| Description: | Collection of Batteries that can be dispatched together |
See Battery Station Property Reference for a list of properties for this class.
Battery Stations are used to combine two or more Batteries and model them as a multi-unit battery. This is used primarily to reduce model execution time (because a multi-unit battery can be represented more efficiently in the simulation than separate batteries), while still maintaining the convenience of inputting data on the separate Battery objects. Battery Stations have just the one input property, Is Enabled, which is used to toggle the Battery station on/off by Scenario. Batteries are linked to Battery Stations with the Battery Station membership.
When the simulator aggregates the specified batteries into a battery station, it:
Therefore the Battery station must have a unique name i.e. not the same name as any Battery. The solution file will contain all those (normal) batteries that are not aggregated into battery stations plus batteries representing the aggregated units.
If the Batteries being aggregated inject at different Nodes a capacity-weighted Distribution Factor is calculated. This can be overridden by creating one or more Nodes memberships to the Battery station and setting the Distribution Factor property there.
Dispatch by Battery Station can be switched on/off using the Production property Dispatch by Battery station, and at individual Battery Stations with the Is Enabled property.
Battery stations can also be automatically aggregated by the Production option Battery Station Aggregation Mode.
The algorithm describing the weighting and combination of properties is similar to that given in Power Station for generators.