What EPW header parameters does EnergyPlus use?
I am working on a python package to use NOAA weather data to create AMY epw files for arbitrary locations in order to compare EnergyPlus models to historical performance.
I have the main body of the data ready to go with all 34 columns and 8760 hours for a given year. I'm looking to round out the project by calculating the header information in the first 8 lines of the header.
1) Could I go ahead and use these files with the first 8 lines blank to simulate with EnergyPlus? If not, what parameters do I need to make sure I have in the header? Would a placeholder work without altering the simulation?
2) Is there a programmatic way to determine design conditions? Do they vary by region?
@joshuaeh does this post answer your first question by linking to EnergyPlus documentation for the EPW format?
for your second question, yes, design conditions vary by region. Have a look at the the csv files found in the directory "C:\EnergyPlusVXXXXXX\PreProcess\WeatherConverter" for a convenient resource for these data