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Importing Canadian EPW data

Canadian EPW data can be directly and very easily imported into PVsyst:

  1. Download the desired file from the EnergyPlus web site. After choosing the desired EPW file, you can simply download it by choosing "File" / "Save As" it in your web browser.
  2. Come back to PVsyst, option Tools/Import Weather Data/Canadian EPW, and follow the instructions on the screen (i.e. simply "Choose" the file and press "Import").

NB: If the file downloaded by this mean is not suited for PVsyst (gives errors), this may be due to a transformation of the format by your browser. In this case you should download the ZIP file and extract the *.epw file.

The import of EPW data will create a Geographic site (*.sit file) and an Hourly Weather data file (*.met file) with Global, Diffuse, Temperature and Wind speed values.

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