.IDEAS.UsersGuide.ReleaseNotes.Version_0_3_0

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Major changes compared to v0.2.0 are:

• Added code for checking conservation of energy
• Added options for linear/non-linear radiative heat exchange and convection for exterior and interior faces of walls and floors/ceilings. Respective correlations have been changed.
• Improved overall efficiency and reduced warnings.
• The emissivity of window coatings must now be specified as a property of the solid (glass sheet) and not as a property of the gas between the glass sheets. This is only relevant if you create your own glazing.
• Merged Annex 60 library up to commit d7749e3
• Expanded unit tests
• Improved implementation of Koschenz's model for TABS and added an option to discretize TABS sections.
• Added new building shade components.
• Removed inefficient code that would lead to numerical Jacobians in the grid.
• Added new AC and DC electrical models.