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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}
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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
Cost proportional to the amount of fuel used by the thermal unit (xUnit: NOK/MWH, yUnit: NOK/MWH)


(thermal:quadratic_fuel_cost)=
### quadratic_fuel_cost
Cost proportional to the square of the amount of fuel used by the thermal unit (xUnit: NOK/MWH, yUnit: NOK/MWH)


(thermal:n_segments)=
### n_segments
Number of segments on the production curve of the unit (xUnit: NO_UNIT, yUnit: NO_UNIT)


(thermal:min_prod)=
### min_prod
Minimum production level of the unit (xUnit: MW, yUnit: MW)


(thermal:max_prod)=
### max_prod
Maximum production level of the unit (xUnit: MW, yUnit: MW)


(thermal:startcost)=
### startcost
Cost for starting up the unit (xUnit: NOK, yUnit: NOK)


(thermal:stopcost)=
### stopcost
Cost for shutting down the unit (xUnit: NOK, yUnit: NOK)


(thermal:production)=
### production
Production from the unit (xUnit: MW, yUnit: MW)