Behaviors

In Artelys Crystal Super Grid, most of the technologies have several modelling variations, also called “behaviors”. In order to activate one or the other variation of the model, the user may select the wanted behaviors for each asset via the Parameter tables.

The possible behaviors depend on the current technology and context type (for example, OPTIM_PMAX is only available for technologies that have a PMAX attribute, and in capacity optimization contexts).

The complete list of possible behaviors is available here:

ID	Label	Compatible context types
CLUSTER	Enables cluster modelling for this asset (linearisation of startup and running costs )	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
CONSTANT_VAR	Force constant a temporal variable	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
DCOPF	Enable a Direct Current Optimal Power flow approach	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
DISCHARGE_TIMES	Enables the definition of the storage capacity with a discharge time (storage capacity = discharge time * max generation)	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
EQUALITY_CONSTRAINT	Changes the minimum RES generation constraint into an equality constraint	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
FLOW_BASED	Includes the selected transmission into flow-based market coupling constraints	PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION
FUEL	Activates the explicit modelling of the fuel consumption of the asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
GAS_BACKUP_HEATER	Use a gas backup heater (instead of an electric back-up) in the heat pump asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
GRADIENTS	Enables gradient constraints for this asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
MFRR_DOWN	Enables the participation to downward mFRR of the DSR asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
MFRR_UP	Enables the participation to upward mFRR of the DSR asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
MUST_RUN	Forces the asset to produce up to its availability (must run energy source)	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
OPTIM_PATHWAY	Enables optimization of the capacity of the asset during pathway optimization	PATHWAY_OPTIM
OPTIM_PMAX	Enables the economic optimisation of the capacity of this asset	OPTIM_CAPA
REPOWERING	Enables repowering of the asset during pathway optimization	PATHWAY_OPTIM
RESERVE	Enables reserve allocation modelling for this asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
RETROFIT_CCS	Enables CCS asset retrofitting	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_OPTIM
RETROFIT_H2	Enables asset retrofitting to hydrogen	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_OPTIM
SYNC_RESERVE_DOWN	Enables the participation to downward synchronized reserve of the DSR asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
SYNC_RESERVE_UP	Enables the participation to upward synchronized reserve of the DSR asset	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
UNIT	Enables Unit Commitment modelling (binary variables to describes asset states, startup and shutdown costs, minimal state durations and variable yields)	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
USE_ENERGY_PRODUCTION	Enables vehicle to grid production	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
USE_PMAX_IN	Enables the definition of an input power capacity (pmaxIn) different from the generation capacity (Pmax)	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
VOLUME_TARGET	Force a minimum or maximum volume of export/import	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM
WITH_IMPORT_EXPORT	Includes fixed imports/exports contracts in the national import/export balance constraint	OPTIM_CAPA, PATHWAY_SIMULATION, SIMULATION, PATHWAY_OPTIM