Examples¶
In the examples folder several examples of input files are given. This section gives a short description of the examples.
example.xls and example_from_excel.xlsm¶
The input file example.xls and example_from_excel.xlsm are used within the tutorial explaining how to create an own input file by editing a given one.
The factory described in this example has given demand time-series for electricity (elec) and heat, that have to be covered. While elec can be imported and exported, heat has to be produced inside the factory. Therefore an electric heater, a gas boiler and/or chp unit can be used. Since the chp and the gas boiler require gas as an input, gas can be imported as well. To model a pv system, the intermittend supply time-series solar is given. Additionally a battery storage for elec and a heat storage for heat are defined.
The processed chp, booiler and el. heater have given installed capaities that can not be expanded any more. Only the process pv and the battery and heat storage can be built. The result of this model will be an optimal cpacity expansion of this three technologies and an optimal operation of all defined and built processes and storages.
| Commodity | defined as | description |
|---|---|---|
| elec | import; export; demand | electricity |
| heat | demand | heat |
| gas | import | gas |
| solar | intermittend supply | time-series representing normalized output of a pv system |
| Process | inputs | outputs | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chp | gas | elec; heat | 5000 kW | 0 kW |
| boiler | gas | heat | 15000 kW | 0 kW |
| pv | solar | elec | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| el. heater | elec | heat | 500 kW | 0 kW |
| Storage | commodity | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| battery | elec | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 1000000 kW; 1000000 kWh |
| heat storage | heat | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 20000 kW; 20000 kWh |
cover_heat+elec_xxx.xls¶
The input files cover_heat+elec_automotive.xls, cover_heat+elec_carbon.xls, cover_heat+elec_iron.xls and cover_heat+elec_steel.xls all have the same structure of defined commodities, processes and storages. But each factory has different demand time-series for electricity and heat. Since the time-series are given in a 15-minute resolution for one year, solving these problems might take a few hours (depending on the use solver).
The factories described in this example have given demand time-series for electricity (elec) and heat, that have to be covered. While elec can be imported and exported, heat has to be produced inside the factory. Therefore an immersion heater (im heater), a gas boiler and/or chp unit can be used. Since the chp and the gas boiler require gas as an input, gas can be imported as well. To model capacity specific investment costs, several chp units with different investment costs and different minimum new capacities are defined. Additionally three battery storages, RedoxFlow, Li-Ionen-1C* and Li-Ionen-2C for the commodity elec and a heat storage TES for heat are defined.
In these examples no processes and storages have installed capacities. The result of this model will be an optimal cpacity expansion and operation of all defined and built processes and storages. For importimg electricity here time-sensitive prices are used.
| Commodity | defined as | description |
|---|---|---|
| elec | import; demand | electricity |
| heat | demand | heat |
| gas | import | gas |
| solar | intermittend supply | time-series representing normalized output of a pv system |
| Process | inputs | outputs | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chp 10-1000 | gas | elec; heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| boiler | gas | heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| el. heater | elec | heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| Storage | commodity | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| battery | elec | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 500000 kW; 5000000 kWh |
| heat storage | heat | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 500000 kW; 5000000 kWh |
steel_mill_example.xls¶
The factory described in this example describes an examplary steel mill. The steel mill has given demand time-series for electricity (elec), heat and steel, that have to be covered. While elec can be imported and exported, heat and steel have to be produced inside the factory.
For producing heat an immersion heater (im heater), a gas boiler and/or chp unit can be used. Since the chp and the gas boiler require gas as an input, gas can be imported as well. Both processes also are defined to produce CO2 as an output commodity. Since the produced CO2 has to be “used” somewhere, it is defined as an export commodity. By defining negative costs for exporting CO2, cost for CO2 production is applyed here.
A battery storage for elec and a heat storage for heat are defined.
For producing steel, a electric arc furnace is defined. It consumes iron, which can be imported and elec to produce steel. Since there is a demand for steel only at the end of each working day, the steel could either produced at exactly at this time, or it can be produced during the whole day and stored in the defined stock. This leads to a smaller capacity of the furnace.
Additionally a battery storage for elec and a heat storage for heat are defined.
In these examples no processes and storages have installed capacities. The result of this model will be an optimal cpacity expansion and operation of all defined and built processes and storages. For importimg electricity here time-sensitive prices are used.
| Commodity | defined as | description |
|---|---|---|
| elec | import; export; demand | electricity |
| heat | demand | heat |
| gas | import | gas |
| solar | intermittend supply | time-series representing normalized output of a pv system |
| iron | import | iron ore used for steel production |
| steel | demand | steel that has to be produced |
| CO2 | export | CO2 produced by the processes |
| Process | inputs | outputs | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chp | gas | elec; heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| boiler | gas | heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| pv | solar | elec | 0 kW | 200 kW |
| im heater | elec | heat | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| furnace | elec;iron | steel | 0 kW | 50000 kW |
| Storage | commodity | intalled capacity | max new capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| battery | elec | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 500000 kW; 5000000 kWh |
| heat storage | heat | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 500000 kW; 5000000 kWh |
| stock | steel | 0 kW; 0 kWh | 500000 kW; 5000000 kWh |