DCH Specific Classes

Electrical Systems Modelling

DCH has introduced some new classes in the Electrical systems modelling space.

Electrical Meter Equipment Subclasses

Electrical_Utility_Meter

A meter between the electrical utility's grid and the customer's facility. Imported energy flows from the utility to facility. Parent Class(es): Electrical_Meter

Electrical_Generation_Meter

An electrical meter that is metering electrical generation (an Inverter). Parent Class(es): Electrical_Meter

Electrical_Storage_Meter

An electrical meter that is metering electrical storage (a Battery). Parent Class(es): Electrical_Meter

Site_Electrical_Meter

An electrical meter that is electrically closest to the utility point-of-connection, and which supplies a site and all of its buildings. Parent Class(es): Electrical_Meter

Solar_Inverter

A device that changes direct current from PV panel(s) into alternating current. Parent Class(es): Inverter

Battery_Inverter_Charger

A device that charges batteries or converts battery direct current into alternating current. Parent Class(es): Inverter

AC_Battery

A battery with integrated Battery_Inverter_Charger. Parent Class(es): Battery_Inverter_Charger AND Battery

Hybrid_Inverter

A combined Solar_Inverter and Battery_Inverter_Charger. Parent Class(es): Solar_Inverter AND Battery_Inverter_Charger

Electrical_Circuit

An Electrical_Equipment subclass used to represent connections on a single-line diagram (e.g. an electrical node, line, cable, bus, riser, or any unspecified combination of loads). Parent Class(es): Electrical_Equipment

Electrical Sensor Point Classes

Electrical_Energy_Sensor

A sensor that measures electrical energy. Parent Class(es): Energy_Sensor

Note BRICK 1.2.1 has an Electrical_Power_Sensor class, so DCH introduced an Electrical_Energy_Sensor class. However, BRICK 1.3 has dropped support of Electrical_Power_Sensor and instead uses Electric_Power_Sensor, and BRICK 1.3 also introduced Electric_Energy_Sensor. Use of Electrical_Power_Sensor and Electrical_Energy_Sensor in DCH will require a migration to use the 'Electric' named versions of the classes when DCH transitions to support BRICK 1.3.

Full descriptions of these classes (where they sit in the class hierarchies) and the conventions for using these classes will be provided at a later date. The patch files are available at https://bitbucket.csiro.au/projects/SBDCH/repos/brick-patch/browse.