How can I create a BODE plot?

Category:

Dynamic Simulation
Answer

PowerFactory can simulate only in the time domain. Therefore a BODE plot can only be
generated via a workaround. For this a time domain signal (containing all frequencies you are
interested in) has to be connected to the input. Then the output has to be recorded in the result
file. After the simulation (RMS or EMT) has finished the output is used for a FFT analysis. The
FFT analysis can then be normalized to the input signal to find the correct gain.

The challenge of this approach is that the input signal has to be formed in a proper way. It can
either be generated via some DSL models or via the fourier source available in PowerFactory.

The attached case shows this for a simple first order lag.

How can I implement in PowerFactory a WAMS (Wide Area Measurement

System) involving many PMUs (Phase Measurement Unit)?

Category:

Dynamic Simulation
Summary

Answer

Studies involving WAMS (Wide Area Measurement System) and PMU (Phase Measurement
Units) are typically executed with RMS simulation as it is the faster than EMT simulation when
dealing with larger networks, as well as it brings less modelling effort. In most cases, the related
phenomena needed to be observed can always be represented using RMS simulation (hence
there is no need for EMT type studies). Unfortunately, for the time being, there is no built-in
PMU model in PowerFactory. It should be nevertheless possible to perform such a study. The
quantities delivered by a PMU (e.g. frequency,df/dt, real and imaginary voltage, real and
imaginary currents, etc) can be computed/post-processed using a user defined dynamic model
(based on DSL - DIgSILENT Simulation Language) which may process various input signals.
These input signals can be provided by a number of measurement elements (e.g. phase
measurement element - ElmPhi__pll, voltage measurement element - StaVmea, current
measurement element - StaImea) placed at specific target busbars. For this purpose you can
build in PowerFactory composite models (based on composite frame definitions) which link the
measurement devices and the dynamic DSL common models. There are no network elements
needed for this user defined PMU model (e.g. no voltage source or generator). Note that
composite and common models will be only evaluated during time domain simulations i.e. either
RMS or EMT simulations. As user defined dynamic models require knowledge of the
DIgSILENT dynamic modelling approach, further information on DSL modelling is provided in
the User manual, Chapter 'RMS/EMT Simulations', in the Dynamic Modelling tutorial (available
in the Download area http://digsilent.de/index.php/downloads.html ), as well as all the relevant
FAQs ( available at faq.digsilent.de ).

How do you model cables in a pipe?

Category:

Power Equipment Models

Answer

The following example contains a network model with a cable system modelled in a pipe. The
element ElmCabsys is used to model the cable system (TypCabsys) which is composed of
single core cables (TypCab).