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2018 vs 2020 version of SAM Sanity Check
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27 Jan 2020 18:48 #7905
by frohro
2018 vs 2020 version of SAM Sanity Check was created by frohro
Hi Paul,
For a sanity check, I'm doing a comparison between the 2018.11.11 version and the 2020.14 version, and it appears that PVwatts is giving me a large difference between the two, which may come from different battery efficiencies (which I don't see how to make equal). In the 2018 edition, the efficiency is set to 60.11% and in the 2020 version it is 89.14%. The Annual energy changes from 162 MWh to 203 MWh. This makes the NPV about five times greater. I'm enclosing the .sam files here for you to look at. Can you advise me?
Thanks,
Rob
For a sanity check, I'm doing a comparison between the 2018.11.11 version and the 2020.14 version, and it appears that PVwatts is giving me a large difference between the two, which may come from different battery efficiencies (which I don't see how to make equal). In the 2018 edition, the efficiency is set to 60.11% and in the 2020 version it is 89.14%. The Annual energy changes from 162 MWh to 203 MWh. This makes the NPV about five times greater. I'm enclosing the .sam files here for you to look at. Can you advise me?
Thanks,
Rob
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03 Feb 2020 17:19 #7931
by pgilman
Replied by pgilman on topic 2018 vs 2020 version of SAM Sanity Check
Hi Rob,
We made some improvements to the battery model's current controller logic in the Beta version that results in the higher roundtrip conversion efficiencies.
Thanks,
Paul.
We made some improvements to the battery model's current controller logic in the Beta version that results in the higher roundtrip conversion efficiencies.
Thanks,
Paul.
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03 Feb 2020 18:46 #7932
by frohro
Replied by frohro on topic 2018 vs 2020 version of SAM Sanity Check
Thanks Paul!
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