[Equest-users] Weather Data Files

[Varkie C Thomas]

Instructions for converting EnergyPlus ".epw" files (".csv" format) to DOE2 ".bin" files. Go to  http://bepan.info/weather and open 1 - Convert Energy-Plus.EPW to DOE2.BIN or http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html#eQ_WthProc
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From: Christina Gerometta <christina.gerometta at btu-engineering.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:05 pm
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Weather Data Files
> Thanks for the quick response, Varkie. However, I need a format 
> that I can 
> get for free. I requested the real time weather files from 
> http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/weatherdata_download.cfm 
> These are in CSV format. Any suggestions on converting these into BIN? 
> 
> From:  Varkie C Thomas <thomasv at iit.edu> 
> Reply-To:  <thomasv at iit.edu> 
> Date:  Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:58 AM 
> To:  Christina Gerometta <christina.gerometta at btu-engineering.com> 
> Cc:  <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> 
> Subject:  Re: [Equest-users] Weather Data Files 
> 
> 
> 
> Instructions: 
> http://bepan.info/weather <http://bepan.info/weather> 
> 9 - Weather _NCDC.tpe to DOE2.bin to Tables-Charts 
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/9_- 
> _Weather___NCDCtpe_to_DOE2bin_to_Tables-Charts.34093358.pdf> 
> 
> Download and substitute in 11 or 12 (change the location name in 
> sheet 1 - 
> does not change automatically) 
> 
> 11 - Template - Shanghai � DOE2-Weather-Analysis - Short 
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/11_- 
> _Template_Shanghai-Weath 
> er-Analysis-Short.132135521.zip> 
> 
> 12 - Template - Beijing � DOE2-Weather-Analysis - Long 
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/12_- 
> _Template_Beijing-Weathe 
> r-Analysis-Long.132135635.zip> 
> 
> Varkie Thomas 
> 
> http://www.iit.edu/arch/faculty/thomas_varkie.shtml 
> <http://www.iit.edu/arch/faculty/thomas_varkie.shtml> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I am trying to convert real time hourly weather files (taken from the 
> energyplus request site) into a .bin file to use in eQuest. I have 
> beenreferencing the instructions: 
> 
> http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/7_- 
> _Customizing_eQUEST_Weather_Data_by_Jeff_Hirsch.138125735.pdf 
> 
> However, the instructions refer to an excel document that I cannot 
> find. I 
> did find one here (Item 12): 
> 
> http://bepan.info/weather 
> 
> But I am not sure if this will work. Does anyone have an easier 
> approach?Any advice would be much appreciated! 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Christina 
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