Simulation using Hourly weather data

You can generate detailed building energy performance data based on simulations using hourly weather data.

Click on the Simulation Screen tab to view simulation data. If the necessary data has not yet been generated, a simulation is automatically started to generate the data.

Simulations using EnergyPlus have the following characteristics:

• Weather data comes from the selected Hourly weather data file.
• Includes consideration of heat conduction and convection between zones of different temperatures.
• Includes solar gain through windows.
• Simulation of HVAC equipment (options)
• Includes one or more 'warmup' (or pre-conditioning) days to ensure correct distribution of heat in building thermal mass at the start of the simulation. Warmup continues until temperatures/heat flows in each zone have converged.  If convergence does not occur then simulation continues for the maximum number of days as specified in the calculation options.

You can customise the data displayed and display style using the Display Options panel.

• Calculation Options
• Simulation Manager
• Display Options
• Detailed Results
• Comfort Analysis
• Summary Output
• Parametric Analysis
• Optimisation
• Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis
• ASHRAE 90.1 Reporting
• Data Visualisation

See also the Setting up simulations and Running Detailed HVAC simulations tutorials