I used the SurfaceProperty:SolarIncidentInside object to calculate the effect on the building energy balance of reflected sunpatches on the ceiling inside a rectangular room. Using Radiance I computed the schedule of the solar incidence values for that surface and then fed it to EnergyPlus for simulation. I get this warning:
** Warning ** Zone THERMAL_ZONE does not have all surfaces scheduled with surface gains.
** ~~~ ** If at least one surface in the zone is scheduled with surface gains, then all other surfaces within the same zone should be scheduled as well.
** ~~~ ** Surface 245779 does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface 5B30C6 does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface C0C614 does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface THERMAL_ZONE_WINDOW_LOWER does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface THERMAL_ZONE_WINDOW _UPPER does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface DC934B does not have scheduled surface gains.
** ~~~ ** Surface AE57E2 does not have scheduled surface gains.Does this message means that in order to implement the SolarIncidentInside object I must create schedules for all the solar gains of the surfaces of the space?
By having only one surface scheduled inside a zone with the SurfaceProperty:SolarIncidentInside object triggers EnergyPlus to turn off it's internal calculations for the other (not scheduled) surfaces?
Thank you in advance,
Antonis.