Multiple Inputs and Outputs

Input and output energy vectors

input_output insertion conventions

• Enclose substituting inputs or outputs in squared brackets [ ]
• separate inputs or outputs with , (comma)

For processes with multiple input and/or output energy vectors it might not always be clear to which energy vector a parameter column refers.

By default, parameters of a process are assigned to the main (first) output of a process from the BW Sync&Share table - sheet: Process_Set (the default does not appear in the input_output sheet, but is used in the backend of the data pipeline).
If needed, the default can be overwritten, simply by assigning other input(s) and output(s) to a specific parameter of the process in the Parameter_Input-Output sheet.

It is for the data providers (WP4-8) to assess whether this is correct for each process with respect to the modelling.
If the default is incorrect, the Parameter_Input-Output sheet should be used to specify process parameters' inputs and outputs accordingly.

Example for parameter input-output specification

For example, the costs of an electrolyzer are normally indicated in relation to the input and not to the output, while for most other processes the costs are related to the main output. This exception has to be given as follows:

parameter	process	input	output
cost_fix_capacity_p	x2x_p2gas_aec_1	sec_elec