van Paassen, A. H. C. and Jong, A. G.
1979 Energy and Buildings, 2(2): 151-161
van Paassen, A. H. C. and Jong, A. G., (1979), "The synthetical reference outdoor climate", Energy and Buildings, 2(2): 151-161.
Abstract
A mathematical model of the Dutch climate is derived from the meteorological data of 10 years by statistical analysis. It is called the ˇ®synthetic reference outdoor climate' and can be considered as a replacement of the reference year.
The model can be used as input for computing programs for calculating the yearly energy consumption as well as for programs for sizing the components of heating and cooling installations. Also, it reduces the required number of hourly weather data to 17.5% of that of a complete reference year.