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Model a Passive Louvered Window Overhang in EnergyPlus

asked 6 years ago

updated 6 years ago

I checked and there doesn't seem to be an EnergyPlus object for this device. Unless I model each piece of louver as an individual shading device.

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answered 6 years ago

In EnergyPlus you would have to model each louver as an individual shading device using a Shading:Zone:Detailed object.

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Would you please let me know how you modeled several pieces of louvers as an individual shading device? Thanks!

Mohammad's avatar Mohammad  ( 5 years ago )

Each would be modeled using Shading:Zone:Detailed objects. I'm not sure it is worth that effort.

JasonGlazer's avatar JasonGlazer  ( 5 years ago )
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answered 6 years ago

As an alternative approach, if you were trying to minimize runtime (and surfaces), you could pre-calculate the fraction of sun that passes through for each hour of the year, and then model in EnergyPlus as a single shading surface with a transmittance schedule assigned based on pre-calculated fractional values.

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