modelSolarInput

Solar radiation

Extends from Modelica.Blocks.Interfaces.SISO (Single Input Single Output continuous control block).

Information

The model also requires the total solar input available to the Biosphere 2 structure. Rather than using spherical trigonometry to compute the available radiation, also this information is simply pulled out of a huge table, where data have been stored for an entire year.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Realm11.247Multiplicative factor for conversion of radiation from Btu/(h.sqft) to kJ/(h.m2)
Reala0Additive factor for conversion of radiation from Btu/(h.sqft) to kJ/(h.m2)

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
RealInputu (from SISO)Connector of Real input signal
RealOutputy (from SISO)Connector of Real output signal

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Modelica.Blocks.Math.GainUnitConversion
Modelica.Blocks.Math.AddAdd1
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.ConstantOffset
Modelica.Blocks.Tables.CombiTable1DsRadiationTable