// Obtaining and Setting efficiency curve values from .CSYX file
public void ConfigEffCurves(int ArrayNum, bool threeCurves)
{
// Configuration begins with a check if the Inverter has three efficiency curves or just one
// Once determined, relevant values are collected from the .CSYX file
if (threeCurves)
{
// Initiating an Array to hold Interpolated Values and the three voltage levels
itsPresentEfficiencies[0] = new double[3]; // To hold the three voltage levels [Array, V]
itsPresentEfficiencies[1] = new double[3]; // To hold the three efficiencies from interpolation [Array, %, Computed in Calculate Method]
// Getting the Low, Medium and High Voltage Values used in the Curve
itsLowVoltage = double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetAttribute("Inverter", "Voltage", _Adder: "/Efficiency/Low", _ArrayNum: ArrayNum));
itsPresentEfficiencies[0][0] = itsLowVoltage;
itsMedVoltage = double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetAttribute("Inverter", "Voltage", _Adder: "/Efficiency/Med", _ArrayNum: ArrayNum));
itsPresentEfficiencies[0][1] = itsMedVoltage;
itsHighVoltage = double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetAttribute("Inverter", "Voltage", _Adder: "/Efficiency/High", _ArrayNum: ArrayNum));
itsPresentEfficiencies[0][2] = itsHighVoltage;
// Setting the lowest efficiency (i.e. at Threshold Power)
List <double> lowEffIn = new List <double>();
List <double> lowEffFrac = new List <double>();
List <double> medEffIn = new List <double>();
List <double> medEffFrac = new List <double>();
List <double> highEffIn = new List <double>();
List <double> highEffFrac = new List <double>();
double effInPlaceholder;
double effFracPlaceholder;
lowEffIn.Add(itsThresholdPwr * itsNumInverters);
lowEffFrac.Add(0);
medEffIn.Add(itsThresholdPwr * itsNumInverters);
medEffFrac.Add(0);
highEffIn.Add(itsThresholdPwr * itsNumInverters);
highEffFrac.Add(0);
// Get Low Voltage Efficiency Curve
for (int eff = 1; eff < 8; eff++)
{
effIn = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Low/IN" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effInPlaceholder);
effFrac = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Low/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effFracPlaceholder);
if (effIn && effFrac)
{
ErrorLogger.Assert("The Inverter Efficiency Curve is Incorrectly defined. Check Inverter in Sub-Array " + ArrayNum + ".", double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Low/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum)) < 100, ErrLevel.FATAL);
lowEffIn.Add(effInPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 1000);
lowEffFrac.Add(effInPlaceholder * effFracPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 10);
}
}
itsLowEff[0] = lowEffIn.ToArray();
itsLowEff[1] = lowEffFrac.ToArray();
// Get Med Voltage Efficiency Curve
for (int eff = 1; eff < 8; eff++)
{
effIn = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Med/IN" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effInPlaceholder);
effFrac = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Med/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effFracPlaceholder);
if (effIn && effFrac)
{
ErrorLogger.Assert("The Inverter Efficiency Curve is Incorrectly defined. Check Inverter in Sub-Array " + ArrayNum + ".", double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/Med/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum)) < 100, ErrLevel.FATAL);
medEffIn.Add(effInPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 1000);
medEffFrac.Add(effInPlaceholder * effFracPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 10);
}
}
itsMedEff[0] = medEffIn.ToArray();
itsMedEff[1] = medEffFrac.ToArray();
// Get High Voltage Efficiency Curve
for (int eff = 1; eff < 8; eff++)
{
effIn = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/High/IN" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effInPlaceholder);
effFrac = double.TryParse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/High/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: null), out effFracPlaceholder);
if (effIn && effFrac)
{
ErrorLogger.Assert("The Inverter Efficiency Curve is Incorrectly defined. Check Inverter in Sub-Array " + ArrayNum + ".", double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/High/Effic" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum)) < 100, ErrLevel.FATAL);
highEffIn.Add(effInPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 1000);
highEffFrac.Add(effInPlaceholder * effFracPlaceholder * itsNumInverters * 10);
}
}
itsHighEff[0] = highEffIn.ToArray();
itsHighEff[1] = highEffFrac.ToArray();
}
else
{
// The Inverter only has one Efficiency Curve
// Setting the lowest efficiency (i.e. at Threshold Power)
itsOnlyEff[0][0] = itsThresholdPwr * itsNumInverters;
itsOnlyEff[1][0] = 0;
// Go through all .CSYX Nodes with Efficiency values and assign them into Array
for (int eff = 1; eff < itsOnlyEff[0].Length; eff++)
{
ErrorLogger.Assert("The Inverter Efficiency Curve is Incorrectly defined. Check Inverter in Sub-Array " + ArrayNum + ".", double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/EffCurve/Effic." + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum)) < 100, ErrLevel.FATAL);
itsOnlyEff[0][eff] = double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/EffCurve/IN" + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _default: itsNomOutputPwr.ToString())) * itsNumInverters * 1000;
itsOnlyEff[1][eff] = itsOnlyEff[0][eff] * double.Parse(ReadFarmSettings.GetInnerText("Inverter", "Efficiency/EffCurve/Effic." + (eff + 1).ToString(), _ArrayNum: ArrayNum, _Error: ErrLevel.FATAL)) / 100;
}
}
}
