Simulator Quick Start

PowerWorldSimulator
QuickStartGuide
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Purpose
Thisquickstartguideisintendedtoprovideabrief
explanationoftheessentialstoanalyzingpower
systemswithPowerWorldSimulator
Itisnotcomprehensive
Greaterdetailisavailableinourfulllength
training,onlineorinperson
Otherquickstartguidesdiscussspecificadvanced
featuresofSimulator
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http://www.powerworld.com/training/onlinetraining
SimulatorQuickStartGuide
2013PowerWorld Corporation
Outline
Openingapowerflowcase(raw,epc,pwb)
Solvingacase
Browsingpowersystemelementswiththe
ModelExplorer
Onelinediagrams
LimitMonitoringSettings
OpeninganExistingPowerFlowCase
PowerWorldSimulatorcanopenfilesinthe
followingtextbasedformats:
SiemensPTIPSS/E
*.rawfileextension
CommonwithFERC715filingsandISOcases
GEPSLF
*.epcfileextension
CommonintheNorthAmericanWECC
OtherspecificformatsforrealtimeEMSmodels
Simulatoralsohasaproprietarybinaryformat
with*.pwbextension
Example
ClicktheFileMenu intheupperleft
ChooseOpenCase
Fromthedropdownboxinthelowerright,choosePTI
RawData(.raw)
OpenthesamplecaseMidwest.raw(availablefromthe
PowerWorldtrainingwebsite),oropenanycasethat
youneedtoanalyze
SolvingtheCase
Forthedatainapowerflowcasetobe
consideredvalid,asetofnonlinearequations
mustbesolved
First,opentheMessageLog fromtheTools
ribbontab(Tools Log)
SolvingtheCase
Next,chooseSingle
Solution FullNewton,
alsoontheTools ribbon
tab
Aseriesofnestedloops
shouldsolveanda
successfulsolutionshould
bereportedinthe
MessageLog
Ifthesolutionis
successful,proceedto
slide15
WhatiftheCaseDoesnotSolve?
Thecasemaynotsolveif:
Itwasnotsolvedbythe
entitythatcreatedthefile
Itwassolved,butwith
differentcontrollersettings
thantheSimulatordefaults
Therearecertainkindsof
dataerrors
Ifthecasefailstosolve,
youwillseeamessagein
thelogandapopup
window
TrytoSolvewithControllersDisabled
Unlessthecasewasnotsolved
bytheentitythatcreatedthe
file,thiswillnormallywork
ChooseTools Restore
Statebeforefailedsolution
attempt
OpenTools Simulator
Options
Checkboxes
DisableAutomaticGeneration
Control(AGC)
DisableSwitchedShunt(SS)
Control
DisableLTCTransformerControl
DisablePhaseShifterControl
ClickOK,thensolvethecase
(SingleSolution FullNewton)
NowRestoretheVoltageControllers
TurnontheSwitchedShuntControllersFirst(uncheckthe
boxinTools SimulatorOptions)
SolvePowerFlow(SingleSolution FullNewton)
ThenturnontheLTCs
SolvePowerFlow
ThenturnonthePhaseShifters
SolvePowerFlow
Ifthepowerflowfailstosolveatanyofthesestages,itis
likelythatthecontrolleroptionwasnotappliedinthe
originalsolution
Restorethesystemstate,uncheckthelastoption,andresolve
Youmaystilltryenablingtheothercontrollers
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AutomaticGenerationControl(AGC)
BeforeyoutrytoenabletheAGC,ensurethat
thecasewastrulysolvedwithAGCcontrol
Thebestwaytocheck:
OpenModelExplorer(CaseInformation Model
Explorer)
OpenthefolderAggregations,thenchooseAreas
LookattheACEMWcolumn
Ifvaluesareverylarge,thenthecasewasprobably
notsolvedwithAGC
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AutomaticGenerationControl(AGC)
IftheACEvaluesaresmall,youcanprobably
enabletheAGCandsolvethecase
Otherwise,youcaneitherleavetheAGC
disabled,orenableitandadjustthearea
interchange
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AreaUnspecifiedMWInterchange
EachAreacanhaveanexportspecifiedwhichdoes
nothaveareceivingendspecified
TheAreadisplayintheModelExplorerincludesa
columnUnspec.MWInter.,usuallyonthefar
right
Theseunspecifiedvaluesshouldsumtozero.
Iftheydonotsumtozero,youhaveanexportto
nowhere
Whenthisoccurs,theAreawiththeslackbuswillbe
turnedoffAGCandallunspecifiedinterchangewillbe
senttotheislandslackbus
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WhatifInterchangesDontLookRight
orACEValuesareLarge?
IntheModelExplorer,Openthefolder
Aggregations,thenchooseMWTransactions
OntheCaseInfoToolbar,chooseRecords,Clear
Transactionsandautoinserttieline
transactions
Nowtryto
reenable
AGCand
resolvethe
case
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ExaminingtheDataintheCase
Thereare3primarywaystointeractwiththe
powerflowcase
ModelExplorer:spreadsheetliketabulardisplays
Busviewonelinediagrams(automatically
generated)
Otheronelinediagrams(usergenerated)
WewillnextexaminetheuseoftheModel
Explorer
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ModelExplorer
ChoosetheCaseInformation ribbontab,then
ModelExplorer
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ModelExplorer
Explore
Pane
RecentTabs
Toolbar
Fields
Pane
Note:Theoptions
availableonthe
CaseInformation
rightclicklocal
menuarealso
availableonthe
CaseInformation
Toolbardirectly
abovethedisplay
Object
Typeswith
nodata
grayedout
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ModelExplorer
Theleftsideinitially
containstheExplorepane
Spreadsheetlikecase
informationdisplays are
organizedinfoldersthat
canbeexpandedor
collapsed
Clickonanitemwitha
gridsymboltoopenthe
correspondingcase
informationdisplay
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ModelExplorer
Onceopened,a
caseinformation
displayis
containedwithin
itsowntab
Tocloseacase
information
display,clickits
X
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ToolbarandLocalMenu
ManyfunctionsinCase
InformationDisplays
canbeaccessedby:
CaseInformation
Toolbar
LocalMenu(rightclick)
Mouseoverthe
buttonsonthetoolbar
foradescriptionof
theirfunction
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ColumnsandAppearance
Alldisplayshaveaset
ofdefaultfields
Thesecanbe
modified
fromtheFieldspane,
or
withthe
Display/Column
optionsonthe
toolbarorlocal(right
click)menu
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Display/ColumnOptions
ColumnOptions
Graytextmeansthefield
isalreadyshown
ColoredDotsrepresent
thefieldtype
Hintsautomatically
appeargivinga
descriptionofthefield
Fieldsorganized
byfolder
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ColumnOptions
ChoosefieldsfromtheAvailableFields
list.Thenleftclickanddragintothe
Showthesefieldsinthisorder list
Alsocanclickthe
Add orRemove
Buttonstomodifythe
fieldsshown
Useawildcard
findfora
particularfield
ClickMoveUp and
MoveDown tochange
theorderofthe
columns
Fieldsgrayed
outifalready
indisplay
Changeattributesof
thedisplaycolumns.
Also,usetoolbar
buttons
Numberof
frozencolumns
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DisplayOptions
Willdisablethearea/zonefilteringfora Defineacustomfilter
Alsoavailableviaa
singlecaseinfodisplay.Alsoavailable
toolbarbutton
viaatoolbarbutton
Changecustomfonts
androwheights
Autoresizeallcolumn
widths.Alsoavailable
viaatoolbarbutton
Resetallvaluestodefault
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SimpleSorting
Tosortacolumn,leftclickonthecolumnheading.
Clickagaintosortintheoppositedirection
SHIFT+LeftClickwillsortbyAbsoluteValue
SortedDescendingbyGenMW
Note:Arrowshowingsort
direction
AbsoluteValueSort
Clickhereto
removesorting
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ColorConventions
Fontcolordenotestypeof
cell
Black:readonly
Green:togglebetweena
setofallowablevalues
(doubleclickorclickdrop
downtochange)
Blue:userenterable
Red:valueatalimit
Gray:disabled(mouseover
forexplanation)
Purple:specialorcalculated
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Area/Zone/OwnerFilters
FilteringcanbeappliedtoAreas,
Zones,andOwnerstosimplify
theCaseInformationDisplaysto
showonlypartsofthesystemof
interest
SelectArea/ZoneFiltersfrom
theCaseInformationribbonor
thecaseinformationtoolbar
Example:setallareastoNO
exceptafewofinterest
ClickSetallNo onAreastab
ToggleNO toYES intheShown
columnbydoubleclickingthecell.
AnelementwillappearinCase
InformationDisplaysifitsArea,
Zone,andOwnerShownfields
areallsettoYES
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BusViewOneLineDiagrams
Anotherusefulwaytointerfacewithapower
systemmodel
Autogeneratesonelinediagramsateachbus,
oneatatime,showingalldevicesconnectedto
busandallflows.
ChoosetheCaseInformation ribbontab,then
BusView
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BusViewOneLine
Backand
forward
buttons
BusandFlow
information
Enteranameornumber
togotoabus
Clicktofindabus
Rightclickelements
forinformation
Leftclickcircuit
breakerto
open/close
Clicklinksto
jumptonewbus
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BusViewOneline:
ClickOptions>toreveal
NumberofTiers specify1or2
ShowHints
Asyoumoveyourcursoroveranobject
itwillshowinformation
ShowSerialBuses
Busesthatareinserieswillbecascaded
ShowEquivalentLines
Changetohide/showequivalentlines
RepresentMultiSectionLineObjects
ShowendpointsofMSLineswithoutintermediatebuses
OpenMultipleBusviews
SpecifywhethertocreateanewBusViewwhenanewoneisrequested.
ChoosingPromptmeansyouwillbepromptedeachtime
IncludeFieldLabels
Adescriptionofwhateachfieldiswillbeshown.
ChangeBusLinkColor
Thefillcolorofthebuslinkscanbechanged
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OneLineDiagrams
Customonelinediagramsmayalsobecreated
andeditedbytheuser
Onelinediagramsarewellsuitedforwide
area,regional,orlocalpowersystem
visualization
Onelinesneedonlybecreatedfortheportion
ofthesystemofinterest,butSimulatoralways
modelstheENTIREsystemincalculations
Simulatorautomaticallylinksdiagramstothe
openedpowersystemmodel
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OneLineDiagrams
Onelinesmaybegeographicorschematicin
nature
Forgeographicdiagrams,Simulatorhasbuiltin
bordersforUSstatesandcounties,Canadian
Provinces,andentirecountriesfortherestof
theworld
Forschematicdiagrams,simplyomitthe
bordersandarrangesystemelementsas
desired
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CreatingaOneLineDiagram
ChoosetheFileMenu,thenNewOneline
SimulatorwillautomaticallyswitchtoEdit
Mode ifnecessaryandopenablankwindowto
drawobjectsontheonelinediagram
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InsertBorders
FromtheDraw Ribbon,
chooseAutoInsert
Borders
SelectRegion
StateorCountyforUS
ChooseMapProjection
(onceset,donot
change)
ClickOKtoinsert
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PanningandZooming
PanandZoomtonavigatearoundtheonelinediagram
Panning
Clickanddragtheonelinebackground(notonany
particularobject)
UseArrowKeys(up,down,left,right)orHome,End,Page
Up,PageDowntomovemorequickly
Zooming
GroupofbuttonsontheDraw andOnelines Ribbons
ZoomInwithCtrlUpArrowkey(orCtrlPageUptozoom
morequickly)
ZoomOutwithCtrlDownArrowkey(orCtrlPageDown
tozoommorequickly)
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ObjectPalettes
UsetheDraw ribbontoadd
objectstotheoneline
Draganddroppalletsare
availableforseveralobject
types
Buses(common)
Substations
Areas
Zones
ChoosePale eforBuses
Draganddropbusesfrom
PaletteontotheDiagram
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IndividualInsertion
Objectsmayalsobe
addedtothediagram
individually
Objectsaregroupedby
type,asintheModel
Explorer
Forexample,choose
NetworkBus,thenclick
onthediagramwhereyou
wouldliketoplacethebus
Ifnecessary,changethe
busnumberandother
options,thenclickOK
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AutoInsertion
Thelayoutofaoneline
diagramisgenerally
determinedbythe
locationofbuses,
substations,areas,or
zones
Oncetheseareinplace,
otherobjectsthat
attachedtothemmay
beautomaticallyplaced
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ArrangingObjectsonaDiagram
Youcangenerallyrelocate
orrepositionobjectsby
clickinganddragging
Certainobjecthandles
maybeusedfor
stretching,resizing,or
rotating
TheFormatting grouphas
optionsforchangingthe
appearanceofselected
objects
Ifyoumakeamistake,
chooseUndoOneline
GreenCircle:
RotationPoint
GraySquare:
Forlooksonly
BlackSquare:
ResizeHandle
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ScalingLoad
Itisoftendesirabletochangethepowersystem
loadfrominitiallevelsinthepowerflowcase
Itisusuallyagoodideatobeginwithacasewith
loadasclosetothedesiredlevelaspossible
Smallchanges(about+/ 10%orless)canusuallybe
performedwithouttoomuchmanipulation
Largerchangesoftenrequireadjustments,suchas
voltagecontrollersettings,areatransactions,generator
unitcommitment,and/ortheuseoftheDCpower
flow.Thesetopicsarediscussedingreaterdepthinour
fulltrainingcurricula.
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AreaAGCSettings
Beforescalingload,itmaybedesirabletochange
somedefaultsettings
*.rawand*.epc filescommonlyuseAreaSlack
control
AreaSlackmeanschangesinarealoadareabsorbed
bygeneratorsatasinglebus,theareaslackbus
Thismaybeusefulforholdingconstanttheoutputof
allothergenerators,butmaynotberealisticwhen
makinglargechangestoload
ParticipationFactorcontrolmaybeusedto
distributethemakeuppowerrequirement
acrossthesystem
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ParticipationFactorControl
IntheModelExplorer,
openAggrega ons
Areas
Ifdesired,toggletheAGC
StatusfieldtoPart.AGC
Hint:clickanddragfrom
thelowerleftofacelltofill
othercellswiththesame
value
AreasthatareinitiallyOff
AGCshouldnormally
remainOffAGC,asthey
oftencontainislandslack
busesorswingbuses
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ParticipationFactorControl
Tosetgeneratorparticipationfactors,fromthe
ToolsRibbon,chooseOtherSetGenerator
Part.Factors
Thedefaultoptionsareusuallyappropriate
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ScalingLoad
Loadsmaybescaledindividually
fromModelExplorerNetworkLoads
usuallyedittheSMWandSMvarcolumns
OrinbulkfromScaleCaseontheTools
Ribbon
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SystemScalingDisplay
Choose
objectto
scaleby
Selectspecific
objectsto
scale
DoScalingscales
thevalues,but
leavesdialogopen
Entereither
ascaling
factor
OKalsoscales
thevalues,then
closesthedialog
Ordirectly
enteranew
value
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ScalingExample
ScalebyArea
Chooseoneormore
areasbytoggling
Scale?fieldtoYES
Specifynewloadwith
either
Scalingmultiplier,OR
NewMWvalue
ClickOK
ReSolvethePower
Flow(SingleSolution
FullNewton)
NOTE:WithParticipationFactorAGC,itis
usuallynotnecessarytoscalegeneration;this
willoccuronpowerflowsolution.However,
youmayoptionallyscalegenerationonthe
SystemScalingdisplay
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ScalingNotes
WiththeACpowerflow,severaliterationsof
partialscalingfollowedbysolvingthepower
flowmayberequiredtoachieveadesiredload
WithParticipationFactorAGC,itisusuallynot
necessarytoscalegeneration;thiswilloccur
automaticallywiththepowerflowsolution.
Youmayoptionallyscalegenerationby
EnteringaScalebyfactororNewValuefor
Generation,OR
ChecktheboxScaleGentoKeepACEConstant
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LimitMonitoring
Mostpowersystemsanalysistoolsmakeuseoflimitsto
defineboundariesofsafe,reliableoperation
Definesettingsformonitoringlimits
byselectingtheTools ribbontab,then
LimitMonitoringSettings.
Bydefault, ALL elementsinthepowersystemare
monitored
UseLimitMonitoringSettings toexcludepowersystem
elementsthatareofnointerestforaparticularstudy
DifferentLine,InterfaceandVoltagelimitscanbe
assignedtoeachLimitGroup,andeachdevicewithina
LimitGroupwilladheretoitsownLimitGroupSettings
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LimitMonitoring
Monitoringmaybedoneonbuses (voltage),lines (MVA
orAmps),transformers (MVA),interfaces (MW)
AnelementismonitoredonlyifALLofthefollowing
conditionsaremet:
ItsMonitorfieldissettoYES
ItsassignedLimitGroupisEnabled
ItsAreasReportLimitsfieldissettoYESanditsnominal
kVisbetweenitsAreasReportMinkVandReportMax
kV
ItsZonesReportLimitsfieldissettoYESanditsnominal
kVisbetweenitsZonesReportMinkVandReportMax
kV
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LimitMonitoring:KeyComponents
Areaand
Zonesettings
Limit
Group
settings
Monitored
element
types
ElementsMonitor
Field(YES/NO)
ElementsassignedLimitGroup
(allinitiallybelongtoDefault)
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LimitMonitoring:Tabs
Buses,Lines,Interfaces,andNomograms
showtheindividualelementsofthepowersystem
importantcolumns
Monitor:specifieswhethertomonitorthatspecificelement
LimitGroup:specifiestheLimitGroupthattheelementbelongsto
AreaReportingandZoneReporting
Specifywhichareasandzonestomonitor
SpecifynominalkVrangetomonitorineach
Modify/CreateLimitGroups
Specifylimitlevelsandratingsetsforlines,buses,and
interfacesundernormalandcontingencyconditions
Mostfieldsalsopresentintheupperrightcornerofthe
dialog(LimitGroupValues)
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LimitMonitoringExample
UsetheBrating
setforLines&
Transformers
during
Contingencies
Ignoreallradial
linesandbuses
ReportLimitsonly
inafewareas,at
100kVandabove
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