[Equest-users] Converting bin files to epw files

[Simge Andolsun]

Please ignore my question. I just figured it out :).

Thanks,
Simge Andolsun, PhD


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Simge Andolsun <simgeandolsun at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear eQUEST users,
>
> I need to convert a DOE-2 weather file (.bin file) into an EnergyPlus
> weather file (.epw). I have found the following instructions for this from
> this link: http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/dirpubs/un_articleEP07.pdf.
> However, I am not able to find the DOE2 WTH tool. Would you please direct
> me to it?
>
> Thanks,
> Best Regards,
> Simge Andolsun, PhD.
>
>
> *CONVERTING DOE-2 BINARY FILES INTO EPW FORMAT *
>
> I have some DOE-2 weather files in binary format (no text original inputs)
> that I'd like to convert to EPW format.
>
> Has anyone discovered a (hopefully) painless way to do this conversion?
>
> *Answer *
>
> Using the DOE2 WTH tool, convert to text format. The EnergyPlus Weather
> Converter reads that format and can
>
> convert into EPW. You will need to use the DOE2 bin to fmt converter
> first. All the utilities you need are in our
>
> "Yahoo Groups" file area; the folder name is DOE-2_Weather_Converter.
>
> When you have the file in fmt format, the EnergyPlus WeatherConverter can
> convert to EPW format. You might
>
> also download the latest EPLusWth.dll; again, this is in our "Yahoo
> Groups" area in a folder Updates/Windows/.
>
> Join the EnergyPlus Support group at
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/
>
> *Caveat*: Be aware that DOE-2 binary weather files save temperatures in
> integer F and solar radiation in integer
>
> BTU/ft*2*, so any such file converted to EPW will lose precision compared
> to the original source data. In other
>
> words, the resulting decimal on these EPW files is good only to 0.3C
> precision, not 0.1C.
>
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