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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I figure the small time step is easier to get converge.
Normally, I use 0.25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Yin<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nicola Sorbi Unipg
[mailto:nicolasorbi@mach.ing.unipg.it] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> TRNSYS ALL USER; techsupport@tess-inc.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [TRNSYS-users] Time Step<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have a question: Who the Time Step
influences the simulation results?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have trouble in choosing the correct
Time step!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span lang=EN-GB><img width=489
height=58 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CA3C36.7BB96A90"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span lang=EN-GB>        
</span></b><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt'>           Dott.
Ing. Nicola Sorbi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:red'>             
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span lang=EN-GB
style='color:red'>         
UNIVERSI</span></b><b><span lang=IT style='color:red'>TA' DEGLI STUDI DI
PERUGIA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=IT style='color:#333399'>          
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=IT style='color:#333399'>     
     Via G. Duranti 1A/4 - 06125 Perugia<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=IT style='color:#333399'>          
</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#333399'>Tel. +39 075/5853930 - Fax. +39
075/5853736 <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#333399'>          
E-mail nicolasorbi@mach.ing.unipg.it<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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