Description
Check a clock minute against a supplied daily tariff band.
Energy prices and charges depend on energy units, demand units, standing-charge days, tariff periods and settlement sign conventions. Purchased-energy losses differ from delivered-energy fractions, and signed prices can produce negative monetary terms. Nominal battery cost allocations are supplied scenarios rather than physical aging forecasts.
Check a clock minute against a supplied daily tariff band.
When to use this tool
Use Energy Tariff Time Band Boundary when you already have minuteOfDay, bandStart, bandEnd and need to check a clock minute against a supplied daily tariff band.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter minuteOfDay, bandStart, bandEnd. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read withinBand. Inspect withinBand before interpreting the associated values.
Require whole minutes 0..1439. A forward band includes start and excludes end; a crossing-midnight band uses minute>=start or minute<end. Equal endpoints define an empty band.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| minuteOfDay | Minute Of Day | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0; maximum 1439. |
| bandStart | Inclusive clock minute 0..1439. | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0; maximum 1439. |
| bandEnd | Exclusive clock minute 0..1439; equal endpoints make an empty band, not a full day. | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0; maximum 1439. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| withinBand | Within Band | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"minuteOfDay": 30,
"bandStart": 1320,
"bandEnd": 120
},
"output": {
"withinBand": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- A repeated daily clock is assumed; no date, timezone, daylight-saving transition or actual tariff schedule is resolved. Equal endpoints do not mean all day.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile the actual meter series, tariff, contract and billing definitions for an account or market question. Use a complete cash-flow or physical-energy model when needed; a single block overlap, index ratio or supplied settlement term cannot establish actual charges or performance.
References
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