As stated earlier, the definition of the target parameters and output variables can be facilitated with the aid of the Elements tool and can be achieved by following these steps.
Part 1: Defining Rules within Elements
Select the Apache Input file (APR) of the model under analysis.
To define a Target Parameter, the user should work within the Rule tab. To add a target parameter, click on the Add symbol as illustrated.
Once a rule has been added, the rule type can be defined.
For illustration, Room Heating Set point will be selected.
Once the rule type has been defined, the user will be required to state the parameter range of the rule such as the lower and upper bounds as well as the number of steps.
The user will also have the option to either group the rooms and combine them into one parameter or generate one parameter for each room.
