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Schedules can be translated into a singular "Full Load Hour" value. If you multiply your full load value times the full load hours, it equals the sum of each fractional value times each hour.
For example, if your schedule fraction is 0.3 for 24 hours, then your daily full load hours are 0.3 * 24 hrs = 7.2 full load hours. Or if you have 12 hours at 0.3 , and 12 hours at 0.5, then your full load hours are 0.312 hrs + 0.512 hrs = 9.6 full load hours.
You can calculate the full load hours in a year for a given schedule, which will typically be between 2,000 - 5,000 hours for lighting and plug loads. See the "EFLH worksheet" in the LEED performance calculator to calculate annual Equivalent Full Load Hours for a given schedule.
You can then calculate annual energy use = (Lighting Power Density [W/m2])(Zone area [m2])(Lighting Schedule annual EFLH) + (Small Power Density [W/m2])(Zone area [m2])(Small Power Schedule annual EFLH)
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Schedules can be translated into a singular "Full Load Hour" value. If you multiply your full load value times the full load hours, it equals the sum of each fractional value times each hour.
For example, if your schedule fraction is 0.3 for 24 hours, then your daily full load hours are 0.3 * 24 hrs = 7.2 full load hours. Or if you have 12 hours at 0.3 , and 12 hours at 0.5, then your full load hours are 0.30.3 * 12 hrs + 0.50.5 * 12 hrs = 9.6 full load hours.
You can calculate the full load hours in a year for a given schedule, which will typically be between 2,000 - 5,000 hours for lighting and plug loads. See the "EFLH worksheet" in the LEED performance calculator to calculate annual Equivalent Full Load Hours for a given schedule.
You can then calculate annual energy use = (Lighting Power Density [W/m2])(Zone area [m2])(Lighting Schedule annual EFLH) + (Small Power Density [W/m2])(Zone area [m2])(Small Power Schedule annual EFLH)
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Schedules can be translated into a singular "Full Load Hour" value. If you multiply your full load value times the full load hours, it equals the sum of each fractional value times each hour.
For example, if your schedule fraction is 0.3 for 24 hours, then your daily full load hours are 0.3 * 24 hrs = 7.2 full load hours. Or if you have 12 hours at 0.3 , and 12 hours at 0.5, then your full load hours are 0.3 * 12 hrs + 0.5 * 12 hrs = 9.6 full load hours.
You can calculate the full load hours in a year for a given schedule, which will typically be between 2,000 - 5,000 hours for lighting and plug loads. See the "EFLH worksheet" in the LEED performance calculator to calculate annual Equivalent Full Load Hours for a given schedule.
You can then calculate annual energy use = (Lighting Power Density [W/m2])[W/m2]) * (Zone area [m2])[m2]) * (Lighting Schedule annual EFLH) + (Small Power Density [W/m2])[W/m2]) * (Zone area [m2])[m2]) * (Small Power Schedule annual EFLH)
