EV/validate

Validate an EV object

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Description

Validate the properties of an EV object to ensure that they meet the required conditions. If all the conditions are satisfied, the function returns an EV object with valid = true. If not, corresponding error message is raised.

Syntax

ev = validate(ev)
ev = ev.validate()

Input Arguments

Name	Type	Description
ev	EV object	EV object to be validated

Output Arguments

Name	Type	Description
ev	EV object	Validated EV object

Required conditions

For an EV object to be valid, the following conditions must be satisfied.

Weights

• The sum of W_cs, W_pc, and W_bs must be positive.

Arrival and departure

• Dep_time must be greater than Arr_time.

Energy-related

• E_cap, E_ini, and E_ref must be greater than or equal to E_min.

• E_ini and E_ref must be less than or equal to E_cap.