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Study format changes

This is a list of all recent changes that came with new Antares Simulator features. The main goal of this document is to lower the costs of changing existing interfaces, both GUI and scripts.

v8.9.0

Input

Solver logs

  • Solver logs can be enabled either by the command-line option (--solver-logs) or in the generaldata.ini file by setting solver-logs = true under the optimization section.

v8.8.0

Input

Short-term storage

If no value is specified for initiallevel, then a default value of 50% is used. Note that this value is used only if initialleveloptim=false, and that false is the default value for initialleveloptim.

Add property enabled (bool, default=true). If a ST storage object is not enabled, it is ignored by Antares Simulator.

Experimental "MILP" mode

New value milp for existing property other preferences/unit-commitment-mode in file settings/generaldata.ini.

Using this property requires OR-Tools and a MILP solver (XPRESS, COIN)

antares-8.8-solver --use-ortools --ortools-solver coin|xpress ...

Output

Cashflow by short-term storage

In existing file details-STstorage-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind), add a new column for each ST storage object, named "STS Cashflow By Cluster", in EURO.

v8.7.0

Input

Scenarized RHS for binding constraints

  • For each binding constraint, file input/bindingconstraints/<id>.txt is split into 3 files:

    • input/bindingconstraints/<id>_lt.txt
    • input/bindingconstraints/<id>_gt.txt
    • input/bindingconstraints/<id>_eq.txt

    Each of these files can be either empty or have N column of 8674 rows

  • In file input/bindingconstraints/bindingconstraints.ini, add property group to every section

  • Binding constraints in the same group must have the same number of RHS columns (3 files described above for their respective types). Exception: a constraint in a group can have empty RHS or only one RHS column

  • In file settings/scenariobuilder.dat, add prefix bc for every group of binding constraints. The syntax is the following 

    bc,<group>,<MC Year> = <TS number>
    This line is not mandatory for every group & MC year. If absent, the TS number will be drawn randomly (usual behavior).

  • 0 <= MC Year < generaldata.ini/general.nbyears

  • 1 <=TS number <= number of columns for the group

Thermal cluster new properties

For each thermal cluster, in existing file input/thermal/clusters/<area>/list.ini, under existing sections <cluster>, following properties added:

  • costgeneration [string] can take values useCostTimeseries or be excluded from the section if SetManually is selected (default behavior).
  • efficiency [float] between 0-100 (default = 100). Unit is "percentage".
  • variableomcost [float] excluded from the section if default value 0 is selected (default behavior). Unit is Euro / MWh

For each thermal cluster, new files added input/thermal/series/<area>/<cluster>/CO2Cost.txt and input/thermal/series/<area>/<cluster>/fuelCost.txt. fuelCost.txt and CO2Cost.txt must either have one column, or the same number of columns as existing file series.txt (availability). The number of rows for these new matrices is 8760.

Output

Scenarized RHS for binding constraints

Add directory bindingconstraints to output directory ts-numbers. For every binding constraint group, add a file ts-numbers/bindingconstraints/<group>.txt containing the TS numbers used for that group.

v8.6.0

Input

Short-term storage

  • Add directories input/st-storage/clusters and input/st-storage/series
  • For each area, add directory input/st-storage/clusters/<area id>/list.ini

  • This file contains the multiple sections whose name is ignored. Each section contains these properties:

    • name [str]
    • group [str]. Possible values: "PSP_open", "PSP_closed", "Pondage", "Battery", "Other1", ... , "Other5". Default Other1
    • efficiency [double] in range 0-1
    • reservoircapacity [double] > 0
    • initiallevel [double] in range 0-1
    • withdrawalnominalcapacity [double] > 0
    • injectionnominalcapacity [double] > 0
    • initialleveloptim [bool]

  • For each short-term-storage object, add the corresponding time-series in directory input/st-storage/series/<area id>/<STS id>. All of these files contain 8760 rows and 1 column.

    • PMAX-injection.txt All entries must be in range 0-1
    • PMAX-withdrawal.txt All entries must be in range 0-1
    • inflows.txt All entries must be > 0
    • lower-rule-curve.txt All entries must be in range 0-1
    • upper-rule-curve.txt All entries must be in range 0-1

Pollutant emission factors

In files input/thermal/cluster/area/list.ini add properties nh3, nox, pm2_5, pm5, pm10, nmvoc, so2, op1, op2, op3, op4, op5 [double]. These properties are emission factors similar to the existing one for CO2.

Adequacy patch

In file settings/generaldata.ini, in section adequacy patch add property enable-first-step [bool]. Default value = true Enable or disable DENS column

Hydro Pmin

For each area, new file added input/hydro/series/<area>/mingen.txt. This file has one or more columns, and 8760 rows. The number of columns may be 1, or identical to the number of columns in existing file mod.txt.

Output

Short-term storage

  • For every short-term storage group, add 3 columns in files values-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)
    • ST-<group id>-withdrawal
    • ST-<group id>-injection
    • ST-<group id>-level
  • For every area, add file details-STstorage-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind) containing the same columns, but this time for every short-term storage object.

Pollutant emission factors

In files economy/mc-all/areas/ add column: CO2 EMIS. One colum for every pollutant: CO2, NH3, NOX, PM2_5, PM5, PM10, NMVOC, OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4, OP5

v8.5.2

Input

In file settings/generaldata.ini, in section optimization, link-type is now deprecated

v8.5.0

Input

In file settings/generaldata.ini, in section adequacy patch, add properties

  • price-taking-order [string] can take values DENS (default value) and Load.
  • include-hurdle-cost-csr [bool]. Default value = false
  • check-csr-cost-function [bool]. Default value = false
  • threshold-initiate-curtailment-sharing-rule [double]. Default value = 0.0
  • threshold-display-local-matching-rule-violations [double]. Default value = 0.0
  • threshold-csr-variable-bounds-relaxation [int]. Default value = 3

Output

  • If include-adq-patch is set to true, add column LMR VIOL. in files values-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)
  • If include-adq-patch is set to true, add column SPIL. ENRG. CSR in files values-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)
  • If include-adq-patch is set to true, add column DTG MRG CSR in files values-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)

v8.4.0

Input

In file settings/generaldata.ini, in section optimization, change admissible values for key transmission-capacities [str]:

  • local-values (formerly true, default) uses the local capacity of all links
  • null-for-all-links (formerly false) sets the capacity of all links to 0
  • infinite-for-all-links (formerly infinite) sets the capacity of all links to +infinity
  • null-for-physical-links sets the capacity of physical links to 0, uses the local capacity for virtual links
  • infinite-for-physical-links sets the capacity of physical links to +infinity, uses the local capacity for virtual links

Previous values (true, false and infinite) are still admissible for compatibility.

Remove "Split MPS"

In existing section optimization, remove property include-split-exported-mps [bool]. This property will be ignored (no error) for compatibility.

Result format

In file settings/generaldata.ini, in existing section output, add property result-format [str]. Default value = txt-files. If this property is set to zip, all results are written into a single zip archive, instead of multiple files.

Output

Result format

If property output/result-format is set to zip, all results are stored in a single archive. The hierarchy within this archive remains identical, for example economy/mc-all/areas/. Otherwise, txt files are created like in previous versions.

v8.3.2

Writing MPS files

MPS files of first optimization used to be overwritten by MPS files of second optimization. Not anymore. Now user can choose to print : * no MPS file, * MPS files related to the first optimization (named problem-<week>-<year>--optim-nb-1.txt), * MPS files related to the second optimization (named problem-<week>-<year>--optim-nb-2.txt), * MPS files related to the both optimizations.

In the generaldata.ini input file, corresponding values for include-exportmps are : none, optim-1, optim-2, both-optims.

Compatibility with existing values is maintained (true = both-optims, false=none).

Marginal price of a binding constraint

Input

In the context of the addition of a new output variable (marginal price associated to a binding constraint), file input/bindingconstraints/bindingconstraints.ini get 2 new parameters for each binding constraint. They control which marginal price time granularity is printed, either regarding year by year or synthesis results.

  • filter-year-by-year. Default value = hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annual
  • filter-synthesis. Default value = hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annual

Marginal cost for binding constraints

Still on the binding constraints marginal price results, 2 new folders binding_constraints are created inside any simulation output folder, more precisely under mc-ind and mc-all.

Examples : * output/yyyymmdd-hhmmeco/economy/mc-ind/00001/binding_constraints * output/yyyymmdd-hhmmeco/economy/mc-all/binding_constraints

These folders are meant to contain results of any kind regarding binding constraints marginal price (year by year or synthesis).

Examples of output files inside these folders : * binding-constraints-hourly.txt * binding-constraints-weekly.txt

v8.3.1

Output

Add file execution_info.ini, containing information about the execution time for the various steps of a study, as well as study related information that affects performance.

[durations_ms]
hydro_ventilation = 7
mc_years = 693
post_processing = 0
study_loading = 51
synthesis_export = 731
total = 1526
yby_export = 114

[number_of_calls]
hydro_ventilation = 1
mc_years = 1
post_processing = 1
study_loading = 1
synthesis_export = 1
total = 1
yby_export = 1

[optimization problem]
constraints = 1008
non-zero coefficients = 15894
variables = 1512

[study]
antares version = 831
areas = 3
enabled bc = 0
enabled daily bc = 0
enabled hourly bc = 0
enabled thermal clusters = 1
enabled weekly bc = 0
links = 2
max parallel years = 1
ortools solver = xpress
ortools used = true
performed years = 1
unit commitment = fast

v8.3.0

Input

In file settings/generaldata.ini, add section adequacy patch, with properties

  • include-adq-patch [bool]. Default value = false
  • set-to-null-ntc-from-physical-out-to-physical-in-for-first-step [bool]. Default value = true
  • set-to-null-ntc-between-physical-out-for-first-step [bool]. Default value = true

In existing section optimization, add property include-split-exported-mps [bool]. Default value = false

Add variables DENS and Profit by plant, which may be used for thematic trimming, see file settings/generaldata.ini, section variables selection.

For each area, add a new file input/areas/<area>/adequacy_patch.ini containing a single section adequacy-patch. This section contains a single property adequacy-patch-mode, that can take values

  • outside
  • inside
  • virtual

Example 

[adequacy-patch]
adequacy-patch-mode = outside

Output

  • If include-adq-patch is set to true, add column DENS in files values-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)
  • Add Profit by plant column in files details-<period>.txt (mc-all & mc-ind)
  • If include-split-exported-mps is set to true, create split MPS files in the output folder
  • Add file time_measurement.txt, containing performance data

NOTE: period can be any of the following

  • hourly
  • daily
  • weekly
  • monthly
  • annual

v8.2.0

Input

  • For each link, the first two columns of file input/links/<area 1>/<area 2>.txt have been moved to input/links/<area 1>/capacities/<area 2>_direct.txt and input/links/<area 1>/capacities/<area 2>_indirect.txt respectively. Note that these two files may contain more than one column, but must contain the same number of columns. The 6 remaining columns have been moved to area input/links/<area 1>/<area 2>_parameters.txt.

  • In file settings/generaldata.ini, add hydro-debug [bool] key to existing section output. Default value is false.

Output

If parameter hydro-debug is enabled, a debug directory is created in the output folder.