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While OpenStudio only directly supports 4 shading control types (AlwaysOn, AlwaysOff, OnIfScheduleAllows, and OnIfHighSolarOnWindow) EnergyPlus offers many more options. They are described here under Field:Shading Control Type .

Here is an example of one of the options that might work for you. You could create simple EnergyPlus measure to find "ShadingControl" objects and change the "Shading Control Type" to whatever you want.

OnNightAndOnDayIfCoolingAndHighSolarOnWindow: Shading is on at night. Shading is on during the day if the solar radiation incident on the window exceeds SetPoint (W/m22) and if the zone cooling rate in the previous timestep is non-zero. Day and night shading is subject to schedule, if specified. (This Shading Control Type is the same as the previous one, except the shading is on at night rather than off.)

There are five additional variations of OnNight..... options that are controlled by daylight, temperatures, and/or HVAC mode.

While OpenStudio only directly supports 4 shading control types (AlwaysOn, AlwaysOff, OnIfScheduleAllows, and OnIfHighSolarOnWindow) EnergyPlus offers many more options. They are described here under Field:Shading Control Type .

Here is an example of one of the options that might work for you. You could create simple EnergyPlus measure to find "ShadingControl" objects and change the "Shading Control Type" to whatever you want.

OnNightAndOnDayIfCoolingAndHighSolarOnWindow: Shading is on at night. Shading is on during the day if the solar radiation incident on the window exceeds SetPoint (W/m22) and if the zone cooling rate in the previous timestep is non-zero. Day and night shading is subject to schedule, if specified. (This Shading Control Type is the same as the previous one, except the shading is on at night rather than off.)specified.

There are five additional variations of OnNight..... options that are controlled by daylight, temperatures, and/or HVAC mode.