Simplifying Networks#
The simplification snakemake
rules prepare approximations of the full model, for which it is computationally viable to co-optimize generation, storage and transmission capacities.
base_network
builds and stores the base network with all buses, HVAC lines and HVDC linksadd_electricity
adds the generators and demand to the network modelsimplify_network
transforms the transmission grid to a 380 kV only equivalent networkcluster_network
uses a clustering approach (e.g. k-means ) to partition the network into a given number of zones and then reduce the network to a representation with one bus per zone.add_extra_components
add extra components to the model, such as storageprepare_network
introduces optional constraints and requirements in the modelling, such as CO2 emissions, security margins, etc.
The simplification and clustering steps are described in detail in the paper
Jonas Hörsch and Tom Brown. The role of spatial scale in joint optimisations of generation and transmission for European highly renewable scenarios), 14th International Conference on the European Energy Market, 2017. arXiv:1705.07617, doi:10.1109/EEM.2017.7982024.
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