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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: File - SERVICE - Meteonorm Weather Files
Yes, it helped. I read the documentation and after some experimenting I believe I have obtained EPW files with reasonable results!
Thank you very much for the suggestion, pintodasilva.fernando
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Fernando Pinto da Silva <pintodasilva.fernando@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Francisco,
>
> Firstly if you have the Solterm program, you can use the weather files presents in the folder of this content. However if you use the file, be carefully because they don´t gives any value to the pressure or speed wind.
> After if pray attention to the document Auxiliary program of E+, look the chapter of weather converter program and learn the title Definitions File & Custom File Processing, there you can see how create "def" input file and in the same folder of weather file with the weather converter you obtained the EPW file to use in E+.
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> I hope it helped.
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> Best Regards.
>
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> From: frorv <m0rph3r@...>
> To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 5:54:09 PM
> Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: File - SERVICE - Meteonorm Weather Files
>
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>
> 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@ yahoogroups. com, EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com 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/bibliograph y/whichweatherda tashouldyouusefo renergysimulatio ns.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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