Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

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Tom.Harris
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24 Oct 2015 23:44 #3862 by Tom.Harris

Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support was created by Tom.Harris

SAM Team:
It looks like a solar system is required to complete a simulation in SAM. It would be nice if it supported straight Battery Charging from grid systems. Tom

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Paul Gilman

26 Oct 2015 16:33 #3863 by Paul Gilman

Replied by Paul Gilman on topic Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

Hi Tom,
You are correct that the battery storage model in SAM is only available as part of the detailed photovoltaic model.
However, you can "trick" SAM into modeling a battery-only system using the technique that Nick describes in the Battery Storage webinar  (the video should start at 48:06). The technique involves setting the system losses to 100% and zeroing out all of the costs associated with the PV system on the System Costs page.
Best regards,

Paul.

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Tom.Harris
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27 Oct 2015 14:20 #3864 by Tom.Harris

Replied by Tom.Harris on topic Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

Hi Paul,
Thank you PERFECT!! I suspected there was already a solution to this application of SAM++
Tom

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ndiorio

27 Oct 2015 15:27 #3865 by ndiorio

Replied by ndiorio on topic Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the feedback, I agree it would be nice to have a more obvious way to do battery-only analysis. We will explore options for future releases.

Thanks!
Nick

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Jon Aldrich

02 Nov 2015 16:21 #3866 by Jon Aldrich

Replied by Jon Aldrich on topic Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

Hi Sam Team,

In the comment above (from ndiorio), you mention that battery-only analysis will be explored in future releases. Is there a timeline for this future release?

Thanks,

Jon

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ndiorio

02 Nov 2015 19:15 #3867 by ndiorio

Replied by ndiorio on topic Battery Storage Without Solar Simulation Support

Hi Jon,

The next major release will likely be in January, though I don't know if the battery-only functionality will be added by that time. For the time being, I'd recommend following the method of zeroing out PV production by making the losses 100%, and then also zeroing out the PV module costs. This is then effectively a battery-only analysis.

Thanks,
Nick

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