pvperfsolar performance modeling

Reference / Transmission and other losses

Model option

Flat fractions

Two flat fractions of the exported power after the HV line

Inputs used: Fixed transmission loss, Other AC loss, Model the transmission and other losses

Method

On every timestep with export and a positive power after the HV line, the fixed transmission loss takes its fraction of that power. The other AC loss then takes its fraction of what remains. On timesteps without export both are zero, so neither acts on the night consumption. The two losses have their own rows: Fixed transmission loss and AC other loss.

The math

  1. Fixed transmission loss
  2. Other AC loss
LT=fT Pin(1)L_T = f_T\,P_{in} \tag{1} LO=fO (Pin−LT)(2)L_O = f_O\,(P_{in} - L_T) \tag{2}

where

Symbol Meaning Unit
LTL_T the fixed transmission loss W
fTf_T the fixed transmission loss fraction —
PinP_{in} the power after the HV line W
LOL_O the other AC loss W
fOf_O the other AC loss fraction —

API

ac_losses.use_transmission = true

Symbols follow the symbol registry.