Archetypes

Archetypes are essentially ready-made templates for different aspects of SpineOpt.jl. They are intended to serve both as examples for how the data structure in SpineOpt.jl works, as well as pre-made modular parts that can be imported on top of existing model input data.

The templates/models/basic_model_template.json contains a ready-made template for simple energy system models, with uniform time resolution and deterministic stochastic structure. Essentially, it serves as a basis for testing how the modelled system is set up, without having to worry about setting up the temporal and stochastic structures.

The rest of the different archetypes are included under templates/archetypes in the SpineOpt.jl repository. Each archetype is stored as a .json file containing the necessary objects, relationships, and parameters to form a functioning pre-made part for a SpineOpt.jl model. The archetypes aren't completely plug-and-play, as there are always some relationships required to connect the archetype to the other input data correctly. Regardless, the following sections explain the different archetypes included in the SpineOpt.jl repository, as well as what steps the user needs to take to connect said archetype to their input data correctly.

Loading the SpineOpt Template and Archetypes into Your Model

To load the latest version of the SpineOpt template, in the Spine DB Editor, from the menu (three horizontal bars in the top right), click on import as follows:

importing the SpineOpt Template

Change the file type to JSON and click on spineopt_template.json as follows:

importing the SpineOpt Template

Click on spineopttemplate.json and press Open. If you don't see spineopttemplate.json make sure you have navigated to Spine\SpineOpt.jl\templates.

Loading the latest version of the SpineOpt template in this way will update your datastore with the latest version of the data structure.

Branching Stochastic Tree

templates/archetypes/branching_stochastic_tree.json

This archetype contains the definitions required for an example stochastic_structure called branching, representing a branching scenario tree. The stochastic_structure starts out as a single stochastic_scenario called realistic, which then branches out into three roughly equiprobable stochastic_scenarios called forecast1, forecast2, and forecast3 after 6 hours. This archetype is the final product of following the steps in the Example of branching stochastics part of the Stochastic Framework section.

Importing this archetype into an input datastore only creates the stochastic_structure, which needs to be connected to the rest of your model using either the model__default_stochastic_structure relationship for a model-wide default, or the other relevant Structural relationship classes. Note that the model-wide default gets superceded by any conflicting definitions via e.g. the node__stochastic_structure.

Converging Stochastic Tree

templates/archetypes/converging_stochastic_tree.json

This archetype contains the definitions required for an example stochastic_structure called converging, representing a converging scenario tree (technically a directed acyclic graph DAG). The stochastic_structure starts out as a single stochastic_scenario called realization, which then branches out into three roughly equiprobable stochastic_scenarios called forecast1, forecast2, and forecast3 after 6 hours. Then, after 24 hours (1 day), these three forecasts converge into a single stochastic_scenario called converged_forecast. This archetype is the final product of following the steps in the Example of converging stochastics part of the Stochastic Framework section.

Deterministic Stochastic Structure

templates/archetypes/deterministic_stochastic_structure.json

This archetype contains the definitions required for an example stochastic_structure called deterministic, representing a simple deterministic modelling case. The stochastic_structure contains only a single stochastic_scenario called realization, which continues indefinitely. This archetype is the final product of following the steps in the Example of deterministic stochastics part of the Stochastic Framework section.