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Glossary

AcronymMeaningDescription
ATCAvailable Transmission Capacity
CBCORACritical Branch, Critical Outages, Remedial ActionsInput file type of the Capacity Calculation processes, contraining the contingencies, the monitored elements, the remedial actions and additional constraints. Similar to CRAC.
CCRCapacity Calculation Region
CGMCommon Grid Model
CGMESCommon Grid Model Exchange StandardThe CGMES format is currently used in the SWE region.
CNECritical Network ElementName of the output file of the Capacity Calculation process in CGMES format.
CRACContingencies, Remedial actions, Additional ConstraintsInput file type of the Capacity Calculation processes, contraining the contingencies, the monitored elements, the remedial actions and additional constraints. Similar to CBCoRA.
D2CFDay-2 Congestion Forecast
DACFDay Ahead Congestion Forecast
GLSKGeneration and Load Shift KeyInput file type of the Capacity Calculation processes, defining the scaling strategies to simulate injections modification on a network model. Can be found as GSK or LSK.
HVDCHigh Voltage Direct Current
IGMIndividual Grid Model
INItaly NorthCCR containing Austria (AT), France (FR), Italy (IT), Slovenia (SI) and Switzerland (CH). Sometimes called CSE (Central Southern Europe), but it is an old name.
NTCNet Transmission Capacity
PiSaPiedmont-SavoyName of the HVDC line between Piossasco (IT) and Grande-Île (FR).
PSTPhase Shift TransformerSpecialized type of transformer, typically used to control the flow of active power on three-phase electric transmission networks. It does so by regulating the voltage phase angle difference between two nodes of the system. More info available here.
SWESouth Western EuropeCCR containing France (FR), Portugal (PT) and Spain (ES).
TTCTotal Transmission Capacity
TRMTransmission Reliability MarginMargin applied on calculated TTC to hedge against uncertainties in flow forecasts.
UCTEUnion for the Coordination of the Transmission of ElectricityFormer name of the ENTSO-E. The UCTE format is currenly used in the IN and Core regions. More info available here.