2.1 - gridlab-d Players.pptVIP

Players This section will introduce you to objects that allow you to set and control the simulation boundary conditions. Tape Module Four classes instantiated as objects to change boundary conditions and record the property information. Player Shaper Recorder Collector Tape Module Player and Shaper Used to update information at a specific time from a file Recorder and Collector Used to collect information from the model Plot to screen or file Loadshapes and Schedules NOT part of the tape module, but similar functionality Updates recurring information at a specific time directly from the core (not from a file) Input object Implemented in tape module One of three primary ways of inputting data Tapes apply a time-series to a single property of the parent object Several possible sources of tape data File : source is a CSV files ODBC : source is a database Memory : source is a global variable Timestamps Timestamp is the beginning of interval Absolute time uses ISO time format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss [ZZZ] No timezone implies UTC Relative times use “+” prefix, e.g., “+600” Relative can have suffix “s”, “m”, “h”, “d”, “w”, e.g., “12h” Player “property” Name of parent’s property that is updated Data conversion is automatic Conversion is from text input Booleans uses TRUE or FALSE and/or 0 or 1 Integers use atoi Enumerations and set use keywords Doubles use double_format Complex uses complex_format Object references use object_scan format Unit conversion is not performed File Determines the source of the data “file” is default Require that file property be the filename Format is CSV, but others may be coming “odbc” is for databases The file property is connection string “memory” is for Matlab The file property is the global variable name File Meaning differs based on filetype property Format can be system specific “/” are normally used; “\” allowed in Windows Loop Indicates how many times the data source is to be read Default (0) is to repeat indefinitely Absolute time are