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Variable heating/cooling capacity limits?

I have been using the IdealLoadsAirSystem to model heating and cooling of a building. My question Is, is it possible to limit heating/cooling capacity only during certain periods of the simulation?

Specifically, I am trying to limit capacity during weekends, while keeping it unlimited during weekdays. Since the IdealLoadsAirSystem only has one parameter for heating/cooling capacity and it seems to be a fixed value for the whole simulation, and since I can't, to my knowledge, assign more than one IdealLoadsAirSystem object to the same zone, what would be the best way to accomplish what I am trying to do?

Variable heating/cooling capacity limits?

I have been using the IdealLoadsAirSystem to model heating and cooling of a building. My question Is, is it possible to limit heating/cooling capacity only during certain periods of the simulation?

Specifically, I am trying to limit capacity during weekends, while keeping it unlimited during weekdays. Since the IdealLoadsAirSystem only has one parameter for heating/cooling capacity and it seems to be a fixed value for the whole simulation, and since I can't, to my knowledge, assign more than one IdealLoadsAirSystem object to the same zone, what would be the best way to accomplish what I am trying to do?