I've read through previous posts and attempted several iterations of
converting to BIN with no avail. I can get the NEWTH.TMP file to appear,
but with no information. Below is my step-by-step process, with info
from previous posts. (Also, where is the "EXENT directory ?" I've been
saving to the directory where the processor/excutables live.)
Get "real time" CSV weather data from Energy Plus website:
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/weatherdata/weather_request.cfm
Remove commas (or file breaks) from CSV file(s) in order obtain a TMY file
Using the DOE2 Conversion tool (http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html) use the
following steps:
<> *1. *Copy your TMY2 file to DOE2's EXENT directory and rename to
WEATHR.TMP (*NOT* "WEATHR.TMP.TXT")
*2. *Create a file called INPUT.TMP in the EXENT directory (*NOT*
"INPUT.TMP.TXT"), /removing *IWEC *from in front of the station name*
*/
*3. *In the INPUT.TMP file, put the following text. Be sure to
replace the city, state, and station number as appropriate for your
location. You can find this information in the first line of the TMY2 file.
<> PACK
ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL TMY2
TMY2 72365
STAT
END <>
*4.* Run the DOEWTH.EXE executable (it will automatically use the
WEATHR.TMP and INPUT.TMP files above as inputs). This will create a
NEWTH.TMP file in the EXENT directory that is your bin weather file for
use with DOE2. Just rename to Location.bin and you're set.
My WEATHR.TMP file looks like this, after removing the last digit of the
weather station ID:
72365 ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL 4 - 07 00 N 35 02 W 106 36 + 1631
2008 12917999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
20A7-140A7999?01014A7 10A7 51A7 161A7
7620A71000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12918999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
10A7-140A7999?01014A7 20A7 46A7 161A7
7620A71000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12919999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
0A7-150A7999?01013A7360A7 36A7 161A7
7620A71000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12920999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-10A7-160A7999?01013A7350A7 36A7 161A7
7620A71000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12921999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-10A7-150A7999?01013A7 0A7 0A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12922999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-30A7-120A7999?01012A7310A7 15A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12923999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-50A7-110A7999?01012A7 0A7 0A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 12924999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-40A7-110A7999?01011A7 0A7 0A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 130 1999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-40A7-120A7999?01009A7140A7 26A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
2008 130 2999999999999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?09999?099?099?0
-40A7-110A7999?01009A7190A7 31A7
161A777777A70000A79999999999999?0999?0999?099?0
Much thanks for additional consideration to this belabored issue.
Matthew Higgins, LEED AP + ASHRAE-HBDP
