AreaInterchange

Package: PowerOperationsOpenAPIModels · Source: Operations/Branch/AreaInterchange.json

Flow exchanged between Areas. This Interchange is agnostic to the lines connecting the areas. It does not substitute Interface which is the total flow across a group of lines.

Properties

Property	Type	Required	Unit	Description
id	integer	yes	—	Unique integer identifier for this component.
name	string	yes	—	Name of the component. Components of the same type (e.g., PowerLoad) must have unique names, but components of different types (e.g., PowerLoad and ACBus) can have the same name.
available	boolean	yes	—	Indicator of whether the component is connected and online (true) or disconnected, offline, or down (false). Unavailable components are excluded during simulations.
active_power_flow	number	yes	MW / pu (by power_units)	Initial condition of active power flow on the line. Units: per power_units — NATURAL_UNITS: MW, COMPONENT_BASE: pu .
from_area	integer	yes	—	Area from which the power is extracted.
to_area	integer	yes	—	Area to which the power is injected.
flow_limits	FromTo_ToFrom	yes	MW / pu (by power_units)	Max flow between the areas. It ignores lines and other branches totals. Units: per power_units — NATURAL_UNITS: MW, COMPONENT_BASE: pu .
base_power	number	yes	MVA	System base power for per-unitization of this component’s per-unit fields, recorded per component in lieu of a system-level table. Units: MVA.
power_units	string (UnitSystem)	yes	—	Unit basis for this component’s power-family fields (active/reactive/apparent power, ratings, limits, ramp rates). COMPONENT_BASE: per unit on this component’s own base_power. NATURAL_UNITS: the field’s physical unit.