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Powersystemsanalysisandsimulationsoftwareareubiquitousinelectricalengineeringpractice.Initially,they
wereusedtoquicklysolvethenonlinearloadflowproblemandcalculateshortcircuitcurrents,buttheirusehas
beenextendedtomanyotherareassuchaspowersystemstability,protectionandcoordination,contingency/
reliability,economicmodelling,etc.
Thisarticleprovidesalistofthemostcommonsoftwarepackagesusedforpowersystemsanalysis,andsurveys
bothcommercialandnoncommercialsoftware(listedinalphabeticalorderbyvendorname).
Contents
1CommercialSoftware
1.1AdvancedGroundingConcepts(WinIGS)
1.2ASPEN
1.3BCPSwitzerland(NEPLAN)
1.4CommonwealthAssociates(Transmission2000)
1.5CYME
1.6DIgSILENT(PowerFactory)
1.7DNVGL(SynerGEEElectric)
1.8EnergyAdvice(EAPSM)
1.9EnergyComputerSystems(SPARD)
1.10Electrocon(CAPE)
1.11EMTPRV
1.12EPFL(SIMSEN)
1.13ERACS
1.14EasyPower
1.15ETAP
1.16GDFSuez(Eurostag)
1.17GEEnergy(PSLF)
1.18IPSAPower
1.19KEPCO(KWPSS)
1.20MATMOR(PADEE)
1.21MILSOFT(Windmil)
1.22ManitobaHVDCResearchCentre(PSCAD)
1.23MathWorks(SimPowerSystems)
1.24MicroTran
1.25Nexant(SCOPE)
1.26PhasetoPhase(VisionNetworkAnalysis)
1.27PowerAnalytics(EDSA)
1.28PowertechLabs(DSATools)
1.29PowerWorld
1.30PRDC(MiPower)
1.31ReticMaster
1.32SES&Technologies(CDEGS)
1.33SiemensPTI(PSS/EandSINCAL)
1.34SIMPOW
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1.35SKM(Power*ToolsforWindows)
1.36Tom(PASHA)
1.37Xendee
2NonCommercialSoftware
2.1AMES
2.2DCOPFJ
2.3ATPEMTP
2.4DiSC
2.5Dome
2.6Elplek
2.7GridCal
2.8GRIDLABD
2.9GridPACK
2.10InterPSS
2.11MatDyn
2.12MATPOWER
2.13Minpower
2.14Mosaik
2.15NEMO
2.16OpenDSS
2.17pandapower
2.18PowerGAMA
2.19PSAT
2.20PYPOWER
2.21PYPOWERDynamics
2.22PyPSA
2.23RAMSES
2.24RPowerLABS
2.25SmartGridToolbox
2.26TEFTS
2.27UWPFLOW
2.28vSPD
CommercialSoftware
AdvancedGroundingConcepts(WinIGS)
WinIGS(http://www.apconcepts.com/win_igs_overview.htm)issoftwarefor"IntegratedGroundingSystem"
(IGS)analysis.Ithasastraightforwardgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)allowingquickandsimplemodellingof
groundgrids.Aftercreatingthemodel,youcanobserveeffectsofdifferentfaultcurrentmagnitudesappliedtothe
gridandidentifyareaswheretouchandstepvoltagepotentialthresholdsareexceeded(seeEarthingCalculation
TouchandStepPotentialCriteria(http://www.openelectrical.org/wiki/index.php?
title=Earthing_Calculation#Step_5:_Touch_and_Step_Potential_Criteria_2).Ifnecessary,onecaneasilygoback
tothemodelandmitigateforthosepersonnelsafetyviolationsbyaddingbarecopperconductorandgroundrods
(seegeneralnotebelow).
SoftwareNote:Soilresistivitylayerprofilesarelimitedtotwolayers.Thebenefitisextremelyquick
solutiontimescomparedtoaprogramthatmayrunforanhourorsowithacomplicatedsoilmodel.
Unfortunately,theresultsmaynotbeasaccurateandthiscouldbelifethreateninginareaswithlarger
faultcurrentsourcesandundersizedgroundgrids.
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Thesecondfunctionisthelightninganalysistool.Thereisapreset3Dlibraryofsubstationequipment(bulk
supplytransformers,circuitbreakers,switches,rigidbusstructures,etc)wheretheusercaninputlength,width,
andheightdimensionstocreateafullreplicaofthesubstationtothenuseforlightningprotectiondesigninthe
formoflightningmaststructuresandstaticshieldwire.Ifonewantstosavetimeandbemoreconservative,they
caneasilymodelalloftheequipmentasblocks.Thetoolallowsonetoapplyeitherfixedangeltheorem
(recommendedfor69kV,350kVBILsystemsorbelow)ortherollingspheremethod(some69kV,350kVBIL
yardsandtypicallyvoltagesabove69kV),butnotbothsimultaneously(atthistime).Notethatitiseasytoswitch
betweenthetwowhenobservingdifferentsectionsofthesubstationyard.SeeIEEE9981996,GuideforDirect
LightningStrokeShieldingofSubstationsformoreinformationonlightningprotection.
GeneralNote:Thesizeofcopperdependsontheavailableamountoffaultcurrent,andtypicalsizes
are4/0(212kcmil),250kcmil,300kcmil,350kcmil,and500kcmil.Groundrodsaretypically
Copperweldcopperclad(coppercovered)steel,andare8ftor10ft.Theycanalsobecoupledtogether
toachievedesireable,lowerresistivitysoillayersthatmay
Seethewebsiteforadescriptionoftheexpandedcapabilitiesintheprogram,suchasmodellingremotesubstations
asonenetworkandcalculatingthesystemimpedance,andothers.
SupportedOperatingSystems:Windows2000,WindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7
ASPEN
ASPEN(http://www.aspeninc.com/)(AdvancedSystemsforPowerEngineering)areaCaliforniabasedcompany
thatdevelopsthefollowingseparateWindowsplatformproducts:
OneLinershortcircuitandrelaycoordinationprogram(andtheBreakerRatingModuleaddon
checkstheratingofcircuitbreakersagainsttheshortcircuitcurrentstheyneedtointerrupt)
DistriViewintegratedsuiteofvoltagedrop,shortcircuit,relaycoordination,andharmonicsand
reliabilitycalculationsoftwareforutilitydistributionsystems
PowerFlowProgrampowerflowprogramdesignedfortheplanning,designandoperatingstudiesof
transmission,subtransmissionanddistributionnetworks(includesaBASICstylescriptinglanguage)
LineConstantsProgramcalculateselectricalparametersofoverheadtransmissionlinesand
undergroundcables
RelayDatabasearepositoryofrelayinformationforelectricutilitiesandindustrialfacilities
LineDatabaseanelectronicdepositoryofdatarelatedtopowerlinesandcables
BCPSwitzerland(NEPLAN)
BCPSwitzerland(http://www.neplan.ch)areaZurichbasedcompanyandthedevelopersofNEPLAN,amodular
powersystemsanalysispackage.
NEPLANhasthefollowingmodules:loadflow,shortcircuit,contingencyanalysis,motorstartinganalysis,OPF,
lineparametercalculations,networkreduction,harmonicanalysis,investmentanalysis,dynamicsimulation,
reliabilityanalysis,overcurrentanddistanceprotection,earthinganalysis,loadforecasting,networkoptimisation
tools,arcflashanalysisandcablesizing.NEPLANalsofeaturesaC/C++basedprogramminglanguageand
MATLABinterface.
CommonwealthAssociates(Transmission2000)
CommonwealthAssociatesInc(http://www.caiengr.com/services/software.php)areaJackson,Michiganbased
companyspecialisingintransmissionanddistributionservices.Transmission2000isaproprietaryproduct
developedbyCommonwealthAssociatesfortheanalysisofutilitytransmissionsystems.
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FeaturesofTransmission2000includeloadflow,constrainedeconomicdispatch,transientstability,shortcircuit,
protectionanalysisandcalculationoflineconstants.
CYME
CYMEInternational(http://www.cyme.com/)isaCanadianfirm(nowpartoftheCooperPowerSystemsfamily)
thatdevelopsanintegratedsuiteofmodularpowerengineeringapplications,aswellasstandaloneapplicationsfor
cableampacitycalculationsandelectromagnetictransients.
Theintegratedsuitehasarangeoffunctionsincludingloadflow,shortcircuit,OPF,loadbalancing,loadallocation
/estimation,optimalcapacitorplacement,networkforecaster,reliability,transientstability,harmonicanalysis,
dynamicmotorstarting,contingency,protectioncoordination,switchingoptimisation,GISoverlay,earthinggrid
designandarcflashanalysis.
DIgSILENT(PowerFactory)
DIgSILENTGmbH(http://www.digsilent.com/)isaGermancompanythatdevelopsPowerFactory,aWindows
basedintegratedpowersystemsmodellingandanalysispackage.DIgSILENTPowerFactoryiseasytouseand
catersforallstandardpowersystemanalysisneeds,includinghighendapplicationsinnewtechnologiessuchas
windpoweranddistributedgenerationandthehandlingofverylargepowersystems.Inadditiontothestandalone
solution,thePowerFactoryenginecanbesmoothlyintegratedintoGIS,DMSandEMSsupportingopensystem
standards.
Someofthefunctionsincludepowerflowanalysis,faultanalysis,stabilityanalysis,networkreduction,protection
analysis,electromagnetictransientsanalysis,motorstartinganalysis,OPF,harmonicloadflow,stateestimation,
contingencyandreliabilityassessments,overheadlineandcableparametercalculation,distributionnetwork
analysis,eigenvalue/modalanalysis.
FeaturesincludeaC++stylescriptinglanguagecalledtheDPLandasingle,integrated,flexibledatabase.
DNVGL(SynerGEEElectric)
SynerGEEElectric(http://www.glgroup.com/en/powergeneration/SynerGEE_Electric.php)isapowersystem
analysispackagedevelopedbyDNVGL.Functionsincludeloadflow,symmetricalandasymmetricalfaults,
capacitorplacement,cableampacity,contingencyswitching,switchoptimization,harmonicimpedance,motor
starting,phasebalancing,predictivereliability,andprotectivedevicecoordination.
EnergyAdvice(EAPSM)
EAPSM(http://www.energyadvice.lt/en/eapsm/)isapowersystemmodellingsoftwareforelectricalengineers
developedbyEnergyAdvicebasedinLithuania,Europe.Featuresincludepowerflow,shortcircuit,arcflash,
harmonicloadflow,protectioncoordination,distanceprotectionandcoordination,motorstarting,cableampacity,
protectiontracking,parallellinesparameterscalculations,lowandmediumvoltagecablesizing,power
transformerharmoniclossesevaluationmodule.AllmodelsarebasedonIEEE,IECandGOSTstandards.
EnergyComputerSystems(SPARD)
EnergyComputerSystems(http://energyco.com/)isaColombiancompanythatdevelopsSPARDmpPower,an
integratedpowersystemsanalysissoftwarepackage.
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Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,harmonicanalysis,automaticprotectioncoordination,transientstability,
OPFandoptimisationtools.
Electrocon(CAPE)
ElectroconInternational(http://www.electrocon.com/)areaMichiganbasedcompanyanddevelopersofthe
ComputerAidedProtectionEngineering(CAPE)software,aWindowsplatformprotectiontooldesignedforhigh
voltagetransmissionsystemsanddistributionsystemswithinelectricpowerutilities.CAPEwasfirstreleasedin
1990.
Functionsincludeshortcircuitanalysis,protectioncoordination,relaysettingsandcheckingwithasystem
simulator,loadflow,OPF,shortcircuitreduction,breakerdutyevaluationandlineconstantscalculations.
EMTPRV
TheElectroMagneticTransientsProgram(EMTP)wasfirstdevelopedbyProf.HermannDommelinthe60s/70s
fortheanalysisofelectromagnetictransients.Itwascommercialisedin1987andreleasedasDCGEMTPandlater
EMTP96.EMTPRV(http://emtp.com/)isthelatestcommercialreleasedoftheprogram,createdbyJean
Mahseredjian(http://emtp.com/content/jeanmahseredjian0)andcurrentlybeingdevelopedbyPOWERSYS
(http://www.powersyssolutions.com/).
EPFL(SIMSEN)
SIMSEN(http://simsen.epfl.ch/)isasimulationsoftwarepackagefortheanalysisofpowersystemsandadjustable
speeddrives.ItisdevelopedbythecolePolytechniqueFdraledeLausanne(EPFL)(http://www.epfl.ch).
AnalysisfeaturesincludethesimulationofelectromagnetictransientsinAC/DCnetworks,transientstability,
generalfaultanalysisandsubsynchronousResonance(SSR).
ERACS
ERATechnology(http://www.era.co.uk/services/electricalpowersystemsanalysissoftware/)areaUKbased
consultancythatalsodevelopthepowersystemanalysisprogramERACS.Featuresinclude:loadflow,short
circuit,arcflashanalysis,harmonicstudies,transientstabilityandprotectioncoordination.
EasyPower
EasyPowerLLC(http://www.easypower.com/),foundedin1990andbasedinOregon,arethedevelopersof
EasyPower,anintegratedpowersystemsanalysissoftware,withanarrayofproductssuchasEasyPower,
EasySolv,SafetyTrackerandOnelineDesigner.Theflagshipproduct,EasyPower,includesthefollowing
modules:arcflashanalysis,powerflow,shortcircuit,OPF,protectivedevicecoordination,dynamicstability,
transientmotorstarting,andharmonicanalysis.
AdditionalworkflowenhancingmodulesincludeSmartPDC,whichautomatesprotectivedevicecoordination,
andSmartDesignwhichautomaticallysizesfeeders,breakers,switchgear,fuses,busway,MCCs,panels,etcto
NECrequirements.TheScenarioManagerfeatureallowsthestudyofmultiplesystemscenariosonthefly.
OnelineDesignerisacosteffectivesolutionforpeoplewhoarededicatedtocreatingonelines,aswellassystem
datacollectionandentry.
ETAP
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Foundedin1986andheadquarteredinIrvine,California,ETAP(http://etap.com/)isacompanyspecialisingin
electricalpowersystemmodeling,design,analysis,optimization,andpredictiverealtimesolutions.Todate,more
than50,000licensesoftheCompanysETAPandETAPRealTimeproductshavebeenusedingeneration,
transmission,distribution,andindustrialpowersystemprojectsaroundtheworld.
Functionsincludearcflashanalysis,loadflowanalysis,shortcircuitanalysis,motorstarting,OPF,transient
stabilityanalysis,generatorstartup,parameterestimation,cablesizing,transformertapoptimization,reliability
assessment,transmissionlineconstantcalculations,harmonicanalysis,protectioncoordination,dcloadflow,
batterydischargeandsizing,earthgriddesign,cablepulling,andGISmapintegration.
GDFSuez(Eurostag)
Eurostag(http://www.eurostag.be)isapackagedevelopedbyTractabelEngineeringGDFSuezandRTE(France),
whichincludesthefollowingfunctions:loadflow,dynamicsimulation,criticalclearingtimecalculation,
eigenvaluecomputationandsystemlinearisation,dynamicsecurityassessment,modelparameteridentificationand
smallsignalanalysis.OneofthemoreuniquefeaturesofEurostagistheoutoftheboxmodellingofpowerplant
mechanical/energyconversionequipmentsuchasboilers,gasturbines,etc.
GEEnergy(PSLF)
GEEnergy(http://site.geenergy.com/prod_serv/products/utility_software/en/ge_pslf/index.htm)developarange
ofutilitysoftwareincludingPSLF(PositiveSequenceLoadFlow),asuiteofanalyticaltoolsthatcansimulate
largescalepowersystemsupto60,000buses.
Functionsincludeloadflow,OPF,shortcircuitanddynamicsimulation.Includessupportforascriptinglanguage
calledEPCL.
IPSAPower
IPSAPower(http://www.ipsapower.com/)isadivisionofUKcompanyTNEI(http://www.tnei.co.uk/)that
developstheIPSA(InteractivePowerSystemAnalsysis)softwarepackage.IPSAwasstartedasaPhDprojectin
1954andthefirstcommercialversionwasreleasedin1980.
Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,OPF,transientanddynamicstability,harmonicanalysis,protection
coordination.APythonbasedscriptinglanguageissupported,aswellasanopenAPIforuseinotherapplications
(withVisualBasic/VBA,C/C++andFortranbindings).
KEPCO(KWPSS)
KEPCOResearchInstitute(http://www.kepri.re.kr:8080/kwpss/eng/info/01.jsp)isabranchoftheKoreancompany
KEPCO(KoreaElectricPowerCorporation)(http://www.kepco.co.kr/eng).In2002,theystarteddevelopmenton
KWPSS,apowersystemsanalysispackagewiththefollowingmodules:PowerFlowAnalysis&FaultAnalysis,
TransientStabilityAnalysis,VoltageStabilityAnalysis,SmallSignalStabilityAnalysisandOptimalPowerFlow
&OptimalCapacitorPlacement.
MATMOR(PADEE)
MATMORC.A.(http://www.matmor.com/matmoringl.html)isaVenezuelanengineeringconsultancythatalso
developsPADEE(http://padeepro.com/padeeing.html),anetworkanalysis,designandplanningpackageforlow
andmediumvoltagedistributionnetworks.
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StandardmodulesinPADEEincludeIntelligentMapsProgram(IMP),PrimaryNetworkAnalysisProgram
(PNAP),SecondaryNetworkAnalysisProgram(SNAP),CustomersProgram(CP),TransformerLoad
ManagementProgram(TLMP),EquipmentInformationandPhotoProgram(EIPP),DemandForecastforShort,
MediumandLongTermProgram(DFP),OvercurrentProtectionCoordinationProgram(OPP),Automated
TopographicProfilesDrawingandPolePlacingProgram(ATPPP),BudgetCalculationProgram(COMWIN),
InterruptsandOperationProgram(IOP),EnergyLossProgram(ELP),DistributionNetworkMaintenanceProgram
(DNMP),NetworkInventory,PublicLightingandOtherServicesProgram(NILOP),ConnectionwithSCADA
Program(CSCP)andTransformerBankTotalizerProgram(TBTOTP).
MILSOFT(Windmil)
MILSOFTUtilitySolutions(http://milsoft.com/)areaTexasbasedcompanythatdevelopsWindmil,anelectric
distributionsystemplanningandanalysispackage.Functionsincludeloadflowandvoltagedropmodeling,
reliabilityanalysis,contingencyandsectionalizingstudies,OPF,shortcircuitandfaultcurrentcalculations,
protectivedevicecoordinationandarcflashhazardanalysis.
ManitobaHVDCResearchCentre(PSCAD)
ManitobaHydroInternational(http://www.hydro.mb.ca/)isaCanadiancompanywitharesearcharmcalledthe
ManitobaHVDCResearchCentrethatdevelopsthesoftwarepackagesPSCAD(alsoknownasPSCAD/EMTDC)
(http://pscad.com/).
PSCAD(http://pscad.com/)isanelectromagnetictimedomaintransientsimulationenvironmentandstudytool,
createdin1988andfirstreleasedcommerciallyin1993.Itisamultipurposedynamicsimulatorwithparticular
specialisationinHVDCapplications.
MathWorks(SimPowerSystems)
Mathworks(http://www.mathworks.com/products/simpower/),themakersofgeneralpurposemathematical
softwareMATLAB,alsodevelopanpowersystemssimulationprogram.SimPowerSystemsisatoolthatextends
MATLAB'sSimulinkandprovidesmodelsofmanycomponentsusedinpowersystems,includingthreephase
machines,electricdrives,andlibrariesofapplicationspecificmodelssuchasFlexibleACTransmissionSystems
(FACTS)andwindpowergeneration.Harmonicanalysis,calculationofTotalHarmonicDistortion(THD),load
flow,andotherkeypowersystemanalysesareautomated.
MicroTran
MicroTranPowerSystemsAnalysisCorporation(http://www.microtran.com/index.html)isaspinoffcompanyof
theUniversityofBritishColumbia(UBC)(http://www.ubc.ca/),wherethefoundersH.W.Dommel,J.R.Marti
andL.Martiare(orwereonce)based.MicroTranistheUBCversionoftheelectromagnetictransientsprogram
EMTP.
Nexant(SCOPE)
Nexant(http://www.nexant.com/ess/product_scope.aspx)isaCaliforniabasedcompanythatdevelopSCOPE,an
integratedsetofpowersystemanalysistoolsintendedfornetworkoperations.Functionsincludeloadflow,
contingencyanalysis,securityconstrainedOPFandmarketsimulations.
PhasetoPhase(VisionNetworkAnalysis)
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PhasetoPhaseBV(http://www.phasetophase.nl)isaDutchcompanyandthedevelopersoftheVisionPower
Range(http://www.phasetophase.nl/en_products/products.html)softwareproducts.VisionNetworkAnalysishas
functionsincludingloadflow,shortcircuit,reliability,protectionandharmonicanalysis.Thesoftwarealso
includesabuiltinprogramminglanguageformacro/scriptcreation,aswellasGISintegration.
PowerAnalytics(EDSA)
PowerAnalytics(http://www.poweranalytics.com/)isaCaliforniabasedcompanythatdevelopthePaladinsuiteof
softwareproducts(formerlycalledEDSA).PaladinDesignBaseisanintegratedpowersystemsmodellingand
analysistool.
Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,arcflashsimulations,OPF,reliabilityandcapacity,protection
coordination,optimalsizingandplacementofreactivepowersources,dynamicsimulations,harmonicanalysis,
sizingtools(battery,cable,generatorset,conduit,motorparameterestimation,etc),cablepullingandearthgrid
design.
PowertechLabs(DSATools)
PowertechLabs(http://www.powertechlabs.com/)areasubsidiaryofCanadianutilityBCHydroanddevelopersof
thedynamicsecurityassessmentandpowersystemsanalysispackageDSATools
(http://www.dsatools.com/index.php).Thetoolsareprimarilydesignedforonlinedynamicsecurityassessment.
DSAToolscomprisesfourmainmodules:
PSAT:Powerflowandshortcircuitanalysistool
VSAT:Voltagestabilityanalysistool
TSAT:Transientstabilityanalysistool
SSAT:Smallsignalanalysistool
PowerWorld
PowerWorldCorporation(http://www.powerworld.com/)areaChampaign,Illinoisbasedfirmthatdevelopthe
PowerWorldSimulatorsuiteofpowersystemsanalysistoolsforWindows.Thesoftwarefocusesonavisual
approachtopowersystemsimulation.
Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,contingencyanalysis,sensitivitycalculations,securityconstrainedOPF,
transientstability,transmissionlineparametercalculations.Includesscriptingsupport.
PRDC(MiPower)
MiPower(http://www.prdcinfotech.com/products.html)isanIndianproductdevelopedbyPowerResearchand
DevelopmentConsultants(PRDC)(http://www.prdcinfotech.com)aBangalorebasedconsultingandsoftware
developmentcompany.MiPoweristheflagshipproductofPRDCcomprisingofawiderangeofsoftware
applicationsforthedesign,analysisandsimulationofelectricalpowersystem(transmission,distributionand
generationsystems).PRDCalsoownsseveralotherproductslikeHydrothermalCoordination,Webbased
packages,RenewableEnergyScheduling,EnergyAuditing,AutomatedFaultAnalysisSystemandseveralother
hardwareandfirmwareforthepowersystemcommunity.
ThehistoryofMiPowerdatesbacktoafewdecadesandwasamongthefirstproductsthathadagraphicaluser
interface.MiPowerhasbeenbuiltwithexpertisefromoverfourdecadesofsystemoperation,consultingandR&D
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thearttechnologiesandrunsonthelatestWindowsOperatingSystem.UsersofMiPowerrangefromCanadato
JapanandUKtoFijiIslands.
ThefunctionsofMiPowerincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,Eigenvalueanalysis,3phaseloadflow(3pLFA),
optimalpowerflow,contingencyrankingandanalysis,transientstability,motorstarting,protection,EMTanalysis,
harmonicanalysis,SSR,voltagestabilityanalysis,longtermforecasting,networkreduction,groundgriddesign,
reliability,DCloadflowandshortcircuitandbatterysizing.
ReticMaster
ReticMaster(http://reticmaster.com)isaWindowsbasedtoolfromSouthAfricadesignedfortheanalysisofradial
networks.Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,motorstartingandprotectioncoordination.
SES&Technologies(CDEGS)
SafeEngineeringServices&TechnologiesLtd(SESSES&Tech)(http://www.sestech.com/default.htm)isthe
worldleaderingrounding,lightning,andelectromagneticinterferencecomputations.Theyaredevelopersof
CDEGS(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftPackages/CDEGS.htm)(CurrentDistribution,Electromagnetic
Fields,GroundingandSoilStructureAnalysis),agroupingofsoftwaremodulesdescribedas"apowerfulsetof
integratedengineeringsoftwaretoolsdesignedtoaccuratelyanalyzeproblemsinvolvinggrounding/earthing,
electromagneticfields,electromagneticinterferenceincludingAC/DCinterferencemitigationstudiesandvarious
aspectsofcathodicprotectionandanodebedanalysis".
Thepackageincludesthefollowing:
RESAP(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/RESAP.htm):SoilResistivityAnalysis
MALT(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/Malt.htm):LowFrequencyGrounding/
EarthingAnalysis
MALZ(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/Malz.htm):FrequencyDomainGrounding/
EarthingAnalysis
TRALIN(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/Tralin.htm):LineandCableConstants
(Parameters)&InductionAnalysis
SPLITS(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/Splits.htm):DetailedFaultCurrent
DistributionandEMIAnalysis
HIFREQ(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/HIFREQ.htm):ElectromagneticFields
Analysis
FFTSES(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/FFTSES.htm):AutomatedFastFourier
TransformAnalysis
FCDIST(http://www.sestech.com/Products/SoftModule/FCDist.htm):SimplifiedFaultCurrent
DistributionAnalysis
Perthewebsite,CDEGScapabilitiesare:
Soilresistivityanalysisandsoilstructureinterpretation.
Groundinganalysis:arbitrarysoilstructuresanyfrequency&transients.
Lineconstantsforoverheadandburiedconductorsorcomplexpipeenclosedcablearrangements.
Load,fault&transientcurrentdistribution(inneutrals,shields,etc.).
Cathodicprotectionanalysisofcomplexburiednetworks.
Inductive,conductiveandcapacitiveinterferenceinsharedcorridors.
Frequencyandtimedomainanalysisofelectromagneticfieldsgeneratedbyarbitrarilyenergized
conductornetworks(substations,transmission&distributionlines,industrialplants,etc.)
SupportedOperatingSystems:WindowsXP,WindowsVista,Windows7,Windows8,Windows8.1
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SiemensPTI(PSS/EandSINCAL)
SiemensPTI(http://www.energy.siemens.com/us/en/services/powertransmissiondistribution/powertechnologies
international/)istheconsulting,softwareandtrainingarmofSiemensAG.SiemensPTIoffersthePowerSystems
Simulator(PSS)productsuite,whichincludesamongothers:
PSSE
PSSSINCAL
ThePowerSystemSimulatorforEngineering(PSS/E)(http://www.energy.siemens.com/hq/en/services/power
transmissiondistribution/powertechnologiesinternational/softwaresolutions/psse.htm)wasoneofthefirstGUI
basedpowersystemsanalysissoftware,andwasfirstreleasedin1976.ItwaspurchasedbySiemensin2005.
Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,dynamicsimulations,OPF,contingencyanalysis(probabilisticand
deterministic),protection,eigenvalue/modalanalysis,harmonicsandsmallsignalstability.Userdefinedscripts
canbecreatedusingaPythonstylescriptinglanguage.
SiemensNetworkCalculator(SINCAL)(http://www.energy.siemens.com/us/en/services/powertransmission
distribution/powertechnologiesinternational/softwaresolutions/psssincal.htm)isasoftwarepacakagewith
planningtoolsforelectricityaswellaspipenetworks(gas,water,heating/cooling).Functionsrelevanttopower
systemsanalysisincludeloadflow(balancedandunbalanced),shortcircuit,timedomaindynamicsimulations,
eigenvalueandmodalanalysis(integratedwithPSSNETOMAC),harmonicanalysis,protectionsimulations
(integratedwithPSSPDMS),reliabilityandcontingencyanalysis.
SIMPOW
SIMPOW(http://simpow.com/)isanintegratedpowersystemsanalysissoftwarepackage.Functionsincludeload
flow,shortcircuit,transientstability,voltagestability,smallsignalstability,SSRanalysis,harmonicanalysisand
frequencyscans.SIMPOWwasoriginallydevelopedbyManitobaHVDCResearchCentre,butasofMay2014,
ownershipwastransferredtoSolvina(http://www.solvina.se/).
SKM(Power*ToolsforWindows)
SKMSystemsAnalysis(http://www.skm.com/)areaCaliforniabasedcorporationthatdevelopPower*Toolsfor
Windows(PTW),anintegratedsuiteofpowersystemsanalysistoolsaimedatindustrialsystems.Theoriginal
software,calledDAPPER,wasfirstreleasedin1978,thoughtheinitialversionofPTWwasn'treleaseduntil1995.
Functionsincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,demandloadanalysis,OPF,loadschedules,feederandtransformer
sizing,protectioncoordination(CAPTOR),arcflashanalysis,transientmotorstarting(TMS),harmonicanalysis
(HI_WAVE),transientstability(I*SIM),distributionreliability,earthgriddesign(GroundMat),dcloadflowand
shortcircuitanalysis,batterysizing,cablepullinganalysisandequipmentevaluation.
Tom(PASHA)
TOMIndustrialConsultantsCAD/CAM(http://www.tomcad.com/)areanIraniancompanyandthedevelopersof
PASHA(PowerApparatus&SystemHomologicalAnalysis).PASHAmodulesincludeloadflow,shortcircuit,
OPF,transientstability,motorstarting,motorparameterestimation,reliability,harmonicanalysisandprotection.
Xendee
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Xendee(https://www.xendee.com/)isaSanDiegobasedcompanyprovidingcloudcomputingwebapplications
forthedesignandsimulationofmultiphaseunbalancedandthreephasebalancedpowersystems,alongwith
microgridsandnextgenerationutilitydistributionsystems.
XendeeworkswithinmostmodernbrowsersonAppleMacorWindowsPCs,andintegratestheElectricPower
ResearchInstitute's(EPRI)OpenDistributionSystemSimulator(OpenDSS)analytics,andimplements
gamificationintheuserinterfacetechniquestoofferaninteractiveandgamelikeexperience.Nearlyallfrequency
domainsimulationssuchaspowerflowandshortcircuitanalysisaresupported.
NonCommercialSoftware
AMES
AMES(http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/AMESMarketHome.htm)isafreeopensourcesoftwarepackagefor
agentbasedmodellingofwholesaleelectricitymarkets(basedonDCoptimalpowerflowanalysis).
DCOPFJ
DCOPFJ(http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/DCOPFJHome.htm)isafreeopensource"Javasolverfor
bid/offerbasedDCoptimalpowerflow(DCOPF)problemssuitableforresearch,teaching,andtraining
applications.TheDCOPFJpackageconsistsoftwolinkedparts:aninternalsolverQuadProgJforstrictlyconvex
quadraticprogrammingproblems,andanoutershellthatautomatesinputdatapreprocessingandoutputdata
display".
ATPEMTP
TheAlternativeTransientsProgram(ATP)(http://www.emtp.org/)isafree(closedsource)programforthedigital
simulationofelectromagnetic(andelectromechanical)transientphenomena.ATPEMTPwasfirstdevelopedin
1984.
DiSC
DiSC(http://kom.aau.dk/project/SmartGridControl/DiSC/index.html)ASimulationFrameworkforDistribution
SystemVoltageControlisanopensourceMATLABsimulationframeworkforverifyingvoltagecontrol
approachesinEuropeanpowerdistributionsystems.ItfollowsthemissionofIEEETaskForceonOpenSource
SoftwareforPowerSystems.
Dome
Dome(http://www3.uclm.es/profesorado/federico.milano/software.htm)isaPythonbasedprojectbyFrederico
Milano(creatorofPSAT).Domeisacommandlineapplicationandcancurrentlysolveloadflows,continuation
powerflow,timedomainsimulationincludingthequasistaticone,smallsignalstabilityanalysisandoptimal
powerflow.
Elplek
Elplek(http://pp.kpnet.fi/ijl/)isafreewareshortcircuit,protectioncoordinationandloadflowcalculation
applicationforWindowsdevelopedbyIlkkaLeikkonen.
GridCal
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GridCal(https://github.com/SanPen/GridCal)isanopensourcepowersystemsanalysispackagewritteninPython,
completewithaPyQTGUIfrontend.
GRIDLABD
GRIDLABD(http://www.gridlabd.org/)isapowerdistributionsystemsimulationandanalysistoolfirstreleased
in2008bytheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE)atPacificNorthwestNationalLaboratory(PNNL).GRIDLAB
Disanagentbasedsimulatorfordistributionsystemsthatintegratesarangeofobjects/actorsintheenergy
system,e.g.residentialloads,climate/weather,energystorage,distributedgeneration,demandresponse,etc.The
simulatorisheldtogetherbyathreephasepowerflow,whichrunsateverytimestep.
GridPACK
GridPACK(https://www.gridpack.org)isanopensourceprojectaimedatdeveloping"aframeworktosupportthe
rapiddevelopmentofpowergridapplicationscapableofrunningonhighperformancecomputingarchitectures
(HPC)withhighlevelsofperformanceandscalability."(GitHubRepository
(https://github.com/GridOPTICS/GridPACK))
InterPSS
InterPSS(InternettechnologybasedPowerSystemSimulator)(http://community.interpss.org/)isafree,open
sourcepowersystemsanalysispackagebuiltinJavabyateamofinternationaldevelopersfromtheUS,Canada
andChina.InterPSSisanintegratedpackagethatcanrunloadflow,shortcircuit,transientstabilityandpower
transferanalysis.
MatDyn
MatDyn(http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/electa/teaching/matdyn/)isanopensourceextensionofMATPOWERfor
thedynamicanalysisofpowersystems.
MATPOWER
MATPOWER(http://www.pserc.cornell.edu/matpower/)isaMatlabbasedpowersystemssimulationpackage
developedatCornellUniversity.MATPOWERcansolveloadflowandoptimalpowerflowproblems,and"is
intendedasasimulationtoolforresearchersandeducatorsthatiseasytouseandmodify".
Minpower
Minpower(http://adamgreenhall.github.io/minpower/)isanopensourcePythonbasedtoolkitforsolving
economicdispatch,optimalpowerflowandunitcommitmentproblems.Itwasfirstdevelopedin2011.
Mosaik
Mosaik(https://mosaik.offis.de/)isasmartgridcosimulationframeworkwritteninPythonthatallowsfordiscrete
eventbasedsimulationscombiningexistingmodelsandsimulators.Forexample,ateachtimestep,ahousehold
loadmodel/simulatormaycalculateloaddemand,abatterymodelmaycalculatestateofcharge,aphotovoltaics
modelmaycalculategeneratedPVoutputandthisisallinterfacedbyaloadflowsimulator.
NEMO
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NEMO(https://nemo.ozlabs.org/),theNationalElectricityMarketOptimiser,isachronologicaldispatchmodel
fortestingandoptimisingdifferentportfoliosofconventionalandrenewableelectricitygenerationtechnologies
(nottobeconfusedwiththeNucleusforEuropeanModellingoftheOcean!)Ithasbeendevelopedsince2011and
ismaintainedbyBenEllistonattheCentreforEnergyandEnvironmentalMarkets,UniversityofNewSouth
Wales.
OpenDSS
OpenDSS(DistributionSystemSimulator)(http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/electricdss/index.php?
title=Main_Page)isanopensourceprojectbytheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI).OpenDSSis
Windowsbasedand"supportsallrmssteadystate(frequencydomain)analysescommonlyperformedonelectric
powerdistributionsystems,suchaspowerflow,harmonicanalysisandfaultcurrentcalculations."
pandapower
pandapower(https://www.unikassel.de/eecs/fachgebiete/e2n/software/pandapower.html)combinesthedata
analysislibrarypandasandthepowerflowsolverPYPOWERtocreateaneasytousenetworkcalculationprogram
aimedatautomationofpowersystemanalysisandoptimizationindistributionandsubtransmissionnetworks.
pandapowerisajointdevelopmentoftheDepartmentforDistributionSystemOperation,UniversityofKasseland
theDepartmentforDistributionSystemOperationattheFraunhoferInstituteforWindEnergyandEnergySystem
Technology(IWES),Kassel.
PowerGAMA
PowerGAMA(https://bitbucket.org/harald_g_svendsen/powergama/wiki/Home)isanopensourcePythonpackage
forpowersystemgridandmarketanalyses.
Itisalightweightsimulationtoolforhighlevelanalysesofrenewableenergyintegrationinlargepowersystems.
Thesimulationtooloptimisesthegenerationdispatch,i.e.thepoweroutputfromallgeneratorsinthepower
system,basedonmarginalcostsforeachtimestepoveragivenperiod,forexampleoneyear.Ittakesintoaccount
thevariablepoweravailableforsolar,hydroandwindpowergenerators.Italsotakesintoaccountthevariabilityof
demand.Moreover,itisflowbasedmeaningthatthepowerflowintheACgridisdeterminedbyphysicalpower
flowequations.
PSAT
ThePowerSystemsAnalysisToolbox(PSAT)(http://www3.uclm.es/profesorado/federico.milano/software.htm)is
aMatlabbasedpackagedevelopedbyFredericoMilanoforpowersystemsanalysisandsimulation.Functions
includeloadflow,OPF,smallsignalstabilityanalysisandtimedomainsimulation.
PYPOWER
PYPOWER(https://github.com/rwl/PYPOWER)isaportofMATPOWERtoPython.
PYPOWERDynamics
PYPOWERDynamics(https://github.com/susantoj/PYPOWERDynamics)isatransientstabilityextension
moduleforPYPOWER.ThereisfairlyextensivedocumentationonthePYPOWERDynamicswiki
(https://github.com/susantoj/PYPOWERDynamics/wiki).
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PyPSA
PyPSA(https://github.com/FRESNA/PyPSA)standsfor"PythonforPowerSystemAnalysis".Itispronounced
"pipesah".
PyPSAisafreesoftwaretoolboxforsimulatingandoptimisingmodernpowersystemsthatincludefeaturessuch
asvariablewindandsolargeneration,storageunits,sectorcouplingandmixedalternatinganddirectcurrent
networks.PyPSAisdesignedtoscalewellwithlargenetworksandlongtimeseries.
RAMSES
RAMSES(http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~vct/software.html)isasoftwarefortimesimulationofelectricpower
systemsinphasormode(quasisinusoidalapproximation).IthasbeendevelopedattheUniversityofLige,inthe
contextofresearchonacceleratedandparallelsolversfortimesimulation.
RPowerLABS
RPowerLABS(http://www.rpowerlabs.org/)issuiteofawebbasedpowersystemanalysisandsimulationtools
fromNigeriacreatedintheRlanguage(http://www.rproject.org/).Italsofeaturesasanonlinevirtualpower
systemsimulationlaboratorywithprovisionsforrealtimecollaborationbetweenparticipants.RPowerLABSisan
ongoingprojectwithsupportforpowerflowanalysis,transientstabilityanalysis,contingencyanalysis,fault
studies,coherentgenerators,synchronousmachinetransients,transmissionlinecalculations,economicdispatch
andoptimalpowerflow.
SmartGridToolbox
SmartGridToolbox(http://nicta.github.io/SmartGridToolbox/)isaC++libraryfordevelopingdiscreteeventbased
simulations.TheSmartGridToolboxwasdevelopedbyNationalICTAustralia(NICT)incollaborationwithANU
andActewAGL.
TEFTS
TEFTS(https://ece.uwaterloo.ca/~ccanizar/software/tefts.htm)isanopensourceprogramforDOSandUNIX
"designedtodotransientstabilityandenergyfunctionanalysesofreduceddynamicmodelsofac/dcpower
systems,withadditionalcapabilitiesforvoltagestability(bifurcation)studiesbasedoncontinuationmethods.This
packageisnotdesignedfor"commercialgrade"studies,butratherforresearchandteachingpurposes."
UWPFLOW
UWPFLOW(https://ece.uwaterloo.ca/~ccanizar/software/pflow.htm)isanopensourceWindowsandUNIXbased
toolset"designedtocalculatelocalbifurcationsrelatedtosystemlimitsorsingularitiesinthesystemJacobian.The
programalsogeneratesaseriesofoutputfilesthatallowfurtheranalyses,suchastangentvectors,leftandright
eigenvectorsatasingularbifurcationpoint,Jacobians,powerflowsolutionsatdifferentloadinglevels,voltage
stabilityindices,etc".
vSPD
vSPD(https://github.com/ElectricityAuthority/vSPD)standsforvectorisedScheduling,PricingandDispatchan
audited,mathematicalreplicaofSPD,thepricinganddispatchengineusedintheNewZealandelectricitymarket.
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