.Buildings.Occupants.Office.Blinds.Zhang2012BlindsSolarIntensity

Information

Model predicting the state of the blinds with the solar intensity at the window and occupancy.

Dynamics

When the space is unoccupied, the blinds are always down. When the space is occupied, the lower the solar intensity, the higher the chance that the blind is up.

References

The model is documented in the paper "Zhang, Y. and Barrett, P., 2012. Factors influencing occupants’ blind-control behaviour in a naturally ventilated office building. Building and Environment, 54, pp.137-147."

The model parameters are regressed from the field study in an office building in Sheffield, England.

Revisions

• November 30, 2018, by Michael Wetter:
  Removed equality test on Real which is not allowed in Modelica. Removed wrong annotation.
• August 31, 2018, by Zhe Wang:
  First revision.
• July 23, 2018, by Zhe Wang:
  First implementation.