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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello eQuesters:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking for feedback on controlling window shades with the command “MAX-SOLAR-SCH”. I’m interested in controlling “movable interior” shades using this command alone, not in conjunction with the other three commands (unless this is required, contrary to the eQuest help files). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The window shades are deployed, but not according to the Max Solar Schedule values I’ve created. The “Max Solar Annual” schedule I created has two week types. The “Solar Wk Sch” day (Jan-1 to Apr-30<sup>th</sup>, and Nov-1 to Dec-31<sup>st</sup>) specifies a maximum of 400 Btu/h-ft2 and “Max Solar Wk Sch” day (May-1<sup>st</sup> to Oct-31<sup>st</sup>) varies control by time of day as well, with occupied periods having a value of 50 Btu/h-ft2. Thus, there should be no deployment of shades during the winter time. However, the hourly reports indicate that shades are deployed even when solar radiation incident on the window are below the maximum specified value for the “Solar Wk Sch” period (winter time). I have also created schedules for “SHADING-SCHEDULE”, “OPEN-SHADE-SCH”, and “VIS-TRANS-SCH”, which control the shade’s shading coef, opening probability (1.0), and visible transmittance when deployed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>MAX-SOLAR-SCH<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=334 height=126 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CCCEF7.1405F340"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is an excerpt from the hourly report of incident solar (variable 11) and shading device status (variable 23) for one of the windows. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The excerpt below is from January. The first column is incident solar on the window. The second column is the shading device status. <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=301 style='width:180.6pt;margin-left:-.6pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>1.57054<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>20.7817<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>89.8028<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>149.498<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>124.247<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>69.4538<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>37.202<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;background:#FFC7CE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:#9C0006'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.2in'><td width=159 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:95.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>1.69439<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=143 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:85.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='color:black'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Your experience and feedback is appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jonathan R. 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