STC variable and SetInput("pv.mod.cec.module_name")

I have a two part question:

first, where is the variable for STC watt rating for a module? It seems pretty basic but I can't seem to find it, I looked through the exelib file and wasn't even able to find it there (thank you pete for drawing my attention to it).

second, I am trying to use the code you gave me to input a module name from the library into the CEC model, and again to input the inverter name into the sandia model, by using the SetInput() function. I have this on a loop so that I can do separate simulations per each inverter and module. In the example you gave me, it accessed an element in the library with a number. I may be doing this incorrectly, but is there a way to access by string? If you could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated. i will work more on this after lunch and will post my concusion if I figure it out before then, but I could still use help with the first part.

Thanks,

Jonathan Topham

Hi Jonathan,

For the benefit of other readers, this discussion is about using SamUL to model a PV system, and is related to the following thread:

sam.nrel.gov/content/cec-module-database-values

1. The module nameplate capacity for modules in the CEC library is . For the CEC library, this is the maximum power at the reference conditions shown on the Module page: 1,000 W/m2 and 25 degrees C cell temperature.

2. To set the current module to one from the CEC (or Sandia) library, you have to use the array index as I showed in my response to your earlier post . If you wanted to use a string instead, you could build a lookup table with one column of array indexes and a second column of module names.

Best regards,
Paul.

function cec_lib_fill(excel_string)
lib_cec = library("CECModule")
for(i=0;i

and for inverters

function setinput_inverter(excel_string)
lib_sandia = library("SandiaInverter")
for(i=0;i