| Units: | % |
| Mode: | Input Only |
| Multi-band: | False |
| Default Value: | 0 |
| Validation Rule: | ≥0 |
| Key Property: | No |
| Description: | Minimum unit level required when operating as a proportion of the maximum |
Facility Min Operating Factor is the minimum production level required when operating.
How Min Operating Factor is interpreted (as a facility-wide value or unit-by-unit) depends on the Min Operating Level Global setting. By default it is expressed as a proportion of the unit Max Operating Level. Setting this creates the following constraints:
Production ≥ Units Operating × Max Operating Level × Min Operating Factor
Units Operating integer
Alternatively, it can be the minimum as a function of Installed Capacity, creating the following constraints:
Production ≥ Operating × Max Operating Level × Units
"Operating" binary
Note that the integrality constraint is relaxed if Unit Commitment Optimality is set to "Linear Relaxation" since Units Operating in that case is a continuous variable.
| Property | Value | Units | Timeslice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M01 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M02 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M03 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M04 |
| Max Operating Level | 80 | - | M05 |
| Max Operating Level | 80 | - | M06 |
| Max Operating Level | 80 | - | M07 |
| Max Operating Level | 80 | - | M08 |
| Max Operating Level | 80 | - | M09 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M10 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M11 |
| Max Operating Level | 87 | - | M12 |
| Min Operating Factor | 40 | % |
In this example the minimum Production
of the facility will always be 40% of the committed capacity.
As an alternative you can specify the Min Operating Level directly.