Getting started with IDA ICE
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Location and weather

Go to the General tab
Select ‘download’ in the Location list box
Search the internet web site for a suitable location
Accept to download
Acknowledge the Location installation
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Open the location form
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Examine the design day data for the location. There are two columns shown, for a winter and for a summer design day.
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Finalize location definition
Note: The Location object contains representative measured yearly weather data as well as design day data for extremely hot and cold days throughout the year. The design day data represent statistically selected cold and hot days. They will be used for heating and cooling load calculations. Read more about the definition of these by pressing the Help button in the Location dialog.
Note: The location position parameters will be used to calculate the position of the sun.
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