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'ClothingInsulationSchedule' not works in Fanger

Hello, I am trying to add Fanger thermal comfort model in IDF editor, but I found simulation results for "Zone Thermal Comfort Clothing Value" is always 0 (any time, any zone) desipite I have set ' Clothing Schedule' and used it in 'People'.(And I found using 'DynamicClothingModelASHRAE55' as 'Clothing Insulation Calculation Method' has clothing value not 0 ) My EnergyPlus version is 23.1. Here is my schedule for clothing: `Schedule:Compact, Clothing Schedule, !- Name Any Number, !- Schedule Type Limits Name Through: 4/1, For: AllDays, Until: 24:00, 1, Through: 9/30, For: AllDays, Until: 24:00, 0.5, Through: 12/31, For: AllDays, Until: 24:00, 1; And code for 'People'

People, 102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223 People, !- Name 102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223, !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name Office Occupancy, !- Number of People Schedule Name People/Area, !- Number of People Calculation Method , !- Number of People 0.05447834, !- People per Floor Area {person/m2} , !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person} 0.3, !- Fraction Radiant autocalculate, !- Sensible Heat Fraction Activity Schedule, !- Activity Level Schedule Name 3.82e-08, !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W} Yes, !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings ZoneAveraged, !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type , !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name Work efficiency, !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name ClothingInsulationSchedule, !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method , !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name Clothing Schedule, !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name Air Velocity, !- Air Velocity Schedule Name Fanger, !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type AdaptiveASH55, !- Thermal Comfort Model 2 Type AdaptiveCEN15251; !- Thermal Comfort Model 3 Type

'ClothingInsulationSchedule' not works in Fanger

Hello, I am trying to add Fanger thermal comfort model in IDF editor, but I found simulation results for "Zone Thermal Comfort Clothing Value" is always 0 (any time, any zone) desipite I have set ' Clothing Schedule' and used it in 'People'.(And I found using 'DynamicClothingModelASHRAE55' as 'Clothing Insulation Calculation Method' has clothing value not 0 ) My EnergyPlus version is 23.1. Here is my schedule for clothing: clothing:

`Schedule:Compact,
 Clothing Schedule,       !- Name
 Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
 Through: 4/1,
 For: AllDays,
 Until: 24:00,
 1,
 Through: 9/30,
 For: AllDays,
 Until: 24:00,
 0.5,
 Through: 12/31,
 For: AllDays,
 Until: 24:00,
 1;

And code for 'People'

People,
 102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223 People,  !- Name
 102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223,  !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name
 Office Occupancy,        !- Number of People Schedule Name
 People/Area,             !- Number of People Calculation Method
 ,                        !- Number of People
 0.05447834,              !- People per Floor Area {person/m2}
 ,                        !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person}
 0.3,                     !- Fraction Radiant
 autocalculate,           !- Sensible Heat Fraction
 Activity Schedule,       !- Activity Level Schedule Name
 3.82e-08,                !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W}
 Yes,                     !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings
 ZoneAveraged,            !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type
 ,                        !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name
 Work efficiency,         !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name
 ClothingInsulationSchedule,  !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method
 ,                        !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name
 Clothing Schedule,       !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name
 Air Velocity,            !- Air Velocity Schedule Name
 Fanger,                  !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type
 AdaptiveASH55,           !- Thermal Comfort Model 2 Type
 AdaptiveCEN15251;        !- Thermal Comfort Model 3 Type

Type

'ClothingInsulationSchedule' not works in Fanger

Hello, I am trying to add Fanger thermal comfort model in IDF editor, but I found simulation results for "Zone Thermal Comfort Clothing Value" is always 0 (any time, any zone) desipite I have set ' Clothing Schedule' and used it in 'People'.(And I found using 'DynamicClothingModelASHRAE55' as 'Clothing Insulation Calculation Method' has clothing value not 0 ) My EnergyPlus version is 23.1. Here is my schedule for clothing:

`Schedule:Compact,
Clothing Schedule,       !- Name
Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 4/1,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1,
Through: 9/30,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
0.5,
Through: 12/31,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1;

And code for 'People'

People,
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223 People,  !- Name
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223,  !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name
Office Occupancy,        !- Number of People Schedule Name
People/Area,             !- Number of People Calculation Method
,                        !- Number of People
0.05447834,              !- People per Floor Area {person/m2}
,                        !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person}
0.3,                     !- Fraction Radiant
autocalculate,           !- Sensible Heat Fraction
Activity Schedule,       !- Activity Level Schedule Name
3.82e-08,                !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W}
Yes,                     !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings
ZoneAveraged,            !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type
,                        !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name
Work efficiency,         !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name
ClothingInsulationSchedule,  !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method
,                        !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name
Clothing Schedule,       !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name
Air Velocity,            !- Air Velocity Schedule Name
Fanger,                  !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type
AdaptiveASH55,           !- Thermal Comfort Model 2 Type
AdaptiveCEN15251;        !- Thermal Comfort Model 3 Type

'ClothingInsulationSchedule' not works in Fanger

Hello, I am trying to add Fanger thermal comfort model in IDF editor, but I found simulation results for "Zone Thermal Comfort Clothing Value" is always 0 (any time, any zone) desipite I have set ' Clothing Schedule' and used it in 'People'.(And I found using 'DynamicClothingModelASHRAE55' as 'Clothing Insulation Calculation Method' has clothing value not 0 ) My EnergyPlus version is 23.1. Here is my schedule for clothing:

`Schedule:Compact,
Clothing Schedule,       !- Name
Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 4/1,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1,
Through: 9/30,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
0.5,
Through: 12/31,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1;

And code for 'People'

People,
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223 People,  !- Name
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223,  !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name
Office Occupancy,        !- Number of People Schedule Name
People/Area,             !- Number of People Calculation Method
,                        !- Number of People
0.05447834,              !- People per Floor Area {person/m2}
,                        !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person}
0.3,                     !- Fraction Radiant
autocalculate,           !- Sensible Heat Fraction
Activity Schedule,       !- Activity Level Schedule Name
3.82e-08,                !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W}
Yes,                     !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings
ZoneAveraged,            !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type
,                        !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name
Work efficiency,         !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name
ClothingInsulationSchedule,  !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method
,                        !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name
Clothing Schedule,       !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name
Air Velocity,            !- Air Velocity Schedule Name
Fanger,                  !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type
AdaptiveASH55,           !- Thermal Comfort Model 2 Type
AdaptiveCEN15251;        !- Thermal Comfort Model 3 Type

'ClothingInsulationSchedule' not works in Fanger

Hello, I am trying to add Fanger thermal comfort model in IDF editor, but I found simulation results for "Zone Thermal Comfort Clothing Value" is always 0 (any time, any zone) desipite I have set ' Clothing Schedule' and used it in 'People'.(And I found using 'DynamicClothingModelASHRAE55' as 'Clothing Insulation Calculation Method' has clothing value not 0 ) My EnergyPlus version is 23.1. Here is my schedule for clothing:

`Schedule:Compact,
Clothing Schedule,       !- Name
Any Number,              !- Schedule Type Limits Name
Through: 4/1,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1,
Through: 9/30,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
0.5,
Through: 12/31,
For: AllDays,
Until: 24:00,
1;

And code for 'People'

People,
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223 People,  !- Name
102_Floor1_Zone3__50_61a6d223,  !- Zone or ZoneList or Space or SpaceList Name
Office Occupancy,        !- Number of People Schedule Name
People/Area,             !- Number of People Calculation Method
,                        !- Number of People
0.05447834,              !- People per Floor Area {person/m2}
,                        !- Floor Area per Person {m2/person}
0.3,                     !- Fraction Radiant
autocalculate,           !- Sensible Heat Fraction
Activity Schedule,       !- Activity Level Schedule Name
3.82e-08,                !- Carbon Dioxide Generation Rate {m3/s-W}
Yes,                     !- Enable ASHRAE 55 Comfort Warnings
ZoneAveraged,            !- Mean Radiant Temperature Calculation Type
,                        !- Surface Name/Angle Factor List Name
Work efficiency,         !- Work Efficiency Schedule Name
ClothingInsulationSchedule,  !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method
,                        !- Clothing Insulation Calculation Method Schedule Name
Clothing Schedule,       !- Clothing Insulation Schedule Name
Air Velocity,            !- Air Velocity Schedule Name
Fanger,                  !- Thermal Comfort Model 1 Type
AdaptiveASH55,           !- Thermal Comfort Model 2 Type
AdaptiveCEN15251;        !- Thermal Comfort Model 3 Type