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Getting started with IDA ICE

Last modified by Sven Moosberger on 2026/08/26 10:24

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Location and weather

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GettingStarted_a094dc9a.png Go to the General tab

GettingStarted_6d3a9715.png Select ‘download’ in the Location list box

GettingStarted_4628e94.png Search the internet web site for a suitable location

GettingStarted_40e48000.png Accept to download

GettingStarted_91b60a9a.png Acknowledge the Location installation

👉 GettingStarted_72677792.png Open the location form

👉 GettingStarted_9d1e2b7c.png Examine the design day data for the location. There are two columns shown, for a winter and for a summer design day.

👉 GettingStarted_642fac0b.png 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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