Units: | - |
Mode: | Input Only |
Multi-band: | False |
Default Value: | 0 |
Validation Rule: | In (0,1,2,3,4,5,6) |
Key Property: | No |
Description: | Frequency of storage balance |
Storage Balance Period determines the frequency with which storage balance constraints are enforced in chronological simulation. This setting can take the following values:
Reducing the frequency with which storage is balanced can improve simulation time. The trade off is that between balance periods the storage bounds are not enforced. For example if you set Balance Period = "Day"(1) the storage limits will be enforced only at the end of each day. This approximation might be acceptable for long and mid-term modelling if the speed up in simulation time is significant e.g. in LT Plan run in chronological mode. Another application is in sub-hourly modelling where balancing every interval is expensive computationally and not always necessary.
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