Bi-Directional Inverter for Battery systems

Hi Ricardo,

As of SAM 2020.11.29, we have not yet developed a battery dispatch algorithm that responds to the cleared capacity revenue requirements for the Merchant Plant financial model. This means that there are two challenges to modeling a merchant project with storage:

1. The power generation must always exceed the cleared capacity requirement, so you have to design the system (or assign the cleared capacity inputs) so that condition is met.

2. You have to design your own storage dispatch schedule using either the Dispatch to Custom Time Series or Manual Dispatch option to match the cleared capacity and pricing inputs.

Best regards,
Paul.

The August 4, 2021 webinar on SAM's Merchant Plant model and new pricing data download feature may be of interest.

To register: sam.nrel.gov/events.html

To find a recording of the webinar after August 4: sam.nrel.gov/financial-models/merchant-plant.html

Best regards,
Paul.

For updates to battery dispatch for the Merchant Plant financial model in the Fall 2024 version of SAM, see github.com/NREL/SAM/issues/391 .

Best regards,
Paul.