oemof.solph v0.4 – Unique Unbundling

After oemof v0.3.2, we decided to make oemof’s structure more clear: Both, the framework (including e.g. TESPy) and the Package for energy system optimisation (using solph) were called the same – oemof. With the release of v0.4.0, there are now split packages for oemof.solph, oemof.network, and oemof.tools.

Highlights

• Improved storage: The GenericStorage now allows for fixed_losses, that are independent from the current storage_content.
• Having a non equidistant time index is now allowed.
• User warnings help to identify possible flaws in the energy system.

(See the the changelog in the documentation more information.)

API changes

• Change the import of oemof-solph due to unbundling oemof solph
  The import statements have changed, for example from outputlib.views import processing –> from oemof.solph import processing. There are further changes for the modules views, helpers, economics, logger, network.
• Rename the flow attribute “actual_value“ to “fix“
  The attribute actual_value=time_series was only considere, when a second attribute fixed=True was set. To make this more user-friendly, we adjusted this to fix=time_series. This is also coherent with the attributes min and max.
• Rename GenericStorage attributes
  

  The attribute capacity of the GenericStorage describing the current absolute stored energy/material/water etc. has been renamed to storage_content. In the GenericStorageBlock and GenericInvestmentStorageBlock, the attribute init_cap has been renamed init_content. This change is intended to avoid confusion with nominal_storage_capacity or capacity in terms of installed capacity.

Update

You need to adapt your application if you update from a previous version. To update, you can use pypi:

pip uninstall oemof
pip install oemof.solph

The new examples will help you to understand the changes. Use the user forum if you have problems with the adaption of your applications.