@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ This section describes system-wide parameters, such as power balance and reserve
| `Time horizon (h)` | Length of the planning horizon (in hours). | Required | N
| `Time step (min)` | Length of each time step (in minutes). Must be a divisor of 60 (e.g. 60, 30, 20, 15, etc). | `60` | N
| `Power balance penalty ($/MW)` | Penalty for system-wide shortage or surplus in production (in $/MW). This is charged per time step. For example, if there is a shortage of 1 MW for three time steps, three times this amount will be charged. | `1000.0` | Y
| `Reserve shortfall penalty ($/MW)` | Penalty for system-wide shortage in meeting reserve requirements (in $/MW). This is charged per time step. Negative value implies reserve constraints must always be satisfied. | `-1` | Y
#### Example
@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ This section describes system-wide parameters, such as power balance and reserve
"Parameters": {
"Time horizon (h)": 4,
"Power balance penalty ($/MW)": 1000.0,
"Reserve shortfall penalty ($/MW)": -1.0
}
}
```
@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ This section describes all generators in the system, including thermal units, re
| `Initial status (h)` | If set to a positive number, indicates the amount of time (in hours) the generator has been on at the beginning of the simulation, and if set to a negative number, the amount of time the generator has been off. For example, if `Initial status (h)` is `-2`, this means that the generator was off since `-02:00` (h:min). The simulation starts at time `00:00`. If `Initial status (h)` is `3`, this means that the generator was on since `-03:00`. A value of zero is not acceptable. | Required | N
| `Initial power (MW)` | Amount of power the generator at time step `-1`, immediately before the planning horizon starts. | Required | N
| `Must run?` | If `true`, the generator should be committed, even if that is not economical (Boolean). | `false` | Y
| `Provides spinning reserves?` | If `true`, this generator may provide spinning reserves (Boolean). | `true` | Y
| `Reserve eligibility` | List of reserve products this generator is eligibe to provide. By default, the generator is not eligible to provide any reserves. | `[]` | N
#### Production costs and limits
@ -135,13 +133,13 @@ Note that this curve also specifies the production limits. Specifically, the fir
| `Spinning (MW)` | Minimum amount of system-wide spinning reserves (in MW). Only generators which are online may provide this reserve. | `0.0` | Y
| `Type` | Type of reserve product. Currently, only `Spinning` is supported. | Required | N
| `Amount (MW)` | Amount of reserves required. | Required | Y
| `Shortfall penalty ($/MW)` | Penalty for shortage in meeting the reserve requirements (in $/MW). This is charged per time step. Negative value implies reserve constraints must always be satisfied. | `-1` | Y
#### Example
```json
{
"Reserves": {
"Spinning (MW)": [
"r1": {
"Type": "Spinning",
"Amount (MW)": [
57.30552,
53.88429,
51.31838,
50.46307
]
],
"Shortfall penalty ($/MW)": 5.0
}
}
}
```
@ -286,9 +290,6 @@ The output data format is also JSON-based, but it is not currently documented si
Current limitations
-------------------
* All reserves are system-wide. Zonal reserves are not currently supported.
* Network topology remains the same for all time periods
* Only N-1 transmission contingencies are supported. Generator contingencies are not currently supported.
* Time-varying minimum production amounts are not currently compatible with ramp/startup/shutdown limits.
