Ned,
But was that just a preference on your part, or because EnergyPlus couldn't handle Run Periods that span
across a calendar year? I've used the method you've described for years in providing spliced weather data to users of another simulation program (name withheld :-) ). However, if EP doesn't have this Run Period limitation,
there would be no need for such mental gymnastics and just provide a multi-year weather file with the actual weather sequence.
Joe
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On 11/22/2013 12:01 PM, Edward G. Lyon wrote:
My experience is no. to do a winter model with actual weather data I have to make a file with January to June as the second year and September to December as the first year and then I can run a heating season model of October to May.
Ned Lyon, P.E. (MA, WV)
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From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Huang
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 2:08 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] Does EnergyPlus accept multi-year weather files with arbitrary begin and end dates?
I suppose I can find the answers by doing some test runs, but I thought I'd ask and see if
anyone knows the answer to the question posed in my subject line.
If EnergyPlus can accept multi-year weather files, e.g., one that goes from July 15, 2011
through July 14, 2013, how would the monthly results be tabulated ?
Joe
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