honeybee_energy.simulation.daylightsaving module

EnergyPlus Daylight Saving Time Period.

class honeybee_energy.simulation.daylightsaving.DaylightSavingTime(start_date=12 Mar, end_date=05 Nov)

Bases: object

EnergyPlus Daylight Saving Time Period.

Parameters:

• start_date – A ladybug Date object for the start of daylight saving time. Must be before the end date and have a leap_year property matching the end_date. Default: 12 Mar (daylight savings in the US in 2017)

• end_date – A ladybug Date object for the end of daylight saving time. Must be after the start date and have a leap_year property matching the start_date. Default: 5 Nov (daylight savings in the US in 2017)

Properties:

• start_date

• end_date

ToString()

Overwrite .NET ToString.

duplicate()

Get a copy of this object.

classmethod from_analysis_period(analysis_period=3/12 to 11/5 between 0 and 23 @1)

Initialize a DaylightSavingTime object from a ladybug AnalysisPeriod.

Parameters:

analysis_period – A ladybug AnalysisPeriod object that has the start and end dates for daylight savings time. Default: 12 Mar - 5 Nov (daylight savings in the US in 2017)

classmethod from_dict(data)

Create a DaylightSavingTime object from a dictionary.

Parameters:

data – A DaylightSavingTime dictionary in following the format below.

{
"type": "DaylightSavingTime",
"start_date": [3, 12],
"end_date": [11, 5]
}

classmethod from_idf(idf_string)

Create a DaylightSavingTime object from an EnergyPlus IDF text string.

Parameters:

idf_string – A text string fully describing an EnergyPlus RunPeriodControl:DaylightSavingTime definition.

to_dict()

DaylightSavingTime dictionary representation.

to_idf()

Get an EnergyPlus string representation of the DaylightSavingTime.

RunPeriodControl:DaylightSavingTime,
    2nd Sunday in March,           !- Start Date
    1st Sunday in November;        !- End Date

property end_date

Get or set a ladybug Date object for the end of the period.

property start_date

Get or set a ladybug Date object for the start of the period.