Battery Module

Installation

Batteries are added by selecting "Create new installation".

Bank Details

**Name**: Identifier for the Battery.

Installation Design Life

Defines the operational period of the Battery Bank.

• Installation Date: Date installation is complete.
• Decommission date (Optional): Date after which the installation is unavailable.
• Design Life (Optional): Number of years from installation date the installation will be available.

An installation date is required. If neither decommission date nor design life are present, the turbine is considered installed until the end of the simulation.

Battery Details

**Battery Model**: Select the battery from the drop-down menu (searchable). **Battery Quantity**: The number of batteries.

Operational Times and Maintenance

• Operational Times can be used to define the times when an installation is active.
• Maintenance is used to create shutdown periods to maintain assets or automatic costs based on the amount of hours an installation has run.

These are explained in more detail in the Operational Times and Maintenance Section after Modules.