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Nomenclature

Process Nomenclature

As the process and therefore the specifications of the processes are very detailed, a consistent nomenclature has been defined within the SEDOS project. e.g. the process "pow_combustion_cc_chp_methane_1" consists of elements of all the defined columns in the following table. This table helps to understand the meaning of the process names.

sector category specifications input-specifications existing/new detail (aggregated)
pow combustion [gt, st, cc, ic], chp, ccs [coal, biomass, waste, methane, biomass, hydrogen] [0, 1] _ag
geothermal [orc, st], chp
hydro [ror, pond]
nuclear [fis, fus]
photovoltaic [field, hh, cts, ind], [gm, fl], [msi, psi, asi ,cpv], [roof, faca, balc]
wind_turbine [on, off, near], [fl, fb], [ha, va]
storage [batt, hydr], [util, hh, cts, ind]
eem
hea combustion [gt, st, cc, ic, orc] [0, 1]
heat_exchanger [0, 1]
heater [soco, hp, stov, boil], [et, cd], [mono, dual], [air, gro] [hydrogen, gas, oil, biomass, wood] [0, 1]
refrigerator [comp, abs, ads] [0, 1]
storage [0, 1]
cooling [proc, space, combined] [0, 1]
water_heating [0, 1]
district_heating [heat_high,heat_low] [0, 1]
x2x p2gas aec, pemec, soec, sabm, biom [1]
g2p pemfc, sofc ls [1]
x2gas sr,mpyr,coel,rwgs [syngas,syngas_psa] [0,1]
x2liquid source,oref,ft [biodiesel,bioethanol,biokerosene] [0,1]
storage hydrogen,methane [lohc,new,retrofit] [1]
other dac,biogas_treatment, cng_compression, lng_liquefication [ht,lt] [1]
import ammonia, biogas, coal, crudeoil, h2_renewable, lng, methanol, natgas, sng, syndiesel, syngasoline, synkerosene
transport hydrogen, methane, diesel, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, methanol, ethanol, hfo, lpg, lng, ammonia [pipeline_retrofit,pipeline_new],[pipeline]
ind automobile [pc, hcv, lcv][icev, phev, bev, fcev], prtp, bdys, pnts, hvlt, mcmp, fasmbl
cement [rk, rawmats, novel, finish, novelfinish], ccs [0, 1]
glass [flat, cont, spec, fibe], [batchplant, oxyf, oxyh, fulle, rege, recu, forming] [0, 1]
paper [hchem, lchem, lmech] [pulp, finish] [0, 1]
steel [blafu, elefu, dirred, hyddri, oxyfu, pellet, sinter, sponge, casting] ccs [0, 1]
aluminium [pri, sec, aluminabayer] [0, 1]
copper [pri, sec] [0, 1]
chemical [NH3, methanol, Cl2, olefins, btx], hb, [msyn, mhydr], [memb, diaph], [scrac, ecrac, mto, mta], [smr, aec, pemec, biog, mpyr]
source
tra road [lcar, mcar, hcar, bus, motorc, ltruck, htruck, vehispec], [ice, fcev, bev, oev, hyb], [pass, frei], [long, short] [diesel, gasoline, methanol, ethanol, lng, cng, lpg, hydrogen, flex]
rail [ice, fcev, bev, oev, hyb], [pass, frei], [long, short] [coal, diesel, ethanol]
air [ice, fcev, bev, hyb], [pass, frei], [natio, europ, inter], [kerosene, hydrogen]
water [ice, fcev], frei, [up, down] [lng, methanol, ethanol, ammonia, diesel, hydrogen]

Parameter Nomenclature

Moreover, the nomenclature of the parameters that are being used in the SEDOS data is introduced together with the description of the applied parameters and their units.

category parameter name description
oedatamodel_cols id A primary key is a field or set of fields that uniquely identifies each row in the table. It's recorded as a list of strings, since it is possible to define the primary key as made up of several columns.
region It describes the geographical scope of the dataset.
year It describes the time frame of the dataset.
type Is used distinguish different process types in a dataset.
bandwidth_type It describes the bandwidths type of the values in the parameter columns.
version It describes the version of the values in the parameter columns.
method It describes the procedure for obtaining the value, in case it does not originate from a single source.
source Human readable title of the source, e.g. document title or organisation name. The source must relate to a source provided in the oemetadata (datapackage) file.
comment Free text comment on what's been done.
timeindex_start Both date and time, with time zone.
timeindex_stop Both date and time, with time zone.
timeindex_resolution The time span between individual points of information in a time series.
general co2_limit CO2 net emission budget for a period.
lifetime Technical lifetime of a process.
commodity_price Cost/Revenue for purchasing/selling one unit (MWh) of a stock or buy commodity.
potential_annual_max Maximum annual energy use of a commodity.
demand_timeseries normalized demand timeseries which gets multiplied with demand_annual
demand_annual Projected annual demand for a commodity.
shared_potential_id Specifies a name for a potential group in which all components share the same potential (e.g. wind turibine)
capacities capacity_p_inst_0 Existing throughput power output capacity per process in a certain year.
capacity_p_min Minimum installable required throughput power output capacity per process.
capacity_p_max Maximum installable required throughput power output capacity per process.
capacity_e_inst_0 Existing storage energy capacity.
capacity_e_min Minimum required storage energy capacity.
capacity_e_max Maximum allowed storage energy capacity.
capacity_w_inst_0 Existing weight capacity of a process.
capacity_w_min Maximum weight capacity of a process.
capacity_w_max Minimum weight capacity of a process.
capacity_tra_inst_0 Number of vehicles.
capacity_p_abs_new_max Absolute upper bound on level of investment in new power output capacity for a period.
capacity_e_abs_new_max Absolute upper bound on level of investment in new storage energy capacity for a period.
capacity_w_abs_new_max Absolute upper bound on level of investment in new weight capacity for a period.
availability_constant Constant output ratio in relation to installed capacity. (= h/a)
availability_timeseries_fixed Time series of fixed capacity factor in relation to installed capacity.
availability_timeseries_max Time series of maximum capacity factor in relation to installed capacity.
costs wacc Percentage of costs for capital after taxes. Used to calculate annuity factor for investment costs.
cost_inv_p Investment costs for new throughput power output capacity.
cost_inv_e Investment costs for new storage energy capacity.
cost_inv_w Investment costs for new capacity per unit weight.
cost_inv_tra Investment costs for new vehicle unit.
cost_fix_p Operation independent costs for existing and new throughput power output capacity.
cost_fix_e Operation independent costs for existing and new storage energy capacity.
cost_fix_w Operation independent costs for capacity per unit weight.
cost_fix_tra Operation independent costs for existing and new vehicle units.
cost_var_e Variable costs per throughput energy unit output. (excluding fuel costs).
cost_var_tra
cost_var_w Variable costs per throughput weight unit output. (excluding fuel costs).
process conversion_factor_ Commodity-specific conversion factor (multiplication of input and output factors yields the efficiency of the process).
flow_share_min_ Minimum share of flow commodity c based upon the sum of individual flows defined by the commodity group cg belonging to process p.
flow_share_max_ Maximum share of flow commodity c based upon the sum of individual flows defined by the commodity group cg belonging to process p.
flow_share_fix_ Fixed share of flow commodity c based upon the sum of individual flows defined by the commodity group cg belonging to process p.
conversion_factor_timeseries_ Time-variable commodity-specific conversion factor.
ef__ Commodity-specific emission factor.
cb_coefficient The Cb-coefficient (backpressure coefficient) is defined as the maximum power generation capacity in backpressure mode divided by the maximum heat production capacity (including flue gas condensation if applicable).
cv_coefficient The Cv-value for an extraction steam turbine is defined as the loss of electricity production, when the heat production is increased one unit at constant fuel input.
efficiency_sto_in Energy efficiency of power input.
efficiency_sto_out Energy efficiency of power output.
sto_init The initial state of charge of a storage.
sto_self_discharge Storage losses over time.
sto_ep_ratio_binding Fixed ratio of the storage energy capacity to its power output capacity.
sto_ep_ratio_optional Optional fixed ratio of the storage energy capacity to its power output capacity.
sto_cycles_max Defines the maximum number of full storage cycle equivalents over the lifetime.
tra-extra capacity_tra_connection_max Maximum connection capacity of an average electric vehicle, taken the connection availability into acocunt.
capacity_tra_connection_timeseries Connection capacity of an average electric vehicle.
mileage Yearly mileage of a vehicle.
market_share_range Range of market share.
occupancy_rate Occupancy rate of a vehicle.
tonnage Tonnes transported per vehicle.
share_tra_charge_mode Proportion of fleet that load with a soecific charge mode..
sto_min_timeseries Time series of min battery state of charge.
sto_max_timeseries Time series of max battery state of charge.
optional_limitations User constraint to describe market limitations