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2023-03-06 08:05:03 -0500 edited answer Split the Global Solar into normal and diffuse using the E+ weather converter program

If you leave it as an EPW file, the weather converter assumes that everything is okay. It will convert some things, suc

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2023-03-06 05:57:17 -0500 answered a question Split the Global Solar into normal and diffuse using the E+ weather converter program

If you leave it as an EPW file, the weather converter assumes that everything is okay. It will convert some things, suc

2023-02-15 13:12:14 -0500 commented answer Custom EPW file errors with 5 minute data.

@tomwell17 I ran partial file thru the weatherconverter we use on climate.onebuilding.org It seemed to resolve the issu

2023-02-15 11:24:13 -0500 commented answer Custom EPW file errors with 5 minute data.

1) I don't believe EPlus likes weather files that start in the middle of the day. 2) I played around with records in th

2023-02-15 09:12:34 -0500 answered a question Fatal: Error in Reading Weather Data

@krkh-1702 * ~~~ * Entire Data Line=2022.0,1,1,1,0,?9?9?9?9E0?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?9?999?9?9?9,12.385006904602

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2023-02-15 09:09:12 -0500 answered a question Custom EPW file errors with 5 minute data.

@Tomwell17 If you upload your file somewhere, I will take a look at it.

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2022-12-04 11:41:14 -0500 answered a question OpenStudio/Elements error on EPW with missing line break after last line

You can also find the EPW specification here. I would think that the main weather converter would always have a link br

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2022-07-23 08:07:10 -0500 answered a question invalid stoi argument error

The answer given by Denis is correct, for now. We asked that a interim release be issued because this was the fault of

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2022-04-18 16:38:03 -0500 commented answer Weather File for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Unfortunately, this links to pretty old data (2003-2017). Ladybug tools epw map has not kept up with climate.onebuildin

2022-04-05 19:39:49 -0500 answered a question EPW files for locations with Winter Time

The EPW files always list in "standard time". Programs may list the politicat DST/Daylight Saving Time and shift the ti

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2022-03-29 08:27:53 -0500 edited answer fatal error energy plus

If you happened to be looking at it in Excel, the program will not create a new one. Linda FIBPSA, FASHRAE https://

2022-03-29 08:26:53 -0500 answered a question fatal error energy plus

If you happened to be looking at it in Excel, the program will not create a new one.

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2021-11-20 12:35:36 -0500 commented question ISO: Weather Format Testers

Thank you -- I agree -- and have tried to post there for at least a week. For some reason, it's not getting posted and

2021-11-20 09:11:55 -0500 asked a question ISO: Weather Format Testers

ISO: Weather Format Testers Not sure if this is appropriate for the group, but will try posting anyway. In addition to

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2021-11-20 08:36:20 -0500 answered a question No .csv and .eso output file from simulation

Have you added "Output:Variable" objects to your IDF. I would think there would be some option in OpenStudio to select

2021-11-10 08:19:47 -0500 commented answer Convert NOAA hourly normal CSV to EPW

Yes that is the one. Presenter is Dru Crawley.

2021-11-09 09:42:46 -0500 commented answer Convert NOAA hourly normal CSV to EPW

We are presenting (this week -- Nov 8-12 2021) at Building Performance Analysis Conference. Contact me for a PDF of the

2021-11-08 14:31:54 -0500 edited answer Convert NOAA hourly normal CSV to EPW

Note: these are not TMY files. climate.onebuilding.org will be posting the normals in our next publish cycle (which wil

2021-11-08 14:29:43 -0500 answered a question Convert NOAA hourly normal CSV to EPW

Note: these are not TMY files. climate.onebuilding.org will be posting the normals in our next publish cycle (which wil

2021-08-27 09:34:30 -0500 commented answer Difference between TYP and TMY

Then I think you need to ask Joe what the difference between TYP and TMY are as the IWEC2 methodology resulted in TMY fi

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2021-08-27 08:21:04 -0500 answered a question Difference between TYP and TMY

Not sure what a TYP weather file is. TMY stands for Typical Meteorological Year (ISO. 2005. ISO Standard 15927–4:2005,

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2021-07-31 09:30:22 -0500 answered a question Is it okay if we keep values as 'Zero' for diffused solar radiation in EnergyPlus weather file?

You should be fine. Unusual to have Direct Normal and not Diffuse, however. Linda FIBPSA, FASHRAE http://climate.on

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2021-07-28 10:36:40 -0500 commented answer negative solar radiation

Then I don't think I can help you. Not sure who wrote this formula, etc, etc. Linda FIBPSA, FASHRAE http://climate.

2021-07-28 10:22:05 -0500 commented answer negative solar radiation

Attach your IDF file? Did you use the TMY3 from energyplus.net or from climate.onebuilding.org? Linda FIBPSA, FASHR

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2021-07-28 08:37:59 -0500 answered a question negative solar radiation

Are you actually seeing this in results of a run? Linda FIBPSA, FASHRAE http://climate.onebuilding.org - free reposi

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2021-07-25 08:46:33 -0500 answered a question In TMY3 EnergyPlus weather files how is the Horizontal Infrared Radiation Intensity measured?

It is not measured. It is calculated from various algorithms. Check the Engineering Documentation (I believe) Linda

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2021-06-18 07:52:11 -0500 answered a question Daylight Saving Time setting based on ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G

Note that standard weather files do not have DST settings. It gets too confusing when various countries change the DST

2021-06-14 08:52:25 -0500 answered a question Avoid usage of weather file location instead of IDF one

Don't attach a weather file for the simulation? Only the solar calculations in the design days will be affected, the so

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2021-06-10 08:55:19 -0500 answered a question How can I change weather data ?

The standard way to do this is to use the weather converter that comes with EnergyPlus to create a "EnergyPlus CSV" file

2021-04-19 09:31:04 -0500 answered a question Total/Opaque Sky Cover (tenths) vs Cloudiness (octa)

If the units are given as octas, then the cloudiness could be considered equivalent to sky cover after multiplying by 1.

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2020-12-01 10:24:30 -0500 edited answer Weather Converter statistical calculations HDB 99.6% CDB 1%

Sent answer via email. Do not see it here: I think the probable difference is that the weather converter looks at Summ

2020-11-22 14:26:59 -0500 answered a question Weather Converter statistical calculations HDB 99.6% CDB 1%

Sent answer via email. Do not see it here: I think the probable difference is that the weather converter looks at Summ

2020-11-08 15:31:38 -0500 answered a question Weather file, cannot find the first day

You say "The custom weather file runs well on energyplus but this problem occurs when simulating multiple fmus through p