New in ICE 5.1 (rel. to ICE 5.0.0.2) ==================================== Main features ------------- + Multi-objective optimization with AutoMOO + New 3d animation of simulation results with possibility to save any number of animation settings (beta) + 64-bit plot library and 64-bit 3d animation (beta) + Support for newest DWG formats More ---- + Upgrading 64bit VTK to 9.2.6, enabling SMP (also adding Intel TBB) + Added efficiencies for enthalpy wheel in ESBO + New w/m2 columns for heating and cooling power in the room units-tables. [Beta 2] + Only allow the utility meters to be deleted if not used in any contracts + Default valued cells are sorted after the actual value, not "default..." + Numerically named objects are sorted in string numerical order in tables + Added EN14501 glazing A-E in database + Added simple form for solar thermal panel in ESBO + Removed locations in ESBO that do not have any climate file + New solver dlls and updates to solver code to allow building with newer versions of the intel compilers (including ifx compiling to LLVM) + More than 15 new Details tables on General tab and many new parameters in existing tables + Updated tank form with liquid parameter + Updated 3d animation window so it shows in a tab, allowing for several buildings to be visualized at the same time + Improvements to 64-bit 3d animation + Possibility to delete points "without questions" in zone/building edit mode. This is done by holding the delete-button while clicking on existing points. + Right-click menu for internal gains: Move the object to the center of the surface. + Added CONNECT_ADJACENT system parameter to Advanced settings in ESBO. If set and any zone is positioned, zones will be terminally connected. + Right-click menu Run script at... Runs a given script on a number of selected objects. + Right-click menu entries for windows, openings and measuring planes. Moves selected objects to the zone/building body. + Convert zones into building bodies and building bodies into zones + Update shape to geometry for measuring planes, measuring volumes, extruded geometry, wall parts, openings, windows and floor heating. + Replace many objets at the same time with right-click menu + Import IFC windows to building bodies + The precipitation unit changed to mm/hour + New right-click menu entry for surfaces Insert new objects... You give type of object and then a possible grid (columns/rows) and/or percentage of surface area. + Change logging to sensible heat in rotary heat exchanger + Improved multi-selection in 3d + Visualization of PV names and performances in 3d + Removed generation of the diagram "Mass flow between layers" + Convert IFC geometry into face window/face opening + Enforce zmin < zmax for measuring volumes + Improvements to passage openings + Improved PV parametrization + Merge building bodies + Introducing 0.05% tolerance for "No Data in selected time slice" in VTK + Removed right-click menus in ESBO + New default option for template name in IFC import of ESBO zones: if the space has ObjectType, use it, otherwise take ifcLongname [Beta 3] + Extrude selected IFC geometries to building bodies + Clone 3d objects as building bodies + Activation of sun-patches from zone outline + Convert imported IFC geometry objects into shading objects + Changed so schedule is visible in windows/doors opening control, while choosing a control macro + Convert selected extruded objects into shading objects + Used zone template parameter on zone and possibility to update to zone templates + Convert selected imported CAD objects into building bodies + Improved selection of multiple objects in 3D + Possibility to turn on radiation from humidity in the detailed zone model + Removed possibility to simulate (incl. daylight) if imported shadowing objects are missing + Possibility to split building bodies with level + "Split zone with slab" for more then one zone at the time + New comparative report + Custom views in new 3d animation of simulation results + Crop building bodies with other building bodies + Give frame width of window as an alternative to frame fraction + Updates to solver . Fixed line continuation error . Calling function with zero as an integer variable instead of 0 + Updates to translator . Use icx when compiling with Ifort . Use icl the default secondary compiler + Duplicate building body into imported cad object + Online help search field in toolbar + Extrude selected measuring planes to building bodies + IFC walls separate zones similar to zones during creation + Add IFC geometries for IFC windows + Import IFCSpaces as IFC geometries + Custom slice plane in 3D animation tab + Let thermal spaces grab IFC data using Adjust to IFC + Introduced option to compute occupant variables without flow elements + New sensor variable (TOp with interpolated air Temp) + Given pressure coefficients in leaks + New sensor TOp can now be selected for hc units controls + Modifed VTK no-data threshold to be suitable also for small time values (use 0.01h absolute error) + Import IfcOpeningElement as IFC geometries + Loosened some restrictions on IFC import + Update to PV database + Import IfcSite objects as IFC geometry + Show IFC spaces in 3D + Option to not automatically bring a window to the front when selecting it [Beta 4] + Add support for NrUnits tag in xml-import from RUD [Beta 5] + Updated ESBO solar thermal form + Added invoke of slope in dgf macro + Added trading report to esbo app [Beta 6] + Multi-selection in zone tables + Bring slice plane to focus in 3D animation tab + Hide some links in ESBO light + Added ExhstDXHP to ESBO + Added number of panels to electric system [Beta 7] + Removed skylight from IFC window mapping [Beta 8] + Replacing DDE with NATS socket communication + Updated CHP database elements + Change limits for pmv + Glazing properties can now be added to parmruns and graphical scripts + Climate zone model with stratification . Changed K for windows/openings nodes . Fixed area for LHO nodes . Change in visualization of jet trajectory [Beta 9] + Change to show the Open new case dialog, instead of creating new case, from the portal + Made it possible to add layer thickness into GS + Updated valid format for measuring planes parameters and added warning message in daylight + Updated advanced distribution systems + Multi-replace/replace as a single menu object [Beta 10] + Increased the default cold tank size + Changed sign of cold logging in esbo-adv-cold-distr and esbo-cold-distr + Changed control signal in esbo-cooling + Drag and drop from outline view into paramRun + Removing gap/grid when last panel removed [Beta 11] + Import IFC even if there are no building bodies + Removed dt-solar from esbo-solar form (not used anymore) + Increased (x10) the limit for maximum number of components in the 64 bit solver [RC 1] + Changed esbo-cooling setpoint to 100 degC + Added form for ERV model + Added new AHU - evaporativehumidifier and cooling dehumidifying return air control Changes in models ----------------- [Beta 2] PVstring Change default value for h_PVpipe CTow2Chil Ensure pump and fanpowers are positive pcmTank New tank model with different temperature-enthalpy relations during melting and solidification StInjCtr No longer delivers negative consumption psychro4 Fix of bug in RHODRYP EMS Changed tau to 60 secs ccsimT Added conditions to prevent relative humidity from exceeding 100% and outlet humidity from exceeding ccsim inlet humidity. Also improved some descriptions. PVstrCellOpt Fixed bug in optimizer mixbxctr Added a parameter for enthalpy control CLIMATE Corrected unit (mm/hour) for precipitation CEFAN Corrected dp for reduced VAV flow PVstrModOpt Fixed error in code pmtMultiM Removed time const on half mass flow PassageOpening Make nr=nl [Beta 3] PVfrontTQ New component for PV-face PSYCHRO3 Corrected two parameters in SATPRES and SATPRESJ B2B_Chiller Updated enthalpy calculation with variable Cp for cases where Cp(T)*T can be replaced with enthalpy(T) B2B_Chiller_VS B2B_HP B2B_HP_VS B2B_HX B2W_HP HXfluidModels FlowMeter HeatMeassure DryCooler Pipe SolThCol pcmTank AirGa Added reference and minor clean up of code ccsimT Updated enthalpy calculation with variable Cp Introduces implicit equations for outlet temperatures in dry and wet case instead of explicit expressions TankStrat Updated enthalpy calculation with variable Cp for hx side of tank TankStratI TankStratN PumpCirc Updated enthalpy calculation with variable Cp Introduced implicit equation for outlet temperature Corrected inconsistent enthalpy limits and start value PVmicroInv Updated enthalpy calculation with variable Cp PVstrCellOpt Update alpha and beta to have unit percent PVstrModOpt PVstring BrineNode Small fixes to remove build warnings/errors CCHeatL CHP PVInverter PRAND Change hold to a normal parameter winfun Updated int types to integer (64 bit) SimZone Added possibility to compute Occupant variables without Flow Elements ggzone Added new "wall" sensor measurement: operative temperature with point mean radiant temp. and air package temperature interpolated between layers (redundant for Energy and Climate model without stratification) OWCT Updating enthalpy calculation with variable Cp [Beta 5] PDROPB Updated stream connections in valves and pressure drops, avoiding defining outgoing temperatures from VLVKV2BID upstream value VLVKVNoRtn VLVPOLY2BID Pipe Added locals dPstatic and dPdyn PipeBiDM Added locals dPdyn and dPStatic PipeBiFD [Beta 6] PipeBiDM Added dpk (pressure drop due to single losses) [Beta 7] Pipe Fixed syntax PVmicroInv Fixed error in bybassdiode [Beta 8] ERV Changed name [Beta 9] HCSIMCTR Change default value for mmin to 1e-7 PipeBiDM Fixed faulty warning message TankStrat Added TfreezeTank for circuit check TankStratI TankStratN Chil1Circ Added support of all brines Boil1Circ lM_H_G_L Removed unnecessary "flow" and removed flowDir lM_H_G_L_MCTRL lM_base_v1 [Beta 10] DynRad Updated role of links ERV mdot=0 bugfix Minor changes to code HeatMeassure Updated links Fixed bug Change name of variable [Beta 11] ExhstDXHP Added 'bind-anyway role to bind between plant/ahus ggzone Decreased the min number of vertices [RC 1] ERV Updates to code New in IDA Modeller ------------------- Fixed bugs ---------- + Shifted the depth-field of shading control macros to avoid overlapping with the object itself + Fixed issue with mdi-child-frame not overlapped as they should + Fixed problem in IFC import with thickness of walls with BoundingBox shape representation + Several fixes to child windows + Fixed a few Graphical script problems + Fixed problem where zone proxy syncing of zone sensors was not done when opening macro. + Fixed a crash when copying glass resources in the Standard window resource. + Fixed a problem with creating new energy meters from the default list meters New... + Fixed updating of traders/energy contracts tables on deletion. [Beta 2] + Fixed problems with the CAD-import in ESBO. + Fixed error when animating relative humidity. + Corrections/adjustments to windows handling and diagram properties dialog. + Fixed heating, cooling and overheating summary tables /m2 results to GS. + Evaporative cooling AHUS no longer log ENHUNMCTR qsens to EmeterCool + Fixed invoke for simple fan coil + Corrected coefficients for compressors + Fixed the units for environment factors + Removed water circuit in ESBO floor heating form + Fixed bug in DX AHU in ESBO + Fixed error in creating Swegon room units that already exist in the case. + Fixed error in opening doors using the zone control macro + Fix in translator for Modelica memory allocation + Fixed bug where an equipment object could be placed outside the zone. + Fixed electricity report errors + Fixed bug with free standing AC PV panel + Fixed wrong tq-link log from floor heating + Fixed problem with pasting schedules starting with a number + Fixed bug in the weather translator; precipitation was wrong for last day + Changed the unit of the design air flow of the supply terminals to l/s + Fixed bug with visualization of zone field results with inactive measuring volume + Fixed problems with rotary heat exchanger in ESBO + Fixes related to climate zone model measuring plane/volume behavior [Beta 3] + A fix to reflect changes to IfcColumn in IFC4 + Fix for jets approaching wall at an angle in climate zone model + Fix for closest surface check in climate zone model + Fix of pasting of air system for from zone values + Fix of albedo and precipitation for epw files + Fixed bug with extruded geometries in update shape to geometry + Fixed problems with deleting selected objects in 3D by pressing the delete button + Fixed problems in Graphical script + Fixed bug regarding hot object z coordinate + Fixed problem with N/A in synthetic climate + Fixed bugs with custom grids + Fixed small problem of object going outside of wall for grid objects + Fixed bug with incorrect signals from sensors/occupants for control of radiators and hc panels [Beta 4] + Fix for erroneous values of relhum in Indoor air quality diagram [Beta 5] + Fixed insert-new-objects to work with several faces, for pv-panels and use midpoint for placement for non percentage fill geometry objects. + Fixed problems in ESBO SSF report + Fixed problem with schedule signal in custom control in outer window of ventilated construction + Fixed erroneous schedule invoke for zone external shading macro + Fixed bug with apply button not working when adjusting the scale for an imported picture in the 3D view + Fixed some issues with carpet plot in reports + Fixed some issues with the simulation progress dialog [Beta 6] + Fixed error in ContractManager after math invoke + Fixed update of new details tables after select objects are deleted + Set correct height of leak in dgf macro + Fixed crash when showing schedule + Fix for 3D view not being updated after deleting shading-building object + Fixed bug with chillers + Fixed error in updating general tables from 3D + Fixed problem with daylight simulations in ESBO + Fixed problem with deleting objects in ESBO 3D view + Fixed Room unit (or Feature) availability issues when inserting [Beta 7] + Fixed problem when object name starts with - + Fixed possibility to give number or total area of solar collectors + Fixed crashes in DWG import + Fixed missing generic AC PV panel in ESBO + Fixed problem with initializing child models for run from files + Fixed problem with missing (user-created) schedules from the list for parametric runs + Fixed problems around selections in floor plan/tables/3D + Fixed problem with missing schedule in opening control [Beta 8] + Fixed bug that green energy meters can be deleted even if they are used + Fixed cold tank loading with generic chiller + Fixed problems with some functions in GS/Parmrun from indata report + Fixed problem with deleting wall parts causing error + Fixed problem with EPW-files with comments not loading [Beta 9] + Fixed some deletion problems for grids against zones + Fixed bug when opening parametric run results diagram + Fixed problem with flow elements when there is a drastic inclination change in the trajectory + Fixed bug in replace + Fixed problem in wind turbine form + Fixed incorrect wall division when using "to roof" + Fixed invoke for ice4chiller + Fixed problem with wind turbine form not updating when adding points [Beta 10] + Fixed problem with simulation results for advanced-level models + Fixed wrong connection to tank + Fixed issue with child-windows menu cleanup + Fixed crash in insert new objects + Fixed some problems with undo [Beta 11] + Fixed crash for too many sensor points - added 200000 as hardcoded limit + Fixed problems with updating tables/deleting windows from zone 3D view + Fixed errors during ESBO IFC import [RC 1] + Fixed bug with wrong base surface for holes + Fixed problem in esbo-brine-vs-chiller with the flow in coolpump + Fixed crash with a problematic DXF file [RC 2] + Fixed problems starting IDA ICE from the desktop shortcut [RC 3] + Fixed comparative reports from version handling 2024-11-19