Digital Urban Simulation : Documentation of the Teaching Results from the Autumn Semester 2015

Radiation analysis
The radiation analysis tool provided by the Ladybug plug-in is a good base for a small scale project,
Radiation
but for a study Analysis
on quarter level, the script has shown his limits. The main problem we identified is that
the use of Breps as input geometries uses an internal mesh generator of the script which adds to the
The radiation analysis tool provided by the Ladybug plugin is a good base for a small scale project, but for a study
RAM consumption and reduces the power of the solar radiation calculator. Moreover, the script seems
on quarter level, the script has shown his limits. The main problem we identified is that the use of Breps as input
to have trouble with surfaces that are not connected to closed volumes and created blank faces where
geometries uses an internal mesh generator of the script which adds to the RAM consumption and reduces the
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the ladybug
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function
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the ladybug script. Very large areas had to be split into multiple clusters that where simulated with
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Ladybug component enhanced by separate mesh generator
Ladybug component enhanced by separate mesh generator
Smaller clusters for better performance
Smaller clusters for better performance
PV Potential Analysis
PV Potential Analysis
The PV potential analysis part takes as input the analysis mesh and the radiation results from ladybug and generates
The from PV potential these two analysis lists, together part takes with as the input indicated the analysis threshold mesh and and PV efficiency, the radiation the results achievable from PV ladybug production and
and generates the geometry from these of two PV eligible lists, together area. with the indicated threshold and PV efficiency, the achievable
PV production and the geometry of the PV eligible area.
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PotentialEvaluator
Digital Urban Simulation | Name of the project
New Methods in Urban Analysis and Simulation | Final project documentation
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