Implementation and application of a new bi-directional solar modelling method for complex facades within the ESP-R building simulation program

IBPSA 2009 - International Building Performance Simulation Association 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 928-935

  Frontini, Francesco ^a,b   Kuhn, Tilmann E ^b   Herkel, Sebastian ^b   Strachan, Paul ^c   Kokogiannakis, Georgios ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Esp r; Shading systems; Solar control

Indexed keywords

BI-DIRECTIONAL; BUILDING SIMULATION; ESP-R; INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT; MODEL COMPLEXES; MODELLING METHOD; SHADING DEVICES; SHADING SYSTEMS; SIMULATION CONFIGURATION; SOLAR CONTROL;

OFFICE BUILDINGS; USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84870203664     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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