[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Australian Weather Data Source/Format

["petervipac" <peterh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Justin,

Thanks for the advice.  I opened both IWEC and RMY weather data in
notepad and saw the line quoting that the source data is from ACADS_BSG:

"COMMENTS 1,Australia Climatic Data Base Reference Meteorological Year
Weather Data Set December 2006 Period of record 1967-2004; Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia licensed from ACADS-BSG Pty Ltd only for use
by users of EnergyPlus."

Alas, both weather files uses Reference Meteorological Year (RMY) data
instead of Test Reference Year (TRY) data, which is required under the
ABGR validation protocol.  I contacted ACADS-BSG and they said maybe
Dru Crawley from LBNL already has a converted Sydney TRY version for
Energy Plus.  Could someone from EnergyPlus kindly upload the TRY
Sydney weather file if you have access to it?  Thanks a lot!!

Peter

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Justin Wong <justinw@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Peter,
> 
> I believed those IWEC weather files will enable you to do ABGR 
> assessment. I think there are from ACADS-BSG.
> 
> Justin
> 
> petervipac wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been using weather data from the Energy Plus website for
> > Australian cities and I noticed that most Australian weather files are
> > in IWEC and RMY formats. Could someone please help me out with the
> > following questions:
> >
> > 1. I was trying to read the information on Weather Data Sources. But
> > when I click on the link "RMY Australia Representative Meteorological
> > Years" it did nothing at all! The link may be dead and needs
> > re-direction. Has anyone had any luck with that link?
> >
> > 2. Does anyone knows who provided the source for those IWEC and RMY
> > weather data for Australian cities? Are they from CSIRO or Beaurau of
> > Meteorology? CRC-ACADS?
> >
> > 3. I need Australian TRY weather data for Australian Building
> > Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) simulation and I'm just wondering if you
> > already have TRY weather data for Sydney Australia?
> >
> > Thank you in advance!
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
>



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