CSE User's Manual

California Simulation Engine

6.66 weather

@weather.

NameInput?Runtime?TypeVariabilityDescription
nameXstringconstant
sunupfXnumberhourlyFraction of hour if sun is up
slAzmXnumberhourlyAzimuth, radians (0=n, +clockwise)
slAltXnumberhourlyAltitude, radians (0=horizon, +upwards)
dbXnumberhourlyAir dry bulb temp, deg f
wbXnumberhourlyAir wet bulb temp, deg f
DNIXnumberhourlyDirect normal irradiance from weather file (integrated value for hour, btu/ft2)
DHIXnumberhourlyDiffuse horizontal irradiance from weather file (integrated value for hour, btu/ft2)
bmradXnumberhourlyDni as adjusted per anisotropic sky, top.radbeamf, etc (integrated value for hour, btu/ft2)
dfradXnumberhourlyDhi as adjusted per anisotropic sky, top.raddifff, etc (integrated value for hour, btu/ft2)
wndDirXnumberhourlyWind direction, deg, 0=n, 90=e
wndSpdXnumberhourlyWind speed, mph
glradXnumberhourlyGlobal irradiance on horizontal surface, for daylighting calculations
cldCvrXnumberhourlyTotal cloud cover in tenths, 0-11, or 15 for missing data
irHorizXnumberhourlyHorizontal infrared sky radiation (integrated value for hour, btu/ft2)
tSkyXnumberhourlyDefault sky temperature, f from weather file or calcskytemp() (berdahl-martin)
tGrndXnumberhourlyGround temperature, f
taDpXnumberhourlyAir dew point temp, f
tMainsXnumberhourlyCold water mains temp, f
tdvElecXnumberhourlyElectricity
tdvFuelXnumberhourlyFuel
taDbPkXnumberhourlyCurrent day peak db (includes future hours), f
taDbAvgXnumberhourlyCurrent day average db (includes future hours), f
taDbPvPkXnumberhourlyPrevious-day peak db, f
taDbAvg01XnumberhourlyPrevious-day avg db (not including current day), f
taDbAvg07XnumberhourlyTrailing 7-day avg db (not including current day), f
taDbAvg14XnumberhourlyTrailing 14-day avg db (not including current day), f
taDbAvg31XnumberhourlyTrailing 31-day avg db (not including current day), f
tdvElecPkXnumberhourlyCurrent day peak tdvelec (includes future hours)
tdvElecPkRankXinteger numberhourlyCurrent day wd_tdvelecpk rank within year (1-365/366)
tdvElecAvgXnumberhourlyCurrent day avg tdvelec (includes future hours)
tdvElecPvPkXnumberhourlyPrevious-day peak tdvelec
tdvElecAvg01XnumberhourlyPrevious-day avg tdvelec (not including current day)
tdvElecHrRank[0]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[1]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[2]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[3]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[4]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[5]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[6]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[7]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[8]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[9]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[10]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[11]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[12]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[13]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[14]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[15]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[16]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[17]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[18]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[19]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[20]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[21]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[22]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[23]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day
tdvElecHrRank[24]Xinteger numberhourlyHour ranking of tdv values for current day