Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Multiple Blinds / Shades for a window?

[Rob Hitchcock <RJHitchcock@xxxxxxx>]

You are correct that only one WindowShadingControl object with a single 
shading device can be used for a given window surface.  To explore the 
differences between shading devices and control strategies you will need 
to perform multiple simulations with your variations.  We are currently 
developing a tool named COMFEN that provides a user environment for 
comparative simulations such as these that will be available later this 
year.

Rob Hitchcock
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ebshen1 wrote:

> Is it possible to have multiple blinds or shades for the same window,
> each with a different control type? Just for sake of illustration, for
> the same window I might want to have an exterior shade, an interior
> shade, and an interior blind under different controls. How would this
> be done?
>
> It seems to me in Surface:HeatTransfer:Sub the window surface is
> defined, but you can only reference one shading control. Then in
> WindowShadingControl you reference the construction but you can only
> choose one shading control type. It seems like you could specify
> multiple layers of blinds / shades in the construction, but you cannot
> assign a shading control type for each layer???
>
>  




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