Fill the backbone input excel

p_gnu_io

p_gnu_io gives information about units in connection with their nodes and grid.

  1. Fill in all units with the nodes and grids they are connected to. If a unit is connected to multiple nodes, it must also have multiple entries in p_gnu_io.
  2. If a unit gives energy to the corresponding grid, write “output” in the column “input_output”. If it takes energy from this grid, write “input”.
  3. Write 1 in the column “conversionCoeff” for every unit.[1]
    The following information shall only be added for output units to avoid double entries:
  4. unitSize equals the size of one unit. As all our plants only consist of one unit, unitSize equals capacity.
  5. Fill in capacities and variable costs (vomCosts). Use the following table for the values:

     

    Lignite powerplant

    Hard coal powerplant

    CCGT powerplant

    Capacity (MW)

    240

    240

    180

    Variable costs (€/MWh)

    30

    40

    60

[1] Additional information: conversionCoeff is used to ensure, that units do not produce more output than they can based on their inputs. All units which convert energy from one grid to another, need to have a conversionCoeff. When both grids measure in the same unit (e.g. MWh), conversionCoeff = 1, if the energy units differ (for example for a water storage where the stored energy is measured in liter), conversionCoeff can be used to model the conversion between the grids.