Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Warning explanation needed

[Linda Lawrie <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, it is a warning, not a severe.

Your roof is a receiving surface but it is non-convex.  If you have
shading surfaces shading it, it is warning you that the shadowing values
could be inaccurate (but may not be)

At 01:42 AM 9/3/2013, jeannieboef@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


>    ** Warning **
> DetermineShadowingCombinations: Surface="118434_ROOF_0_0_0" is
> a receiving surface and is non-convex.
>    **   ~~~   ** ...Shadowing values may be
> inaccurate. 
>
> The surface is plannar. The zone is non-convex. Surely this only has an
> effect if a skylight (roof window) had to have light fall downwards, it
> would also fall "around the corner" and in that way be
> inaccurate. But this model uses FullExterior, i.e. this warning is moot,
> right?

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