DIgSILENT PowerFactory

Functions

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Load Flow/Transmission
Fast and Accurate Load Flow Algorithm (Full Newton Raphson, Newton-Raphson Current Iteration) AC and DC Networks (for HVDC Transmission) Secondary Power-Frequency Control Primary Control Secondary Reactive Power-Voltage Control Load Profiling P-V Curves All Types of Sensitivities (dv/dQ, dphi/dP, Branch Sensitivities etc.) Modal dv/dQ Analysis

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Load Flow/Distribution
Any Type of Network Technology: Three-Phase,Three-Phase-Four Wire, Two-Phase, Bi-Phase, Single Wire-Earth Return, DC Networks Any Type of Network Topology (Meshed and Radial) Suited for Extremely Large MV Networks (>20000 Bus Bars) Voltage Profile Diagrams Stochastic Load Models for Considering Load Diversity in LV Networks One- and Two-Dimensional Load Profiles Feeder Scaling Open Point Optimization

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Active and Reactive Power Dispatch

Loss Minimization Fuel Cost Minimization Branch Flow Limits Bus Bar Voltage Limits Active/Reactive Power Limits Stator Current Limits Reserve Constraints

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Short Circuit
Short Circuits According to IEC 60909, ANSI C37 and Complete Superposition Method Full Implementation of IEC 60909/2001 Multiple Faults Analysis Fault Types: Three-Phase Two-Phase Two-Phase to Ground Single-Phase to Ground Inter-Circuit (also Between Different Voltage Levels) Open Conductor Sliding Faults along Lines

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Stability
Transient and Dynamic Stability Highly Accurate Generator and Load Models Large Library of Standard Models User Defined Modeling Variable Step Size Algorithm Easy-to-Use Chart Definition Interactive Event Definition Small Signal Analysis (Modal Analysis)
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Simulates Any Unbalanced Fault Scenario

Electromagnetic Transients
Detailed Network Model Transformer Saturation Transformer Capacitances Distributed Parameter Line Models (Constant and Frequency Dependent) Detailed (Switching) Power Electronics Device Models Easy-to-Use Chart Definition Interactive Event Definition Variable Step Size Algorithm
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Overcurrent Protection
Modeling CT and VT Models Fuses OCT-Relays Directional Relays Differential Relays LV Circuit Breakers Coordination Selectivity Diagrams Simulation Steady State Time Domain
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Distance Protection
Modeling CT and VT Models MHO-Characteristics Quadrilateral Characteristics X/R-Blinder Starting Characteristics Inter-Tripping Schemes Coordination R-X Diagrams Time-Distance Diagrams Simulation Steady State Time Domain
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Harmonics
Balanced and Unbalanced Harmonic Sources Characteristic, Non-Characteristic and Inter-Harmonics Frequency- and Time-Domain Charts Harmonic Loadflow Frequency Scan Frequency Dependent Line Parameters Distributed Parameter Line Models Filter Sizing

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Reliability
Weibul-Markov Failure Models Line/Transformer/Bus Bar Failures Common Mode Failures Double Earth Faults Circuit Breaker Failures Protection Failures Analytical State Enumeration Monte Carlo Simulation Advanced System Restoration Models including Generator Dispatch and Load Shedding

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DPL (DIgSILENT Programming Language)

Arithmetic operations, standard functions Virtual object functions Logic operations, lLoops: do{..} while() Alternative: if(.) then{.} else{} Access to any system parameter Use of every command Every command can be used Definition of result files, creation of plots

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