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Hi,
I just started using GAMS and need help regarding following issue:
t /t1*t24/
b(t) is a binary variable.
Now I want the variable s(t) to count how many times in a row b has been = 1. It should reset when b turns 0 again. For example:
t b s
t1 0 0
t2 1 1
t3 1 2
t4 0 0
t5 1 1
t6 1 2
t7 1 3
t8 1 4
t9 0 0
…
Would be great if you could help me to find an equation which gives me s(t) as shown.
Thanks in advance! 
This has little to do with GAMS, but modeling (and linearizing) of logical constraints. Perhaps, I am doing your homework, but here your are: Written in short what you describe means: “if b(i) = 1 then s(i) = s(i-1)+1 else s(i) = 0”. That can be linearized: s(i) =e= s(i-1) + 1 sp(i) - sn(i) where sp and sn are positive slack variables that need to fulfill sp(i) =l= (1-b(1))*M and sn(i) =l= (1-b(i))*M plus the else clause s(i) =l= b(i)*M (s needs to be also declared as a positive variable). M is card(t)*card(t-1)/2.
-Michael
Hi Michael,
thanks for your respone. Unfortunately it doesn’t work (probably because I don’T know how to use your answer 
)
Should I declare ‘i’ as a new set and M as a paramter? I tried several ways but couldn’t fix it.
I know that this is not an usual GAMS-topic, maybe it hepls if I explain why I need it:
parameter c(t) stands for costs depending on the time period t.
There is a mashine which should be turned on (b(t) = 1) when costs are low in order to fulfil a certain output at minimal costs. (so far the models works!)
But now I’d like to add the technical limitation that the mashine can not be turned on for more than 5 time periods in a row. So I would like to add kind of a “Count”-function and later try to limit it to 5.
And no, it’s no homework, even though I admit it sounds like that 
Why don’t you share your non-working attempts (i.e. your compilable and executable GAMS model) and point to a “smoking gun” (show what does not work). Perhaps, then you get more feedback. -Michael