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Can you model internal and external shading devices at the same time?

asked 9 years ago

Tanea's avatar

updated 9 years ago

I'm currently running simulations of a house with external blinds and I need to reduce solar gains, so I wanted to add an internal shade. Is it possible to run a simulation with both shading devices?

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Can you include what software you're trying to use?

ericringold's avatar ericringold  ( 9 years ago )

Yes, sorry I forgot. I'm using Energy Plus, v. 8.3

Tanea's avatar Tanea  ( 9 years ago )

So you don't want an overhang and a blind, you want two different blinds on the same window? Are they controlled in the same way, or are the exterior ones static?

David Goldwasser's avatar David Goldwasser  ( 9 years ago )

I have an external blind and I want to add an internal shading device, such as shades. They are controlled in the same way with a schedule.

Tanea's avatar Tanea  ( 9 years ago )

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answered 9 years ago

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Yes you can. Take a look at Construction:ComplexFenestrationState in Input/Output reference. I would highly recommend to use LBNLs WINDOW software to generate IDF for the window.

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I'll do that. Thank you very much.

Tanea's avatar Tanea  ( 9 years ago )

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