Link

A link is another fundamental object in Antares as it connects two areas together.

Properties

Hurdle costs

bool Whether linear transmission fees should be taken into account or not in economy and adequacy simulations.

Loop flows

bool Whether the Kirchoff include passive loop flows in the formulation of the constraints enforcing Kirchhoff laws.

PST

bool Whether the Kirchoff constraint generator include the settings of phase-shifting transformers int the formulation of the constraints enforcing Kirchoff laws.

Transmission capacities

enum Allow to state which capacities to take into account.

• Infinite infinite capacity on the link.
• Null null capacity on the link.
• Enabled direct and indirect capacities set in the Time series tab.

Type

enum Allow to state whether the link is either an AC component (subject to Kirchhoff's laws), a DC component, or another type of asset.

• AC
• DC
• Gas
• Virtual
• Other

Time series

Parameters

Parameters

matrix Hourly time series for:

• Hurdle cost direct: an upstream-to-downstream transmission fee, in €/MWh
• Hurdle cost indirect: a downstream-to-upstream transmission fee, in €/MWh
• Impedances: used in economy simulations to give a physical meaning to raw outputs, when no binding constraints have been defined to enforce Kirchhoff's laws (see "Output" section, variable "Flow Quad") OR used by the Kirchhoff's constraint generator to build up proper flow constraints (AC flow computed with the classical "DC approximation"). Since voltage levels are not explicitly defined and handled within Antares, all impedances are assumed to be scaled to some reference \(U_\text{ref}\).
• Loop flow: amount of power flowing circularly though the grid when all "nodes" are perfectly balanced (no import and no export). Such loop flows may be expected on any "simplified" grid in which large regions (or even countries) are modeled by a small number of "macro" nodes, and should accordingly be accounted for.
• P.Shift Min: lower bound of phase-shifting that can be reached by a PST installed on the link, if any (note: the effect of the active loop flow generated by the PST may be superimposed to that of the passive loop flow).
• P.Shift Max: upper bound of phase-shifting that can be reached by a PST installed on the link, if any (note: the effect of the active loop flow generated by the PST may be superimposed to that of the passive loop flow).

Capacities

Trans. capacity direct

matrix Hourly time series of upstream-to-downstream capacity in MW.

Trans. capacity indirect

matrix Hourly time series of downstream-to-upstream capacity in MW.