Weather-related climate data can help provide more information about buildings, track changes in buildings over a period of time, or compare buildings in different locations. Temperature curves recorded at weather stations operated by the German Weather Service can be used for this purpose.
Prerequisites
The buildings are present in the system
The buildings have an electricity meter
Consumption data has been recorded for this meter
You have permissions in the System Control
Procedure in the FM Portal
Step 1: Import weather stations
Request the list of weather stations from the German Weather Service.
Path to the starting point: Control Panel - Technical Building Management - Energy Consumption Billing - Weather-Related Climate Data - Weather Station
In the list's toolbar, click Export and then click Template for Data Import.
Click on Generate.
The import template will be downloaded.
Fill out the import template.
Import the data.
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Step 2: Import daily averages
Request the list of daily averages from the German Weather Service.
Path to the starting point: Control Panel - Technical Building Management - Energy Consumption Billing - Weather-Related Climate Data - Weather Station Daily Averages [°C]
Click Export in the list's toolbar, then click Data Import Template.
Click on Generate.
The import template will be downloaded.
Fill out the import template.
Import the data.
Step 3: Enter the test reference year
Path to the starting point: Control Panel - Portal Options - Portal Administration - System Configuration
Search for the configuration parameter TESTREFERENCEYEAR.
Open the parameter entry.
Enter the configuration value for the corresponding year, e.g., 3767.
Click Save in the toolbar.
Step 4: Assign meters to a building
Path to the starting point: Technical Building Management - Energy Consumption Billing - Weather-Based Climate Data - Building Meters
Open the building meter entry in the list.
Select the consumption type "HZW|Heating Demand" for the meter. Meters with this consumption type are included in the weather-compensated calculation.
Select the building.
Select the meter.
Enter the date from which the consumption of this meter for the selected building should be calculated.
Enter the date from which the meter's consumption for this building should no longer be calculated.
Click Save in the toolbar.
Step 5: Assign a weather station to the building
Path to the starting point: Portfolio (BIM) - Property Register - Buildings
Open the corresponding building entry.
In the Climate Factors section, enter the heating threshold temperature in degrees Celsius.
In the Indoor Temperature [°C] field, enter the target indoor temperature in degrees Celsius.
In the Weather Station field, select the nearest weather station.
Click Save in the toolbar.
Under Technical Building Management - Energy Consumption Billing - Weather-Dependent Climate Data - Weather-Dependent Adjustment, you will find the report that you can now view.
Note: In order to view data under Weather-Based Adjustment, the period for the degree-day figures must match the respective monthly consumption in the meter readings. Additionally, the period must be valid in the building meter assignment.