NatLabRockies / NatLabRockies/SAM

Improved electricity to x metrics for additional compute modules

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The battery compute modules provide useful metrics like "Electricity to load from system" which are not available when a battery is not present.

Describe the solution you'd like

Utilize the powerflow shared code in a stand alone compute module that can run with any behind the meter system. This can also lead to annual/lifetime metrics such as "percent of load energy met by the system."

Additional considerations: need to test that the powerflow code is robust to a zero battery size, otherwise we'll need to consider alternatives.

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Research direction

Start by locating the powerflow shared code and the existing battery compute modules. Check whether powerflow handles a zero battery size, then define a standalone compute module usable by any behind-the-meter system and verify metrics such as electricity to load and percent of load energy met.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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