VELocate

class iesve.VELocate

Bases: object

close_wea_data() → None

Close the location database.

get() → dict | None

Get location data. Returns a dictionary with the following keywords:

Key	Type
altitude	(float, meters)
city	(string)
country	(string)
dst_correction	(float)
dst_from_month	(float) range 1-12
dst_to_month	(float) range 1-12
external CO2	(float, ppm)
ground_reflectance_summer	(float)
ground_reflectance_winter	(float)
ground_reflectance_summer_from_month	(float)
ground_reflectance_summer_to_month	(float) range 1-12
heating_loads_percentile	(float, %)
cooling_loads_percentile	(float, %)
latitude, longitude	(float, degrees)
ref_air_density	(float) range 1-12
national_climate_zone	(int or string)
summer_drybulb	(float, °C)
summer_wetbulb	(float, °C)
winter_drybulb	(float, °C)
time_zone	(float)
weather_source	(string)
weather_file	(string)

open_wea_data() → int

Open location data. Returns -1 on failure, else success.

save_and_close() → None

Save and close the location database

set(**kwds)

Helper for @overload to raise when called.

set_max_dry_bulb(temperature: float, month: int) → None

Set the maximum dry bulb temperature in degrees Celsius for a given month.

set_max_wet_bulb(temperature: float, month: int) → None

Set the maximum wet bulb temperature in degrees Celsius for a given month.

set_min_dry_bulb(temperature: float, month: int) → None

Set the minimum dry bulb temperature in degrees Celsius for a given month