Honeybee Severe Error Issue - 25 Invalid Number in Numeric Field#1 (Heating Sizing Factor)

Hello,

I’m having issues running an energy analysis for the first time. I believe the problem is in this line: “IDF line~25 Invalid Number in Numeric Field#1 (Heating Sizing Factor), value=NONE, in SIZING:PARAMETERS”. I’m not sure of where to start in troubleshooting this. I’ve attached the file.

Thank you,

See the errors and warnings below:

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  1. Current document units is in Meters

  2. Conversion to Meters will be applied = 1.000

  3. [1 of 8] Writing simulation parameters…

  4. [2 of 8] Writing context surfaces…

  5. [2 of 8] Writing context surfaces…

  6. [3 of 8] Writing geometry…

  7. [4 of 8] Writing Electric Load Center - Generator specifications …

  8. [5 of 8] Writing materials and constructions…

  9. [6 of 8] Writing schedules…

  10. [7 of 8] Writing loads and ideal air system…

  11. [8 of 8] Writing outputs…

… idf file is successfully written to : R:\Green\SuRG\Building_Performance_Analysis\2016_analysis_studies\Energy_Analysis_Comparison\Honeybee_+_Ladybug\tutorial01\EnergyPlus\tutorial01.idf

  1. Analysis is running!..

Done! Read below for errors and warnings:

  1. Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 8.5.0-c87e61b44b, YMD=2016.10.31 11:39,IDD_Version 8.5.0

  2. ************* IDF Context for following error/warning message:

  3. ************* Note – lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary…

  4. ************* 24 Sizing:Parameters,

  5. ************* Only last 1 lines before error line shown…

  6. ************* 25 None, !- Heating Sizing Factor

  7. ** Severe ** IP: IDF line~25 Invalid Number in Numeric Field#1 (Heating Sizing Factor), value=NONE, in SIZING:PARAMETERS

  8. ** Warning ** IP: Note – Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details.

  9. ** ~~~ ** Possible Invalid Numerics or other problems

  10. ** Fatal ** IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

  11. …Summary of Errors that led to program termination:

  12. … Reference severe error count=1

  13. … Last severe error=IP: IDF line~

, value=NONE, in SIZING:PARAMETERS

  1. ************* Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning).

  2. ************* Fatal error – final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages.

  3. ************* EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.

  4. ************* EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors.

  5. ************* EnergyPlus Terminated–Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 1 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 9.34sec

tutorial 01.gh (489 KB)
tutorial 01.3dm (85.4 KB)

Hi Reid ,

Yes, because the default values of the heating & cooling Sizing Factor from the EnergySimPar component was empty. That problem was fixed (about 2 months ago).

Try to Update all of the HB & LB components and file. That should solve the problem.

-Omid