[EnergyPlus_Support] Solar radiation components in Bin weather file

["eric_zhou1223" <eric_zhou1223@xxxxxxxxx>]

All, 

I am planning to buy weather data from weather bureau to create our own 
customized epw weather file for a location. Then the epw file will be 
changed to bin format for DOE2 use. In epw weather file, included are 
Global horizontal Solar Radiation, Direct Normal Radiation, Diffuse 
Horizontal Radiation. I would think three items impact on the results. 
How about the BIN file? Is it enough to get the Global horizontal Solar 
Radiation only for the BIN format? 

There are two options for me:
1) Get Global horizontal Solar Radiation data and leave the other two 
alone;
2) Buy global horizontal and direct normal radiation. We then calculate 
the third one.

Does anyone have any idea of it? Which way is better to go. Any input 
is much appreciated.

Eric


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