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Window shading - Fraction Schedule Limitation

Objective: Be able to control a window shading exterior component (i.e. window blinds) with an schedule use, asigning a fraction value (from 0 to 1: i.e 0 = blinds totally opened; 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,0.4 ... = % of blind aperture; 1 = blinds totally closed) instead of a compact value (0 = blinds totally opened or 1 = blinds totally closed).

Problem: Fraction schedule do not work on window shading elemets. Only compact schedules (0 or 1) works.

Question: Is there a way to solve this? Will the following versions of EnergyPlus consider this issue?

Window shading - Fraction Schedule Limitation

Objective: Be able to control a window shading exterior component (i.e. window blinds) with an schedule use, asigning a fraction value (from 0 to 1: i.e 0 = blinds totally opened; 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,0.4 ... = % of blind aperture; 1 = blinds totally closed) instead of a compact value (0 = blinds totally opened or 1 = blinds totally closed).

Problem: Fraction schedule do not work on window shading elemets. Only compact schedules (0 or 1) works.

Question: Is there a way to solve this? Will the following versions of EnergyPlus consider this issue?