[Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files

[Jonathan Chew]

Hi Ashu, all,

Thanks again for the quick reply. Yes, I am aware that there are databases available. However, my issue is that the client (a university) has asked to provide an energy model based on local data. In fact, the weather station they recommended is actually the on-campus station.

Therefore, we do have to provide a custom .bin weather file. As previously discussed, the issue right now is to format my edited weather data to work in eQuest. Again, it would be the 'User Selected' tab in the schematic design wizard (shown in attached screenshot) that would provide the weather file representing my custom weather data for Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Thanks again Ashu, all

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From: Ashu Gupta [mailto:agupta at enernoc.com]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:11 PM
To: Jonathan Chew
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files

Jonathan,

You have to download the weather files (epw file) from below link in and to convert it into .bin format that eQuest require. I am checking the Waterloo weather file but I could not found here. So, you can take the weather file of nearest city which is nearly same weather from the below link.

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/weather_data3.cfm/region=4_north_and_central_america_wmo_region_4/country=3_canada/cname=CANADA

Thanks!
Ashu

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From: Jonathan Chew [mailto:jchew at twfp.com]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:55 AM
To: Jonathan Chew; Ashu Gupta; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files

Here is previously mentioned image attachment.

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From: Jonathan Chew
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 2:54 PM
To: 'Ashu Gupta'; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files
Hi Ashu,

Thanks for the quick reply. I think my problem might have been lost in translation. To help clarify, I have included a screenshot. Basically, the root of what I need to do is have the 'User Selected' weather file be a weather file for a specific city (that happens to not be in the doe.com/download/weather site. The city is Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).

What I have done up to this point is the exchange data in a pre-existing weather file (i.e. Seattle, Washington) with data of my own (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) using excel. The problem now is to get this new weather data to work inside of eQuest.

I understand that I need to use the PKAFT.bat program taken from http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html (bottom of the page). I'm not entirely sure how to prepare my data to be converted using PKAFT, and also, I do not know how to use PKAFT.bat properly.

Thanks again Ashu, all.
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From: Ashu Gupta [mailto:agupta at enernoc.com]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 1:46 PM
To: Jonathan Chew; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: RE: [Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files
Hi Jonathan,

If you are in detail mode then you have to just replace your .bin weather file by old one in your computer C drive and relink the location of weather file in Project Data tab (attached) then your weather data will automatically replaced.

I hope it helps you.

Thanks!
Ashu

Ashu Gupta - Project Engineer, Energy Services
EnerNOC, Inc. | 2300 Clayton Rd., S480 | Concord, CA 94520
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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Chew
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:35 AM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] Editing eQuest Weather Files

Hi,

I'm working on a calibrated energy model using eQuest. The client has specified that they would like weather data for this model to be taken recently from a local weather station.

I have hit somewhat of a wall so far. I have managed to open an existing .bin weather file in excel, and replaced the existing data with that of my own. However, I cannot get PKAFT.bat (from DOE utilities) to work. I'm wondering if anyone can point out the lines of text in the PKAFT console that that I should change, and how I should change them.

I suspect the cause is this: after I edit the data in excel and import the data back into notepad, the spaces in the original document are not preserved. Could anyone show me a better why to do this?

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks.


Jonathan Chew
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