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diff --git a/site/docs/documentation/Input/Topology/Battery.md b/site/docs/documentation/Input/Topology/Battery.md deleted file mode 100644 index 70492694..00000000 --- a/site/docs/documentation/Input/Topology/Battery.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -Batteries can be used to store energy for later use. -In previous work, we have used batteries to store energy from the grid when the carbon intensity is low, -and use this energy when the carbon intensity is high. - -Batteries are defined using the following parameters: - -| variable | type | Unit | required? | default | description | -|------------------|---------------------------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| name | string | N/A | no | Battery | The name of the battery. This is only important for debugging and post-processing | -| capacity | Double | kWh | yes | N/A | The total amount of energy that the battery can hold. | -| chargingSpeed | Double | W | yes | N/A | Charging speed of the battery. | -| initialCharge | Double | kWh | no | 0.0 | The initial charge of the battery. If not given, the battery starts empty. | -| batteryPolicy | [Policy](#battery-policy) | N/A | yes | N/A | The policy which decides when to charge and discharge. | -| embodiedCarbon | Double | gram | no | 0.0 | The embodied carbon emitted while creating this battery. | -| expectedLifetime | Double | Years | yes | 0.0 | The expected lifetime of the battery. | - -## Battery Policy -To determine when to charge and discharge the battery, a policy is required. -Currently, all policies for batteries are based on the carbon intensity of the grid. - -The best performing policy is called "runningMeanPlus" and is based on the running mean of the carbon intensity. -it can be defined with the following JSON: - -```json -{ - "type": "runningMeanPlus", - "startingThreshold": 123.2, - "windowSize": 168 -} -``` - -In which `startingThreshold` is the initial carbon threshold used. -`windowSize` is the size of the window used to calculate the running mean. - -:::info Alert -This page with be extended with more text and policies in the future. -::: |