/span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">object</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="w">    </span><span class="sd">&quot;&quot;&quot;</span>
<span class="sd">    Applies the heating activation time for Chile.</span>
<span class="sd">    See reference: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778823003833</span>

<span class="sd">    :param idf_path: The eppy or besos idf class instance.</span>
<span class="sd">    :type idf_path: IDF_class</span>
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