ASHRAE Standard 140 Resource Files

Section 6 Accompanying Files

The folder \Std140_WD_Files\Normative Materials contains the following electronic files for use with the Weather Drivers tests of Sections 6:

  • WD100.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD100. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD100.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD100. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD200.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD200. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD200.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD200. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD300.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD300. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD300.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD300. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD400.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD400. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD400.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD400. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD500.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD500. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD500.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD500. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD600.TMY3: TMY3 weather data to be used in case WD600. The format of Typical Meteorological Year, version 3 (TMY3) data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • WD600.EPW: EPW weather data to be used in case WD600. The format of EPW data is described in Normative Annex A1 of the Standard.

  • Std140_WD_Output.xlsx: Spreadsheet Standard Output Report for entering results. See the “Read Me” tab within this file. Instructions for the Standard Output Reports are included in Normative Annex A2 of the Standard.

  • S140outNotes.TXT: Standard Output Report for entering modeling notes. Instructions for the Standard Output Reports are included in Normative Annex A2 of the Standard. See S140outNotes_Examples.TXT (in the corresponding “\Informative Materials” subfolder) for example modeling notes.

The folder \Std140_WD_Files\Informative Materials contains the following electronic files for use with the Weather Drivers tests of Sections 6:

  • Std140_WD_Annual_Results.xlsx: Workbook containing the example annual results indicated in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • ModelerReports.pdf: File with the Modeler Reports for the software included in the example results.

  • WD100_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD100_05-04_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results May 4th for case WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD100_07-14_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results July 14th for case WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD100_09-06_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results September 6th for case WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD200_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD200 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD200_05-24_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results May 24th for case WD200 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD200_08-26_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results August 26th for case WD200 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD300_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD300 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD300_02-07_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results February 7th for case WD300 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD300_08-13_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results August 13th for case WD300 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD400_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD400 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD400_01-24_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results January 24th for case WD400 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD400_07-01_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results July 1st for case WD400 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD500_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD500 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD500_03-01_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results March 1st for case WD500 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD500_09-14_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results September 14th for case WD500 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for case WD600 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600_05-04_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results May 4th for case WD600 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600_07-14_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results July 14th for case WD600 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600_09-06_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results September 6th for case WD600 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600-WD100_annual_results.PDF: File with the example annual results for the difference of case WD600 and WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600-WD100_05-04_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results May 4th for the difference of case WD600 and WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600-WD100_07-14_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results July 14th for the difference of case WD600 and WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • WD600-WD100_09-06_charts.PDF: File with the example daily results September 6th for the difference of case WD600 and WD100 as described in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3 of the Standard.

  • Std140_WD_Results.docx: Navigation instructions for example results files.

  • S140outNotes_Examples.TXT: Example modeling notes.

The subfolder \InputFiles_WD contains input files for the Weather Drivers field trial participant results listed in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3.

README-BEFORE-VIEWING-INPUT-FILES.DOCX: Review this file before opening the input files.

The following lower-tier subfolders contain input files used for the listed simulation program’s example results:

  • Subfolder: Simulation Program
  • \BSIMAC: BSIMAC, Version 9.0.75
  • \CSE: California Simulation Engine, Version 0.875.0
  • \DeST: DeST 2.0, Version 190709
  • \EnergyPlus: EnergyPlus, Version 9.5.0
  • \ESP-r: ESP-r, Version 13.3.9
  • \IBPSA Project 1: IBPSA Project 1, Version v4.0.0dev
  • \IDA ICE: IDA ICE, Version 4.8 SP2
  • \TRNSYS: TRNSYS, Version 18.03.0002

The subfolder \ResultsFiles_WD contains the results files for the Weather Drivers field trial participants listed in Informative Annex B8, Section B8.3.

  • WeatherDriversResults_Bsimac.xlsx: File with the results from the BSIMAC program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_CSE.xlsx: File with the results from the CSE program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_DeST.xlsx: File with the results from the DeST program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_EnergyPlus.xlsx: File with the results from the EnergyPlus program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_ESP-r.xlsx: File with the results from the ESP-r program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_IBPSAProject1.json: File with the results from the IBPSA Project 1 program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_IDA_ICE.xlsx: File with the results from the IDA ICE program.

  • WeatherDriversResults_TRNSYS.xlsx: File with the results from the TRNSYS program.