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Hi @paula. This is what I think is happening.
First, the generated .shd report is confirming that all your zones are convex - no issue there. Yet adding an AirBoundary to "AirWall_Living_Cozinha" (separating "Zone_Living" from "Zone_Cozinha") instructs EnergyPlus to consider both zones as a single (now non-convex) zone for solar distribution:
The two zones separated by this air boundary will be grouped together into a combined enclosure for solar distribution, daylighting, and radiant exchange (including distribution of radiant internal gains).
Hence the severe error. If combining 2 zones (via AirBoundary) results in a single convex zone, I don't think there would be an issue.
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Hi @paula. This is what I think is happening.
First, the generated .shd report is confirming that all your zones are convex - no issue there. Yet adding an AirBoundary to "AirWall_Living_Cozinha" (separating "Zone_Living" from "Zone_Cozinha") instructs EnergyPlus to consider both zones as a single (now non-convex) zone for solar distribution:
The two zones separated by this air boundary will be grouped together into a combined enclosure for solar distribution, daylighting, and radiant exchange (including distribution of radiant internal gains).
Hence the severe error. errors. If combining 2 zones (via AirBoundary) results in a single convex zone, I don't think there would be an issue.
