Ssc 1378 custom generation lifetime

[brtietz]

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Description

Add lifetime mode to custom generation profile with appropriate additional data handling

Fixes NatLabRockies/ssc#1371 and NatLabRockies/ssc#1378

Corresponding branches and PRs:

SSC branch ssc_1378_custom_generation_lifetime, develop for other repos

NatLabRockies/ssc#1384

Unit Test Impact:

No test impact expected on SAM

Checklist

• requires help revision and I added that label
• adds, removes, modifies, or deletes variables in existing compute modules
• adds a new compute module
• changes defaults
• I've tagged this PR to a milestone

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[Checking for PySAM Incompatible API Changes]
(https://github.com/NREL/SAM/wiki/PySAM-Incompatible-API-Changes-&-Regenerating-PySAM-Files).

[When do the PySAM files need to be regenerated?]
(https://github.com/NREL/SAM/wiki/PySAM-Incompatible-API-Changes-&-Regenerating-PySAM-Files#when-do-the-pysam-files-need-to-be-regenerated-via-export_config)

[cpaulgilman]

@brtietz My testing looks good so far. A couple of things to confirm:

1. The Calculate generation profiles and nameplate capacitiy from open cases option only uses Year 1 data when cases to be combined run lifetime simulations. (It also only works for hourly simulations.) This pull request does not change that behavior.
2. This PR does not address Lifetime matrix in annual or single value mode with subhourly time steps #2161.

Is that correct and intended?

[cpaulgilman]

For a the attached .sam file and associated 15-minute resource data files, I get a simulation error:

compute fail(hybrid): custom_generation execution error. exec fail(generic): Failed to accumulate time series (hourly or subhourly): gen to monthly: monthly_energy
Simulation Hybrid failed :compute fail(hybrid): custom_generation execution error. exec fail(generic): Failed to accumulate time series (hourly or subhourly): gen to monthly: monthly_energy

custom-generation-lifetime-test.zip

[cpaulgilman]

@brtietz My testing looks good so far. A couple of things to confirm:

1. The **Calculate generation profiles and nameplate capacitiy from open cases** option only uses Year 1 data when cases to be combined run lifetime simulations. (It also only works for hourly simulations.) This pull request does not change that behavior.

2. This PR does not address [Lifetime matrix in annual or single value mode with subhourly time steps #2161](https://github.com/NatLabRockies/SAM/issues/2161).

Is that correct and intended?

For Item 1, see #2167.

Item 2 should be addressed in a separate pull request.