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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=450284817-05102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have used the eQUEST PV simulation, and compared it to a
RETScreen model. There seems to be very good agreement between the 2. That being
said, I happened to do the correlation on only one model - I would be curious if
anyone else has had similar results. I was pretty satisfied with the eQUEST
simulation. The only area that I had some difficulty with was setting up a sales
meter to export to the grid. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM
[mailto:BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Aulbach, John<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, October 05, 2006 12:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM<BR><B>Subject:</B> SPAM: [BLDG-SIM] eQust and DoE simulation
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color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Matt:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>eQUEST has a PV simulation built in, but I have not yet had
a chance to run it. It can apply (as far as I know) to any type of building
you can model within the program. It would be the same as putting a generator on
the building.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=416443816-05102006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>You would need to ask <U>m</U><A
href="mailto:marlin.addison@doe2.com">arlin.addison@doe2.com</A> or <A
href="mailto:jeff.hirsch@doe2.com">jeff.hirsch@doe2.com</A>, for any validation
results. eQUEST uses an new DOE-2 version, dubbed DOE-2.2, which changes and
adds some features to the old DOE-2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=416443816-05102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
been using eQUEST on nearly 100 buildings, and I have had good matching with
utility bills in several parts of the United States. So what type of validation
are you seeking? This is not a "new" program, and it's creators are original
DOE-2 developers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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[mailto:BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM] <B>On Behalf Of </B>myeagle00@yahoo.com
wu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:34 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BLDG-SIM] eQust and DoE simulation in
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<DIV>Dear all, </DIV>
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<DIV>My question is about eQuest. I wander if eQuest could be used to to energy
simulation for a highrise residential building with PV system? Are there any
published paper on this?</DIV>
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<DIV>my second question is about the validation of the program. Has anybody used
eQuest in semin tropical climate in China (or similar area like hongkong) and
validated their result? Jeff suggested that eQuest shares the same core as DOE-2
which has been extensively used in China and I can get validation from the
DoE. Any suggestion is highly appreciated. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Your help is very much appreciated.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Matt</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 25/08/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Jeff
Hirsch</B> <<A
href="mailto:Jeff.Hirsch@doe2.com">Jeff.Hirsch@doe2.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">You
can use the eQUEST weather processor (eQ_WthProc)<BR> <A
href="http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html">http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html
</A><BR>to read a EPW file and convert to DOE-2 compatible file (that<BR>you
can discard if not useful) but then you will have csv files<BR>(orig and final
- with doe-2 conversions) with the variables you<BR>want (including headers)
on the "final" csv if you uncheck the <BR>"clear Interim Results on Exit"
checkbox on the setup tab.<BR><BR>Here is an example original csv
partial<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> DryBulbT<BR> DewPtT<BR> Sol-GlobHor<BR> WindSpd<BR> WindDir<BR> Sol-DirNorm
<BR><BR>
Month<BR> Day<BR> Hour<BR> F<BR> F<BR> w/m²<BR> mph<BR> degrees<BR> w/m²<BR><BR>
1<BR> 1<BR> 1<BR> 18.86<BR> 2.66<BR> 0<BR> 2.23<BR> 110<BR> 0<BR><BR>
1
<BR> 1<BR> 2<BR> 17.6<BR> 5<BR> 0<BR> 0<BR> 0<BR> 0<BR><BR>
1<BR> 1<BR> 3<BR> 17.06<BR> 3.2<BR> 0<BR> 0.67<BR> 0<BR> 0<BR><BR>
1<BR> 1<BR> 4<BR> 16.34<BR>
1.4<BR> 0<BR> 1.56<BR> 0<BR> 0<BR><BR>
1<BR> 1<BR> 5<BR> 15.8<BR> -0.4<BR> 0<BR> 2.23<BR> 360<BR> 0<BR><BR><BR><BR>Here
is the example correcponding
final<BR><BR>
DryBulbT WetBulbT DewPtT RelHum HumRatio Sol-GlobHor Sol-DirNorm WindSpd
WindDir <BR> Month Day Hour F F F % lbmw/lbma w/m2
w/m2 mph degrees<BR> 1 1 1 18.86 15.21 2.66 44.47
0.000907 0 0 2 110<BR> 1 1 2 17.6 14.68 5 53.33
0.001024 0 0 0 0<BR> 1 1 3 17.06 13.99 3.2 49.9
0.000933 0 0 1 0 <BR> 1 1 4 16.34 13.17 1.4 47.08
0.00085 0 0 2 0<BR> 1 1 5 15.8 12.51 -0.4 44 0.000773
0 0 2 360<BR><BR><BR>---<BR>Jeff Hirsch<BR>James J. Hirsch &
Associates<BR>Building Performance Analysis Software & Consulting
<BR>12185 Presilla Road<BR>Camarillo, CA 93012-9243 USA<BR>phone: (805)
553-9000<BR>fax: (805) 532-2401<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:Jeff.Hirsch@DOE2.com">Jeff.Hirsch@DOE2.com</A><BR>web: <A
href="http://DOE2.com">http://DOE2.com </A><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message
-----<BR>From: "Michael J. Witte" <<A
href="mailto:mjwitte@gard.com">mjwitte@gard.com</A>><BR>To: <<A
href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM">BLDG-SIM@GARD.COM</A>><BR>Cc: <<A
href="mailto:BLDG-SIM@gard.com">BLDG-SIM@gard.com</A>><BR>Sent: Friday,
August 25, 2006 9:56 AM<BR>Subject: [BLDG-SIM] [EnergyPlus_Support] Average
hourly statistics for wet bulb temperatures<BR><BR><BR>My
mistake! You are correct that the epw-->csv conversion will only
give DB, <BR>RH, and Dew Point. The alternate route is to run an
annual simulation with<BR>EnergyPlus using the weather file of interest,
select "Outdoor Wet Bulb" as an<BR>hourly REPORT VARIABLE, and then use the
csv output file to generate <BR>statistics. One could even generate
the averages with EnergyPlus by applying<BR>schedules to the report variable
and reporting the scheduled value as
monthly<BR>averages.<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR><BR>On 25 Aug 2006 at 6:20, Gerald Pde
wrote: <BR><BR>> Energyplus weather files do not have wet-bulb<BR>>
temperatures, do they? I had the impression they only<BR>> have DB , RH and
Dew Point. You might have to manually<BR>> convert to wetbulb which might
be quite an exercise. <BR>> Is there a simpler way of computing the data
below?<BR>><BR>> Thanks<BR>> Gerald<BR>><BR>> --- "Michael J.
Witte" <<A href="mailto:mjwitte@gard.com">mjwitte@gard.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>> > If you are looking for long-term averages, you
can<BR>> > download the EnergyPlus IWEC<BR>> > file for Brisbane
(<A href="http://www.energyplus.gov">www.energyplus.gov</A> -->
Weather<BR>> > Data) and use the EnergyPlus <BR>> > weather
converter to convert it from epw format to a<BR>> > csv file which
includes<BR>> > column headings and can be opened in a
spreadsheet<BR>> > program. Then you can<BR>> > compute
the averages from there. <BR>> ><BR>> > Mike<BR>> ><BR>>
><BR>> > On 24 Aug 2006 at 17:55, Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury<BR>>
> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > > Hello All,<BR>> >
><BR>> > > I require average hourly statistics (Jan-Dec) for
<BR>> > wet bulb temperatures (°C<BR>> > > or °F) of Brisbane,
Australia. I tried to find<BR>> > using Bureau of Meteorology,<BR>>
> > Australia website.But can't find any suitable<BR>> > data. Can
anyone give me any <BR>> > > link to find it out?<BR>> >
><BR>> > > Thanks in advanced.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > > --Ashfaque<BR>> > ><BR>>
> > CQU, Australia <BR>> > ><BR>> > > --<BR>> >
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