[Bldg-sim] Bldg-sim Digest, Vol 60, Issue 21

[Joe Huang]

I'm confused by both the original post and the subsequent replies. What does this have to 
do with weather data  or with eQUEST?

Weather files do not list the ASHRAE climate region.  If you got a weather file from the 
EERE site,  then that's an EnergyPlus EPW weather file.  The ASHRAE Climate Zone shown on 
an EPW STAT file is calculated by the EnergyPlus weather processor in converting the 
source weather file into an EPW.  It has no bearing on the weather file itself.  If you 
think that the Climate Zone is in error, that only means
the algorithm used by the EnergyPlus weather processor to calculate the ASHRAE Climate 
Zone may be faulty for international locations.

Referring to this as a bug in eQUEST, or suggesting the problem might be the eQUEST *.BIN 
weather file are further off the mark.

Joe

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On 12/3/2012 6:27 AM, Chuck Khuen wrote:
> We are now producing weather files in BIN format for pretty much anywhere outside the US 
> at weatheranalytics.com.  Not free but simple and quick.
> Chuck
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> *From:* Waseem Shah Khan <mailto:waseem at edsglobal.com>
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> Dear Eleni,
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> I am from india, Same problem with me, there is a bug in eQuest for international 
> climate zone. it will only for US.
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>     Subject: [Bldg-sim] International Climate Zone specification
>     Dear all,
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>     I am using eQUEST for a project in Spain and I have used the weather data from the
>     EERE (Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy) website. The climate zone described in
>     the weather file doesn't seem to agree with the one I calculate according to the
>     ASHRAE 90.1 description for International climate zones, based on the precipitation
>     levels. Has anyone had any similar problems with weather data outside the US? Any
>     suggestions about dealing with this?
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