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Using Online Plots: Instructions For TRNSYS 16 Exercises Chris Bales, 2007-01-05

The document provides instructions for adding an online output component in TRNSYS Studio to visualize simulation results. It describes how to: 1) Add a "type65" online output component and connect inputs from other components like the tank, collector, and data reader. 2) Rename the input labels and connect the relevant outputs to visualize temperature, power, and radiation values over time. 3) Adjust the axis scales in the online component to fit the data ranges. 4) Simulate the system and interact with the online plot to analyze system behavior.

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Using Online Plots: Instructions For TRNSYS 16 Exercises Chris Bales, 2007-01-05

The document provides instructions for adding an online output component in TRNSYS Studio to visualize simulation results. It describes how to: 1) Add a "type65" online output component and connect inputs from other components like the tank, collector, and data reader. 2) Rename the input labels and connect the relevant outputs to visualize temperature, power, and radiation values over time. 3) Adjust the axis scales in the online component to fit the data ranges. 4) Simulate the system and interact with the online plot to analyze system behavior.

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again. See that the output is different again.

• Change other parameter values to see what happens – have a play !!

Using online plots


• Add an extra online output component to begin. Look in the online help in Studio for
more information about how to add the online and how to connect inputs to it from
other components.
o Go to the Direct Access Toolbar on the right hand side of the screen, where
there is a list of components. Choose “output / online / type65” and drag it into
the project.
o Rename it “Overview”
o Open the proforma and set the number of variables (inputs) on the left and
right to 6 and 3 respectively (first two parameters).
o Choose the link icon (left hand icons, between the key and the A). Then click
first on the tank and then on the type65 component to create the link. This is
now a link, but contains no information flow.
o Make links between the collector, data reader and auxiliary heater to the
online component. Note that they are blue before any connections are made
inside the link.
o Open the link between the data reader and the online component and connect
ambient temperature to left axis variable. This is done by first clicking on the
output and then on the input.
o Now change the label for this variable by opening the online component and
changing the input quantity for the first variable to “Tamb” as shown.
o Now open the link to see
that the label is now Tamb
for the first variable.
o Make the labels for the
other 5 left hand variables
to: RH, Vw, Tcout, Tcin
and Tauxout for the
relative humidity, wind speed, collector outlet and inlet temperatures and
finally outlet temperature from the auxiliary heater. Make the labels for the 3
right hand variables to: Pcoll, Paux, Ihor for the powers for the collector, the
auxiliary and the horizontal radiation. Making the labels first helps in the
connecting process later.
• Connect the relevant outputs from the weather reader to RH, Vw and Ihor; collector to
Tcout and Pcoll; auxiliary heater to Tauxout and Paux; and pump to Tcin. Note that
the text in the connection box turns from blue to black when the connection is made.
Note also that the label for the variables changes to the name of the output. This is
often annoying and you will normally want to rename them to something that makes
more sense to you.
• Simulate the system. You will see that the scale is not correct for either the
temperatures or the powers. Open the online component and change the scales for left
and right axes (parameters 3-6). Change also the labels for the tab at the bottom of the
online plot and the axis using the tab window “special cards”.
• Simulate again and this time say NO after the simulation has finished. Here you can
play with the online picture. Look at the plot and try and understand how the system
works, together with the description at the start of section 2.2. You can also:

Instructions for TRNSYS 16 Exercises 3 Chris Bales, 2007-01-05

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