Simple shading control in EnergyPlus

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Hello, i have a window material shade defined and i would like to associate/connect with the fenestration surface detailed. In a previous versions of energyplus, the FenestrationSurface:Detailed has a field called "Shading Control Name" which" has the possibility to make that association. But the new version don't have it. How can we make that association?

Thank you vey much. Ricardo

@RicardoCordeiro that input field has now moved to the WindowShadingControl object referencing the fenestration surface object (and zone name) where the shade is applied.

Hello again. So it's enough to have the field "Zone Name" filled? Because in the fields "Fenestration Surface Name" i don't have space to put all the surfaces. I filled just the first field, which i supose is mandatory. Thanks

Hello again. did you understood my question? Thanks for your atention. Ricardo

@RicardoCordeiro no, you need to set both the Zone Name and the Fenestration Surface Name(s). From the docs, "This Fenestration Surface Name(s) field can be repeated to apply the same shading control to more than one fenestration surface."

The WindowTests.idf example file that comes with EnergyPlus has an example WindowShadingControl object controlling 4 window surfaces in one zone.

Ok, but if i have like 20 windows... the space fields doesn't allows me to put all the window surfaces there, right? Beacause i only have 10 Fenestraion Surface Names versus 20 windows. (It's a single familiy house with just one zone). Is possible to put prints here? It's easier to explain, maybe. Thanks

@RicardoCordeiro If you are limited to 10 fenestration surface references with each WindowShadingControl object, then you can make multiple WindowShadingControl objects where all input fields are the same EXCEPT the window shading control name and name of the fenestration surfaces that are controlled (assuming they are all controlled with the same approach/strategy).

You are actually not limited to 10 fenestration surfaces (typically FenestrationSurface:Detailed names) within the WindowShadingControl object for EnergyPlus, you can add more if you want. If you are using a text editor to edit your IDF file, you can just keep adding more fenestration input objects at the end of the object since it is "extensible." If you are using IDF Editor you will need to edit the Energy+.idd file to show additional fields (copy the field A23 in the Energy+.idd file for WindowShadingControl for as many fields as you need and make sure it ends with a semicolon).

First of all thanks everyone for your help. I have a little pratice with the program, so all the help is wellcome.

@JasonGlazer i've tried using the text editor, adding more fields but when i opened the energy + idf file, a message apears, telling me that: "Too many field of object window shading control... This error maybe caused by a missing semi-colon at the end of an object..." (which i checked and real have the semi-colon). And these message appears for each field i've added (its 4 more field that i need). So, can you tell me, please, exactly how can i add more fields. Thanks again.

@JasonGlazer, is it possible to meet you at some chat, or have your email, or something like that? Just beacuse i think it's easier to share prints which are better to understand/explain.