Flow Control Index

Flow Control Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Angle	°	False	0		False	Angle (initial angle when used as input)
Angle Points	°	True	0	≥0	False	Flow control angle points
Build Cost	$000	True	0		False	Cost of building the flow control
Build Non-anticipativity	$/MW	False	-1		False	Price for violating non-anticipativity constraints in scenario-wise decomposition mode
Commission Date	-	False	1	≥0	False	Date the flow control was commissioned for use with [Technical Life]
Economic Life	yr	False	30	≥0	False	Economic life of the flow control (period over which fixed costs are recovered).
Expansion Optimality	-	False	2	In (0,2)	False	Expansion planning integerization scheme.
Flow Loading Points	%	True	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Flow control line flow points
FO&M Charge	$000	False	0		False	Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge
Integerization Horizon	yr	False	-1	≥-1	False	Number of years over which the expansion decisions are integerized
Lead Time	yr	False	0	≥0	False	Number of years after which the expansion project can begin
Max Angle	°	False	0		False	Max angle set on the flow control
Max Impedance	pu	False	0		False	Max Impedance
Max Units Built	-	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically constructed in aggregate over the planning horizon
Max Units Built in Year	-	False	1	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon
Max Voltage	kV	False	0		False	Max Voltage
Min Angle	°	False	0		False	Min angle set on the flow control
Min Impedance	pu	False	0		False	Min Impedance
Min Units Built	-	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of units automatically constructed in aggregate over the planning horizon
Min Units Built in Year	-	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon
Min Voltage	kV	False	0		False	Min Voltage
Penalty	$/° (Metric), $/degree (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Penalty incurred for shifting the angle
Price Setting	Yes/No	False	-1	In (0,-1)	False	Flag if the flow control can transfer price across the network
Project Start Date	-	False	36526	≥0	False	Start date of the project, for expansion planning.
Ramp Penalty	$/MW	False	0		False	Penalty price per MW change in flow on the device
Technical Life	yr	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Technical lifetime of the flow control
Type	-	False	0	In (0,1,2,3,4,5)	False	Flow control type
Units	-	False	1	≥0	True	Number of installed units
WACC	%	False	10	≥0	False	Weighted average cost of capital
x	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
y	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution
z	-	True	0		False	Value to pass-through to solution

Flow Control Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Angle Coefficient	°	False	0		False	Coefficient of flow control angle
Negative Angle Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Boolean value (1 if the flow control angle is negative, 0 otherwise)
Positive Angle Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Boolean value (1 if the flow control angle is positive, 0 otherwise)
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built

Flow Control Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Angle Coefficient	°	False	0		False	Coefficient of flow control angle
Negative Angle Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Boolean value (1 if the flow control angle is negative, 0 otherwise)
Positive Angle Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Boolean value (1 if the flow control angle is positive, 0 otherwise)
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built

Flow Control Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Angle - °	Angle - °	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Angle (initial angle when used as input)
Build Cost - $000	Build Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of building the flow control
Flow - MW	Flow - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Equivalent flow in reference direction due to phase shift
Flow Back - MW	Flow Back - GWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Equivalent flow against reference direction due to phase shift
Hours Binding - h	Hours Binding - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours the flow control is operating at maximum angle.
Impedance - pu	Impedance - pu	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Equivalent impedance
Max Angle - °	Max Angle - °	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Max angle set on the flow control
Min Angle - °	Min Angle - °	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Min angle set on the flow control
Penalty - $	Penalty - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Penalty incurred for shifting the angle
Rental - $	Rental - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Rental
Shadow Price - $/° (Metric), $/degree (U.S. Imperial)	Shadow Price - $/° (Metric), $/degree (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shadow (expansion) price
Units Built	Units Built	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Binary indicating if the unit was built
x	x	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
y	y	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution
z	z	Pass-through	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	True	Value to pass-through to solution