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Sorry for updating this after some time. I used EMS to report number of hours when daylight illuminance was between 100 and 2000 lux (i.e. useful daylight). A value of less than 100lux means it is too dark and a value of 2000 lux means it is too bright (can't remember the publication title but one of the authors was Christoph Reinhart of MIT).
EnergyManagementSystem:Sensor,
BlockIllumminance, !- Name
Block1:Zone1, !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Index Key Name
Daylighting Reference Point 1 Illuminance; !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Name
EnergyManagementSystem:ProgramCallingManager,
Illu3, !- Name
EndOfZoneTimestepBeforeZoneReporting, !- EnergyPlus Model Calling Point
IlluProg3; !- Program Name 1
EnergyManagementSystem:Program,
IlluProg3, !- Name
IF (BedOcc2 > 0) && ((BlockIllumminance >2000) || (BlockIllumminance <100)),
SET ZoneIllu3 = ZoneTimeStep,
ELSE,
SET ZoneIllu3 = 0,
ENDIF;
EnergyManagementSystem:GlobalVariable,
ZoneIllu3;
EnergyManagementSystem:OutputVariable,
Zone Illuminace Between 100 and 2000 Wile Occupied, !- Name
ZoneIllu3, !- EMS Variable Name
Summed, !- Type of Data in Variable
ZoneTimestep; !- Update Frequency
Sorry for updating this after some time. I used EMS to report number of hours when daylight illuminance was between 100 and 2000 lux (i.e. useful daylight). A value of less than 100lux means it is too dark and a value of 2000 lux means it is too bright (can't remember the publication title but one of the authors was Christoph Reinhart of MIT).
bright. EnergyManagementSystem:Sensor,
BlockIllumminance, !- Name
Block1:Zone1, !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Index Key Name
Daylighting Reference Point 1 Illuminance; !- Output:Variable or Output:Meter Name
Name EnergyManagementSystem:ProgramCallingManager,
Illu3, !- Name
EndOfZoneTimestepBeforeZoneReporting, !- EnergyPlus Model Calling Point
IlluProg3; !- Program Name 1
1 EnergyManagementSystem:Program,
IlluProg3, !- Name
IF (BedOcc2 > 0) && ((BlockIllumminance >2000) || (BlockIllumminance <100)),
SET ZoneIllu3 = ZoneTimeStep,
ELSE,
SET ZoneIllu3 = 0,
ENDIF;
ENDIF; EnergyManagementSystem:GlobalVariable,
ZoneIllu3;
ZoneIllu3; EnergyManagementSystem:OutputVariable,
Zone Illuminace Between 100 and 2000 Wile Occupied, !- Name
ZoneIllu3, !- EMS Variable Name
Summed, !- Type of Data in Variable
ZoneTimestep; !- Update Frequency
Frequency