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Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Window Transmitted Solar Gains



This question would be better answered by the developers of E+. Send the 
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philcook76 wrote:
>
>
> I have a building with south facing glazing (I am in the southern 
> hemisphere) which should never see any direct sunlight. I have placed 
> some external shading around the window to remove the late summer 
> afternoon and early summer morning direct sunlight. But I am still 
> seeing a large Window Transmitted Solar gain in the
> Report variable, *, Window Transmitted Solar, timestep;
>
> Is this due to reflection off the other faces of the building? or is 
> something going wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Phil.
>
> 

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