Conduction Time Series
The Materials Manager Conduction Time Series panel is used to review conduction time series (CTS) values for selected constructions. The interactive CTS graph displays the values when the pointer is positioned over the plotted points.
Conduction time series is a series of conduction time factors for a construction over a 24 hour period. Energy Simulator derives construction CTS graphs based upon the thermal properties of each material type that makes up the construction.
Heat gains from exterior surfaces is affected by the rate of conductive heat transfer through them. In order to determine this rate, Energy Simulator uses conduction time series (CTS) values. Each exterior construction has 24 different CTS percentage values, summing to 100%, that indicate how much of the heat stored in the envelope has come through after a given amount of time.