kW
(read/write)
This property sets/gets the load kW. Normally, you would enter the maximum kW for the load for the first year and allow it to be adjusted by the load shapes, growth shapes, and global load multiplier.
Example
% Create DSS object
DSSObject = actxserver('OpenDSSEngine.DSS')
if ~DSSObject.Start(0),
disp('Unable to start openDSS');
return
end;
DSSText = DSSObject.Text;
DSSCircuit = DSSObject.ActiveCircuit;
% Compile a model
DSSText.Command = 'Compile C:\myPath\myModel.dss';
DSSLoads = DSSCircuit.Loads;
% activates the first load on the list
i = DSSLoads.First;
% gets the base kW for the active load
mykW = DSSLoads.kW;