Problem with simple Inverter and battery.

[Sandy]

Hi! I am using
GridLAB-D 3.1.0-4829 (Hatwai) 64-bit WINDOWS RELEASE

I have just started with the generators module. its very simple just inverter and battery included. its giving following, error

C:\Software\gridlabd_practice\module_3>gridlabd battery_1.glm
battery_1.glm(17): class 'inverter' is not known
battery_1.glm(17): load failed at or near 'object inver...'
ERROR [INIT] : unable to load 'battery_1.glm': No such file or directory
FATAL [INIT] : shutdown after command line rejected

Please check the glm file bellow:

The final goal is to run simulations with all appliances for a house having battery storage, solar energy and grid energy.

Appreciate your help. also, can you please suggest any source which is helpful to learn more about generators?

module residential;
module tape;
module powerflow;
clock {
timezone CST6;
timestamp '2015-01-01 0:00:00';
stoptime '2015-02-01 0:00:00';
}

object triplex_meter {
name meterBattery;
phases AS;
nominal_voltage 120;
}

object inverter{
name BatteryInverter;
parent meterBattery;
phases AN;
inverter_type FOUR_QUADRANT;
four_quadrant_control_mode LOAD_FOLLOWING;
rated_power 10000.0;
rated_battery_power 6000.0; //Per phase rating
inverter_efficiency 1.0;
charge_on_threshold 1.0 kW;
charge_off_threshold 4.0 kW;
discharge_off_threshold 4.5 kW;
discharge_on_threshold 4.7 kW;
max_discharge_rate 2.0 kW;
max_charge_rate 0.20 kW;
}

object battery{
name Battery;
parent BatteryInverter;
use_internal_battery_model true;
battery_type LI_ION;
nominal_voltage 240 V;
Energy 20.0 kWh;
E_Max 200 ;
round_trip_efficiency 1.0;
state_of_charge 0.4;
generator_mode SUPPLY_DRIVEN;

object recorder {
property state_of_charge;
file battery_1.csv;
interval 60;
}
}

[Jason Fuller]

Sandy,

You will need to let GLD know to activate generator module. Add:

"module generator;"

to your GLM.