Convert PVWatts to lifetime mode. SAM Issue #753. Update test results for lifetime mode and new battery configs

Author: Brian Mirletz

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_All Equity Partnership Flip.json

@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@
     "cost_other_financing": 0.0,
     "country": "-",
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.3,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "degradation": [
         0.5
     ],
@@ -19213,7 +19216,7 @@
     "modulearray_power_w": 100000000.0,
     "months_receivables_reserve": 0.0,
     "months_working_reserve": 6.0,
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "om_capacity": [
         19.0
     ],
@@ -19362,7 +19365,7 @@
     "step": 3600.0,
     "subtotal_direct": 99000000.0,
     "system_capacity": 100000.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "tax_investor_equity_percent": 60.0,
     "tax_investor_postflip_cash_percent": 10.0,
     "tax_investor_postflip_tax_percent": 10.0,
@@ -19393,7 +19396,7 @@
     "ui_step_minutes": 60.0,
     "ui_total_land_area_ha": 175.43871222814654,
     "ui_total_module_area": 526315.7894736842,
-    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540843,
+    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540846,
     "ui_total_module_area_ha": 52.63157894736842,
     "ui_use_acre_per_mw": 0.0,
     "ur_annual_min_charge": 0.0,

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_Commercial.json

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     ],
     "analysis_period": 25.0,
     "analysis_period_warning": "No messages.",
-    "annual_albedo": 0.18395068539332039,
+    "annual_albedo": 0.1839506853933204,
     "annual_beam": 7.335643835616439,
     "annual_crit": 0.0,
     "annual_diffuse": 1.3484328767123289,
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@
     "crit_8": 0.0,
     "crit_9": 0.0,
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.15,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "debt_fraction": 100.0,
     "debt_message": "",
     "degradation": [
@@ -9083,7 +9086,7 @@
     "itc_sta_percent_maxvalue": [
         1e38
     ],
-    "land_area_value": 2.3409962811973519,
+    "land_area_value": 2.340996281197352,
     "land_fixed": 0.0,
     "land_per_acre": 0.0,
     "land_per_watt": 0.0,
@@ -26647,7 +26650,7 @@
     "module_power": 540.0,
     "module_total": 232200.0,
     "module_type": 0.0,
-    "modulearray_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "modulearray_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "modulearray_power": 540.0,
     "modulearray_power_w": 540000.0,
     "mpeak": [
@@ -26664,7 +26667,7 @@
         156.2,
         184.05
     ],
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "normalize_to_utility_bill": 0.0,
     "om_capacity": [
         22.0
@@ -26812,27 +26815,27 @@
     "step": 3600.0,
     "subtotal_direct": 680400.0,
     "system_capacity": 540.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "tilt": 20.0,
     "total_direct_cost": 707616.0,
     "total_indirect_cost": 205200.0,
     "total_installed_cost": 948196.8,
-    "total_land_area": 2.3409962811973519,
-    "total_module_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "total_land_area": 2.340996281197352,
+    "total_module_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "tz": -7.0,
-    "ui_ac_capacity": 0.46956521739130438,
+    "ui_ac_capacity": 0.4695652173913044,
     "ui_annual_load": 0.0,
-    "ui_array_land_area_acres": 2.3409962811973519,
-    "ui_array_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319911,
+    "ui_array_land_area_acres": 2.340996281197352,
+    "ui_array_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319912,
     "ui_array_land_area_multiplier": 1.0,
     "ui_land_area_additional": 0.0,
     "ui_land_area_additional_units": 0.0,
     "ui_land_area_per_mw": 0.0,
     "ui_loan_amount": 948196.8,
     "ui_net_capital_cost": 948196.8,
     "ui_step_minutes": 60.0,
-    "ui_total_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319911,
-    "ui_total_module_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "ui_total_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319912,
+    "ui_total_module_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "ui_total_module_area_acres": 0.7022988843592055,
     "ui_total_module_area_ha": 0.28421052631578949,
     "ui_use_acre_per_mw": 0.0,

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_Community Solar.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "ac_nameplate": 2307.6923076923078,
+    "ac_nameplate": 2307.692307692308,
     "adjust": 0.0,
     "adjust_constant": 0.0,
     "adjust_en_periods": 0.0,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             0.65
         ]
     ],
-    "capex_table_total_installed_ac_cost": 1015384.6153846153,
+    "capex_table_total_installed_ac_cost": 1015384.6153846152,
     "capex_table_total_installed_dc_cost": 2370000.0,
     "cbi_fed_amount": 0.0,
     "cbi_fed_deprbas_fed": 0.0,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     "const_per_principal4": 0.0,
     "const_per_principal5": 0.0,
     "const_per_principal_total": 4518510.0,
-    "const_per_total1": 118610.88750000001,
+    "const_per_total1": 118610.8875,
     "const_per_total2": 0.0,
     "const_per_total3": 0.0,
     "const_per_total4": 0.0,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
     "const_per_upfront_rate3": 0.0,
     "const_per_upfront_rate4": 0.0,
     "const_per_upfront_rate5": 0.0,
-    "construction_financing_cost": 118610.88750000001,
+    "construction_financing_cost": 118610.8875,
     "contingency": 106200.0,
     "contingency_percent": 3.0,
     "cost_debt_closing": 0.0,
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@
     "cs_cost_upfront": 0.0,
     "cs_cost_upfront_per_capacity": 35.0,
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.3,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "debt_message": "",
     "debt_option": 0.0,
     "debt_percent": 60.0,
@@ -9106,9 +9109,9 @@
     "inv_eff": 96.0,
     "inverter_costunits": 1.0,
     "inverter_num_units": 1.0,
-    "inverter_power": 2307.6923076923078,
+    "inverter_power": 2307.692307692308,
     "inverter_total": 150000.0,
-    "inverterarray_power": 2307.6923076923078,
+    "inverterarray_power": 2307.692307692308,
     "inverterarray_power_w": 2307692.3076923077,
     "is_advanced": 0.0,
     "itc_fed_amount": [
@@ -9176,14 +9179,14 @@
     "module_is_bifacial": 0.0,
     "module_num_units": 1.0,
     "module_power": 3000.0,
-    "module_total": 1020000.0000000001,
+    "module_total": 1020000.0,
     "module_type": 0.0,
-    "modulearray_area": 15789.473684210527,
+    "modulearray_area": 15789.473684210529,
     "modulearray_power": 3000.0,
     "modulearray_power_w": 3000000.0,
     "months_receivables_reserve": 0.0,
     "months_working_reserve": 6.0,
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "om_capacity": [
         22.0
     ],
@@ -9394,15 +9397,15 @@
     ],
     "subtotal_direct": 3540000.0,
     "system_capacity": 3000.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "term_int_rate": 7.0,
     "term_tenor": 18.0,
     "tilt": 0.0,
     "total_direct_cost": 3646200.0,
     "total_indirect_cost": 690000.0,
     "total_installed_cost": 4518510.0,
     "total_land_area": 13.005534895540846,
-    "total_module_area": 15789.473684210527,
+    "total_module_area": 15789.473684210529,
     "tz": -7.0,
     "ui_ac_capacity": 2.3076923076923077,
     "ui_array_land_area_acres": 13.005534895540846,
@@ -9432,9 +9435,9 @@
     "ui_subscriber4_name": "",
     "ui_total_capacity": 3000.0,
     "ui_total_land_area_ha": 5.263161366844397,
-    "ui_total_module_area": 15789.473684210527,
+    "ui_total_module_area": 15789.473684210529,
     "ui_total_module_area_acres": 3.901660468662253,
-    "ui_total_module_area_ha": 1.5789473684210527,
+    "ui_total_module_area_ha": 1.5789473684210529,
     "ui_total_unsubscribed_kw": 1200.0,
     "ui_total_unsubscribed_share": 40.0,
     "ui_upfront_cost_by_capacity": 105000.0,

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_Host Developer.json

@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
     "crit_8": 0.0,
     "crit_9": 0.0,
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.15,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "debt_message": "",
     "debt_option": 1.0,
     "debt_percent": 60.0,
@@ -18485,7 +18488,7 @@
     "grid_per_watt": 0.05,
     "grid_percent": 0.0,
     "grid_total": 27000.0,
-    "host_nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "host_nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "host_real_discount_rate": 6.4,
     "ibi_fed_amount": 0.0,
     "ibi_fed_amount_deprbas_fed": 0.0,
@@ -18582,7 +18585,7 @@
     "itc_sta_percent_maxvalue": [
         1e38
     ],
-    "land_area_value": 2.3409962811973519,
+    "land_area_value": 2.340996281197352,
     "land_fixed": 0.0,
     "land_per_acre": 0.0,
     "land_per_watt": 0.0,
@@ -36788,7 +36791,7 @@
     "module_power": 540.0,
     "module_total": 232200.0,
     "module_type": 0.0,
-    "modulearray_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "modulearray_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "modulearray_power": 540.0,
     "modulearray_power_w": 540000.0,
     "months_receivables_reserve": 0.0,
@@ -36807,7 +36810,7 @@
         156.2,
         184.05
     ],
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "normalize_to_utility_bill": 0.0,
     "om_capacity": [
         22.0
@@ -36966,28 +36969,28 @@
     "step": 3600.0,
     "subtotal_direct": 680400.0,
     "system_capacity": 540.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "term_int_rate": 7.0,
     "term_tenor": 18.0,
     "tilt": 20.0,
     "tod_library": "Uniform Dispatch",
     "total_direct_cost": 707616.0,
     "total_indirect_cost": 205200.0,
     "total_installed_cost": 948196.8,
-    "total_land_area": 2.3409962811973519,
-    "total_module_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "total_land_area": 2.340996281197352,
+    "total_module_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "tz": -7.0,
-    "ui_ac_capacity": 0.46956521739130438,
+    "ui_ac_capacity": 0.4695652173913044,
     "ui_annual_load": 0.0,
-    "ui_array_land_area_acres": 2.3409962811973519,
-    "ui_array_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319911,
+    "ui_array_land_area_acres": 2.340996281197352,
+    "ui_array_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319912,
     "ui_array_land_area_multiplier": 1.0,
     "ui_land_area_additional": 0.0,
     "ui_land_area_additional_units": 0.0,
     "ui_land_area_per_mw": 0.0,
     "ui_step_minutes": 60.0,
-    "ui_total_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319911,
-    "ui_total_module_area": 2842.1052631578947,
+    "ui_total_land_area_ha": 0.9473690460319912,
+    "ui_total_module_area": 2842.105263157895,
     "ui_total_module_area_acres": 0.7022988843592055,
     "ui_total_module_area_ha": 0.28421052631578949,
     "ui_use_acre_per_mw": 0.0,

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_Leveraged Partnership Flip.json

@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
     "cost_other_financing": 0.0,
     "country": "-",
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.3,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "debt_message": "",
     "debt_option": 1.0,
     "debt_percent": 60.0,
@@ -19222,7 +19225,7 @@
     "modulearray_power_w": 100000000.0,
     "months_receivables_reserve": 0.0,
     "months_working_reserve": 6.0,
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "om_capacity": [
         19.0
     ],
@@ -19371,7 +19374,7 @@
     "step": 3600.0,
     "subtotal_direct": 99000000.0,
     "system_capacity": 100000.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "tax_investor_equity_percent": 98.0,
     "tax_investor_postflip_cash_percent": 10.0,
     "tax_investor_postflip_tax_percent": 10.0,
@@ -19404,7 +19407,7 @@
     "ui_step_minutes": 60.0,
     "ui_total_land_area_ha": 175.43871222814654,
     "ui_total_module_area": 526315.7894736842,
-    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540843,
+    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540846,
     "ui_total_module_area_ha": 52.63157894736842,
     "ui_use_acre_per_mw": 0.0,
     "ui_wacc": 6.709740000000002,

deploy/runtime/defaults/PVWatts_Merchant Plant.json

@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@
     "cp_capacity_payment_type": 0.0,
     "cp_system_nameplate": 100.0,
     "dc_ac_ratio": 1.3,
+    "dc_degradation": [
+        0.5
+    ],
     "debt_message": "",
     "debt_option": 1.0,
     "debt_percent": 60.0,
@@ -666314,7 +666317,7 @@
     ],
     "mp_error_msg": "",
     "mp_market_percent_gen": 100.0,
-    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000003,
+    "nominal_discount_rate": 9.060000000000004,
     "om_capacity": [
         19.0
     ],
@@ -666457,7 +666460,7 @@
     "step": 3600.0,
     "subtotal_direct": 99000000.0,
     "system_capacity": 100000.0,
-    "system_use_lifetime_output": 0.0,
+    "system_use_lifetime_output": 1.0,
     "term_int_rate": 7.0,
     "term_tenor": 18.0,
     "tilt": 0.0,
@@ -666485,7 +666488,7 @@
     "ui_system_nameplate_standalone": 0.0,
     "ui_total_land_area_ha": 175.43871222814654,
     "ui_total_module_area": 526315.7894736842,
-    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540843,
+    "ui_total_module_area_acres": 130.05534895540846,
     "ui_total_module_area_ha": 52.63157894736842,
     "ui_use_acre_per_mw": 0.0,
     "ui_wacc": 6.709740000000002,