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How can we assign lights in a zone that have zero electrical load but have lighting load?

Hello! I am trying to model a solar illuminated vertical farm in Energyplus. For this, I have some lights that uses the sunlight carried with optical fibers, therefore they have zero electrical load. However, I want to take their thermal load into account in my analysis, therefore I want to assign a lighting density but make it seem like they do not consume electricity.

How can we assign lights in a zone that have zero electrical load but have lighting load?

Hello! I am trying to model a solar illuminated vertical farm in Energyplus. For this, I have some lights that uses the sunlight carried with optical fibers, therefore they have zero electrical load. However, I want to take their thermal load into account in my analysis, therefore I want to assign a lighting density but make it seem like they do not consume electricity.

How can we assign lights in a zone that have zero electrical load but have lighting load?

Hello! I am trying to model a solar illuminated vertical farm in Energyplus. For this, I have some lights that uses the sunlight carried with optical fibers, therefore they have zero electrical load. However, I want to take their thermal load into account in my analysis, therefore I want to assign a lighting density but make it seem like they do not consume electricity.