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# thermal
A general thermal power generating unit with a fixed linear or quadratic fuel cost

|   |   |
|---|---|
|Input connections|{ref}`busbar`|
|Output connections|{ref}`busbar`|
|License|SHOP_OPEN|
|Release version|14.3.2.0|

```{contents}
:local:
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```



## Examples
  - [](power-flow-example)
  



## Attributes
```{code-cell} ipython3
:tags: ['remove-input', 'full-width']

from IPython.core.display import HTML
HTML("""<table id="thermal-table" class="display compact"></table>
<script>
enableDataTable(
  "#thermal-table",
  "/_static/data/thermal-attribute-table.json"
);
</script>
""")
```

(thermal:fuel_cost)=
### fuel_cost
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: NOK/MWH.
</div>

Cost proportional to the amount of fuel used by the thermal unit.


(thermal:quadratic_fuel_cost)=
### quadratic_fuel_cost
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: NOK/MWH.
</div>

Cost proportional to the square of the amount of fuel used by the thermal unit.


(thermal:n_segments)=
### n_segments
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: int. Unit: NO_UNIT.
</div>

Number of segments on the production curve of the unit.


(thermal:min_prod)=
### min_prod
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: MW.
</div>

Minimum production level of the unit.


(thermal:max_prod)=
### max_prod
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: MW.
</div>

Maximum production level of the unit.


(thermal:startcost)=
### startcost
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: NOK.
</div>

Cost for starting up the unit.


(thermal:stopcost)=
### stopcost
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: NOK.
</div>

Cost for shutting down the unit.


(thermal:production)=
### production
<div class="attribute-meta">
Data type: timeseries. Unit: MW.
</div>

Production from the unit.