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<p>Zhao,</p>
<p> The input file is related in this case because that is where
the parameter value of 101 (the value that the component does not
accept) is written. The source code is not set up to allow more
than 100 collectors in series. In order to modify that limitation
you would need to have access to a Fortran compiler and to
recompile the Type with a higher limit.</p>
<p> As a side note, a collector's efficiency is inversely related
to its inlet temperature. The higher the inlet temperature the
lower the efficiency. I think that with so many collectors in
series, the efficiency of the collectors near the end is going to
be very close to zero and therefore you won't get much of a
temperature rise out of them anyway. I would highly recommend
putting your collectors in parallel instead.</p>
<p>kind regards,</p>
<p> David</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/18/2021 06:21, Zhaojing Yin via
TRNSYS-users wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear all
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<div>I have been working with Type 1245 PTC in TRNSYS 17. I got
an error when I tried to increase the "Number in Series"
above 100 , for instance 101. The error indicates the input
file which is unrelated !! There is no info whether there is
any maximum limit for the parameter. I highly appreciate your
help.</div>
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<div>*** Fatal Error at time : 0.000000<br>
Generated by Unit : 2<br>
Generated by Type : 1245<br>
TRNSYS Message 103 : The TRNSYS TYPE checking routine
has found an inconsistency in the specified component between
the input file and the information expected by the Type<br>
Reported information : An illegal PARAMETER value has
been reported by the model. The model has reported that
Parameter 1 is the problem - but this may not be the case.
Please check the component configuration.</div>
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<div>Best Regards,<br>
Zhao<br>
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