Components

Components are the building blocks of your energy system model. They represent physical and logical elements in the network, from buses and generators to transmission lines and storage systems.

Component Types

Convexity supports the following component types:

Network Nodes:

• Bus - Electrical nodes where components connect and power balance is enforced

Generation & Consumption:

• Generator - Power generation units (thermal plants, renewables, etc.)
• Load - Electrical demand that withdraws power from the network
• Unmet Load - Last-resort generator for diagnostic purposes (indicates capacity shortfalls)

Transmission/Connections:

• Line - AC transmission lines with impedance (passive power flow)
• Link - Controllable connections (HVDC, heat pumps, converters)

Storage:

• Storage Unit - Energy storage with power capacity limits (batteries, pumped hydro)
• Store - Energy storage with energy capacity focus (thermal storage, gas tanks)

Learn More

For detailed information on each component type, including all input and output attributes, click on the component names above or navigate through the sidebar.