PowNet
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PowNet
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type: Category:Model
page: https://wiki.openmod-initiative.org/wiki/PowNet
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author institution: Singapore University of Technology and Design
authors: AFM Kamal Chowdhury, Jordan Kern, Thanh Duc Dang, Stefano Galelli
citation doi: http://doi.org/10.5334/jors.302
citation references: Chowdhury, A.F.M.K., Kern, J., Dang, T.D. and Galelli, S., 2020. PowNet: A Network-Constrained Unit Commitment/Economic Dispatch Model for Large-Scale Power Systems Analysis. Journal of Open Research Software, 8(1), p.5.
contact persons: AFM Kamal Chowdhury
data availability: all
decisions: dispatch
deterministic: Sensitivity analysis
full model name: PowNet
georegions: Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, any user-defined country or region
georesolution: High-voltage substation
is suited for many scenarios: false
license: MIT license (MIT)
math modeltype: Optimization
math modeltype: Simulation
math modeltype shortdesc: Mixed Integer Linear Program (MILP), DC Power Flow, Unit Commitment, Economic Dispatch
math objective: Cost minimization
model class: Network-constrained Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch
model source public: true
modelling software: Python (Pyomo)
network coverage: transmission
network coverage: distribution
network coverage: DC load flow
open future: false
open source licensed: true
processing software: Python
sectors: Electricity
sectors: Electric power
sectors: Energy
source download: .XoL6T4gzZaQ
technologies: Renewables
technologies: Conventional Generation
text description: PowNet is a least-cost optimization model for simulating the Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch (UC/ED) of large-scale (regional to country) power systems. In PowNet, a power system is represented by a set of nodes that include power plants, high-voltage substations, and import/export stations (for cross-border systems). The model schedules and dispatches the electricity supply from power plant units to meet hourly electricity demand in substations (at a minimum cost). It considers the techno-economic constraints of both generating units and high-voltage transmission network. The power flow calculation is based on a Direct Current (DC) network (with N-1 criterion), which provides a reasonable balance between modelling accuracy and data and computational requirements.
timeresolution: Hour
website: PowNet
wiki page creation date: 2020-03-31T09:08:52Z
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wiki page last editor: User:AFM Kamal Chowdhury
wiki page modification date: 2020-03-31T09:08:52Z
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wiki page is new: true
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