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Khalim Conn-Kowlessar 3bf728ce2f Slice S0380.74: Appendix H (H7) U3.3 monthly-integrated convention closes 1.81× over-count
Root cause: SAP 10.2 has an internal unit-convention ambiguity for
(H7)m between page 75 (Equation H1 implies W/m² 24-hour-average flux)
and page 76 (verbatim "Monthly solar radiation per m² from U3.3 in
Appendix U", i.e. kWh/m²/month monthly integrated). Page 77 (H23)
formula's `× hours / 1000` term double-converts when (H7) is W/m².

The cascade's `surface_solar_flux_w_per_m2` returns the §U3.2 24h-avg
flux in W/m² (verified bit-exact vs Elmhurst worksheet line 295: SE
90° Jan region 0 = 36.7938 W/m²). The (H9) helper was using this
directly without applying the U3.3 conversion that page 76's "from
U3.3" cross-reference calls for. Elmhurst-certified software follows
the U3.3 reading.

SAP 10.2 spec p.76 line (H7): "Monthly solar radiation per m² from
U3.3 in Appendix U". Appendix U §U3.3 (p.130) defines the conversion
S_monthly = 0.024 × n_m × S(orient,p,m), where S(orient,p,m) is the
§U3.2 24-hour-average flux in W/m². Therefore:

  (H7)m_U3.3 [kWh/m²/month] = flux_U3.2 [W/m²] × hours / 1000

Option A fix (per ChatGPT-mediated research): apply the U3.3
conversion inside the (H9) helper, so (H9) is in kWh/month rather
than W. Spec p.77 (H23) formula then carries the conversion's
dimensional residue correctly without double-counting.

Diagnostic that closed the trap: back-solving poly(X_cas, Y_eff) =
ws_H24/H17 at fixed X across 24 worksheet-positive observations from
4 cert fixtures (000565 + new A/B/C at sap worksheets/Solar PV tests/)
revealed Y_eff/Y_cascade took ONLY two distinct values:
- 0.7200 (exact) for every 30-day month observation
- 0.7440 (exact) for every 31-day month observation
i.e. exactly days × 24 / 1000. No utilizability function, no missing
constant — a per-month unit-conversion factor that the polynomial
non-linearity had been masking.

Closure metrics (HEAD post-fix):
- 000565 (W-30, modest): annual Δ −0.0000 kWh (every month exact)
- A-baseline (S-30, modest): annual Δ +0.0001 kWh
- B-highY (S-30, none): annual Δ −0.0000 kWh (incl Oct 10.5905)
- C-lowY (N-60, signif): annual Δ −4.36 kWh (polynomial zero-clamp
  boundary; worksheet poly = 0.0024 → 0.41 kWh, cascade poly =
  −0.04 → 0)

47/48 month-observations pin at <1e-4 kWh.

Test baseline: 547 pass + 9 expected `test_sap_result_pin[000565-*]`
cascade-gap fails (unchanged — orchestrator still NOT integrated
into water_heating.py:943; that's the follow-on slice that closes
cert 000565's HW pin +272 → ~0).

Pyright net-zero on both touched files.

Files:
- domain/sap10_calculator/worksheet/appendix_h_solar.py: rename
  `monthly_solar_energy_available_h9_w` → `_h9_kwh_per_month`,
  add `hours_in_month` param, apply U3.3 conversion. Y23 param
  renamed accordingly. Orchestrator updated.
- domain/sap10_calculator/worksheet/tests/test_appendix_h_solar.py:
  add cert 000565 (H24)m monthly magnitude pin at abs < 1e-3 kWh;
  update H9 + Y23 unit tests for new kWh/month units.
- BRIEF_APPENDIX_H_EN_15316_RESEARCH.md: new "Closure" section with
  the days-in-month diagnostic, root cause, and lessons.
- HANDOVER_POST_4_CERT_EMPIRICAL.md: NEW — closure handover.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-29 18:02:35 +00:00
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addresses get rid of comments 2026-05-20 13:21:11 +00:00
sap10_calculator Slice S0380.74: Appendix H (H7) U3.3 monthly-integrated convention closes 1.81× over-count 2026-05-29 18:02:35 +00:00
sap10_ml Slice S0380.26: RdSAP10 §5.8 dry-lining adjustment on alt walls — closes cert 7700 -0.44 → +5e-5 2026-05-28 10:56:11 +00:00
tasks added postcode splitter rewrite to ddd 2026-05-19 16:35:09 +00:00
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