"""
thermal storage
"""
from __future__ import division
__author__ = "Thuy-An Nguyen"
__copyright__ = "Copyright 2015, Architecture and Building Systems - ETH Zurich"
__credits__ = ["Thuy-An Nguyen", "Tim Vollrath", "Jimeno A. Fonseca"]
__license__ = "MIT"
__version__ = "0.1"
__maintainer__ = "Daren Thomas"
__email__ = "cea@arch.ethz.ch"
__status__ = "Production"
# investment and maintenance costs
[docs]def calc_Cinv_storage(vol, gV):
"""
calculate the annualized investment cost of a thermal storage tank
:param vol: storage tank volume
:type vol: float
:param gV: global.var
:returns InvCa:
"""
if vol>0:
InvCa = 7224.8 * vol ** (-0.522) * vol * gV.EURO_TO_CHF / 50
else:
InvCa = 0
return InvCa # CHF/a