Ihtisham Member I Join Date Aug 2023 Location Pakistan Posts 3 Oct 17, 2023 #1 I want to calculate the energy consumed from instantaneous power. Can this be done using the TOT block with timebase set to Hour?
I want to calculate the energy consumed from instantaneous power. Can this be done using the TOT block with timebase set to Hour?
drbitboy Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Dec 2019 Location Rochester, NY Posts 8,161 Oct 17, 2023 #2 Ihtisham said: I want to calculate the energy consumed from instantaneous power. Can this be done using the TOT block with timebase set to Hour? Click to expand... Probably. The biggest problem is probably going to limited accuracy due to the precision of the REAL input. Perhaps TOT can take an LREAL input? Did you read the description of the TOT instruction here? Is this related to the other thread here?
Ihtisham said: I want to calculate the energy consumed from instantaneous power. Can this be done using the TOT block with timebase set to Hour? Click to expand... Probably. The biggest problem is probably going to limited accuracy due to the precision of the REAL input. Perhaps TOT can take an LREAL input? Did you read the description of the TOT instruction here? Is this related to the other thread here?
Tom Jenkins Lifetime Supporting Member Join Date Apr 2002 Location Milwaukee, WI Posts 6,302 Oct 18, 2023 #3 I suspect you won't be happy with a time base of one hour. There will be lots of power variations in that time frame. Instead, consider using a minute time base and divide the results by 60 to get kWh.
I suspect you won't be happy with a time base of one hour. There will be lots of power variations in that time frame. Instead, consider using a minute time base and divide the results by 60 to get kWh.