Hi Pawan, The macro should be working as of SAM 2020.2.29 Revision 2. The macro is still designed to add up the hourly generation of each system to calculate the system's generation profile over the year, so it cannot dispatch one system based on the...
Dear Paul, I am Pawan, and we are also facing the same problem while using Macro,kindly help us to resolve this issue. Thanks PawanDear Paul, I am Pawan, and we are also facing the same problem while using Macro,kindly help us to resolve this issue....
Hi Jabbour, When you use the Combine Cases macro, SAM simply adds the output of two separate systems together and uses that "combined" output as the generation profile for the financial cash flow model. It is not possible to model a CSP system that...
Hi Luisa, Thank you for sending the file. In SAM 2020.2.29, the Detailed PV model runs a simulation over the analysis period to better model module degradation. It turns out that the Combine Cases macro was written to work only for simulations over a...
here is the sam file. Best regards, Luisahere is the sam file. Best regards, Luisa
see https://sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/2973-hybrid-csp-pv-error-in-running-combine-cases-macros.html. Best regards, Paul.Please see https://sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/2973-hybrid-csp-pv-error-in-running-combine-cases-macros.html. Best...
Please see the format description of the SRW file format for wind resource data in SAM's Help system. You can find it in the table of contents under "Weather Data, Weather File Formats." Best regards, Paul.Please see the format description of the SRW...
Then, can you pls guide how I can convert my XLS or CSV file to SRW format??Then, can you pls guide how I can convert my XLS or CSV file to SRW format??
Dear all, Is there any possibility to simulate hydrid systems in SAM? Let's say CSP Power Tower molten salt coupled with PV installations? How could I manage? Thanks in advance. Sincerely, manuelDear all, Is there any possibility to simulate hydrid...
Hello Paul Thank you for your answer Best regardsHello Paul Thank you for your answer Best regards
Dear all, i want to simulate geothermal/solar hubrid power plant (CSP) under SAM software can you give me some explications about this project Thanks at advanceDear all, i want to simulate geothermal/solar hubrid power plant (CSP) under SAM software can...
I see, thank you for your response, the model is quite good but I have a very specific need that no model can accuratly portray so far. Thank you for the advice, I think I will do the rest of the calculations outside of SAM, using the values for the...
Dear Michael, SAM is not well suited for that application. You could use the results of a wind power case and solar water heating case to estimate the energy output of each system, and then model the water tank outside of SAM. If you are comfortable...
Hello! I want to use SAM to model the best combination of solar thermal energy and wind energy to heat a water tank. Can the model do this? I was able to get a combined case of solar+wind but the results don't show what energy percentage is solar and...
KBBE4LIFE, I don't really understand your question. Could you please clarify? Best regards, Paul.KBBE4LIFE, I don't really understand your question. Could you please clarify? Best regards, Paul.
Dear Christoph, That might be possible, but I'm not sure how you would do it. You might also try taking the hourly results from the SAM models and manipulating them outside of SAM. Best regards, Paul.Dear Christoph, That might be possible, but I'm not...
Dear Paul, thank you for the answer! I was already thinking that it might not be possible, but could it somehow be implemented by modifying the weather file so that the load curve can be modeled? kind regards, Christoph PanDear Paul, thank you for the...
Dear Christoph, Thank you for the message. It is not possible to control the timing of electricity delivery that precisely. SAM assumes that the CSP system delivers electricity to the grid as energy is available from the solar field and thermal energy...
Hi, I would like to simulate a PV plant that generates electricity during sunshine hours while the CSP plant is only running in charging the storage to produce electricity when PV can't supply anymore in order to achieve a baseload power output if both...
Hello, That's right. For CSP models with thermal energy storage, you cannot configure the dispatch control inputs on the Thermal Energy Storage page in such a way as to prevent the solar field from delivering heat to the power cycle. The dispatch...
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