This dialog box includes the following areas and tabs:
Figure 1: Battery Data Dialog Box
ID Name: Uniquely identifies the battery. The names default to BAT-1, BAT-2, BAT-3, and so on as you enter new battery on the one-line, but you can change those names later if needed.
To Bus: This is the ID name of the bus to which the battery is connected. The Base kV of the bus is indicated on the right.
Total Rated kV: This is the total voltage rating of the battery string.
Charging Multiplier: This is multiplier for the battery voltage reflecting the charge condition. For example, a fully charged battery could have 1.05 and a slightly drained battery may have 0.95 as the charging multiplier.
Total R: This is the internal resistance of the battery string in Ohms.
Rated Amps: The rated amperes of the battery or battery string. Most batteries typically have the ampere-hour rating on an 8-hour basis. The nominal amp rating is the ampere-hour divided by 8 for such batteries. If the battery rating in ampere-hours is given at a different discharge duration, then divide by the stated number.
Note: Batteries are modeled as a straight Thevenin voltage source behind a resistance. Thus, they HOLD voltage behind an internal resistance like a Swing Bus. Batteries thus have the ability to be the single source that enables a system to enter power flow and solve the system.
This tab is read-only and appears only if you have imported data from an SKM Data Format file. See Importing an SKM Format File for more information.
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