[Bldg-sim] Length of cooling (and heating) season

[Max D]

Hi Alan, just a thought - have you looked at Degree Day methods..?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_degree_day

Best,
Max

> "Abela, Alan 2010 (PGR)" <alan.abela2010 at my.ntu.ac.uk> hat am 3. Juli 2014 um
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> Hi everybody
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> This seems a really basic question to me, but  I have been unable to trace
> much information on it.
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> What methods exist for the definition of the length of the heating and cooling
> seasons prior to the performance of an energy simulation.
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> I am aware that the European Standard EN13790 provides a method for doing
> this, but are there are any other methods?
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> Alternatively is there any record of established national practice, eg heating
> on from Dec to Mar in a particular country and cooling on from Jun to Sept?
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> Sometimes simulation can generate cooling loads on a year round basis at
> certain times of day, although the cooling system is not normally on for 12
> months of the year.
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> I am looking for a justifiable way to filter out these loads.
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> Alan Abela
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> Doctoral Research Student
> School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
> Nottingham Trent University
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