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| # # Getting started | |
| # ## Installing the package | |
| # UnitCommitment.jl was tested and developed with [Julia 1.10](https://julialang.org/). To install Julia, please follow the [installation guide on the official Julia website](https://julialang.org/downloads/). To install UnitCommitment.jl, run the Julia interpreter, type `]` to open the package manager, then type: | |
| # ```text | |
| # pkg> add UnitCommitment@0.4 | |
| # ``` | |
| # To solve the optimization models, a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) solver is also required. Please see the [JuMP installation guide](https://jump.dev/JuMP.jl/stable/installation/) for more instructions on installing a solver. Typical open-source choices are [HiGHS](https://github.com/jump-dev/HiGHS.jl), [Cbc](https://github.com/JuliaOpt/Cbc.jl) and [GLPK](https://github.com/JuliaOpt/GLPK.jl). In the instructions below, HiGHS will be used, but any other MILP solver should also be compatible. | |
| # ## Solving a benchmark instance | |
| # We start this tutorial by illustrating how to use UnitCommitment.jl to solve one of the provided benchmark instances. The package contains a large number of deterministic benchmark instances collected from the literature and converted into a common data format, which can be used to evaluate the performance of different solution methods. See [Instances](../guides/instances.md) for more details. The first step is to import `UnitCommitment` and HiGHS. | |
| using HiGHS | |
| using UnitCommitment | |
| # Next, we use the function `UnitCommitment.read_benchmark` to read the instance. | |
| instance = UnitCommitment.read_benchmark("matpower/case14/2017-01-01"); | |
| # Now that we have the instance loaded in memory, we build the JuMP optimization model using `UnitCommitment.build_model`: | |
| model = UnitCommitment.build_model(instance = instance, optimizer = HiGHS.Optimizer); | |
| # Next, we run the optimization process, with `UnitCommitment.optimize!`: | |
| UnitCommitment.optimize!(model) | |
| # Finally, we extract the optimal solution from the model: | |
| solution = UnitCommitment.solution(model) | |
| # We can then explore the solution using Julia: | |
| @show solution["Thermal production (MW)"]["g1"] | |
| # Or export the entire solution to a JSON file: | |
| UnitCommitment.write("solution.json", solution) | |
| # ## Solving a custom deterministic instance | |
| # In the previous example, we solved a benchmark instance provided by the package. To solve a custom instance, the first step is to create an input file describing the list of elements (generators, loads and transmission lines) in the network. See [Data Format](../guides/format.md) for a complete description of the data format UC.jl expects. | |
| # To keep this tutorial self-contained, we will create the input JSON file using Julia; however, this step can also be done with a simple text editor. | |
| # First, we define the contents of the file: | |
| json_contents = """ | |
| { | |
| "Parameters": { | |
| "Version": "0.4", | |
| "Time horizon (h)": 4 | |
| }, | |
| "Buses": { | |
| "b1": { | |
| "Load (MW)": [100, 150, 200, 250] | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| "Generators": { | |
| "g1": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 200], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 1000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| }, | |
| "g2": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 300], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 3000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| """; | |
| # Next, we write it to `example.json`. | |
| open("example.json", "w") do file | |
| return write(file, json_contents) | |
| end; | |
| # Now that we have the input file, we can proceed as before, but using `UnitCommitment.read` instead of `UnitCommitment.read_benchmark`: | |
| instance = UnitCommitment.read("example.json"); | |
| model = | |
| UnitCommitment.build_model(instance = instance, optimizer = HiGHS.Optimizer); | |
| UnitCommitment.optimize!(model) | |
| # Finally, we extract and display the solution: | |
| solution = UnitCommitment.solution(model) | |
| # | |
| @show solution["Thermal production (MW)"]["g1"] | |
| # | |
| @show solution["Thermal production (MW)"]["g2"] | |
| # ## Solving a custom stochastic instance | |
| # In addition to deterministic test cases, UnitCommitment.jl can also solve two-stage stochastic instances of the problem. In this section, we demonstrate the most simple form, which builds a single (extensive form) model containing information for all scenarios. See [Decomposition](../tutorials/decomposition.md) for more advanced methods. | |
| # First, we need to create one JSON input file for each scenario. Parameters that are allowed to change across scenarios are marked as "uncertain" in the [JSON data format](../guides/format.md) page. It is also possible to specify the name and weight of each scenario, as shown below. | |
| # We start by creating `example_s1.json`, the first scenario file: | |
| json_contents_s1 = """ | |
| { | |
| "Parameters": { | |
| "Version": "0.4", | |
| "Time horizon (h)": 4, | |
| "Scenario name": "s1", | |
| "Scenario weight": 3.0 | |
| }, | |
| "Buses": { | |
| "b1": { | |
| "Load (MW)": [100, 150, 200, 250] | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| "Generators": { | |
| "g1": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 200], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 1000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| }, | |
| "g2": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 300], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 3000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| """ | |
| open("example_s1.json", "w") do file | |
| return write(file, json_contents_s1) | |
| end; | |
| # Next, we create `example_s2.json`, the second scenario file: | |
| json_contents_s2 = """ | |
| { | |
| "Parameters": { | |
| "Version": "0.4", | |
| "Time horizon (h)": 4, | |
| "Scenario name": "s2", | |
| "Scenario weight": 1.0 | |
| }, | |
| "Buses": { | |
| "b1": { | |
| "Load (MW)": [200, 300, 400, 500] | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| "Generators": { | |
| "g1": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 200], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 1000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| }, | |
| "g2": { | |
| "Bus": "b1", | |
| "Type": "Thermal", | |
| "Production cost curve (MW)": [0, 300], | |
| "Production cost curve (\$)": [0, 3000], | |
| "Initial status (h)": -24, | |
| "Initial power (MW)": 0 | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| """; | |
| open("example_s2.json", "w") do file | |
| return write(file, json_contents_s2) | |
| end; | |
| # Now that we have our two scenario files, we can read them using `UnitCommitment.read`. Note that, instead of a single file, we now provide a list. | |
| instance = UnitCommitment.read(["example_s1.json", "example_s2.json"]) | |
| # If we have a large number of scenario files, the [Glob](https://github.com/vtjnash/Glob.jl) package can also be used to avoid having to list them individually: | |
| using Glob | |
| instance = UnitCommitment.read(glob("example_s*.json")) | |
| # Finally, we build the model and optimize as before: | |
| model = | |
| UnitCommitment.build_model(instance = instance, optimizer = HiGHS.Optimizer); | |
| UnitCommitment.optimize!(model) | |
| # The solution to stochastic instances follows a slightly different format, as shown below: | |
| solution = UnitCommitment.solution(model) | |
| # The solution for each scenario can be accessed through `solution[scenario_name]`. For conveniance, this includes both first- and second-stage optimal decisions: | |
| solution["s1"] | |