[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Standard vs. Daylight Saving Time

["somsgr" <som@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Mike. 
That means new weather file (based on actual weather record for 
particular place) must be created for standard time NOT for daylight 
saving time. Please let me know if it is not so.

Som


--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael J. Witte" 
<mjwitte@...> wrote:
>
> The reported times in the csv output files are always in standard 
time.  
> Daylight savings shifts schedule values by 1 hour when daylight 
savings is 
> active.  Add REPORT VARIABLE "Daylight Saving Time Indicator" to 
your output to 
> confirm operation of daylight savings.  If it is always zero, then 
check that 
> the daylight savings option in the RunPeriod object is set and 
that the 
> specifications in the weather file are correct.  When the daylight 
saving time 
> indicator is 1, you should see a shift in scheduled values such as 
internal 
> loads profiles and thermostat settings.
> 
> Mike
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> On 13 Jul 2006 at 20:32, somsgr wrote:
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> > Standard vs. Daylight Saving Time
> > 
> > I created a weather file with daylight saving time. However, 
Energy 
> > Plus output calculates solar altitude angle for standard time. 
That 
> > mismatches the weather parameters with solar altitude and 
irradiation. 
> > Can somebody guide me hot to make E+ to calculate everything in 
> > daylight saving time? 
> > 
> > Thank you!
> > 
> > Som Shrestha
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> Michael J. Witte, GARD Analytics, Inc.
> EnergyPlus Testing and Support      
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