The current workflow with 3phase components enables to generate blind schedules based on a logic for a sensor.
I am trying to use a blind schedule from energyplus (8760 values , 0 if blinds are down, 1 if blinds are up). When blinds are down I consider an xml with a VT of 0.1, when blinds are up an xml wih a VT of 0.8, I don’t model explicitly the blinds.
Is there a way to calculate annual metrics with the states of the window group in function of the shading schedule?
Do you know how to use the csv file to control the blind’s angle for 8760h(there are angles for 8760 in the csv file) ? I have some trouble with it . Could you tell me how I can solve it .
I have the same ideas with you . I think the most difficult part is the fourth for me:grinning:. I want to know if I can use a python file in the honeybee to combine the blind’s state. Could you give some example file about python file .
in your case, the csv is the schedule, so test it each rounded angle equals to the specs of your states. if yes then compose the string of 0 and 1 accordingly.
in my component you can discard the part with skymtx_hoys, that is if you ran for less than 8760 hours.
There are 10 states(0°~90° step 10°). And I have created 10 xml file by WINDOW LBNL .I think I am one step closer to success. I also have some problems in the PYTHON component. I know it is not appropriate for you. Could you upload your gh file to me .
sorry to late to respond you . I refine my model according to your method today . In my model , I have only a room with a southern window(glass+blind+glass) . So I think I have one window group . I have 10 states of my window(1: angle0°,2:angle10°,3:angle20°…10:angle90°) and one static state of my window(0:static) . So I have these combinations which is (1),(2),(3),(4),(5)…(10) . Am I right?
I have not looked at your files yet, but just one quick tip. Although I had been reading a lot of things about states in the forum, I never fully understood how to use it until I took the default test samples of the DC recipe of Honeybee+ and simplified the geometry to 1 static window and 1 window group with 2 states.
You run the quick case and start playing with the states until you see it clearly.
I’ll be able to look at your files in the weekend…