[Bldg-sim] Fwd: Problems in compiling the weather data files of IBPSA

[M F A Ramadan]

Many thanks Linda for your help;

The problem has been now solved. I attach this ccf file in this email for all .


Best regards,
Mohamad.
 

Quoting Linda Lawrie <linda at lawrie.com>:

> Here's the one I believe I used most successfully.
> 
> Linda
> 
> At 04:53 PM 1/9/2009, M F A Ramadan wrote:
> 
> >Thanks again;
> >
> >If you please can send it to me directly, it would be appreciated.
> >
> >Mohamad.
> >----------------
> >
> >Quoting Linda Lawrie <linda at lawrie.com>:
> >
> > > Your problem is either the Ecotect extraction or the ccf (custom 
> > format) you
> > > are using from Ecotect to make the epw file.
> > >
> > > I think it's actually complaining that the first day of February is 32
> and
> > > not 1.  I just ran into this with someone else.
> > >
> > > I posted a revised ccf for using Ecotect to make EPW files on the Yahoo
> > > Group.  If you are a member of that (EnergyPlus), or I can send it to
> you
> > > directly.
> > >
> > > Linda
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 9, 2009, M.Fahmy at sheffield.ac.uk wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply Linda; actually i don't use EnergyPlus:
> > >
> > > I had new global radiation data which is needed to be written in 
> > the weather
> > > data data file. This will be used for indoor comfort simulation studies.
> > >
> > > I used the ECOTECT5.6 conversion tool to have a csv. Hence the new data
> has
> > > been
> > > written into this csv.  The opposite way is applied, Using 
> > ECOTECT conversion
> > > tool to generate an epw to be used with DB later on.
> > >
> > > DB at any way didn't accept the final epw with my data, it always say
> "year
> > > 2001
> > > month2 has 32 days" despite i have removed these extra days many times
> !!
> > >
> > >
> > > Any suggestions !!
> > >
> > > Many thanks,
> > > Mohamad.
> > > -------------
> > >
> > > Quoting Linda Lawrie <linda at lawrie.com>:
> > >
> > > > What are you trying to do (which program) with the weather data?
> > > >
> > > > the EnergyPlus Weather converter makes a "special" csv format that
> > > > includes it's headers.  If you choose csv as the input format for the
> > > > weather converter, that is what it expects.
> > > >
> > > > Linda
> > > > EnergyPlus Development Team.
> > > >
> > > > At 05:01 AM 1/9/2009, M F A Ramadan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Dear all:
> > > > >
> > > > >I am facing problems in writing the inner data within the weather
> file.
> > > > >
> > > > >Finally, It is easy to write the generated or measured data into a
> text
> > > > file
> > > > >then it is also easy to convert it into epw or even wea. But there
> seem
> > > > some
> > > > >errors within the original conversion from the original epw into text
> > > (csv)
> > > > >which i started with to write in.  Consequently all the 
> > conversions later
> > > > made
> > > > >in the opposite direction from csv to epw conclude epw with 
> > inner writing
> > > > >errors.
> > > > >This appear in the DesignBuilder or even in the ECOTECT.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >The issue is what is the correct format with appropriate headers of
> the
> > > > >location
> > > > >long and lat, ....etc. So that the later conversions should 
> > read from any
> > > > >package that uses epw or wea.  Can you gide to some one who is expert
> in
> > > > such
> > > > >data files issues?
> > > > >
> > > > >One of the problems that i found in DB, it doesn't accept any 
> > no. of days
> > > > in
> > > > >the
> > > > >year 2002, i tried to delete the extra days once and twice but it
> didn't
> > > > work.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >A help would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > >Best regards,
> > > > >Mohamad.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > >
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