6.2. Data entry

General hints for data entry in EINSTEIN:

Many data entry fields in EINSTEIN are OPTIONAL, entry fields may be REDUNDANT. Therefore:

• fill in those data You KNOW
• do not try to fill in every field. WHITE FIELDS are NO PROBLEM !

Running the EINSTEIN consistency and completeness check will tell You if there are some mandatory data missing Entering too much data (specifying too much things which are not really certain) may lead to data conflicts

• 6.2.1. Overview
• 6.2.2. System Scheme
• 6.2.3. General Data
  • 6.2.3.1. EINSTEIN Project Data
  • 6.2.3.2. General information
  • 6.2.3.3. Statistical and economic data
  • 6.2.3.4. Period of Operation
  • 6.2.3.5. Products
• 6.2.4. Fuels and Electricity
  • 6.2.4.1. Electricity Mix
• 6.2.5. Processes
  • 6.2.5.1. Description
  • 6.2.5.2. Energy Demand
  • 6.2.5.3. Residual Energy
  • 6.2.5.4. Process Schedules
• 6.2.6. Schedules
  • 6.2.6.1. Weekly Profiles
  • 6.2.6.2. Operation Periods
• 6.2.7. Material flows (Raw materials, products, relation with process in-/outflows)
  • 6.2.7.1. Mixers
  • 6.2.7.2. Splitters
  • 6.2.7.3. Connection Types
• 6.2.8. Equipment
  • 6.2.8.1. General
  • 6.2.8.2. Heat to Power Conversion Equipment
• 6.2.9. Control Model
• 6.2.10. Pipes and Ducts
  • 6.2.10.1. General Data
  • 6.2.10.2. Heat Losses and Distribution Efficiency
  • 6.2.10.3. Temperatures and Flow Rates
  • 6.2.10.4. Piping Specifications (optional)
• 6.2.11. Heat Exchangers
• 6.2.12. Buildings
• 6.2.13. Weather Data
• 6.2.14. Renewable Energies
  • 6.2.14.1. Solar Energy Surfaces
• 6.2.15. Monitoring Data (only EINSTEIN plus)
  • 6.2.15.1. File formats and file location
  • 6.2.15.2. Association of data columns to system parameters
  • 6.2.15.3. Use of monitoring data for defining the present state
  • 6.2.15.4. Use of monitoring data for defining boundary conditions for simulations
  • 6.2.15.5. Use of monitoring data for validation of the output of system simulations