Hi Soheb,
As we have mentioned in previous discussions, the Battery model does not work well with the Merchant plant financial models. We are working to resolve these issues:
github.com/NREL/SAM/issues/391
Until we find a solution to these problems, if you want to model a PV-battery or Standalone Battery system that responds to time series
market prices, we
recommend using the Single Owner financial model
with the "TOD factors by time step" option, which will make it possible to dispatch the battery in response to hourly or subhourly price signals without the problem of cleared capacity.
Also, FYI, we are working on a couple of other issues with the Merchant Plant model:
github.com/NREL/SAM/issues/846
github.com/NREL/SAM/issues/836
Best regards,
Paul.