What`s New in PowerFactory 15.0
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1. INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS SOFTWARE DIgSILENT PowerFactory 15 What s New Version 15 0 DIgSILENT GmbH Heinrich Hertz StraBe 9 72810 Gomaringen Germany Tel 49 0 7072 9168 0 Fax 49 0 7072 9168 88 info digsilent de Please visit our homepage at http www digsilent de Copyright 2012 DIgSILENT GmbH All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form without permission of DIgSILENT GmbH November 2012 r474 CONTENTS CONTENTS Contents 1 ATFOQUCION e s at s at ae eg va E AA a 5 2 Graphical User Interface 2 LL a 5 2 1 Project Overview Window o e 5 2 2 Redesign of Main Menu 00 a 6 2 3 Redesign of Dialogue Tabs 6 2 4 User Profiles Customizable Toolbars Menus and Dialogue Boxes 6 2 5 Standard and Base Package User Profiles 7 3 NetWork Ganhos x us esa t A a oie Oe dada da a SE 8 3 1 Geographic Diagrams e 8 3 2 Colouring Modes 2 ee 9 3 3 Miscellaneous citar BE A a oR ee SR Pek BR AGU TUE oe 9 4 Data Management 2 a A 10 4 1 Variations and Expansion Stages 00002 10 4 2 External References eee ee 11 5 Database and License Server eee es 11 5 1 Offline Mode e 11 5 2 MOUSEKCEDING i oho teh a EUA A ao PALA 11 5 3 Selective DB2. Very moist soil Groupirg Single layer on wall floor or unperforated tray r Type Parameters Mominal Voltage 24 kV Mominal Current 0 447 kA Number of Conductors 3 Cross Section 3750127 mm Z Conductor Material Aluminium Insulation Material PVC Sheath Insulation PVC Amour Type SWA Figure 9 1 Cable Sizing input dialogue of a cable 10 Techno Economical Calculation PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a new techno economical calculation to perform an economic assessment of network expansions through an analysis of Project timing The output of the Techno Economical Calculation is the Net Present Value NPV of the project over the selected period The command can optionally reconfigure the network at each step of The cost of electrical losses The economic impact of failure rates reliability Investment costs including initial costs initial value scrap value and expected life span the calculation to minimize losses using the Tie Open Point Optimization command 18 12 ARC FLASH HAZARD ANALYSIS 11 Protection 11 1 Tabular Relay Settings Reports PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a completely new tabular reporting format which vastly improves the protective device setting reporting capability of the software With the previous approach ASCII reports for protection settings were generated in the output window which were not able to deal with the structure of complex relay models Furthermore the setti
3. PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a completely new look and feel of Variable Set dialogue An example of the variable set object is shown in Figure 6 1 Here the variable set for a load red circle is shown PowerFactory 15 0 distinguishes more function types for better grouping of the calculation quantities see also Section 6 1 In this case an RMS simulation green circle is to be performed and the total active and the reactive power flowing to the load are going to be 12 6 5 Hot Keys 7 RELIABILITY ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS monitored blue circle Moreover selection now can be made by ticking the boxes next to the variables thus the variable description texts remain visible variable Set Study Cases Documentation All calculations Load C IntMon Selection Editor vw Nine_Bus Load C IV Display Values during Simulation in Output Window see Simulation Command Filter for Variable Set Currents Voltages and Powers y Variable Name Po Bus Name ut Available Variables ulr busl p u Positive Sequence Voltage Real Part 7 uli busl p u Positive Sequence Voltage Imaginary Part FT ul busl p u Positive Sequence Voltage Magnitude FER FT Ul busl kV Line Ground Positive Sequence Voltage Maqnit 4 RMS Simulation 7 Ull busl kV Line Line Positive Sequence Voltage Magnituc FT phiul busl deg Positive Sequence Voltage Angle TT inet busl p u Current Magnitude referred to network
4. a Semiconductng Layers PE HD LE Existe Resistivity Relative Permea ALPE s 18f30 36 k cab until J uO Arner ALPE gt 16 S0 36 kY cab until ALFE gt 15 30 36 k cab fil W o 1000000 Figure 15 5 Material Selection 15 9 2 and 3 Winding Transformer Model Improvements Transformer measurement tables now include zero sequence impedance data e Additional input option Reactance and Resistance in p u for transformer types 15 10 Station Controller Model Enhancements PowerFactory 15 0 supports various additional control methods 24 15 11 External Grid Model Enhancements 16 DOCUMENTATION Support of cosphi P Characteristic Support of Q V Characteristic Reactive Power Distribution according to Voltage Setpoint Adaption Now also supporting PWM Converters 15 11 External Grid Model Enhancements For Harmonic Analysis the following model extensions are available e Support of Skv psi y Input parameter Support of Harmonic Voltage Table Support of IEC6100 Background Harmonics e Frequency dependence for R1 L1 R0 L0 R2 L2 15 12 AC Voltage Source Enhancements For Harmonic Analysis Background Harmonics are supported according to IEC6100 16 Documentation The vastly revised User Manual is now presented in PDF format which makes it easier to navigate and to find specific topics in the document 25 IbH is a consulting and software company providing eng
5. For Spark Gap Model a built in tripping unit is now supported including the following tripping criteria Trip according to current or voltage e For Metal Oxide Varistor Trip according to current or MOV Energy MOV Power 15 8 Cable Parameter Calculation Enhancements Cable definition can now be selected as type in the line Improvements for cross bonded cables Improvements for reduction of insulation layers e Coordinates of circuits in pipe are represented in polar coordinates see Fig 15 4 Material selection in accordance with IEC60287 see Fig 15 5 Support of segmental conductors 23 15 9 2 and3 Winding Transformer Model Improvements 15 MODELS Frequency characteristic for the definition of the AC resistance of the conductor Polar Coordinates of Line Circuits Magnitude 1 Magnitude 2 Magnitude 3 Angle 1 Ange E a E E Figure 15 4 Polar Coordinates Anc Conducting Layers eo WO hmm rrr ES Conductor 17 Ce AA Sheath Staiiess steel o AA Pim E OI ee ah Unknown Solid type Oil Filled U0 36k AN Oiillod Urk Dil filed UD lt 160k4 Dil filled L10 gt 160K Pi Insulation ERAN Dikpressure 2 Oversheath 7 EPR lt 18 30 36 kY cab E gaspreseure JE Insulation Layers Int qas pressure 3 Servingl PR lt 18 30 35 k cab eur rubber o EP lt O S6 1k cab EPR gt 18 20 36 k cab PVC
6. I I busl KA Current Magnitude phii busl deg Current Angle TT ilr busl p u Positive Sequence Current Real Part I ili busl p u Positive Sequence Current Imaginary Part il busl p u Positive Sequence Current Magnitude Il busl kA Positive Sequence Current Magnitude _ phiil busl deg Positive Sequence Current Angle V P busl MW Active Power M Q busl Mvar Reactive Power l S busl MVA Apparent Power TT cosphi busl Power Factor TT Psum busl MW Total Active Power Qsum busl Mvar Total Reactive Power TT Ssum busl MVA Total Apparent Power y M annonhi onm hnel Tatal Darar Farctar Figure 6 1 Variable Selection More information about the Variable Selection could be found in the User s Manual Chapters Study Cases and Reporting and Visualizing Results 6 5 Hot Keys PowerFactory 15 0 includes new Hot Keys for Load Flow and Short Circuit calculation as well as for reset calculation e Load Flow Press F10 for a Load Flow calculation and Crtl F10 to edit the Load Flow options e Short Circuit Press F11 for a Short Circuit calculation and Crtl F11 to edit the Short Circuit options e Reset Calculation Press F12 7 Reliability Analysis Functions 7 1 Reliability Assessment The Reliability Assessment function has been largely improved in PowerFactory 15 0 13 7 1 Reliability Assessment 7 RELIABILITY ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS 7 1 1 Optimal Power Restoration The algorithms for Power Restoration in distributio
7. Migration 2 0 a ee 12 5 4 User Authentication on License Server 12 6 Sl A E A E vado Bie bebe A dedas te E Ao ree EE 12 6 1 Calculation Modes aoaaa 12 6 2 Invalidation of Calculation Results 12 6 3 Flexible Data Page aooaa a 12 6 4 Variable Selection o 0 e eo 12 6 5 o IA 13 7 Reliability Analysis Functions o e 2 13 7 1 Reliability Assessment o a 13 7 1 1 Optimal Power Restoration o 14 7 1 2 Unbalanced Calculations a 14 CONTENTS 10 11 12 13 14 15 CONTENTS 7 1 3 Feeder Constraints LL eee 14 7 1 4 Reliability Indices o a 14 7 1 5 Load Distribution States 14 7 1 6 MAS acosta bi id EE AO SC de 15 7 2 Optimal Power Restoration o 0 15 Distribution Network Tools ii LL LL e ee 15 8 1 Tie Open Point Optimization ee 15 8 2 Voltage Profile Optimization o 16 8 3 Backbone Calculation o o 17 8 4 Optimal Remote Control Switch RCS Placement 17 Cable SIZING ius kar er oe wee BORO eae BAAS eee A 17 9 1 Cable Reinforcement 0 0 0 ee 4 2 17 9 2 Automatic Cable Sizing sv he id aS ee Se DORE SSS cee E 17 Techno Economi
8. database allows modelling of relevant workflow 72810 Gomaringen Germany T 49 7072 9168 0 F 4497072 9168 88 sequences provides quick access to relay manuals interfaces with manufacturer specific relay settings and integrates with PowerFactory software allowing for powerful and easy to use settings co ordination studies is a flexible performance recording and monitoring system that copes easily and efficiently with the special require ments for system test implementation system performance supervision and the determination and supervision of connection characteristics Numerous Monitoring Systems installed at various grid locations can be integrated to a Wide Area Measurement System WAMS PowerFactory Monitor fully integrates with the PowerFactory software DIgSILENT GmbH is staffed with experts of various disciplines relevant for performing consulting services research activities user training educational programs and software developments Highly specialised expertise is available in many fields of electrical engi neering applicable to liberalised power mar kets and to the latest developments in power generation technologies such as wind power and distributed generation DIgSILENT has provided expert consulting services to several prominent wind grid integration studies mail digsilent de www digsilent de
9. flat start Low Voltage Analysis IV Consideration of transformer winding ratio Outputs Load Flow Initialisation No Topology Rebuild Tl No Initialisation no flat start IV Consideration of transformer winding ratio Advanced Simulation Options Tap Adjustment Method direct y Min Controller Relaxation Factor fi Tap Adjustment Method direct D Min Controller Relaxation Factor ft Figure 2 2 Redesign of Dialogue Tabs 2 4 User Profiles Customizable Toolbars Menus and Dialogue Boxes PowerFactory 15 0 includes new functionality to customize the graphical user interface GUI including the ability to Fully configure Main Toolbar Graphic Board Toolbar and Drawing Toolbar This includes definition of custom DPL Commands and Templates with user defined icons Customize the element dialogue pages that are displayed Customize element dialogue parameters Parameters can be Hidden not shown or Dis abled shown but not edited e Customize Main Menu and context sensitive menu commands Customization is done with user Profiles Profiles are created in the Configuration Profiles folder by selecting the New Object icon and then Others Settings Profile An Administrator can create and customize profiles and control User User Group selection of profiles from the Profile tab of each user group 2 5 Standard and Base Package User Profiles 2 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE Profiles can be used to co
10. abase Text Editor Strg E Interface Configuration Scenario Configuration Tool Configuration Commands Profiles A y Base Package User Settings Standard Figure 2 4 User Profiles Selecting the Base Package profile limits Main Menu entries and icons shown on the Main Toolbar to those that are used with the Base Package of the software The Standard profile includes the full graphical user interface for all available PowerFactory functions Figures 2 5a 3 NETWORK GRAPHICS and 2 5b show the main Toolbar for the Base Package and the Standard profile respectively a File Edit View Insert Data Calculation Output Tools Window Help eR sa ops ma s E TES o E E v Contingency Analysis o pU 100 x yl he Ro da aaa 2 xt keee I Additional Tools okv m ABC E User defined Tools sob epi Be Gala AE KO a Base Package Profile File Edit View Insert Data Calculation Output Tools Window Help ajalt AFRA OR alema ir RM ORAS Contingency Analysis a O o Ufo A Ro Ro ia amp vasitrzigxt amp bea 1 V RMS EMT Simulation Modal Analysis Harmonics Power Quality Reliability Analysis Optimal Power Restoration Generation Adequacy Analysis Distribution Network Tools Optimal Capacitor Placement Protection Additional Tools User defined Tools b Standard Profile Figure 2 5 Standard and Base Package Us
11. angular Selection of network elements in the single line graphic PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a new Free Form Selection tool D o 4 DATA MANAGEMENT e Improved Automatic Drawing of Substations If no diagram information is available for equipment inside a substation new algorithms are available to provide an optimized layout for an automatically generated diagram 4 Data Management 4 1 Variations and Expansion Stages PowerFactory 15 0 introduces an Error Correction Mode to facilitate recording of network data changes in the relevant Expansion Stage even though it may not be the Recording Expansion Stage Consider an example where a line of length 10 km is added in Expansion Stage 1 and other changes to an independent section of the network are made in Expansion Stage 2 As determined by the Study Time both Expansion Stages are active and Expansion Stage 2 is the recording stage Now the user wishes to correct the length of the line added in Expansion Stage 1 from 10km to 12km Rather than modifying the Study Time it is possible to make the change with Error Correction Mode enabled and the change will be recorded to the expansion stage in which the line was introduced i e to Expansion Stage 1 The Error Correction Mode is accessible via the Project Overview Window Network Variations as showed in Figure 4 1 13 11 2012 13 50 08 qa Study Case 1 5 Study Case 2 a Study Case 3 qa Study Cas
12. ansion Stage MES EZ Variation A Grids 1 active 388 Tigerfeld A Trigger 2 active nes t Low High Load Case High Summer Winter Case Wint k A Pi NE E IK gt Tigerfeld Freeze Ortho Off Snap Lat 45 88409 Lon 3 49043 DB18015 01 01 1970 01 00 00 Tigerfeld 1714141 DIN Diagram Tigerfeld Figure 3 1 Geographic Diagram 3 2 Colouring Modes Several new features are included for Single Line Diagram colouring modes Support of Continuous Colouring modes This colouring option interpolates displayed colours on Single Line Diagram between predefined discrete colour tables e g for Volt ages Loading New colouring modes including modes for Primary Equipment such as Year of Construc tion Cross Section Forced Outage Rate Duration as well as topology information such as colourings according to Supplying Substation or Supplying Transformer are available Extension of the Voltages Loading colouring mode to visualize Voltage Drop and Voltage Rise in feeders of a distribution network are provided New alarm colouring modes such as Feeder Radiality Check When a Feeder has been defined as Feeder is supposed to be operated radially an alarm colouring mode is avail able to indicate whether or not the feeder is actually operated radially If not the Feeder including the non radial path will be highlighted on the single line diagram 3 3 Miscellaneous In addition to the known Rect
13. available for multi user databases e g Oracle SQL Server 5 4 User Authentication on License Server The license server can now be configured to grant licenses only to a list of named PowerFactory users 6 General 6 1 Calculation Modes In PowerFactory 15 0 distinct calculation modes are better supported In particular Power Factory distinguishes any Load Flow based calculation method such as Contingency Analysis Sensitivity Analysis Optimal Power Flow etc which allows for improved predefined results in single line diagrams and flexible data pages as well as better adaption of colouring modes 6 2 invalidation of Calculation Results Under User Settings there is a new option for Invalidation of Calculation Results The user can optionally select to Show last results When selected modifications to network data or switch status etc will not invalidate the calculation results The results will instead be shown on the single line diagram and on flexible data pages in grey until the user invalidates the results e g by selecting Reset Calculation or conducting a new calculation 6 3 Flexible Data Page In PowerFactory 15 0 the user may customize the number format per column in the Flexible Data Page Also the names of the headers for the individual columns are user definable refer to Chapter Data Manager in the User s Manual for more information about how to customize the Flexible Data page 6 4 Variable Selection
14. cal Calculation 2 0000 eee ee es 18 a paa m ee O te e E ae ee d s NN 19 11 1 Tabular Relay Settings Reports 2 00 19 11 2 Relay Settings Input AU A eee 19 1S SNO CICUIETTACO 4 cord A a a Be 19 Arc Flash Hazard Analysis oi borres cda ea o A 19 MOTO SANA into ones ated as rd AA AS 20 So A A A cao iris A a A a piora ete n 20 NOGO am qi pri A e a Tre a li da ANA AA ce Ais Ade lle ha o SR 21 15 1 Secondary Substation dass mma daa Ad ee 21 152 uMV Load Mod l dA A e wre ke a mo A wh OE SG E an 21 15 3 Voltage Transformer Model Enhancements 22 15 4 Static Generator Model EnhancementS 23 15 5 PLL Model Enhancements 000005 23 15 6 Asynchronous Motor Model Enhancements 23 15 7 Series Capacitor Model Enhancements 23 15 8 Cable Parameter Calculation Enhancements 23 15 9 2 and 3 Winding Transformer Model Improvements 24 CONTENTS CONTENTS 15 10 Station Controller Model Enhancements 24 15 11 External Grid Model Enhancements 25 15 12 AC Voltage Source Enhancements 0 008 25 16 Documentation o oo a e 25 2 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 1 Introduction This document highlights some of the new key features and enhancements available in Power Factory 15 0 Specific details of all enhancements including examples and assoc
15. ccuracy of the results compared to a worst case scenario consideration 14 7 2 Optimal Power Restoration 8 DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TOOLS Distribution States Study Cases Study Case Reliability Assessment Load Distribution States SetDistrstate Basic Data Displayed Station w gt Grid Main Substation ibe Stations Figure 7 2 Example of a discretized load distribution curve 7 1 6 Tariffs The addition of Time Tariffs and Energy Tariffs provide enhanced flexibility to define load inter ruption costs for Reliability Assessment 7 2 Optimal Power Restoration In PowerFactory 15 0 anew module Optimal Power Restoration is available The corresponding toolbar is depicted in Fig 9 1 Optimal Power Restoration studies can be conducted for single case to obtain a Recovery Scheme Report even in the case where no failure data is available for the network com ponents This function includes the feature to trace the stages of the restoration and view the impacts of the restoration on the single line graphic An optimal power restoration strategy can be quickly performed for a single case by right clicking a single element and selecting Calcu late Optimal Power Restoration Figure 7 3 Optimal Power Restoration toolbar with options for tracing and reporting 8 Distribution Network Tools 8 1 Tie Open Point Optimization In PowerFactory 15 0 further improvements are provided for the Tie Open Poi
16. consideration to the specified loading and voltage drop constraints The Cable Reinforcement method includes a function to report on the short circuit loading of lines and cables A Cable Reinforcement analysis can be performed on unbalanced networks 9 2 Automatic Cable Sizing PowerFactory 15 0 provides a new functionality to perform Cable Sizing optimization in accor dance with various international standards The Cable Sizing command can be executed on a network model balanced or unbalanced with or without any cable types previously defined PowerFactory will assign types and calculate cable ratings according to the selected international standard such as e IEC 60364 5 52 e BS 7671 17 e NF C15 100 e NF C13 200 Line SUB_O4 LN_0049 EI 10 TECHNO ECONOMICAL CALCULATION Basic Data Load Flow Complete Short Circuit RMS Simulation EMT Simulation Optimal Power Flow Reliability Generation Adequacy Tie Open Point Opt Cable Sizing Description Laying Ground Ambient Temperature 30 y de r Installation Method Reference Method D Arrangement Horizontal hi Cable formation Trefoil T Number of Cables 1 Number of Trave Lavers f Depth of laying 07 m Clearance Touching y Soil thermal resistivity 7 Exposed to direct sunlight valid for NF E 13 200 Cable in duct conduit 7 Bunched in air on a surface embedded or enclosed Laid on Perforated trays E
17. e 4 qa Study Case 5 i Study Case E Study Case 7 Er Operation Scenario Max Eh Operation Scenario Med Eh Operation Scenario hlin d do Expansion Stagel 2 Activate Variation 1 l Variation 2 Error Correction variation 3 Show Details k Variation 4 Variation 5 Variation Variation 7 Waratior_8 Waratior_9 xe Grid 1 e Grid_2 88 Grid 3 Figure 4 1 Error Correction Mode 10 4 2 External References 5 DATABASE AND LICENSE SERVER 4 2 External References PowerFactory 15 0 include a new option to Pack External References of a project Using this function all external references of a project are resolved by copying the reference objecis to a local folder called External In addition the user may define locations which shall be omitted in checking for external references This new function helps avoiding problems when sharing projects with third party users that may should not have access to e g certain libraries 5 Database and License Server 5 1 Offline Mode PowerFactory 15 0 provides the ability to work in Offline Mode when a network connection to the multi user database server and license server is unavailable An illustration of the architecture for the Offline Mode is depicted in Fig 7 1 The required project data is cached to the user s local machine which can then later be syn chronized to the server database Offline Mode functionality includes the ability to lock and unlock projects edit p
18. ed parameter maximum and minimum limits e Voltage maximum limit and maximum voltage violation time and minimum limit and mini mum voltage violation time Voltage recovery and voltage recovery time Fig 14 1 illustrates the smooth integration of the Simulation Scan functionality into the existing simulation module 20 15 MODELS Calculation of Initial Conditions ning stalle Study Case 1 Calculation of Initial Conditions Comlnc ERES Basic Options Simulation Method Step Sizes RMS values Electromechanical Transients Instantaneous Values Hectromagnetic Transients Step Size Adaptation Advanced Options Network Representation Balanced Positive Sequence Noise Generation o Unbalanced 3 Phase ABC Real Time r Selection of Simulation Events Events y Case Simulation Events Fault From Library Remove All dv Perform Simulation Scan Modules Zz _ exStudy Case 1 Simulation Scan am e Remove All ar SS Scan Module 511 2012 19 38 a za Loss of Synchronism Scan Module OO 15 11 2012 19 38 33 Voltage Scan Module IO 15 11 2012 19 38 53 object s of 4 object s selected Figure 14 1 Simulation Scan objects monitoring simulation results with various trigger condi tions 15 Models 15 1 Secondary Substation PowerFactory 15 0 includes a new Secondary Substation object The application provides tem plates 3 with a broad variety of predefined secondary
19. er Profiles 3 Network Graphics 3 1 Geographic Diagrams PowerFactory 15 0 comes with a new Geographic Diagram concept A Geographic Diagram can be generated with a 1 click action via Main Menu Insert Geographic Diagram once GPS coordinates of the network components are available see Description tab of Branches Lines and Substations Terminals Geographic Diagrams support background maps of various common projection types The graphical symbol e g the circle s displayed size of a substation is independent of the zoom level an elegant approach to ensure that graphics are easy to view as the user zooms in and out of the diagram Besides it can be adjusted from which scale level texts and result boxes become visible For better identification of load generation clusters new special layers Load Generation Dis tribution have been introduced that graphically represent the magnitude of network load and generation with circles of proportional sizes An example of a Geographic Diagram is shown in Figure 8 1 3 2 Colouring Modes 3 NETWORK GRAPHICS J DISSILENT PowerFactory 15 0 Graphic DiagrammeNDiagram Tigerfeld IntGrinet A File Edit View Insert Data Calculation Output Tools Window Help a x Sc Ga RP LO PLAS a OB 2 e RE O ho Ro im amp Es 4 Study Case 01 01 1970 01 00 00 a le D ES m te St Case 1 Ate E Sa o data PA jai ond tie 4 Network Variations 1 1 active Rect gt Exp
20. eration green curve case studies including worst case voltage drops and rises at LV feeder ends 16 8 3 Backbone Calculation 9 CABLE SIZING 8 3 Backbone Calculation The new Backbone Calculation command facilitates the determination and visualization of the main connections between meshed feeders Various methods are available to determine backbones ranging from purely topological criteria and cross section analysis to more sophis ticated methods that score quality of power restoration Besides new backbone objects have been introduced with calculation quantities that give valu able insight into the structure and potential power restoration of a distribution grid 8 4 Optimal Remote Control Switch RCS Placement A new Optimal RCS Placement function is introduced which optimizes the RCS locations within feeders to minimize Energy Not Served ENS balance ENS or minimize Expected Interruption Costs EIC The command allows to produce the results in a new variation for easy comparison of before and after optimization results Remote controlled switches can nicely be visualized in the single line diagram with the aid of a corresponding newly introduced graphic layer 9 Cable Sizing 9 1 Cable Reinforcement The Cable Reinforcement analysis has been further improved The analysis can be performed on a network model without any cable types previously defined PowerFactory will assign types from the selected library with
21. iated Techni cal References are available in the PowerFactory 15 manual 2 Graphical User Interface 2 1 Project Overview Window A new Project Overview Window will appear in the main application window which displays an overview of the project allowing the user to assess the state of the project at a glance while also facilitating easy interaction with the key project objects It gives an overview of study cases operational scenarios variations grids and triggers This improves the fact that in previous versions of PowerFactory it was often necessary to inter rogate the data manager to ascertain and influence the state of these key project objects For large projects in particular this could be a little unwieldy and so the Project Overview Window has been introduced to overcome these difficulties Figure 2 1 shows an example of the Project Overview Window do Studi Clase ERE 13 11 2012 13 50 08 a Study Case 1 af Study Case 2 a Study Case 3 a Study Case 4 5 Study Case 5 a Study Case 6 ma Study Case 7 Em Operation Scenario_ Max Eh Operation Scenardo Med En Operation Scenaro Min tf Expansion Stage 5 2 Varnation Varation 2 Varation 3 Varnation 4 E WVariation 5 tf Expansion Stage 59 1 A Expansion Stage 5 2 Variation_6 Variation Variation 8 Variation_9 se nd 1 2 Grid 2 ss and 3 Figure 2 1 Project Overview Window 2 2 Redesign of Main Menu 2 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE 2 2 Redesign
22. ineering services in the field of electrical power systems for transmission distribution generation and industrial plants DIgS was founded in 1985 and is a fully independent privately owned company located in Gomaringen T bingen Germany DIgSILENT continued expansion by establishing offices in Australia South Africa Italy Chile Spain and France Thereby facilitating improved service following the world wide increase in usage of its software products and services DIgSILENT has established a strong partner network in many countries such as Mexico Malaysia UK Switzerland Colombia Brazil Peru China and India DIgSILENT services and software installations have been conducted in more than 110 countries DIgSILENT GmbH Heinrich Hertz StraBe 9 DIgSILENT develops the leading integrated power system analysis software PowerFactory which covers the full range of functionality from standard features to highly sophisticated and advanced applications including wind power distributed generation real time simulation and performance monitoring for system testing and supervision For wind power applications Power Factory has become the power industry s de facto standard tool due to PowerFactory models and algorithms providing unrivalled accuracy and performance is a reliable central protection settings database and management system based on latest NET technology StationWare stores and records all settings in a central
23. n networks have been further improved Power Restoration is now incorporating Tie Open Point Optimization methods to achieve an utmost level of resupply l e PowerFactoryis automatically evaluating as part of the Power Restoration strategy the benefits of any move of tie open points in any neighboring feeder 2m 2km Figure 7 1 Example for Optimal Power Restoration strategy incorporating a reconfiguration of Tie Open Points The two pictures show the initial situation and the restored case respectively for a fault occuring at the marked location in the green feeder 7 1 2 Unbalanced Calculations Reliability calculations now supports both balanced and unbalanced network representations 7 1 3 Feeder Constraints In addition to Thermal Constraints and Voltage Constraints the Reliability Assessment calcu lation provides an option to consider feeder Voltage Drop Rise Constraints This is particularly important in distribution networks with high portions of generation where bidiretional power flows may occur 7 1 4 Reliability Indices Reliability Indices can be calculated based on subscribed power 7 1 5 Load Distribution States In PowerFactory 15 0 a new Distribution Curve object has been introduce Such an object may be used to define the Load Distribution for a year measured at a given substation Reliabil ity Assessment will automatically calculate its indices based on this distribution This largely improves the a
24. nfigure toolbars menus dialogue pages and dialogue parameters Figure 2 3 illustrates aspects of the GUI that may be customized using Profiles DIgSILENT PowerFactory 15 0 Graphic Diagrams Distr Sys IntGrfnet 2 File Edt View Insert Data Calculation Output Tools Window Help e x Bee ao 3E Reiatiny y aloen oe la o p Ola OR w Maxima Ea sfc 4 ta i Reliability esa a Reliability with Load Variation bein System ir 6 amp T Reliability with Maintenance User confi ured ye 4 Grids 1 active 5 veces 2 33 V1kV Distribution System gt E 994 z E Customized context sensitive menus oo 8 bto t f lee Copy lt 8 Delete Graphical Object only E i f Hide Result Boxes R Define substation template Update Representation i 1 4 e A E as ado Customized Star Point Connected dialog boxes ver ja 7 ap X 291 019 Y 157 220 DB 24045 D1 01 2011 12 00 00 Distribution Reliability 7 Figure 2 3 Toolbars and Dialogue Boxes Customization 2 5 Standard and Base Package User Profiles PowerFactory 15 0 already comes with two pre defined profiles Base Package and Stan dard these are selectable from the main menu under Jools gt Profiles See Figure 2 4 Tools Window Help Data Verification Check Network Topology Execute DEL Scripts Compare and Merge Tool Draw Existing Met Elements Update Dat
25. ngs could not easily be exported to other software environments like Microsoft Word or Excel The new tabular report command ComTablereport overcomes these problems by generating pre configured tabular outputs customized to the protective device class 11 2 Relay Settings Input It is now possible to enter reach settings for distance relay zones in terms of Primary Amperes or Secondary Amperes This functionality gives the user flexibility to configure distance relay models as required by their particular application or according to the restrictions of the relay model 11 3 Short Circuit Trace The Short Circuit Trace is a tool based on the complete short circuit calculation method that allows the user to examine the performance of a protection scheme in response to a fault or combination of faults where the response is examined in time steps and where at each time step the switching outcomes of the previous time step and the subsequent effect on the flow of fault current is taken into consideration 12 Arc Flash Hazard Analysis PowerFactory 15 0 introduces new tools to conduct Arc Flash hazard assessments e Arc Flash calculations can be conducted in accordance with EEE 1584 2002 and NFPA 70E 2008 standards e Arc Flash calculations can be performed using globally or individually specified circuit breaker tripping times or protection clearing times based on actual protection settings The calculation takes into account the arc resis
26. nt Optimization Tie Open Point Optimization now supports both balanced and unbalanced network repre sentations 15 8 2 Voltage Profile Optimization 8 DISTRIBUTION NETWORK TOOLS New objective functions have been made available Besides the classical Minimization of Losses the user may now also chose to optimize the tie open points for a best fit with regards to Minimization of certain Reliability Indices such as SAIFI or ENS Combined cost curves for costs of losses and the costs of reliability impacts are also available The user may select the switch types circuit breaker disconnector switch disconnector load break switch and control types remote controlled indicator of of short circuit man ual to be considered by the Tie Open Point Optimization command 8 2 Voltage Profile Optimization PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a new Voltage Profile Optimization for Distritoution networks with potential bidirectional power flow due to embedded generation conditions The new Voltage Profile Optimization command calculates an optimization of distribution trans former tap change positions with consideration to the range of expected load and generation conditions Expected voltage drop and voltage rise conditions in the LV grids are taken into account allowing for a combined study of MV and LV voltage profiles An improved voltage profile plot facilitates the visualization of results E J DigSILENT PowerFac
27. of Main Menu The Main Menu structure has been re engineered and consolidated to facilitate the use of Pow erFactory The new structure of the main menu is in close accordance with the toolbars Ad ditional main menu entries have been made available which were previously only accessible via toolbar icons Most notably the new Main Menu item View collects functions of the Graphic Board Also note that several functions moved from the File menu to the new nsert menu 2 3 Redesign of Dialogue Tabs PowerFactory 15 0 introduces a completely new look and feel of the dialogue tabs Figure 2 2 represents the changes between PowerFactory 15 0 and the previous version The Original tabs are now presented as a menu and the original second page is now presented as a tab Load Flow Calculation lt Analysis Steady State Load Flow Calculation comidf AEG Load Flow Calculation Study Cases Fault Analysis Steady State Load Flow Calculation Coml df MV Analysis Low Voltage Analysis Advanced Simulation Options General Advanced Load Flow Method Newton Raphson Current Equations Newton Raphson Power Equations classical Basic Options Active Power Control Advanced Options Iteration Control fidt chetr secct20 Load Flow Method Newton Raphson Current Equations C Newton Raphson Power Equations classical ao Iteration Control Load Flow Initiaksation No Topology Rebuild MV Analyste T No Initiasation no
28. rojects and limit the database size on the computer s working in offline mode Server Environment Oracle Database Laptop Ma SR E PowerFactory A san nana nad In Offline Mode Permanent Network Connection Temporary Network Connection Temporary Floating license Database Cache to Servers 5 to Servers N NV WN License Server ROS Data Synchronization Hardlock Key Figure 5 1 Architecture for Offline Mode 5 2 Housekeeping PowerFactory 15 0 for multi user databases offers the ability to execute some project admin istration via a scheduled overnight housekeeping task In this way project purging emptying of user recycle bins and deletion of old projects can be automatized This can let users acti vate projects more quickly and also speed up quitting PowerFactory Moreover housekeeping moves heavy data processing to off peak periods offering better performance for normal day time users 11 5 3 Selective DB Migration 6 GENERAL 5 3 Selective DB Migration When upgrading to PowerFactory 15 0 it is necessary to migrate the PowerFactory database to the new version For very large databases this can take significant processing time If the database contains many projects that are no longer needed PowerFactory 15 0 offers means to shorten the migration time by migrating just the projects that the user wants to keep according to selection criteria Selective Migration is only
29. substation configurations 15 2 MV Load Model PowerFactory 15 0 includes a new MV Load model representing a distribution transformer to gether with a reduced load generation model 21 15 3 Voltage Transformer Model Enhancements 15 MODELS MV Load Figure 15 1 MV Load Model 15 3 Voltage Transformer Model Enhancements In PowerFactory 15 0 the following new models are supported e Detailed VT Model Up Rt Lt Us Rb Ct Rm i Lm Lb Ratio and Phase shift Figure 15 2 Detailed VT Model Detailed CVT Model Capacitive Voltage Transformer Up Ci Ccomp Us i Rb Lb Ratio and Phase shift Figure 15 3 Detailed CVT Model 22 15 4 Static Generator Model Enhancements 15 MODELS 15 4 Static Generator Model Enhancements The following enhancements are available in PowerFactory 15 0 New Single Phase and Single Phase Neutral Model The 3 phase model can now be used as a Reference Machine Slack in load flow calcu lation e Frequency Dependence of r2 x2 and r0 x0 for harmonic calculation 15 5 PLL Model Enhancements New Single Phase and Single Phase Neutral Model Support of blocking in under voltage condition 15 6 Asynchronous Motor Model Enhancements For Motor Starting the following enhancements are supported e Starting Reactor e Starting Auto Transformer Support of speed or time trigger in Motor Starting methods 15 7 Series Capacitor Model Enhancements
30. tance when determining protection clearing times e Incident Energy and PPE requirements can be displayed on the Single Line Graphic e PowerFactory automates the preparation of Arc Flash labels based on the calculation re sults An example label produced using the default template is shown in Figure 8 1 19 14 SIMULATION SCAN ARC FLASH HAZARD APPROPRIATE PPE REQUIRED Equipment Name Motor Switchboard Bus Working Distance 910 00 mm Hazard Risk Category 1 Incident Energy working distance 13 15 J cm2 Flash Protection Boundary 2458 13 mm Figure 12 1 Example Arc Flash Label 13 Motor Starting In addition to dynamic motor starting simulations PowerFactory 15 0 introduces the ability to perform static motor starting simulations to assess motor voltages before during and after starting and to assess whether starting is successful 14 Simulation Scan PowerFactory 15 0 comes with new Simulation Scan modules to monitor network results and parameters during time domain simulations Multiple modules monitoring the same or different quantities can be defined for a given simulation If a defined limit is exceeded an action to display an output message or a Stop Simulation event can be triggered likewise a trip gener ator in the case of the loss of synchronism scan module Limits that can be monitored are as follows Frequency maximum and minimum limits Synchronous machine loss of synchronism User select
31. tory 15 Data Manager Tigerfield 0 x File Edit View Insert Data Calculation Output Tools Window Help 4 Database BOGA BEBE KS SEAN ORY BR GMA myc is A Graphic Diagrams Overview Diagram IntGrfnet AL Graphic Study Case Fall 1 Graphik 2 Voltage Profile Feeder ii Configuration do tm E OS A 2 A dh A op Uh dO S ass Hq _ 298 Areas Eb Virtual Power Plants Eq Lni 5 object s of 5 1 object s se 104 e a e em me ee S 103 ee i Mi IiM E fesse GSE GE ERES ERCRRRSRSE AESS 14 14 DI Volt Profile MV Feeder E A Graphic Study Case Study LV E R EPUR 7 sm wma E 1 1250 a e E ee O O VER A O E O E at sind Mies igh u PO PRON 3 J 2 D yack y z A 5 an E p en DA y D h fees TA Sa gt he ses A AnS Mi A in Y a aia a ar Y cag 3 Es q ROS 1 07 Enel i PA vai 2 gt a 4 i Pigi 2 o 5 do ook LN 4 5 po i EM 1 1 i 4 S i gis EA OF D emo H FNS RR o 1 0000 SIM 4 Cini Diagra Substation Tigerfield Transformer Station Tigertown 4 gt Dl Curve Tracking DB18235 07 02 2106 07 28 15 Tigerfield 16 28 27 07 2012 DE a Pao Figure 8 1 Example of a Voltage Profile Optimization for bidirectional power flows The voltage profile plots simultaneously show load blue curve and gen
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