wattadvisor.components.electrode_boiler

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Classes

ElectrodeBoiler

Component to turn electricity directly into thermal power.

Module Contents

class wattadvisor.components.electrode_boiler.ElectrodeBoiler

Bases: wattadvisor.components.investment_component.InvestmentComponent

Component to turn electricity directly into thermal power.

Parameters:

  • capex (float, optional) – Capital expenditure cost of the component per thermal power [€/kW], by default 0

  • opex (float, optional) – Operational expenditure cost of the component per CAPEX per year [%/a], by default 0

  • installed_power (float, optional) – Already installed thermal power of the component [kW] which acts as a lower bound, by default 0

  • potential_power (float | None, optional) – Maximum installable thermal power of the component [kW], by default None

  • eff (float) – Efficiency grade of the boiler [kW heat per kW electricity]

capex: float
opex: float
installed_power: float
potential_power: float | None
eff: float