Topic: Diagram View> Transmission and Distribution > Electricity goes to Natural Gas?Subscribe | Previous | Next
Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi 7/2/2015
1066 Views hi Everyone,
I'm having trouble with my diagram view for the transformation part.
Energy flow should be:
Electricity > Transmission and distribution > Electricity > Demand
Natural Gas > Transmission and Distribution > Gas Pipeline > Natural Gas
But in the full view the electricity goes to both transmission and distribution and demand. This doesn't make any sense as it need to be carried by transmission and distribution lines.
When I zoom in the transmission and distribution module, electricity does not appear as output just natural gas. Based on the diagram it seems that for electricity the output is natural gas.
Appreciate anyone comment and help on this.
CHeers,
Mohd Adzmi
Taylor Binnington 7/3/2015
1 Like 1065 Views Hi Mohd,
I think the two problems are related: if there is no electricity produced from your transmission lines, then the Electricity Generation module itself must be connected directly to demand.
What type of module have you used for the Transmission and Distribution module? It looks as if you have two separate processes, but only a single output fuel. Typically we would suggest that you use a "Simple" non-dispatched module, when each process has it's own output fuel:
http://www.energycommunity.org/WebHelpPro/Transformation/Module_Properties_Wiziard.htm
However, if you have already done this then I think I should take a look at your model. Would you be able to post it to this thread for me?
Best,
Taylor
Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi 7/4/2015
1046 Views Hi Taylor,
Thanks for the tip. I deleted the module and did what you've suggested and it worked.
I think I did the same thing last time since I followed the training example but can't find the reason why the problem occurred previously.
However I found that the diagram seems to merge the output fuel for both process.
Is this correct?
cheers
Taylor Binnington 7/6/2015
1045 Views Hi Mohd,
I can reproduce that on my computer, and can confirm that it's a problem. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Our long-term goals may include moving away from the Diagram view to something else, so I can't promise a timeline to fix this. But you are correct to point out that the output fuels should not be merged, as the Diagram view displays.
After some testing, I have found that this occurs only for simple transformation modules, so in the meantime it's something we shall have to be aware of.
Best,
Taylor
Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi 7/7/2015
1040 Views Dear Taylor,
Thank you for the feedback. Apart from diagram view, I am assuming it doesn't effect the result/outcome of the model. In the energy balance view the result seems ok (made sense). Was just wondering.
Thank you.
Mohd Adzmi
Taylor Binnington 7/7/2015
1039 Views That's correct - the outcome is not affected. It's an artifact of the Diagram view only.
Taylor
Mohd Hafdzuan Adzmi 7/8/2015