6. Solar gains

sap2012.SAP_worksheet.solar_gains.solar_gains(access_factor_table_6d_north, access_factor_table_6d_north_east, access_factor_table_6d_east, access_factor_table_6d_south_east, access_factor_table_6d_south, access_factor_table_6d_south_west, access_factor_table_6d_west, access_factor_table_6d_north_west, access_factor_table_6d_roof_windows, area_north, area_north_east, area_east, area_south_east, area_south, area_south_west, area_west, area_north_west, area_roof_windows, solar_flux_north, solar_flux_north_east, solar_flux_east, solar_flux_south_east, solar_flux_south, solar_flux_south_west, solar_flux_west, solar_flux_north_west, solar_flux_roof_windows, g_table_6b_north, g_table_6b_north_east, g_table_6b_east, g_table_6b_south_east, g_table_6b_south, g_table_6b_south_west, g_table_6b_west, g_table_6b_north_west, g_table_6b_roof_windows, FF_table_6b_north, FF_table_6b_north_east, FF_table_6b_east, FF_table_6b_south_east, FF_table_6b_south, FF_table_6b_south_west, FF_table_6b_west, FF_table_6b_north_west, FF_table_6b_roof_windows, total_internal_gains)

Calculates Solar Gains, Section 6.

Also includes U3 from appendix U to calculate solar gains. This calculation is found in tables/solar_gains_appendix_U.

Parameters:

• access_factor_table_6d_north (float) – See (74).

• access_factor_table_6d_north_east (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_east (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_south_east (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_south (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_south_west (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_west (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_north_west (float) –

• access_factor_table_6d_roof_windows (float) –

• area_north (float) – See (74) in m.

• area_north_east (float) – See (75) in m.

• area_east (float) – See (76) in m.

• area_south_east (float) – See (77) in m.

• area_south (float) – See (78) in m.

• area_south_west (float) – See (79) in m.

• area_west (float) – See (80) in m.

• area_north_west (float) – See (81) in m.

• area_roof_windows (float) – See (82) in m.

• solar_flux_north (float) –

• solar_flux_north_east (float) –

• solar_flux_east (float) –

• solar_flux_south_east (float) –

• solar_flux_south (float) –

• solar_flux_south_west (float) –

• solar_flux_west (float) –

• solar_flux_north_west (float) –

• solar_flux_roof_windows (float) –

• g_table_6b_north (float) – See (74).

• g_table_6b_north_east (float) – See (75).

• g_table_6b_east (float) – See (76).

• g_table_6b_south_east (float) – See (77).

• g_table_6b_south (float) – See (78).

• g_table_6b_south_west (float) – See (79).

• g_table_6b_west (float) – See (80).

• g_table_6b_north_west (float) – See (81).

• g_table_6b_roof_windows (float) – See (82).

• FF_table_6b_north (float) – See (74).

• FF_table_6b_north_east (float) – See (75).

• FF_table_6b_east (float) – See (76).

• FF_table_6b_south_east (float) – See (77).

• FF_table_6b_south (float) – See (78).

• FF_table_6b_south_west (float) – See (79).

• FF_table_6b_west (float) – See (80).

• FF_table_6b_north_west (float) – See (81).

• FF_table_6b_roof_windows (float) – See (82).

Returns:

A dictionary with keys of ( gains_north, gains_north_east, gains_east, gains_south_east, gains_south, gains_south_west, gains_west, gains_north_west, gains_roof_windows, solar_gains_watts, total_internal_and_solar_gains)

• gains_north (list (float)): See (74).

• gains_north_east (list (float)): See (75).

• gains_east (list (float)): See (76).

• gains_south_east (list (float)): See (77).

• gains_south (list (float)): See (78).

• gains_south_west (list (float)): See (79).

• gains_west (list (float)): See (80).

• gains_north_west (list (float)): See (81).

• gains_roof_windows (list (float)): See (82).

• solar_gains_watts (list (float)): See (83) in W.

• total_internal_and_solar_gains (list (float)): See (84) in W.

Return type:

dict