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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Hello all,</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">I am attempting to model horizontal blind controls in eQuest / DOE2 in conjunction with daylight dimming controls for lighting in a high rise office
tower using eQuest 3.64. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">In the past I have generally modelled windows using simplified glass type definitions or import from WINDOW 5, but this time around I’m using the
window layers commands as this allows controlled horizontal blinds to be simulated (at least in theory). The blind control system is controlled by a sun tracking system located on the roof of the building. The designer has supplied me with detailed scheduled
hourly schedules of the blind slat angle per façade orientation. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">My understanding of the blind control capability in eQuest/ DOE2 is that blinds can be controlled using a SCHEDULE(s) of the type FRACTION for the
window coverage and slat angle respectively. As such, I have developed two schedules, 1) for lowering and raising of the blinds [ window coverage] and 2) blind slat angle adjustment.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">My problem is I’m getting an error (typical eQuest nonsense) stating </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold">BDL error: Error in blind control: Adjustment type SCHEDULE for BLIND should be SCHEDULE</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">I don’t see what the error is. I have pasted the BDL below</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1142 * "Window 71" = WINDOW</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1143 * GLASS-TYPE = "GL7"</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1144 * WIN-SPEC-METHOD = LAYERS-INPUT</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1145 * FRAME-WIDTH = 0</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1146 * X = 31.5</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1147 * Y = {parameter("Window sill ht")}</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1148 * HEIGHT = {parameter("Window ht")}</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1149 * WIDTH = 5.9</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1150 * LEFT-FIN-D = 1.1</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1151 * RIGHT-FIN-D = 1.1</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1152 * FRAME-CONDUCT = 2.781</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1153 * WINDOW-LAYERS = ( "GL7layer", "Air-6.3mm", "Metal-1in-Lt" )</span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">*1154 * SLAT-SCHEDULE = "E blind slat annual"</span></b></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; font-weight:bold"> *1155 * SLAT-ADJ-TYPE = SCHEDULE</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; font-weight:bold"> *1156 * BLIND-SCHEDULE = "E blind deploy annual"</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"; font-weight:bold"> *1157 * BLIND-ADJ-TYPE = SCHEDULE</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New""> *1158 * ..</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"">*ERROR****************************************************************************************</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New"">*ERROR****************************************************************************************</span></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">The DOE2 documentation is sparse on this subject and I’m basically chasing my tail on this. If anyone out there has successfully modelled blind controls and has suggestions
or has an alternative way of modelling automatic horizontal blinds with daylight light control dimming, I would be very grateful.</span></font></p>
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