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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am using EnergyPlus in order to calculate the sunlit fraction (by unreflected beam solar radiation, as specified in the Input-Output Reference) of window glazing areas with the presence of external shading devices (e.g. venetian blinds,
shades). The output values of Surface Outside Face Sunlit Fraction seem to be unaffected by the presence of these shading devices.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also tried another case: I removed the shading devices and added an overhang (through the Shading:Building:Detailed object in EnergyPlus). This time I get variable output values of Surface Outside Face Sunlit Fraction, indicating that
the overhang was taken into account.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, is it safe to suppose that, at the moment (at least), EnergyPlus cannot calculate the sunlit area of external surfaces that are shaded by shading devices like blinds, shades, screens etc.(I guess it has to do with the polygon clipping
algorithms) ?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Or is there a way that can be calculated in EnergyPlus?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spyros<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Spyros Akritidis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Research Student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Loughborough University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">m: +44 077 6399 5008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">e: <a href="mailto:S.Akritidis@lboro.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">S.Akritidis@lboro.ac.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/spyrosakritidis"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="30" height="30" style="width:.309in;height:.309in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D45B33.F16D5140" alt="Linkedin-logo 2"></span></a><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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