API field
Clip lookahead
How far ahead the daily full cycle looks for surplus production
Unit h
What it is
The window over which the daily full cycle looks ahead for surplus production: above the target with AC coupling, above the inverter's capability with DC coupling. The window covers the timesteps after the current one. The surplus of the current timestep is always taken. Other production only tops up what the coming surplus cannot fill. Clip capture and timed discharge ignore it.
Typical values and how to get it
14 h, the default: from the first production of the morning it covers the rest of the day.
References
- DiOrio, Denholm & Hobbs 2020, "A model for evaluating the configuration and dispatch of PV plus battery power plants", Applied Energy 262 114465
API
storage.clip_lookahead_hours