Power Efficiency Table

The Power efficiency table specifies power (machine) efficiency as a function of head difference, discharge, or both. When a Power efficiency table is used, the Power Demand time series will be adjusted accordingly.

Three options are available for the Power efficiently table:

1.       Efficiency as a function of head

2.       Efficiency as a function of flow

3.       Efficiency as a function of head and flow

To include a Power efficiency table, enable ‘Use Power efficiency table’, select the table option, and click 3dotbutton00012.png to browse to an existing table or to create a new table.

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Note that the efficiency calculation necessitates iterations in the solution of the water allocation problem. Thus, for precise results, a daily or shorter sim­ulation time step should be chosen when the Power efficiency table is used.