Transformer
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<img src="../../_static/Transmission.png" alt="Alt text" width="50" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;">

**Technology ID: TRANSFORMER**



**Input energy interface, with default energy:**

 - CONSUMPTION: electricity

**Output energy interface, with default energy:**

 - PRODUCTION: electricity

**Technology behaviors:**

 - OPTIM_PATHWAY
 - OPTIM_PMAX
 - DCOPF

**Technology parameters:**

| ID | Label | Unit | Behaviors | Description  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PHASE_SHIFT_MIN | Phase Shift Min | Radians | DCOPF | Minimum phase shift of a transformer in radians |
| PHASE_SHIFT_MAX | Phase Shift Max | Radians | DCOPF | Maximum phase shift of a transformer in radians |
| CAPEX_OVERNIGHT | CAPEX Overnight | Euro/MW |  | -Overall capital expenditure (only used for pathway optimization) |
| DEINVEST_COST | Deinvest cost | Euro/MW |  | Deinvest cost (only used for pathway optimization) |
| LIFETIME | Lifetime |  |  | Lifetime of the asset (only used for pathway optimization) |
| YIELD_INVEST | Yield of investment | % |  | Yield associated with investment |
| INSTALL_MAX | Max installation | MW | OPTIM_PATHWAY | Max installation (only used for pathway optimization) |
| DECOMM_MAX | Max decommissioning | MW | OPTIM_PATHWAY | Max decommissioning (only used for pathway optimization) |
| CAPEX | CAPEX | Euro/MW/Year |  | Capital expenditure (only used for capacity optimization) |
| FOC | Fixed Operating Costs | Euro/MW/Year |  | Fixed Operating Costs (only used for capacity optimization) |
| PMAX | Pmax | MW | (not OPTIM_PMAX) and (not OPTIM_PATHWAY) and (not FLOW_BASED) | Installed power capacity |
| PMAXMIN | Min Pmax | MW | OPTIM_PMAX or OPTIM_PATHWAY | Installed capacity lower bound for capacity optimization |
| PMAXMAX | Max Pmax | MW | OPTIM_PMAX or OPTIM_PATHWAY | Installed capacity upper bound for capacity optimization |
| AVAILABILITY | Availability | % | not FLOW_BASED | Available capacity, expressed as a percentage of the installed capacity |
| CONSUMPTION_COST | Consumption cost | Euro/MW.h |  | Consumption cost |
| LOSSES | Losses | % | not FLOW_BASED | Transmission losses |
| SUSCEPTANCE | Susceptance |  | DCOPF | The imaginary part of admittance, measure of how easy it is for alternating current to pass through a capacitance or an inductance |
| REVERSE_DIRECTION_TRANSMISSION | Reverse direction transmission |  | DCOPF | Name of the transmission with reverse input and output point, calculated attribute |
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**Model code:**

``` python
stateON = AssetState('ON')
addEnergyTransmission(asset, stateON)
addDcopfModel(asset)
finalize(stateON)

```