Operational Pump

[Robin.Green 0]

Hi there - I'm after some advice in relation to an operation pump I have within my model. The pump is controlled by the upstream water level, and I have a working definition as follows:

Define Pump Control == Pump_House

!---------------deafult Setting ------------
Pump operation == off
Pump Capacity == 0.591 ! capacity in cums
Pump period (min) == 1 ! time to start
Pump number == 2 ! No of pumps

!Set user variable
Water_Level == H1D BD2.2

! Logic
if Water_Level > 0.5 ! triger level to start pump
    Pump operation == on
else if Water_Level < 0.1 ! triger level to stop pump    
    Pump operation == off
else
    Pump operation == no change
end if

End Define

 

In reality the pump needs to start at a water level of -1.3 and stop at -2.0. When I set the variables to these values I am presented with the following error, as if TUFLOW cannot recognize a negative value?:

“NoXY: ERROR 1513 - Input variable in line below has not previously been defined.  Operating Control Line = if Water_Level > -1.3; Operating Control Input Variable =  http://wiki.tuflow.com/index.php?title=TUFLOW_Message_1513”

Has anyone else encountered such an issue, or does anyone know a solution?

Many thanks for your help.

Robin

 

[Robin.Green 0]

Problem Solved.

I found a simple solution which just required removing the water levels from the logic. Instead they are specified separately as variables, as shown below:

 

Define Pump Control == Pump_House

!---------------deafult Setting ------------
Pump operation == off
Pump Capacity == 0.591 ! capacity in cums
Pump period (min) == 1 ! time to start
Pump number == 2 ! No of pumps

!Set user variable
Water_Level == H1D BD2.2
Upper == -1.3
Lower == -2.0

! Logic
if Water_Level > Upper ! trigger level to start pump
    Pump operation == on
else if Water_Level < Lower ! trigger level to stop pump    
    Pump operation == off
else
    Pump operation == no change
end if

End Define
 

[peteraylett 0]

Very nice.

 

Thanks for letting us know!

[rachel.jensen 0]

Nice work around Robin! and thanks for updating the question

We've noted down the trouble you had so that the issue can be fixed in future builds

 

[TeeganB 0]

Hi All, 

A fix for the above issue has been included in the latest TUFLOW update (Build 2016-03-AE). Please see Item 167 of the release notes.

Cheers,

Teegan