Due to TRNSYS 16 being more than 10 years old, and the large number of pirated copies of the software, we no longer support version 16. There have been hundreds of upgrades, improvements, bug fixes, etc and we strongly recommend that you migrate to version 18. Should you decide to stay with version 16 then I would recommend you review the full list file and try to figure out the cause of the error by reviewing the inputs and parameters to your model and checking the solcel documentation and source code.
Jeff - TESS LLC
On Jul 27, 2020, at 7:40 PM, janeet anand via TRNSYS-users <trnsys-users@lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
Hi David,
1 more thing. On running a sample code (below) to see the effect of concentration ratio above 1, an error message appears from the SOLCEL file and the simulation is stopped.
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Please can you also advise a work around this error message?
Thanks again
Good day,
Regards,
Janeet
On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 2:39 PM janeet anand <jangun16@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for your prompt response David.
Currently working on Trnsys 16. Please could you guide me on the way to update the proforma? I tried updating the variable list and saving the component as per screenshot below.
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However still not able to insert a value greater than 1 in the studio environment. Is something to be done differently to the proforma?
Have noticed 1 more thing with the model : At times of zero radiation and pump working the thermal energy is negative? I am interpreting it to be that at night times energy is lost from the fluid to the surroundings. However the same is not the case of the pure thermal collectors. Please could you explain this behavior?
Your first two questions are things that have been fixed in the
most recent version of TRNSYS. I am not sure when they were fixed
but I think they have been fixed for awhile. Which version of
Trnsys are you using? If it is an older version, you can fix them
by modifying the proformas yourself. The errors are in the
proformas and not in the code.
As for your third question, you'll need to send that to your
distributor. If you aren't sure who to contact, send me a direct
email and I will point you in the correct direction.
kind regards,
David
On 07/27/2020 06:58, janeet anand via
TRNSYS-users wrote:
Dear experts,
I am trying to simulate a parabolic trough concentrating
collector using the type 50e-mode 8. Have included the defualt
SOLCEL data file.
Had a few queries:
1. Parameter 3 - ratio of aperture to absorber area - max
allowable value is 1 whereas the concentration ratio of 55 is
to be simulated. Please can you advise a solution to this.
2. Input 4 - Incident radiation is required in KJ/hr or
KJ/hr/m2?
3. Input 7 - Voltage applied to array - anything above 2V
gives unrealistic output.