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• new output in report with overtemperaturehours for a given set of temperature limits (chart and table)
• material equality check extended to moisture properties
• Material database update

• outputs for overtemperature hours and window shading factor added
• month name in chart axis changed

#89 - settings for user defined shadings stored #81 - construction database with keywords and filter functionality #94 - duplicate construction crash fixed #90 - store maximum value for schedule views #68 - structural shading with overhang and sidefins implemented #71 - selection of other side temperature file in construction view with file open dialog #92 - Report - list shading constructions #36 - Report - documentation air change (year, cold and hot week) #34 - Report - show shading schedules (user defined) #91 - Report - table with details for windows #93 - Report - table with details for materials

• Report: show shading value chart for structural shadings
• Report: window table changed (show shading system and structural shading)
• selection of windows and construction from construction view as dialog with filter
• file selector for structural shading files added

• construction edit improved (with sketch, delete, add, move layer)

#65 - dialog for selecting materials from database added (with filter and sorting) #66 - thickness of layers in cm

• new DIN 4108-2 dialog with more options and more descriptions
• passive cooling for DIN 4108-2 added
• copy of constructions and materials in database implemented
• results overview table added

• set for max values in schedule widgets implemented
• translation update
• about text for pro version added
• fix number conversion for german locale for const temperature of other side rooms

#16 - date and time in hourly loads now in DateTime format #18 - strange popup while starting Therakles fixed #25 - Link to TRAC for reporting errors added to about text #35 - unit for ventilation rates changed to 1/h #48 - new license text for free version #49 - moisture loads now related to m2 #51 - wrong report layout fixed #52 - error while setting file path for temperature of adjacent zones fixed #53 - cooling model uses now also an adaptive control factor #55 - temperature files for adjacent zones now also as tsv files #57 - moisture related flux output only if moisture is enabled #58 - user DBs now stored in roaming directory instead of local #59 - fix calulation of overtemperature hours for non residential buildings (only usage time) #60 - buttons of report preview changed

#50 - link to online help fixed (oly german version) #25 - link to TRAC for bug reports added

• translation update
• update of program description text for report also without new calculation

#24 - program description text added to report #39 - better description of temperature plot #40 - ventilation mode 'DIN 4108-2' for normal model renamed to 'dependent on usage time' #41 - export to pdf added to report preview #18 - strange stray window at start fixed #47 - improved/fixed LES/integrator/preconditioner command line options #26 - program documentation created (online manual) #45 - about and license texts updated #44 - fixed default climate path for newly created projects #46 - fix of moisture balance vs DIN input mode #14 - DIN mode gives error on MAC about missing climate #43 - results preview created for DIN report #42 - ventilation rate charts added to report #22 - report configurator size fixed

• many small fixes related to diagrams (consistent ordering, coloring etc.)
• various improvements in deployment on MAC and Linux systems
• DIN conform report inputs updated, including description for custom shading controls

#31 - some text changes #22 - size of first appearance of report extended #37 - usage time and residential time for inner loads and basic air change corrected #38 - temeprature tepending enhanced ventilation corrected

#29 - report is now also possible in normal mode #19 - tab order in project info dialog and DIN 4108 dialog changed (top to bottom) #20 - header name 'Construction' changed to 'Variant' #15 - color of line edits depends on state (string, number, read-only ...) #30 - page setup implemented #23 - german translation 'Close' corrected #31 - some text and translations changed

#11 - translation error fixed #9 - connection error fixed

Bug fixes:

• writing ccd files, so that they are valid cyclic data files
• units in states.tsv fixed

Features:

• dialog and selection for DIN 4108-2 assessment implemented
• save DIN 4108-2 assessment data inproject file
• report for output DIN 4108-2 results and inputs added
• activation implemented for pro version

Bug fixes:

• Modelica model export fixed

Features:

• Chart engine updated
• Calculation report (first version) added

Bug fixes:

• Mechanical ventilation model with heat recovery fixed
• Fixed CCD export for relative humidity
• Lower limit for time step adjusted to 1e-6 to avoid integrator error
• Added solar radiation ramping at sunrise/sunset to avoid discontinuity

Features:

• Climate Data update (Solar radiation invalid for some locations)

This is the last free version!

Features:

• Climate data (TRY 2010) updated
• Auto-updater added

Features:

• major performance boost for hygrothermal simulations (and thermal simulation as well) due to new LES solver backend
• more command line options for solver selection

Bug fixes:

• Hiding/Showing of monthly thermal loads window fixed (related to moisture calculations)

Bug fixes:

• solar radiation model's sun position (and building location) is now always synchronized with location of climate station

Features:

• Implemented support for predefined room temperatures (fixed zone) and annual spline data.
• new CCM library (updated/clarified cyclic climate usage)

Bug fixes:

• Fixed treatment of fixed-zone CCD file

Features:

• new Qt library used (Qt 5.7)
• 64bit version provided, including 64bit FMU export

Features:

• Source model for moisture loads added, user interface extended to allow moisture load input
• Added plot for moisture loads
• added moisture related outputs
• ideal cooling model extended to support ideal dehumidification
• test cases for hygrothermal model added
• adjusted display of scheduled data to show steps instead of linearly interpolated values (show values as they are calculated, as step functions changing every hour)
• user interface library updated to Qt 5.7

Bug fixes:

• unit fixed for moisture load

Features:

• Cooling model and mechanical ventilation model separated (can now be used combined to model cooling with outside air)

Bug fixes:

• Temperature plot fix for current outputs
• Axis scaling after recalculation fixed

Features:

• Professional Version features added (Report, DIN 4108-2 input widget)
• Software activation added for pro version, license agreement for free version added

Features:

• Variable scaling for daily cycle input widgets implemented
• Detailed sorption isotherm data can be entered in material data files

Bug fixes:

• Thickness editing fixed (highlighting of background) in construction editor

Features:

• Added support for predefined temperature data (ccd-file) to use for fixed-zone temperatures

Bug fixes:

• Unit of equipment consumption diagram fixed
• Calculation of integral values (monthly/annual energy consumption) for two-year simulation fixed
• Removed deprecated HVACControl library.
• Fixed display of monthly heat transfer in January of 2-year simulation
• Fixed display or error message when solver was aborted / stopped with internal error

Features/Changes:

• Added moisture source model and input widget
• Material database updated (old project files and constructions may need to be updated)
• Construction database updated
• "New project" button added

Features/Changes:

• Reading/writing of HVACControl data structures implemented
• cleanup of material db reader (removed old DB structure read code)

Bug fixes:

• Output of "Number of unknowns" fixed for hygrothermal calculations
• Units of material properties fixed in material library and material edit dialog
• Added addition point in sorption isotherm to fix conversion errors on input/output

Features/Changes:

• Cleanup of heating model (PID control removed)
• Added support for 1/2 year simulations
• FMU ModelDescription flags updated

Bug fixes:

• Delphin export fixed

Features/Changes:

• UTF8 Support implemented (file names, materials, outputs can now hold UTF8 characters)

Bug fixes:

• Several FMU export related bugs

Features/Changes:

• FMU CoSim Export Core Functionality done

Bug fixes:

• Prevented accidental overwrite of built-in materials with user-defined materials

Features/Changes:

• NANDRAD/Delphin project file export finished

Features/Changes:

• Re-Implementation of gliding ambient temperature calculation (according to DIN)
• Export of materials and constructions in Delphin format
• FMU for CoSim functionality started

• FMU export related feature changes
• Climate location info is shown in RoomModel dialog

• Updated SparseMatrix implementation from IntegratorFramework

Features/Changes:

• user-defined output time steps supported in console solver
• Radiation load outputs added
• output column headers improved (simplifies post-processing)
• climate station descriptions use filenames now (no longer directories)
• added support

Bug fixes:

• Added missing caption for states output.

Features:

• Climate Calculation Module replaces old climate calculation functionality
• FMU Export Functionality (ModelExchange)
• more command line arguments for console solver
• testing framework added

Bug fixes:

• Updated numerical properties/constants of solver (more strict, a little slower)
• Fixed generation of ccd file outputs

Features:

• maximum room area set to infinite
• added natural ventilation models
• added DIN 4108-2 calculation support (ventilation control)

2.1.5 Bug fixes:

• fixed combo-box selection of ventilation+cooling model
• fixed several moisture transport related bugs

Features:

• added support for new HVACControl library
• added sparse matrix Jacobian + ILU support for hygrothermal calculations

2.1.4 Bug fixes:

• saving/restoring of materials with hygrothermal storage data
• missing extensions on "Save as..." dialog

Features:

• Export dialog added (Ctrl+E), partial export to native Modelica code works, FMI export prepared

2.1.3 Bug fixes:

• Fixed several small bugs related to C to K change, fixed calculation of cooling model loads, fixed conversion of relative humidity climate data (already given in ---).

Features:

• Window database updated
• Solar incidence angle calculation included for direct solar radiation