Inflation_Plugin

Classes:

Inflation_Plugin(dcf, print_info)

Generation of a the necessary inflation-related quantities for other plugins.

class pyH2A.Plugins.Inflation_Plugin.Inflation_Plugin(dcf, print_info)

Generation of a the necessary inflation-related quantities for other plugins.

Parameters:

Financial Input Values > Inflation rate > Valueint or float

Inflation factor.

Financial Input Values > Current year for capital costs > Valueint or float

Current year capital costs.

Financial Input Values > Basis year > Valueint or float

Basis year for inflation calculation.

Financial Input Values > Reference year > Valueint or float

Reference year for inflation calculation.

Time > Years > Valuedict

Dictionary containing all time-related quantities.

Returns:

Inflation > Inflation factor full > Valuend.array

Array containing the inflation factor for each year of the plant life, including construction and production.

Inflation > Inflation correction > Valuefloat

Correction factor applied to the inflation factors, to account for the time ofset between reference year and startup year.

Inflation > CEPCI inflator > Valuefloat

CEPCI inflation factor.

Inflation > CI inflator > Valuefloat

CI inflation factor.

Inflation > Combined inflator > Valuefloat

Sum of CEPCI and CI inflation factors.

Inflation > Labor inflator > Valuefloat

Cost of labor inflation factor.

Inflation > Chemical inflator > Valuefloat

Cost of chemicals inflation factor.