c i f i c a P T N PowerFactory What’s New 2020 E L DIgSILENT GmbH, Germany I S g I D
c i f i c a P T N User Interface E L I S g I D
c i f i c a User Interface – Windows, Toolbars and Icons P • Default Windows Layout modified for more ergonomic working T • Tabbed Windows (left side) N Project Overview and - - Drawing Tools E • Tabbed Windows for Graphics Board Tabs arranged in upper part - L Easy browser-like navigation - Support of paging via mouse-wheel - I Optionally use icons to easily distinguish - S • Diagrams • Substation diagrams • Block diagrams g • Plots • … I D 3 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a User Interface – Windows, Toolbars and Icons P • All Toolbars and Tool Windows and are Dockable using Drag & Drop functionality T • Enabling easy customised window N arranging • Icons within the Data Manager and E Network Model Manager have been harmonised L • Tool windows can be stacked I (Project Overview and Drawing Toolbar) S • Application is now DPI aware g I D 4 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a User Interface – Split View P • Graphics Board supporting Split View T Horizontal - Vertical - N • Enabling parallel view of: Network graphics (Single Line, - E Geographic and Substation) DSL Model Block Definitions - L Scripts (DPL and Python) - Plots - I • Easy and intuitive tab handling of S diagrams and plots g (plots are now also closable) I D 5 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a P T Network Diagrams and Graphic N Features E L I S g I D
c i f i c a Redesign of the Drawing Toolbar P • Searching and Filter options Search option for the drawing toolbar T - Filtering based on categories allowing a - faster overview about the available N options E • Grouping and Sizing L Elements are newly grouped with enlarge - or hide options for the individual groups Names of the individual drawing options I - can be shown or hidden – making it easy S to find what you are searching for The drawing toolbar as an undocked - g floating window leads to a better usage of the space I D 7 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Updated Printing Concept P • Enhanced Printing Concept Enhanced printing concept T - Allowing multi-page pdf creation of - multiple diagrams N Option to select the diagrams to be - exported E Page preview supporting multiple pages - L I S g I D 8 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Area Interchange Diagrams P • Visualisation of the interchange between grids, zones and areas T • Automatic adaption of the arrow width N based on load flow results • Flexible and user definable design E L I S g I D 9 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Permanent Plots P • Permanent Plots Allowing pre-defined plots to be closed T - and reopened Opening is possible using the new drop- - N down menu E • New Plot designs Energy Plots - L Pots according to primary resource - I S g I D 10 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a P T N Analysis Functions E L I S g I D
c i f i c a Load Flow Analysis – Operating Tap Limits and Temperature P • Operating Tap Limits of Transformers Allowing tapping margins for transformers T - based on operational guidelines Consideration of margins for emergency - N situations E • Temperature Dependency Load Flows can now be run, considering: - L • User-defined temperatures • The individual maximum operating I temperature of each line S g I D 12 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Contingency Analysis – Contingency Definition P • Dynamic Contingency Definition Automatic detection of relevant T - equipment based on pre-fault load flow conditions (e.g. loading or voltage) N Triggered by user-defined criteria - Can be combined with static contingency - E definitions Beneficial for time sweep contingency - analysis to restrict on critical time instants L I • Dispatch Events as Post-Fault Actions S Support of absolute power changes - Support for Ward-Equivalents - g I D 13 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Contingency Analysis – Contingency Reporting P • Contingency Reporting Dialog Redesign of the report selection dialog T - N • Contingency summary reporting Summary results over all contingencies - E Getting the grid impact at a glance: - • Solved L • Caused Islanding • Caused Blackout I • Caused Substation Split/Merge S • Number of Loads Lost • Load Lost [MW/Mvar] • Number of Generators lost g • Generation Lost [MW/Mvar] I D 14 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Reliability Analysis – Dispatch Profiles P • Reliability assessment accounts now for Dispatch Profiles of generating units T • Counterpart to Load States was N introduced Generation States E L I S g I D 15 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Techno-Economical Calculation – New Reporting of Results P • Results analysis as report was revised T • Report can be assessed separately • Dedicated icon in toolbox has been N introduced • No need for repeating whole Techno- E Economical Calculation L I S g I D 16 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Parameter Identification – Redesign of the Parameter Identification P • New optimisation methodologies Swarm intelligence algorithm T - Pattern search methods - N Global optimisers - Gradient based optimisers - • Smart stop criterion for faster calculation E • Improved definition of reference curves L • Full support for bounded and unbounded optimisation problems I S • Result recording applied after each iteration g I D 17 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a DSL – “reset” procedure P • Resets a variable upon the rising edge crossing of a variable T • Used to change DSL state and internal N variables • Similar with the DSL event() procedure E • Can be used in DSL macros L I S g I D 18 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a DSL – script based initialisation P • Configuration Script based on DPL T • DSL Model parameters can be configured N • Any load flow results and data model information can be used for configuration E • Among others, execution of commands L is forbidden • Generation of user defined output I window messages S g I D 19 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a DSL – PI regulator with variable non-windup limits P • DSL function picontrol() T • PI controller based on IEEE 421.5 • With variable limits N • Extends functionality of already existing picontrol_const() - which has constant E limits L I S g I D 20 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Frequency Sweep – no Load Flow initialisation P • Additional option for network impedance frequency sweep T • Load flow initialisation of the network not N required • Significant performance improvement for E large networks, especially for contingency analysis L I S g I D 21 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Frequency Sweep – New result variables P • Network impedance calculation without network capacitances T • Evaluation of impact of capacitive N components on network impedance • Additional calculation triggered when E corresponding result variables are selected L I S g I D 22 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Harmonic Load Flow – Positive sequence option P • Enhancement of Harmonic Load Flow calculation for Balanced Network T Representation N • Harmonic orders, which naturally appear in the negative sequence are treated as E being in the positive sequence L I S g I D 23 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Harmonics LDF and Frequency Sweep – Temperature dependency P • Harmonic Load Flow and Frequency Sweep consider temperature T setting from assigned Load Flow N Initialisation • Frequency Sweep without initialisation E allows user defined temperature setting (same options available as in the L Load Flow) I S g I D 24 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Protection Coordination Assistant P • User defined settings rules: Individual keyword-based rules T - Full flexibility using equations - N Option to calculate angles for circular - characteristics based on: • Zone 1 impedance angle E • Angle based on the summation of line impedances for the individual zones L • Coordination Assistant Reporting: Enhanced tabular report - I Detailed result view - S Option to write back results to the relays - g I D 25 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
c i f i c a Arc Flash Hazard Analysis P • Supporting new Standards: Support of new IEEE 1584-2018 standard T - N E • Advanced reporting: Overview results for all calculated - components L Intermediate results table per relevant - element I S g I D 26 What‘s New – PowerFactory 2020
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