Run Window

Example Run Window

Run Parameters Box

This is located at the top left and contains general Run Parameters.

Run Parameters Box Fields

Connections	Specifies the Connections Resource to be used
Start Date	The Run will begin at 00:00am on this date.
Demand Regions	specifies which Demand set ( Regions Resource) is to be used
Dispatch Mode	One of three pre-defined settings determining the method used to solve the dispatch problem: Nodal: nodal pricing with energy dispatch only (the most commonly used dispatch mode) Nodal+Reserves: energy and Reserves dispatch co-optimisation. Simple: simple merit order dispatch method in which transmission losses and limits are ignored, i.e. Offer Bands are dispatched solely on the basis of their price, in the order of lowest to highest. In simple mode all 'nodal' prices throughout the country will be the same for any particular Tick.
Reserve Config	Specifies which Reserve Resource is to be used - however this is only effective when Nodal+Reserves is selected in the Dispatch Mode field.
Company Opt	When set to True any company in the Connections Resource set to Optimise Offers will have company optimisation implemented. . That is, the Company's exposure to Prices from retail load, to hedges, and market power are used to adjust the Company's Offers in order to optimise gross profit. If this option is set to False, then no company optimisation adjustments will be made.
Binary Outputs	Specifies which Binary Output set is used.
Reports Batch	Specifies the Reports Batch Resource which defines the Reports automatically produced with the Run. If no Reports Batch is attached, then no Reports will be produced automatically at the end of the Run. But note that Reports can be updated and produced at any time, via the Reports Resource.
Random Outage Seed	Determines the pattern of random Generator outages for a Run. Version: tells the Run to use every combination of variables defined in the 'Volatility Matrix box as an outage seed. For example, if the variable Inflow Year has values 1931-1932, and variable V2 has value 1, then there will be the generation outage pattern will be consistent from Run to Run with the setting 'Version' if no other changes have been made to the Run setup. This is the setting you will probably use the most. Rand: causes the outage pattern to be random for any Generator with an Availability less than one. Constant: forces a particular outage pattern to occur for a Run every time it is submitted regardless of changes to any setting for that Run. However, it is unlikely that Runs created with different input data will have the same outage pattern with this setting. As well the three pre-defined fields, variables from the Volatility Matrix are also available as seeds. These variables appear along with the pre-defined seeds in the field's selection list (the Inflow year option will be a frequently used example).

Demand Box

The Demand Box is used to set the annual Demand (in GWh) associated with each Region in the Regions Resource specified in the Run Definition.

Demand Box Fields

Region	each Region field lists a Region that has been setup in the Regions Resource. The Region names cannot be edited from this box
Demand (GWh)	Specifies the Demand figure in GWh against each Demand Region.

Schedules Box

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