Table of Contents: Auxiliary Programs — EnergyPlus 8.5

Auxiliary Programs Introduction
Weather Converter Program
- Background
- Weather Format for Simulation Programs
- Weather Data Availability
- Using the Weather Converter
- Definitions File & Custom File Processing
- Reports/Files Produced by the Weather Converter
- Köppen Climate Classification
- ASHRAE Climate Classification
- EnergyPlus Weather File (EPW) Data Dictionary
  - Data Field Descriptions
  - References
- EPW CSV Format (In/Out)
- Missing Weather File Data
- Source Weather Data Formats
- Data Sources/Uncertainty
- Advanced use - accessing weather conversion capabilities
- References
- Web Resources
Ground Heat Transfer in EnergyPlus
- Caution
- Introduction
- Use of the Ground Temperatures with Slabs
- Slab configuration Drawing
- Running the Slab Program
- Technical Details on Files for Ground Heat Transfer with Slabs
- Slab Program Output Files
  - EnergyPlus idf Objects from Slab Program
- Description of the Objects in the E+SlabGHT.IDD
- Using Ground Temperatures with Basements
- Running the Basement Program
- Technical Details on Files for Ground Heat Transfer with Basements
- Basement Program Output Files
- The Basement idd
- Description of the Objects in the BasementGHT.idd
- Using the Interface Surface Temperature Results in EnergyPlus
  - Multiple Ground Temperatures
- References
View Factor Calculation Program
- Associated Files
- Using the View Factor Interface program
- Additional Information
Using Older Version Input Files - Transition
- IDF Version Updater
- Transition Console Program Details
- IDF Version Converter / Transition File Lists
- Converting imf files
EPDrawGUI
- Main Tab
- Option Tab
Input Macros
- Introduction
- Running the EP-Macro program
- Incorporating External Files
- Selectively Accepting or Skipping Lines of Input
- Defining Blocks of Input
  - Arithmetic Operations
- Macro Debugging and Listing Control
- Listing Format
HVAC Diagram
- Introduction
CoeffConv/CoeffCheck
- CoeffConv
- CoeffCheck
- Running the CoeffConv or CoeffCheck programs
ExpandObjects
- Introduction
- HVAC Template Objects Processed
- Ground Heat Transfer Objects Processed
- Building Surface Objects Processed
CSVproc
convertESOMTR
CalcSoilSurfTemp Program
- Running the Program
- Program Inputs
- Program Outputs
HVAC Performance Curve Fit Tool
- Introduction
- Rated Data
- Performance Data
- Outputs
- Error Message
- Notes
- References
Parametric Spreadsheets
- Water-to-Water Heat Pump Parameter / Coefficient Generator (Cooling and Heating Mode)
- Water-to-Air Heat Pump Parameter / Coefficient Generator (Cooling)
- Water-to-Air Heat Pump Parameter / Coefficient Generator (Heating Mode)
- G-Function Spreadsheet
ParametricPreprocessor
AppGPostProcess - Appendix G PostProcessing program
BLASTTranslator
DOE2Translator
Running Console Applications
- Modifying the batch file
Technical Details of Running EnergyPlus
- EP-Launch Program
- EP-Launch Lite
- EnergyPlus File Extensions
  - Input Files
    - IDD
    - idf
    - imf
    - ini
    - epw
  - Output Files
    - err
    - audit
    - eso
    - mtr
    - mtd
    - eio
    - rdd
    - mdd
    - dbg
    - dxf
    - sln
  - Postprocessing Program/Files
- RunEPlus batch file
- Running EnergyPlus by Hand
- RunEPlus details
- RunDirMulti Batch File
- EnergyPlus Files
Creating Input Files
- IDD Conventions
- IDFEditor
Manipulating Output Files
- EP-Compare