what is the purpose of "total generation kw" in Electric Subnet Line feature class?

Question

In the Electric Subnetline there is a field called totalgenerationkw. I see other fields are managed by the UN which aggregate values such as total services, total switches, total transformers, total circuit line length, etc.

I was wondering if Total Generation KW is used to aggregate the PV sites' output (either Rated Output or actual output if available)?

Anonymous User · Answer

Thank you for the details and screen shots. I will follow up asap with results.

RobertKrisher · Answer

How this value is calculated depends on which version of the model you have implemented and which tier you're looking at. You can determine this by looking at the properties of your utility network, then go to the tiers section, then look at the trace configuration for each tier. In this screenshot I'm showing the configuration for the generation tier, but the same calculation is used for this field for the distribution tier:

So if you want to aggregate pv sites output you would ensure that asset type has the category of generation, that you have mapped the power rating network attribute to the device class, and that the corresponding field on your PV sites is populated with the value you want aggregated. You can determine the field by looking at the attributes and assignments section in our utility network properties.