[esp-r] Re: Active/operable shading help

[Francesco Frontini]

Dear Jeremy
other option is to use the so called BlackBox Model implemented in
ESP-r. This model uses Bidirectional date to describe the optical
properties of your facade (like the g-value, the transmission).
You can find this option in the "Advanced Optics" menu.
You can choose between Two controls types:
Method a: it uses the “standard” control algorithm as the “zone
control” in ESP-r (i.e. you can change your blind position according
to a defined incident irradiation or according to the outdoor
temperature.
Method b: it uses the predefined .tdfa file.

More information can be found in:

F. Frontini, T.E. Kuhn, S. Herkel, P. Strachan, G. Kokogiannakis,
Implementation of a new bi-directional solar
modelling method for complex façades within the ESP-r building
simulation program and its application,
Proceedings of the 11th International IBPSA Conference, 2009. Glasgow

and

Tilmann E. Kuhn, Sebastian Herkel, Francesco Frontini, Paul Strachan,
Georgios Kokogiannakis, Solar control:
A general method for modelling of solar gains through complex facades
in building simulation programs,
Energy and Buildings, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 19-27,
ISSN 0378-7788

or you can contact me directly.

Regards

Francesco
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
Departement for Environment Construction and Design (DACD)
Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC)

Dr. Eng. Francesco Frontini
Head of BIPV group
Researcher

Campus Trevano
CH-6952 Canobbio

T +41 (0)58 666 63 20
F +41 (0)58 666 63 49

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