Analysis of the Typical Meteorological Year of Cyprus and Typical House Load
Date Issued
August 2003
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to present an analysis
of the weather data contained in a Typical
Meteorological Year (TMY) and observe the effect
of these data on the simulated load of a typical
building. The weather data, contained in the TMY,
are analysed with respect to the global and diffuse
radiation falling on surfaces facing the four
orientations, ambient temperature, wind speed and
direction, and humidity ratio. Collective results for
the whole year indicate that the east wall receives
30% more total radiation than the south wall and the
west wall receives only 20% of the beam radiation of
the east wall. Three different construction types of a
typical house layout are also used in this study and
simulated with respect to the heating and cooling
loads for a complete year. For the weather
encountered in Cyprus the maximum cooling load
occurs in July and the maximum heating load in
January. The monthly saving in loads by using
insulation is of the order of 50% for cooling and 75%
for heating.
of the weather data contained in a Typical
Meteorological Year (TMY) and observe the effect
of these data on the simulated load of a typical
building. The weather data, contained in the TMY,
are analysed with respect to the global and diffuse
radiation falling on surfaces facing the four
orientations, ambient temperature, wind speed and
direction, and humidity ratio. Collective results for
the whole year indicate that the east wall receives
30% more total radiation than the south wall and the
west wall receives only 20% of the beam radiation of
the east wall. Three different construction types of a
typical house layout are also used in this study and
simulated with respect to the heating and cooling
loads for a complete year. For the weather
encountered in Cyprus the maximum cooling load
occurs in July and the maximum heating load in
January. The monthly saving in loads by using
insulation is of the order of 50% for cooling and 75%
for heating.
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