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Update sco2 python examples and support functions to include new configurations - recompression with htr bypass and turbine split flow.

Corresponding branches and PRs:

wex, lk: develop
ssc: sco2_tsf

Linked to PR https://github.com/NREL/ssc/pull/1353

Unit Test Impact:

No change to unit tests; however there are new unit tests in ssc for the new sco2 configurations.

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@taylorbrown75 taylorbrown75 added this to the SAM Fall 2025 Release milestone Sep 29, 2025
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@taylorbrown75 taylorbrown75 added the csp concentrating solar power label Sep 30, 2025
@taylorbrown75 taylorbrown75 marked this pull request as ready for review September 30, 2025 20:25
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Pull Request Overview

Updates sco2 python functionality to support two new cycle configurations - recompression with HTR bypass (configuration 3) and turbine split flow (configuration 4).

  • Adds design parameters for HTR bypass and turbine split flow configurations
  • Updates plotting functionality to handle visualization of the new cycle configurations
  • Refactors code to use configurable flags for saving outputs

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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File Description
design_point_examples.py Adds new configuration parameters and implements configurable output saving
sco2_plots.py Updates cycle plotting logic to support HTR BP and TSF configurations with proper state point mappings
sco2_cycle_ssc.py Adds default parameters and cycle name handling for the new configurations
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samples/CSP/sco2_analysis_python_V2/core/sco2_plots.py:1

  • Corrected spelling of 'paramters' to 'parameters'.
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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