Vehicle Index

Vehicle Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Capacity	kWh	False	0	≥0	False	Capacity of the vehicle
Charge Efficiency	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Efficiency of charging
Demand	km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	False	0	≥0	False	Travel demand for vehicle
Discharge Efficiency	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Efficiency of discharging
Disposal Cost	$	False	0		False	Cost of disposing of the vehicle
Economic Life	yr	False	30	≥0	False	Economic life of the vehicle (period over which fixed costs are recovered)
Efficiency	Wh/km (Metric), Wh/m (U.S. Imperial)	False	200	≥0	False	Electric vehicle efficiency
Expansion Optimality	-	False	2	In (0,2)	False	Expansion planning integerization scheme.
Fixed Load	kW	False	0		False	Fixed charging load
Fixed Load Global	-	False	0	In (0,-1)	False	If [Fixed Load] applies across all Vehicles or unit-by-unit
FO&M Charge	$	False	0		False	Annual fixed operation and maintenance charge
Inertia Constant	s	False	0	≥0	False	Stored energy per unit of power
Initial SoC	%	False	100	≥0	False	Initial state of charge
Max Charge Rate	kW	False	1E+30		False	Maximum charge rate
Max Discharge Rate	kW	False	1E+30		False	Maximum discharge rate
Max SoC	%	False	100	≥0	False	Allowable maximum state of charge
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
Min SoC	%	False	0	≥0	False	Allowable minimum state of charge
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
Purchase Cost	$	True	0		False	Cost of purchasing the vehicle
Technical Life	yr	False	1E+30	≥0	False	Technical lifetime of the vehicle
Units	-	False	0	≥0	True	Number of vehicles
VO&M Charge	$/km (Metric), $/m (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Variable operation and maintenance charge
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

Vehicle Charging Stations Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Share	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Time the vehicle is at the charging station

Vehicle Fleets Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Share	%	False	100	Between 0 And 100	False	Fleet share of Vehicle

Vehicle Commodities Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Ratio	-	False	0		False	Proportion of energy provided by the Commodity

Vehicle Constraints Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Distance Coefficient	km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Coefficient of distance travelled by the vehicle

Vehicle Objectives Input Properties

Name	Units	Multi-band	Default Value	Validation Rule	Key Property	Description
Distance Coefficient	km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	False	0		False	Coefficient of distance travelled by the vehicle

Vehicle Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Annualized Purchase Cost - $000	Annualized Purchase Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Annualized cost of vehicle purchases
Capacity Added - kWh	Capacity Added - kWh	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Battery capacity added
Capacity Removed - kWh	Capacity Removed - kWh	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Battery capacity removed
Charge Cost - $	Charge Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost of charging
Charge Price - c/kWh	Charge Price - c/kWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price paid charging
Charging - kW	Charging - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Charge rate/energy
Discharge Price - c/kWh	Discharge Price - c/kWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Price received discharging
Discharge Revenue - $	Discharge Revenue - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue from discharging
Discharging - kW	Discharging - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Discharge rate/energy
Disposal Cost - $000	Disposal Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of disposing of vehicles
Distance - km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	Distance - km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Distance travelled
Efficiency - Wh/km (Metric), Wh/m (U.S. Imperial)	Efficiency - Wh/km (Metric), Wh/m (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Energy used per unit travelled
Energy - kWh	Energy - kWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Energy stored
Energy Consumption - kWh	Energy Consumption - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Energy consumed
FO&M Cost - $	FO&M Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Fixed operation and maintenance cost
Hours Charging - h	Hours Charging - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours in charging state
Hours Discharging - h	Hours Discharging - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours in discharging state
Hours Idle - h	Hours Idle - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours in idle state
Hours in Use - h	Hours in Use - h	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of hours in use
Inertia - MW·s	Inertia - GW·s	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of inertia
Installed Capacity - kWh	Installed Capacity - kWh	Production	LT Plan, PASA, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total battery capacity
Losses - kW	Losses - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total charge and discharge losses
Lower Reserve - kW	Lower Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of lower (spin down) reserve
Net Charge Cost - $	Net Charge Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Net of cost of charging and revenue from discharging
Purchase Cost - $000	Purchase Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Cost of vehicles purchased
Raise Reserve - kW	Raise Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of raise (spin up) reserve
Range - km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	Range - km (Metric), m (U.S. Imperial)	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Remaining range
Regulation Lower Reserve - kW	Regulation Lower Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of regulation lower reserve
Regulation Raise Reserve - kW	Regulation Raise Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of regulation raise reserve
Replacement Reserve - kW	Replacement Reserve - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Provision of replacement reserve
Reserves Revenue - $	Reserves Revenue - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Revenue from provision of reserves
SoC - %	SoC - %	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	State of charge
Total Cost - $000	Total Cost - $000	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Total of fixed and variable costs
Units	Units	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Number of vehicles
Units Disposed	Units Disposed	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Number of vehicles disposed of
Units Purchased	Units Purchased	Expansion	LT Plan	False	Number of vehicles purchased
UoS Cost - $	UoS Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total use of system cost
VO&M Cost - $	VO&M Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Total variable operation and maintenance cost
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

Vehicle.Commodities Output Properties

Name	Summary Name	Property Group	Phases	Multi-band	Description
Consumption	Consumption	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Consumption of the Commodity
Cost - $	Cost - $000	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Cost for Energy from the Commodity
Energy Consumption - kWh	Energy Consumption - MWh	Production	LT Plan, MT Schedule, ST Schedule	False	Energy from the Commodity