tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Angus King
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05 Mar 2015 16:46 #3125 by Angus King

tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK was created by Angus King

Hi

I might be jumping the gun. I was attempting to run the tcsmolten_salt model with the SAM SDK. I receive an error:

exec fail(tcs_moltensalt): Connections and value settings haven't been programmed for this module yet! (MJW 2104.11.21 time -1

Any timeframe for when it might be available? Meantime I'll use another TCS model

Kind regards

AnGus

tcsmolten_salt example failed
ssc version = 41
ssc build info = Unix 64 bit GNU/C++ Feb 2 2015 04:18:49
Log Error: exec fail(tcs_moltensalt): Connections and value settings haven't been programmed for this module yet! (MJW 2104.11.21 time -1
Error [ 0 ]: exec fail(tcs_moltensalt): Connections and value settings haven't been programmed for this module yet! (MJW 2104.11.21

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Paul Gilman

12 Mar 2015 17:16 #3126 by Paul Gilman

Replied by Paul Gilman on topic tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Dear AnGus,
The tcs_moltensalt module should be working correctly in SDK 2015-1-30. Would you mind [url=mailto:sam.support@nrel.gov?subject=SSC%20tcs_moltensalt%20issue t=_self]emailing me[/url] a copy of the program or script that generated that message?
Thanks,

Paul.

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Angus King
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18 Mar 2015 08:34 #3127 by Angus King

Replied by Angus King on topic tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Paul

On it's way

Kind regards
AnGus

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Angus King
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01 Jul 2015 13:23 #3128 by Angus King

Replied by Angus King on topic tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Hi

Still encountering this problem with the 2015-6-30 version. I'm trying to "bootstrap" using this module so it may just be a problem with variable values. Any clues would help.

Kind regards

AnGus

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Paul Gilman

08 Jul 2015 20:59 #3129 by Paul Gilman

Replied by Paul Gilman on topic tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Hi AnGus,

From my reading of the source code, it looks like this error message is generated when you set the value of receiver_type to a value other than zero. The value of that variable in your CSV file is set to one -- changing it to zero should fix the problem.

That variable is a placeholder for a cavity receiver, which is not currently implemented for the molten salt power tower SSC module -- it can only model an external receiver.

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this.

Best regards,
Paul.

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Angus King
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10 Jul 2015 16:05 #3130 by Angus King

Replied by Angus King on topic tcsmolten_salt example failed in SDK

Hi Paul

Great. I've just checked and yes receiver type = 1 was the culprit. Now I can progress with fabricating suitable defaults for other variables. No worries on the delay - I have plenty to do :-)

Kind regards

Angus

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