Flow Path Index

Flow Path Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Build Cost	$	True	0		False	Cost of building the Flow Path
Bundle Size	-	False	0	≥0	False	Size of bundles flowed on the Flow Path
Economic Life	yr	False	30	≥0	False	Economic life of the Flow Path (period over which fixed costs are recovered).
Efficiency	%	False	100		False	Proportion of flow received net of any losses
Expansion Optimality	-	False	2	In (0,2)	False	Expansion planning integerization scheme.
Flow Charge	$/~	False	0		False	Unit cost of flowing the Commodity over the Flow Path
FO&M Charge	$	False	0		False	Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge
Forced Outage Rate	%	True	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to forced outage
Initial Flow	~	True	0		False	Initial flow with optional delay time
Initial Flow Delay	h	True	0		False	Delay on the Initial Flow in this band
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
Maintenance Frequency	-	True	0	≥0	False	Frequency of maintenance outages in an annual time frame
Maintenance Rate	%	True	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Expected proportion of time the facility is unavailable due to maintenance
Max Flow	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any interval
Max Flow Day	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any day
Max Flow Hour	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any hour
Max Flow Month	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any month
Max Flow Week	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any week
Max Flow Year	~	False	1E+30		False	Maximum flow on the Flow Path in any year
Max Time To Repair	h	True	0	≥0	False	Maximum time to repair
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	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically constructed in any single year of the planning horizon
Max Units Retired	-	False	0	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon
Max Units Retired in Year	-	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Maximum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon
Mean Time to Repair	h	True	24	≥0	False	Mean time to repair
Min Flow	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any interval
Min Flow Day	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any day
Min Flow Hour	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any hour
Min Flow Month	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any month
Min Flow Week	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any week
Min Flow Year	~	False	-1E+30		False	Minimum flow on the Flow Path in any year
Min Operating Factor	%	False	0	Between 0 And 100	False	Minimum operating level when operating
Min Time To Repair	h	True	0	≥0	False	Minimum time to repair
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 Units Retired	-	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of units automatically retired in aggregate over the planning horizon
Min Units Retired in Year	-	False	0	≥0	False	Minimum number of units automatically retired in any single year of the planning horizon
Outage Max Rating	~	True	0		False	Flow Path Max Flow during the outage
Outage Min Rating	~	True	0		False	Flow Path Min Flow during the outage
Project Start Date	-	False	36526	≥0	False	Start date of Flow Path project, for expansion planning.
Random Number Seed	-	False	0	Between 0 And 2147483647	False	Random number seed assigned to the flow path for the generation of outages
Repair Time Distribution	-	True	-1	In (-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7)	False	Distribution used to generate repair times (Auto,Constant,Uniform,Triangular,Exponential,Weibull,Lognormal,SEV,LEV)
Repair Time Scale	-	True	0		False	Repair time function scale parameter (for exponential,Weibull,lognormal,SEV,LEV)
Repair Time Shape	-	True	0		False	Repair time function shape parameter (for Weibull,lognormal)
Retirement Cost	$	False	0		False	Cost of retiring the Flow Path
Technical Life	yr	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Technical lifetime of the Flow Path
Traversal Time	h	False	0	≥0	False	Time taken for flows to traverse the Flow Path
Units	-	False	1	In (0,1)	True	Flag if the Flow Path is in service
Units Out	-	True	0	≥0	False	Number of units out of service due to maintenance
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 Path Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Flow Back Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow at the sending node
Flow Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow
Flow Forward Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow at the receiving node
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built
Units Built in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built in the year
Units Retired Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired
Units Retired in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired in the year

Flow Path Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Flow Back Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow at the sending node
Flow Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow
Flow Forward Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of Flow Path flow at the receiving node
Units Built Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built
Units Built in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units built in the year
Units Retired Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired
Units Retired in Year Coefficient	-	False	0		False	Coefficient of number of units retired in the year

Flow Path Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Available Capacity - ~	Available Capacity - ~	Capacity	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Available capacity
Build Cost - $000	Build Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of building the Flow Path
Capacity Built - ~	Capacity Built - ~	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Capacity built
Capacity Retired - ~	Capacity Retired - ~	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Capacity retired
Discrete Maintenance - ~	Discrete Maintenance - ~	Reliability	PASA	False	Planned reference direction capacity out of service
Discrete Maintenance Back - ~	Discrete Maintenance Back - ~	Reliability	PASA	False	Planned counter-reference direction capacity out of service
Distributed Maintenance - ~	Distributed Maintenance - ~	Reliability	PASA	False	Ideal reference direction capacity out on maintenance
Distributed Maintenance Back - ~	Distributed Maintenance Back - ~	Reliability	PASA	False	Ideal counter-reference direction capacity out on maintenance
Export Limit - ~	Export Limit - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Maximum flow allowed on the Flow Path
Flow - ~	Flow - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net flow of the Commodity
Flow Back - ~	Flow Back - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Commodity flow in the counter-reference direction
Flow Cost - $	Flow Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of flows
Flow Forward - ~	Flow Forward - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Commodity flow in the reference direction
Flows in Transit - ~	Flows in Transit - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Commodity flow in transit at the end of the period
FO&M Cost - $	FO&M Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed operation and maintenance cost
Forced Outage - ~	Forced Outage - ~	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Capacity lost to forced outage
Forced Outage Hours - h	Forced Outage Hours - h	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours on forced outage
Forced Outage Rate - %	Forced Outage Rate - %	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Proportion of capacity on forced outage
Hours Congested - h	Hours Congested - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours the Flow Path is congested
Hours Congested Back - h	Hours Congested Back - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours the Flow Path is congested in the counter-reference direction
Hours Congested Forward - h	Hours Congested Forward - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours the Flow Path is congested in the reference direction
Import Limit - ~	Import Limit - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Minimum flow allowed on the Flow Path
Installed Capacity - ~	Installed Capacity - ~	Capacity	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Installed capacity (Max Flow x Units)
Loading - %	Loading - %	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Loading relative to flow limit
Loading Back - %	Loading Back - %	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Loading in the counter-reference direction relative to flow limit
Losses - ~	Losses - ~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Losses incurred
Maintenance - ~	Maintenance - ~	Reliability	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Capacity out on maintenance
Maintenance Back - ~	Maintenance Back - ~	Reliability	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total capacity out of service in the reverse reference direction (discrete + distributed)
Maintenance Hours - h	Maintenance Hours - h	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours on maintenance
Maintenance Rate - %	Maintenance Rate - %	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Proportion of capacity on maintenance outage
Retirement Cost - $000	Retirement Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of retiring the Flow Path
Service Factor - %	Service Factor - %	Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Proportion of capacity available for production
Shadow Price - $/~	Shadow Price - $/~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shadow price
Shadow Price Back - $/~	Shadow Price Back - $/~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shadow price of interface limit in the counter-reference direction
Shadow Price Forward - $/~	Shadow Price Forward - $/~	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Shadow price in the reference direction
Units	Units	Production	LT Plan	False	Flag if the Flow Path is in service
Units Built	Units Built	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Flag if the Flow Node is built in this year
Units Out		Reliability	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of units out of service
Units Retired	Units Retired	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Flag if the Flow Node is retired in this year
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