Control system with automatic control problem formulation using bidirectional connections and ports

A control system for equipment that operate to produce, consume, or store one or more resources, the control system comprising one or more processing circuits configured to:

• obtain modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment, the modeling input indicating a bidirectional port of the equipment;
• determine one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
• formulate a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment;
• and
• operate the equipment according to the control problem.

A method for operating equipment to consume, produce, or store one or more resources, the method comprising:

• obtaining modeling input describing a physical layout of the equipment, the modeling input indicating a bidirectional connection between the equipment or a bidirectional port of the equipment;
• determining one or more cycles formed by the equipment based on the modeling input, a cycle comprising a path of directed connections between the equipment that forms a closed loop;
• formulating a control problem using the one or more cycles formed by the equipment;
• and
• operating the equipment according to the control problem.