[EnergyPlus_Support] Bugs in weather converter

["coutinho301272" <coutinho@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,
I have been trying to convert EPW data into Ecotec's WEA format, and I 
found at least two bugs in the convert tool that comes with the 
EnergyPlus distribution.

1. When producing WEA monthly data from EPW data, wind speed ends 
about 3-4 times smaller than it should be. Ecotect assumes that wind 
speed is given in km/h, whereas E+ assumes m/s. Perhaps this is the 
actual problem.

2. When producing WEA "cloud cover" hourly data, the weather tool from 
E+ uses the "opaque sky cover" values from the EPW file. However, when 
converting the EPW file using ecotect's weather tool, "total sky 
cover" values from EPW were used instead. Which of these is wrong?

Cheers,
Jose'







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