EMK:Ancillary Files

Ancillary files contain externally produced information required for EMarket to properly execute a Run.

Most ancillary files are located in Data folder of the relevant Working Directory (except the Mapinfo.csv file).

• Inflow files, Demand profiles and Water Value files are kept in the sub folders corresponding to their names
• User defined files are kept in Misc sub-folder
• The Mapinfo.csv file contains Map information for displaying Market-related information. It is located in the "<Country Name>" sub-directory of the MapData directory. The MapData folder should be in the same folder as the EMarket executable and license files.

Inflows File

Inflow files are kept in an Inflows sub-directory of the Data directory. A number of different inflows files may be made available to the program at the same time. Inflow files have the naming scheme: Inflow Set name>_IF.csv.

Inflows for Hydro Stations, either stand-alone or part of a system, are in the Standard-IF.csv file. This file is in csv format and holds all controlled and uncontrolled inflows for all generators. It has the format shown below.

Inflow Identifier

Year

Week 1 Inflow data

Week 2 Inflow data

...

Week 53 Inflow data

The inflow identifier is a value from the Inflow Name field of the Inflows Box in the Run Window, and from the Controlled Inflow and Uncontrolled Inflow fields in Hydro Station Generator Window, for example, Cobbcon and CobbUn for the controlled and uncontrolled inflows for Cobb.

The year is the inflow year and the Week 1 through Week 53 inflow data are the weekly average inflows in cumecs.

Note: Week 1 is always assumed to start on 1st April.