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Interpretation of economy functions when calculating the operation strategy for a production unit

Function Net heat productioncost Net cooling production cost
Demand functions
HD 0 0
ED 0 0
CD 0 0
PHD 0 0
PeakElecLoadAnnual 0 0
PeakElectricDemand 0 0
Energy conversion unit functions
HP 1 0
EP ElProd/HeatProd 0
FC FuelCon/HeatProd 0
EC ElCon/HeatProd Elcon/CoolProd
HC 0 1
CP, CoolingProduction CoolProd/HeatProd 1
HoursOfOperation 1/HeatProd 0
ElectricCapacity 0 0
Turnons 0 0
AccEP 0 0
Other functions
HeatValue Unchanged Unchanged
UnitOfDemand Unchanged Unchanged
Month Unchanged Unchanged
Index Unchanged Unchanged
Indeksfaktor Unchanged Unchanged
TSMean, Unchanged Unchanged
Functions at system level
ExportedElectricity EP 0
ImportedElectricity EC EC
ImportedFuel FC 0
AccExportedElectricity 0 0
AccImportedElectricity 0 0
AccImportedFuel 0 0
APeakExportedElectricity 0 0
APeakImportedElectricity 0 0
PeakExportedElectricity 0 0
PeakImportedElectricity 0 0
PeakImportedFuel 0 0
Spot price functions
SpotPricesXExportedElectricity Elec-Spotprice * ExportedElectricity 0
SpotPricesXImportedElectricity Elec-Spotprice * ImportedElectricity Elec-Spotprice * ImportedElectricity

Where:

Heatprod = Heat production capacity

ElProd = Electricity production capacity

CoolProd = Cooling Production capacity

ElCon = Electricity consumption capacity

FuelCon = Fuel consumption capacity

All in [MWh] or [kWh].