Simple Characterization

src.General.Simple_User.simple_user.simple_user(in_var)

Simple User streams characterization.

A simple user is a user that directly introduces the streams and its properties. This routine receives the user’s streams data from the platform and creates a standard stream data output to be used in other modules.

Parameters

in_var (dict) –

All necessary data to perform the characterization, with the following keys:

platform: dict

Data obtained from the platform

• type_of_object: str

  ’sink’ or ‘source’

• streamslist with dict

  Streams to be analyzed. Each stream with the following keys:

  • name: int

    stream ID []

  • supply_temperature: str

    stream’s supply/initial temperature [ºC]

  • target_temperature: str

    stream’s target/final temperature [ºC]

  • fluid: str:

    stream’s fluid []

  • capacity: float

    stream’s capacity [kW] - provide capacity or fluid_cp and flowrate

  • fluid_cp: float

    stream’s fluid cp [kJ/kg.K] - provide capacity or fluid_cp and flowrate

  • flowrate: float

    stream’s mass flowrate [kg/h] - provide capacity or fluid_cp and flowrate

  • daily_periods: float

    period of daily periods [h]

  • shutdown_periods: list

    period of days stream is not available [day]

  • saturday_on: int

    if available on saturdays - available (1); not available (0)

  • sunday_on: int

    if available on sundays - available (1); not available (0)

  • ref_system_fuel_type: str

    Fuel type associated

  • real_hourly_capacity: list, optional

    Real hourly data - for each hour of the year

  • real_daily_capacity: list, optional

    Real daily data - for each day of the year

  • real_monthly_capacity: dict, optional

    Real monthly data - for each month of the year

  • real_yearly_capacity: float, optional

    Real yearly data - single value

Returns

output – Streams data

• streamslist

  List with dicts of all streams with the following keys:

  • idint

    stream ID []

  • namestr

    Stream name []

  • object_typestr

    DEFAULT = “stream” []

  • object_linked_id

    None: DEFAULT=NONE, since no equipment/process is associated

  • stream_typestr

    Stream designation []; inflow, outflow, excess_heat

  • supply_temperaturefloat

    Stream’s supply/initial temperature [ºC]

  • target_temperaturefloat

    Stream’s target/final temperature [ºC]

  • fluidstr

    Stream fluid name

  • flowratefloat

    Stream mass flowrate[kg/h]

  • schedulelist

    Hourly values between 0 and 1, according to the capacity ration on that hour

  • hourly_generation: list

    Stream’s hourly capacity [kWh]

  • capacityfloat

    Stream’s capacity [kW]

  • monthly_generationlist

    Stream’s monthly capacity [kWh]

  • fuelstr

    Associated equipment fuel name []

  • eff_equipmentfloat

    Associated equipment efficiency []

Return type

dict