modelGenericStartPB
Generic power block model
Extends from SolarTherm.Models.PowerBlocks.PowerBlock (Power block model).
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| SI.Efficiency | eff_des | 0.5 | Power cycle efficiency at design |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_des | | Heat of power block at design (max value) |
| SI.Temperature | T_amb_des | | Ambient temperature at design |
| Real[:] | cf | | Fraction operation factor coefficients |
| Real[:] | ca | | Ambient temperature factor coefficients |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_disp | 0 | Min input for dispatch |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_heat | 0 | Max input for heating |
| SI.Time | t_heat | 0 | Time to heat when at max input |
| SI.Time | t_cool | 3600 | Time for system to cool |
| Boolean | startup_energy | t_heat > 0 | |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_cool | Q_flow_heat*t_heat/(t_heat + t_cool) | |
| SI.Energy | E_on | Q_flow_cool*t_cool | |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| SI.Power | P (from PowerBlock) | | Electrical output power |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow | | Heat flow entering power block |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_cyc | | Heat flow to power cycle |
| SI.HeatFlowRate | Q_flow_heat_net | | Net heating power |
| SI.Energy | E_heat | | Energy used to start |
| Boolean | on | | |
| Boolean | heated | | |