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[BUG] UtilizationFactor parameter is incorrectly described in "9.3.4. Techno-data Timeslices"

Open ahawkes opened this issue 2 years ago • 1 comments

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UtilizationFactor parameter description says: "represents the maximum actual output of the technology in a year, divided by the theoretical maximum output if the technology were operating at full capacity for the whole year per timeslice. This overwrites the UtilizationFactor in the technodata file."

However it actually refers to the maximum output in a timeslice, not in a year.

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Change to "represents the maximum actual output of the technology in a timeslice, divided by the theoretical maximum output if the technology were operating at full capacity for the whole timeslice. This overwrites the annual UtilizationFactor in the technodata file."

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ahawkes avatar Oct 17 '23 11:10 ahawkes

We need to also add an example for users, like "For example, if a solar PV system can only output at 25% of it's capacity in an evening timeslice (due to lack of sun) then you should enter 0.25 for that timeslice here."

ahawkes avatar Oct 17 '23 11:10 ahawkes