[Equest-users] Weather Data Files

[Christina Gerometta]

Thanks! Is this for CSV files are real time? Will the units be correct? The
files that I got were in Celsius and the eQuest files need to be in
fahrenheit. 

From:  Varkie C Thomas <thomasv at iit.edu>
Reply-To:  <thomasv at iit.edu>
Date:  Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:37 PM
To:  Christina Gerometta <christina.gerometta at btu-engineering.com>
Cc:  "equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org"
<equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
Subject:  Re: [Equest-users] Weather Data Files

Instructions for converting EnergyPlus ".epw" files (".csv" format) to DOE2
".bin" files. Go to  http://bepan.info/weather <http://bepan.info/weather>
and open 1 - Convert Energy-Plus.EPW to DOE2.BIN
<http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/1_-Convert_Energy-PlusEPW_to
_DOE2BIN.138130152.pdf>  or http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html#eQ_WthProc

----- Original Message -----

From: Christina Gerometta <christina.gerometta at btu-engineering.com>

Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:05 pm

Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Weather Data Files

> Thanks for the quick response, Varkie. However, I need a format
> that I can 
> get for free. I requested the real time weather files from
> http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/weatherdata_download.cfm
> These are in CSV format. Any suggestions on converting these into BIN?
> 
> From:  Varkie C Thomas <thomasv at iit.edu>
> Reply-To:  <thomasv at iit.edu>
> Date:  Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:58 AM
> To:  Christina Gerometta <christina.gerometta at btu-engineering.com>
> Cc:  <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org>
> Subject:  Re: [Equest-users] Weather Data Files
> 
> 
> 
> Instructions: 
> http://bepan.info/weather <http://bepan.info/weather>
> 9 - Weather _NCDC.tpe to DOE2.bin to Tables-Charts
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/9_-
> _Weather___NCDCtpe_to_DOE2bin_to_Tables-Charts.34093358.pdf>
> 
> Download and substitute in 11 or 12 (change the location name in
> sheet 1 - 
> does not change automatically)
> 
> 11 - Template - Shanghai � DOE2-Weather-Analysis - Short
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/11_-
> _Template_Shanghai-Weath
> er-Analysis-Short.132135521.zip>
> 
> 12 - Template - Beijing � DOE2-Weather-Analysis - Long
> <http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/12_-
> _Template_Beijing-Weathe
> r-Analysis-Long.132135635.zip>
> 
> Varkie Thomas 
> 
> http://www.iit.edu/arch/faculty/thomas_varkie.shtml
> <http://www.iit.edu/arch/faculty/thomas_varkie.shtml>
> 
> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I am trying to convert real time hourly weather files (taken from the
> energyplus request site) into a .bin file to use in eQuest. I have
> beenreferencing the instructions:
> 
> http://bepan.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/7_-
> _Customizing_eQUEST_Weather_Data_by_Jeff_Hirsch.138125735.pdf
> 
> However, the instructions refer to an excel document that I cannot
> find. I 
> did find one here (Item 12):
> 
> http://bepan.info/weather
> 
> But I am not sure if this will work. Does anyone have an easier
> approach?Any advice would be much appreciated!
> 
> Thanks, 
> Christina 
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