[TRNSYS-users] PV inverter 194b

David BRADLEY d.bradley at tess-inc.com
Wed Oct 28 13:16:17 PDT 2015


Sandeep,
   Please send your input file to your distributor for technical support 
on the error about the wrong number of parameters. I was not able to 
reproduce the problem nor find a report of such a bug in our data base.
kind regards,
  David


On 10/28/2015 13:17, Sandeep Singh Chahal wrote:
>
>
> Hello David and TRNSYS users,
>
> Thanks David!   I will try the alternative tool as well. The run time 
> issue has been solved now, I asked from campus IT help department and 
> they have fixed it. Some kind of administrative permission was 
> required according to their statement.
>
> Now, I am able to plug in the pv parameters by clicking the magic wand 
> icon in the left lower corner of the parameters tab of (type 
> 194b). also, it calculates all five parameters without any error. 
> Next, after exiting the EES window and when I run it in simulation 
> studio;  it gives following error.
>
>  "type 194 TRNSYS Message    133 : The current Unit has specified more 
> Parameters than are expected.  Reported information  : 24 PARAMETERS 
> are required and 29 PARAMETERS were specified. "
>
> how can I tackle this issue.
>
> Sandeep Chahal, B.Tech
>
> Research Assistant
>
> UAB School of Engineering
>
>
>
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> *From:* David BRADLEY <d.bradley at tess-inc.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 28, 2015 9:56 AM
> *To:* TRNSYS users mailing list at OneBuilding.org; Sandeep Singh Chahal
> *Subject:* Re: [TRNSYS-users] PV inverter 194b
> Sandeep,
>   My apologies for the delay in responding. Some users have 
> experienced problems using the plugin on certain operating systems and 
> while I have not seen the error that you mention it could be the same 
> problem. I will send you a link to an alternative tool for generating 
> the Type194 parameters. You will need to run the tool seperately and 
> then manually enter the values that it generates but I have found it 
> to be much more reliable than the plugin.
> kind regards,
>  David
>
>
> On 10/27/2015 10:43, Sandeep Singh Chahal wrote:
>>
>> Hello TRNSYS users,
>>
>> I am trying to modify the pv inverter (type-194b) by clicking on the 
>> magic wand icon in the lower left corner of the parameters tab of the 
>> proforma). Next, when I hit calculate it gives this message Visual 
>> fortran run-time error “ forrtl:severe (28): CLOSE error, unit 
>> 196,file”unknown” DFORRT>DLL 04074BD9 unknown unknown unknown”
>>
>> Can anyone please help; how I can tackle this error?
>>
>> Sandeep Chahal
>>
>> Research Assistant
>>
>> UAB School of Engineering
>>
>> **********************-----------------------------------------------*********************************************
>>
>> Sotiris,
>>
>> When you choose a PV from the list, all of the fields should still
>>
>> show "?????" until you click on the "calculate" button in the
>>
>> "calculations" section of the plugin. When you manually enter
>>
>> parameters, the same is true; the fields at the bottom for the 5
>>
>> reference parameters should all show "?????" until you choose
>>
>> "calculate". The plugin transfers the computed results back to the
>>
>> proforma if it was able to obtain a good solution once you select "Exit"
>>
>> from the File menu. If the plugin did not solve to within tolerances, it
>>
>> will show you its best guess of the answers but it will not transfer the
>>
>> values back to the plugin automatically. You can transfer them manually
>>
>> if you need to.
>>
>> If you are having trouble with a particular PV module, please send me
>>
>> the input data. I may be able to generate the parameters for you using a
>>
>> different tool.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> David
>>
>> On 7/22/2013 03:48, Sotiris Papantoniou wrote:
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Dear David and all Trnsys users,/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/The thank you for the information for the inverter, I have managed to /
>>
>> >/find the data for the data file. Coming back to the trnsys plug-in of /
>>
>> >/type 194, the plug-in seems to work in a mysterious way./
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/If I select a specific photovoltaic type from the list no data are /
>>
>> >/available./
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/If I add manually some data on the plug-in, the 5 parameters are /
>>
>> >/identical to example.var's parameters./
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Is there something missing from my plug-in? Am I doing something wrong?/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Thank you/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Sotiris/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/*From:*David BRADLEY [mailto:d.bradley at tess-inc.com 
>> <http://lists.onebuilding.org/listinfo.cgi/trnsys-users-onebuilding.org>]/
>>
>> >/*Sent:* Thursday, July 18, 2013 7:57 PM/
>>
>> >/*To:* TRNSYS users mailing list at the Solar Energy Lab, UW-Madison/
>>
>> >/*Cc:* Sotiris Papantoniou/
>>
>> >/*Subject:* Re: [TRNSYS-users] Question related to the inverter of 
>> type 194/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Sotiris,/
>>
>> >/The file contains the inverter efficiency as a function of the input /
>>
>> >/power (in watts) and the input voltage (in volts). These values are /
>>
>> >/typically published by manufacturers on the inverter specification /
>>
>> >/sheets. If you do not have such a sheet then you can use the example /
>>
>> >/data file and scale the input voltage and power to the range of input /
>>
>> >/voltage and power that you need. Inverters tend to be quite efficient /
>>
>> >/(around 95%) except when the input power is below about 5 to 10% of /
>>
>> >/the rated input power at which point their efficiency drops quite a 
>> lot./
>>
>> >/Kind regards,/
>>
>> >/David/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/On 7/18/2013 02:28, Sotiris Papantoniou wrote:/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Hello Trnsys users,/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/I am trying to model a pv-system with inverter. I have managed to/
>>
>> >/model the photovoltaic modules using the plug-in, but now I have/
>>
>> >/to model the inverter of the system. The characteristics of the/
>>
>> >/inverter are partly set in the parameters of the type and the/
>>
>> >/external file inserted by the user. Where can I find the/
>>
>> >/information which are related to this file./
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Thank you/
>>
>> >//
>>
>> >/Sotiris/
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