opendssdirect v0.5.0 changed parameter names

[daniel-thom]

Parameter names for PVSystems changed between opendssdirect versions 0.3.7 and 0.5.0. v0.5.0 adds, among other things, better error handling, so we should move to it. However, PyDSS will need to first be made compatible.

Here are the PVSystems changes:

1. pctPmpp -> %Pmpp
2. kvarLimit -> kvarMax

New fields: %PminNoVars, %PminkvarMax, %Pmpp, PFPriority, kvarMaxAbs

There may be changes for other elements.

[PMeira]

(Hope you don't mind if I add some notes here)

In this case whole models were replaced, following what was done in OpenDSS 9.0. Please check the "Legacy Models" section on the changelog at https://github.com/dss-extensions/dss_capi/blob/master/docs/changelog.md#version-0106 (it's listed in the GitHub releases of OpenDSSDirect.py too).

You could toggle the legacy models to make an upgrade to ODD.py 0.6.0 feasible using https://dss-extensions.org/OpenDSSDirect.py/opendssdirect.html#opendssdirect.Basic.LegacyModels

[AadilLatif]

(Hope you don't mind if I add some notes here)

In this case whole models were replaced, following what was done in OpenDSS 9.0. Please check the "Legacy Models" section on the changelog at https://github.com/dss-extensions/dss_capi/blob/master/docs/changelog.md#version-0106 (it's listed in the GitHub releases of OpenDSSDirect.py too).

You could toggle the legacy models to make an upgrade to ODD.py 0.6.0 feasible using https://dss-extensions.org/OpenDSSDirect.py/opendssdirect.html#opendssdirect.Basic.LegacyModels

Thank you for the input. Expect to port to the new version in 2-3 months time

[AadilLatif]

@daniel-thom I will start working on this once the merge is complete