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asked 4 years ago

rafael.alonso
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updated 4 years ago

__AmirRoth__

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Hi all,

Does anyone know the default values E+ uses for the following?

Latent and Radiant fractions for ElectricEquipment
Radiant Fraction for Lights

The IDF editor and I/O manual don´t specify what is assumed when the input is left empty in the .idf.

Thanks,

Rafael

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answered 4 years ago

ericringold

10692 ●34 ●8 https://www.nrel.gov/b...

Zero. From Energy+.idd:

ElectricEquipment:

N4 , \field Fraction Latent
     \type real
     \minimum 0.0
     \maximum 1.0
     \default 0
N5 , \field Fraction Radiant
     \type real
     \minimum 0.0
     \maximum 1.0
     \default 0

Lights:

N5 , \field Fraction Radiant
     \type real
     \minimum 0.0
     \maximum 1.0
     \default 0
N6 , \field Fraction Visible
     \type real
     \minimum 0.0
     \maximum 1.0
     \default 0

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