Policy Graphs - Running

The data for this case is available in the folder data/case_6

Recap

In this tutorial, we explore the differences between two types of policy graphs, linear and cyclic, using a simple model with varying numbers of periods. The model contains one zone, one bus, one demand point, one hydro unit, and one thermal unit. We will analyze how changes in policy graph types affect the decision-making process in centralized operations, focusing on the impact of different configurations of periods.

We'll start by importing the necessary packages.

using Dates
using DataFrames
using IARA

First, let's create a folder that will contain the execution for each iteration.

const PATH_ORIGINAL = joinpath(@__DIR__, "data", "case_6")

const PATH_EXECUTION = joinpath(@__DIR__, "case_6_execution")
if !isdir(PATH_EXECUTION)
    mkdir(PATH_EXECUTION)
end
"/home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution"

Running the Case: Linear Policy Graph with 2 Stages

Let's create a copy of the original case.

const PATH_LINEAR_2 = joinpath(PATH_EXECUTION, "linear_2")
if !isdir(PATH_LINEAR_2)
    mkdir(PATH_LINEAR_2)
end

cp(PATH_ORIGINAL, PATH_LINEAR_2; force = true);

In the previous section we created a case with 2 periods and a linear policy graph. Therefore, we do not need to update the number of periods or the policy graph type.

Let's begin by running the case with a linear policy graph and 2 periods. This scenario simulates a situation where decision-making happens over two periods with no cyclic behavior.

IARA.train_min_cost(PATH_LINEAR_2)
[ Info: IARA - version: x.x.x
[ Info:
[ Info: Execution options
[ Info:    Path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/linear_2
[ Info:    Output path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/linear_2/outputs
[ Info:    Run mode: TRAIN_MIN_COST
[ Info:    Plot results: true
[ Info:    periods: 2
[ Info:    scenarios: 3
[ Info:    subperiods: 1
[ Info:
[ Info:
[ Info: Collections
[ Info:    HydroUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    ThermalUnit: 2 element(s)
[ Info:    Zone: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    Bus: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    DemandUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    GaugingStation: 1 element(s)
[ Info:
[ Info: Time Series from external files
[ Info:    inflow
[ Info:    demand
[ Info:
[ Info: Cuts file:
[ Info:    No cuts file
[ Info:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         SDDP.jl (c) Oscar Dowson and contributors, 2017-24
-------------------------------------------------------------------
problem
  nodes           : 2
  state variables : 1
  scenarios       : 9.00000e+00
  existing cuts   : false
options
  solver          : serial mode
  risk measure    : SDDP.Expectation()
  sampling scheme : SDDP.InSampleMonteCarlo
subproblem structure
  VariableRef                                  : [13, 13]
  JuMP.AffExpr in MOI.EqualTo{Float64}         : [4, 4]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.GreaterThan{Float64} : [10, 10]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.LessThan{Float64}    : [6, 7]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.Parameter{Float64}   : [2, 2]
numerical stability report
  matrix range     [1e+00, 1e+03]
  objective range  [1e-02, 9e+02]
  bounds range     [1e+01, 1e+03]
  rhs range        [0e+00, 0e+00]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 iteration    simulation      bound        time (s)     solves  pid
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         1   8.435332e-01  0.000000e+00  6.785870e-03         8   1
        40   0.000000e+00  0.000000e+00  6.905103e-02       356   1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
status         : simulation_stopping
total time (s) : 6.905103e-02
total solves   : 356
best bound     :  0.000000e+00
simulation ci  :  4.211276e-02 ± 5.761224e-02
numeric issues : 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Info: Running post-processing routines
[ Info: Building plots

Analyzing the results

Here's the graph of the final volume at each period

hydro_final_volume_all =
IARA.custom_plot(
    hydro_final_volume_all,
    IARA.PlotTimeSeriesMean;
    title = "Reservoir Final Volume",
    agents = ["Hydro1"],
    period = 1:2,
)

For this case, the optimal strategy for the hydro unit is to release water in the last period. This happens because there are no future costs associated with the last period, encouraging full use of available resources.

Running the Case: Linear Policy Graph with 10 Stages

Next, we increase the number of periods to 10 while keeping the policy graph linear. This allows us to see how a longer planning horizon influences the decision-making process.

const PATH_LINEAR_10 = joinpath(PATH_EXECUTION, "linear_10")

if !isdir(PATH_LINEAR_10)
    mkdir(PATH_LINEAR_10)
end

cp(PATH_ORIGINAL, PATH_LINEAR_10; force = true);

Now we need to update the number of periods to 10.

db = IARA.load_study(PATH_LINEAR_10; read_only = false)

IARA.update_configuration!(
    db;
    number_of_periods = 10,
)
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We will also update the inflow and demand time series files to have 10 periods.

IARA.link_time_series_to_file(
    db,
    "DemandUnit";
    demand_ex_ante = "demands_10_periods",
)

IARA.link_time_series_to_file(
    db,
    "HydroUnit";
    inflow_ex_ante = "inflow_10_periods",
)

IARA.close_study!(db)

Let's run the case.

IARA.train_min_cost(PATH_LINEAR_10)
[ Info: IARA - version: x.x.x
[ Info:
[ Info: Execution options
[ Info:    Path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/linear_10
[ Info:    Output path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/linear_10/outputs
[ Info:    Run mode: TRAIN_MIN_COST
[ Info:    Plot results: true
[ Info:    periods: 10
[ Info:    scenarios: 3
[ Info:    subperiods: 1
[ Info:
[ Info:
[ Info: Collections
[ Info:    HydroUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    ThermalUnit: 2 element(s)
[ Info:    Zone: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    Bus: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    DemandUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    GaugingStation: 1 element(s)
[ Info:
[ Info: Time Series from external files
[ Info:    inflow
[ Info:    demand
[ Info:
[ Info: Cuts file:
[ Info:    No cuts file
[ Info:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         SDDP.jl (c) Oscar Dowson and contributors, 2017-24
-------------------------------------------------------------------
problem
  nodes           : 10
  state variables : 1
  scenarios       : 5.90490e+04
  existing cuts   : false
options
  solver          : serial mode
  risk measure    : SDDP.Expectation()
  sampling scheme : SDDP.InSampleMonteCarlo
subproblem structure
  VariableRef                                  : [13, 13]
  JuMP.AffExpr in MOI.EqualTo{Float64}         : [4, 4]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.GreaterThan{Float64} : [10, 10]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.LessThan{Float64}    : [6, 7]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.Parameter{Float64}   : [2, 2]
numerical stability report
  matrix range     [1e+00, 1e+03]
  objective range  [8e-03, 9e+02]
  bounds range     [1e+01, 1e+03]
  rhs range        [0e+00, 0e+00]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 iteration    simulation      bound        time (s)     solves  pid
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         1   3.840819e+00  0.000000e+00  2.323604e-02        40   1
        40   0.000000e+00  0.000000e+00  6.334121e-01      3600   1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
status         : simulation_stopping
total time (s) : 6.334121e-01
total solves   : 3600
best bound     :  0.000000e+00
simulation ci  :  1.917500e-01 ± 2.623230e-01
numeric issues : 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Info: Running post-processing routines
[ Info: Building plots

Analyzing the results

Here's the graph of the final volume at each period

hydro_final_volume_all =
IARA.custom_plot(
    hydro_final_volume_all,
    IARA.PlotTimeSeriesMean;
    title = "Reservoir Final Volume",
    agents = ["Hydro1"],
    period = 1:2,
)

With 10 periods, the model accounts for a longer planning horizon, influencing the decision to release water more conservatively in earlier periods. The hydro unit no longer empties the reservoir in a single burst but instead manages water levels more carefully over time, anticipating future periods.

IARA.custom_plot(
    hydro_final_volume_all,
    IARA.PlotTimeSeriesMean;
    title = "Reservoir Final Volume",
    agents = ["Hydro1"],
    period = 3:10,
)

As the planning horizon progresses, the model becomes more aggressive in its approach, depleting the reservoir by the end of the fourth year.

Running the Case: Cyclic Policy Graph with 2 Stages

Now, we will switch the policy graph to cyclic, which assumes that the decision-making process repeats over time.

const PATH_CYCLIC_2 = joinpath(PATH_EXECUTION, "cyclic_2")

if !isdir(PATH_CYCLIC_2)
    mkdir(PATH_CYCLIC_2)
end

cp(PATH_ORIGINAL, PATH_CYCLIC_2; force = true);

Now we need to update the policy graph type to CYCLIC_WITH_NULL_ROOT.

db = IARA.load_study(PATH_CYCLIC_2; read_only = false)

IARA.update_configuration!(
    db;
    number_of_periods = 2,
    policy_graph_type = IARA.Configurations_PolicyGraphType.CYCLIC_WITH_NULL_ROOT,
)
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PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Float64}("max_curtailment", Float64, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit"), "max_demand" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Float64}("max_demand", Float64, missing, true, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation}("bus_id" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("bus_id", Int64, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "Bus", "id", "DemandUnit")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorParameter}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorRelation}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries}("existing" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Int64}("existing", Int64, missing, false, "parameters", "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1)), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile}("elastic_demand_price" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile{String}("elastic_demand_price", String, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit_time_series_files"), "demand_window" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile{String}("demand_window", String, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit_time_series_files"), "demand_ex_ante" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile{String}("demand_ex_ante", String, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit_time_series_files"), "demand_ex_post" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile{String}("demand_ex_post", String, missing, false, "DemandUnit", "DemandUnit_time_series_files"))), "Zone" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.Collection("Zone", OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter}("id" => 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PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{String}("label", String, missing, true, "Bus", "Bus"), "latitude" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Float64}("latitude", Float64, missing, false, "Bus", "Bus"), "longitude" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Float64}("longitude", Float64, missing, false, "Bus", "Bus")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation}("zone_id" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("zone_id", Int64, missing, false, "Bus", "Zone", "id", "Bus")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorParameter}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorRelation}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile}()), "DCLine" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.Collection("DCLine", OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter}("id" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Int64}("id", Int64, missing, false, "DCLine", "DCLine"), "label" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{String}("label", String, missing, true, "DCLine", "DCLine")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation}("bus_from" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("bus_from", Int64, missing, false, "DCLine", "Bus", "from", "DCLine"), "bus_to" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("bus_to", Int64, missing, false, "DCLine", "Bus", "to", "DCLine")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorParameter}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorRelation}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries}("existing" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Int64}("existing", Int64, missing, false, "parameters", "DCLine", "DCLine_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1), "capacity_to" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Float64}("capacity_to", Float64, missing, false, "parameters", "DCLine", "DCLine_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1), "capacity_from" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Float64}("capacity_from", Float64, missing, false, "parameters", "DCLine", "DCLine_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1)), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile}()), "Branch" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.Collection("Branch", OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter}("id" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Int64}("id", Int64, missing, false, "Branch", "Branch"), "label" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{String}("label", String, missing, true, "Branch", "Branch"), "line_model" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarParameter{Int64}("line_model", Int64, 0, true, "Branch", "Branch")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation}("bus_from" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("bus_from", Int64, missing, false, "Branch", "Bus", "from", "Branch"), "bus_to" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.ScalarRelation{Int64}("bus_to", Int64, missing, false, "Branch", "Bus", "to", "Branch")), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorParameter}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.VectorRelation}(), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries}("existing" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Int64}("existing", Int64, missing, false, "parameters", "Branch", "Branch_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1), "capacity" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Float64}("capacity", Float64, missing, false, "parameters", "Branch", "Branch_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1), "reactance" => PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeries{Float64}("reactance", Float64, missing, false, "parameters", "Branch", "Branch_time_series_parameters", ["date_time"], 1)), OrderedCollections.OrderedDict{String, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeSeriesFile}())…), false, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeController(Dict{Tuple{String, String}, PSRClassesInterface.PSRDatabaseSQLite.TimeControllerCache}(), Dict{String, Bool}()))

We will also update the inflow and demand time series files to have 2 periods.

IARA.link_time_series_to_file(
    db,
    "DemandUnit";
    demand_ex_ante = "demands",
)

IARA.link_time_series_to_file(
    db,
    "HydroUnit";
    inflow_ex_ante = "inflow",
)
;

IARA.close_study!(db)

Let's run the case.

IARA.train_min_cost(PATH_CYCLIC_2)
[ Info: IARA - version: x.x.x
[ Info:
[ Info: Execution options
[ Info:    Path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/cyclic_2
[ Info:    Output path: /home/runner/work/IARA.jl/IARA.jl/docs/build/tutorial/case_6_execution/cyclic_2/outputs
[ Info:    Run mode: TRAIN_MIN_COST
[ Info:    Plot results: true
[ Info:    periods: 2
[ Info:    scenarios: 3
[ Info:    subperiods: 1
[ Info:
[ Info:
[ Info: Collections
[ Info:    HydroUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    ThermalUnit: 2 element(s)
[ Info:    Zone: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    Bus: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    DemandUnit: 1 element(s)
[ Info:    GaugingStation: 1 element(s)
[ Info:
[ Info: Time Series from external files
[ Info:    inflow
[ Info:    demand
[ Info:
[ Info: Cuts file:
[ Info:    No cuts file
[ Info:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         SDDP.jl (c) Oscar Dowson and contributors, 2017-24
-------------------------------------------------------------------
problem
  nodes           : 2
  state variables : 1
  scenarios       : Inf
  existing cuts   : false
options
  solver          : serial mode
  risk measure    : SDDP.Expectation()
  sampling scheme : SDDP.InSampleMonteCarlo
subproblem structure
  VariableRef                                  : [13, 13]
  JuMP.AffExpr in MOI.EqualTo{Float64}         : [4, 4]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.GreaterThan{Float64} : [10, 10]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.LessThan{Float64}    : [6, 6]
  JuMP.VariableRef in MOI.Parameter{Float64}   : [2, 2]
numerical stability report
  matrix range     [1e+00, 1e+03]
  objective range  [1e-02, 9e+02]
  bounds range     [1e+01, 1e+03]
  rhs range        [0e+00, 0e+00]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 iteration    simulation      bound        time (s)     solves  pid
-------------------------------------------------------------------
         1   2.592000e+00  0.000000e+00  9.351015e-03        27   1
        20   0.000000e+00  0.000000e+00  7.489271e-01      1912   1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
status         : simulation_stopping
total time (s) : 7.489271e-01
total solves   : 1912
best bound     :  0.000000e+00
simulation ci  :  1.296000e-01 ± 2.540160e-01
numeric issues : 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Info: Running post-processing routines
[ Info: Building plots

Analyzing the results

Here's the graph of the final volume at each period

hydro_final_volume_all =
IARA.custom_plot(
    hydro_final_volume_all,
    IARA.PlotTimeSeriesMean;
    title = "Reservoir Final Volume",
    agents = ["Hydro1"],
    period = 1:2,
)

With a cyclic policy graph, the decision-making process becomes more dynamic. The hydro unit is now planning with the expectation that the periods will repeat, creating an incentive to maintain a certain level of water in the reservoir.

Conclusion

Through these simulations, we observe significant differences between linear and cyclic policy graphs. In the 2-period linear setup, the model chooses an aggressive strategy at the end of the first year, since there is no incentive to conserve water for future periods. This short-term focus leads to a rapid depletion of the reservoir.

With 10 periods in the linear policy graph, the model's approach becomes more conservative, water levels are managed more carefully during the early years, reflecting a longer-term outlook. However, the reservoir is still emptied by the end of the fourth year, indicating a gradual shift toward resource depletion as the planning horizon progresses.

In contrast, the cyclic policy graph with 2 periods adds a dynamic element to the decision-making process. Here, the hydro unit balances the immediate need for power generation with the understanding that the periods will repeat, encouraging more sustainable water management across cycles.


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