model creates a new system, it returns the created system + Fixed coefficients in pump performance curves (available in boiler and chiller) + In ESBO, fixed updating of AHU air flow after changing of zone area + Added column "recess depth" to the table of windows [RC 07] + Fixed form for Heat recovery coil (subtype of CCSIMBRINE). Removed form for CCSIMBRINE. + Fixed parameters in Heat recovery coil in ICE standard level (now are same as in ESBO) + Log brine temperatures in Heat recovery coil + Fixed el_total signal in building proxy (did not work for buildings without local el production) + Building proxy now available in plant and AHU + Fixed error in version project + Fixed error in updating tables of array element in case when the array size was changed + Fixed return value in script dialog (was not shown when the return value is a symbol). [RC 08] + Fixed error and/or empty page on clicking "Open floor plan" after the building view has been minimized with some other (not "Floor plan") active page. + Fixed copying data object together with fields that reference parameters in this object. (The fields was not always adjusted when the copy was renamed to avoid name conflict). + Fixed crash in case of wrong length of control code in temporary license + Fixed some missing icons in palette + Fixed error "The interface ... is connected to removed object" [RC 09] + Fixed error in calculation of fill factor for solar panels + Default value EAHX.WAIRRAT changed from 0.0112 to 0.00624. Now the AHU "Exhaust air with liquid heat recovery" uses the default value of EAHX.WAIRRAT + In model MICROCHP allow negative coefficients A, B, C, D and A0, B0, C0, D0 + Fixed error in calculating parameters in EAHX model when where was no condensation at design conditions + Fixed backspace key in editing cells of tables implemented via grid-widget. + Fixed some cases where text field was non-editable + Fixed table Windows in zone form (some columns had wrong "on-click" menu). + Fixed error in size dialog for site view + IDA Solver recompiled with support of up to 60000 models + Fixed script for climate converter (did not work with climamate files that have blank space or non-Latin characters in file name. Still does not work with file names that require Unicode. + Fixed line break (Ctrl+Enter) when editing text in forms 2016-10-04