[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: File - SERVICE - Meteonorm Weather Files

["frorv" <m0rph3r@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I would like to request this service for 2 locations, if that's alright. The locations are:

Name of Location: Aveiro (Portugal)
Latitude: 40.641
Longitude: -8.653
Time Zone: GMT
Elevation: 20m

Name of Location: Setúbal (Portugal)
Latitude: 38.527
Longitude: -8.886
Time Zone: GMT
Elevation: 35m

Thank you very much, in advance, for this service!
Francisco O.

PS: I do have some hourly weather data on these places, but it is not in E+ format and i do not know how to deal with it. Will it be of any use for you anyway?

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> 
> What weather data should you be using for energy simulation?  Paper:
> Drury B. Crawley. 1998. "Which Weather Data Should You Use for Energy Simulations of Commercial Buildings?" in ASHRAE Transactions, pp. 498-515, Vol. 104, Pt. 2. Atlanta: ASHRAE. (PDF 197 KB) 
> 
> PDF: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/pdfs/bibliography/whichweatherdatashouldyouuseforenergysimulations.pdf
> 
> Weather Data.
> 
> You will need to supply:
> 
> Name of Location
> Latitude (N+/S-)(decimal format preferred)
> Longitude (E+/W-)(decimal format preferred)
> Time Zone (+/- GMT)
> Elevation (meters)
> 
> And you should be aware of Meteonorm limitations:
> 
> Meteonorm extrapolates hourly data from statistical data for a 
> location. Where statistical data aren't available, Meteonorm interpolates 
> from other nearby sites. Generally a statistical approach is a last resort--
> weather files generated from statistics will not demonstrate the normal
> hour-to-hour and day-to-day variability seen in measured data.
> 
> Each .ZIP includes a .STAT (EnergyPlus weather data statistics), .EPW 
> (EnergyPlus weather file), and .INFO (Information about the source data and 
> limitations from Meteonorm). 
> 
> IN ALL CASES, YOU SHOULD REVIEW THE .STAT FILE FOR THE LOCATION BEFORE USING 
> ANY OF THESE FILES TO ENSURE THAT IT REPRESENTS THE CLIMATE OF THE LOCATION AS 
> YOU UNDERSTAND IT. IN MANY CASES, A NEARBY LOCATION WITH MEASURED DATA MAY BE 
> MORE APPROPRIATE THAN ONE DERIVED FROM STATISTICS. 
> 
> YOU USE THESE FILES ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
> 
> As always, if you know of sources of weather data that we might be able to 
> share with the EnergyPlus community, please contact us.  
> 
> EnergyPlus Development Team
>



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