Re: [TRNSYS-users] Enquiry about Type536

[C K Lee <a8304506@graduate.hku.hk>]

Dear Jeremy.

Thanks for your reply.

Best Regards
C. K. Lee

On 2016-03-18 12:16, Jeremy Osborne wrote:
> Hi C. K. Lee,
>
> The Fortran code for TYPE 536 limits to a maximum of 10 inputs in Line
> 28 and Line 159 of Type536.f90 .
> Find the code in C:\Trnsys17\Tess Models\SourceCode
>
> You can adjust the code and re-compile the project or ask your
> distributor about doing this for you.
>
> I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any further questions.
>
> Jeremy Osborne
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>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TRNSYS-users [mailto:trnsys-users-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org]
> On Behalf Of C K Lee
> Sent: Friday, 18 March 2016 11:58 AM
> To: Trnsys discussion group <trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org>
> Subject: [TRNSYS-users] Enquiry about Type536
>
> Dear all.
>
> I am sorry if this question had been raised before.  I recently use to
> linear parabolic concentrator (Type536) to model a solar cooling
> system.
>   However, I find that if the number in series (Parameter 1) exceeds
> 10, the following error occurs.
>
>
> *** Fatal Error at time   :         0.000000
>      Generated by Unit     :    21
>      Generated by Type     :   536
>      TRNSYS Message    125 : The referenced Unit has a bad parameter
> value.
>      Reported information  : Parameter # 1, Reported Problem: The
> number of collectors connected in series must be at least 1 and less
> than the maximum.
>
>
> I cannot find any hint in the manual.  As I am using TRNSYS17, I don't
> have the source code.  Does anyone know what's going wrong?  Moreover,
> I find that if the total number of solar collectors remain the same,
> the connection configuration (combination of Parameters 1 and 2) of
> the solar collectors do not seem to have any evident effect on the
> system performance.  Does anyone encounter this before?  Finally, is
> it common that tracking be provided when this kind of solar collectors
> are used in actual practice, as the model itself does not offer this
> option?  Thank you!
>
> Best Regards
> C. K. Lee
> Research Fellow
> City University of Hong Kong
>
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