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I would like to know the influence that automatic slats would have on the total electric consumption of a school, specially on Summer.

For this season, the interesting topic to assess is how closed should the slats be, remembering that if the solar radiation is being a representative load, the slats will close, but the luminosity will also decrease and, reached a certain level, the lights will rather be turned on, representing an extra consumption.

In a nutshell: for certain weather conditions, it would be better to leave the slats open altogether and meet the cooling loads alone, with no need to turn the lights on.

Is there a way to address this problem with Energyplus?

Thank you in advance for any given help.

I would like to know the influence that automatic slats would have on the total electric consumption of a school, specially on Summer.

For this season, the interesting topic to assess is how closed should the slats be, remembering that if the solar radiation is being a representative load, the slats will close, but the luminosity will also decrease and, reached a certain level, the lights will rather be turned on, representing an extra consumption.

In a nutshell: for certain weather conditions, it would be better to leave the slats open altogether and meet the cooling loads alone, with no need to turn the lights on.

Is there a way to address this problem with Energyplus?

Thank you in advance for any given help.

I would like to know the influence that automatic slats would have on the total electric consumption of a school, specially on Summer.

For this season, the interesting topic to assess is how closed should the slats be, remembering that if the solar radiation is being a representative load, the slats will close, but the luminosity will also decrease and, reached a certain level, the lights will rather be turned on, representing an extra consumption.

In a nutshell: for certain weather conditions, it would be better to leave the slats open altogether and meet the cooling loads alone, with no need to turn the lights on.

Is there a way to address this problem with Energyplus?

Thank you in advance for any given help.

I would like to know the influence that automatic slats would have on the total electric consumption of a school, specially on Summer.

For this season, the interesting topic to assess is how closed should the slats be, remembering that if the solar radiation is being a representative load, the slats will close, but the luminosity will also decrease and, reached a certain level, the lights will rather be turned on, representing an extra consumption.

In a nutshell: for certain weather conditions, it would be better to leave the slats open altogether and meet the cooling loads alone, with no need to turn the lights on.

Is there a way to address this problem with Energyplus?