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PowerWorld Retriever was selected as the visualization platform for NERC's ambitious Situational Awareness for NERC, FERC, and Regional entities (SAFNR Version 2). The project will produce a nationwide real-time power grid reliability monitoring site in NERC's Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center. (more info)

Join the PowerWorld Users Group on LinkedIn. The group is a forum for networking and discussion for users of PowerWorld Simulator, Retriever, and OPS-X software. There is also a sub-group just for those who are members or participants in WECC. The first WECC-sanctioned PowerWorld Users Group meeting is planned for August 23, 2011.

FirstRate™ generator cost models are now available for FERC 715 cases corresponding to the April 2011 filings (MMWG and ERCOT). The WECC edition is available for the April 2010 filings. FirstRate™ helps harness the power of Simulator OPF. Download free samples.

PowerWorld Simulator 15 has been released, featuring available Transient Stability and Distributed Computing add-ons. A free educational version with Transient Stability tutorial examples is available for download.

Harness the power of multiple processors and network resources with available Distributed Computing add-ons. Distributed Contingency Analysis and Distributed ATC are now available.

PowerWorld Corporation recognizes PwrSolutions, an affiliate of PB Power, as an outstanding provider of consulting services and solutions using PowerWorld software.

City Water, Light & Power (Springfield, IL) was awarded an Example of Exellence by NERC for using PowerWorld Retriever to enhance System Situational Awareness.

Let PowerWorld help you train your operators in a hands-on simulation environment.  PowerWorld Corporation and Powersmiths International Inc. announce the release of the OPS-X Trainer.  Click here for more information and to download a demonstration version.

 
 

 

 
 

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Enhancements and New Features in Simulator 7.0

The following is a list of many of the most noticeable changes to Simulator for Version 7.0.

Engineering Functionality

  • Available Transfer Capability (ATC): ATC add-on is now available
  • Fault Analysis Available: Unbalanced and Balanced Fault Analysis now included with Simulator
  • Transmission Line Loading Relief (TLR) Sensitivity calculations
  • Generator Shift Factor calculations
  • Enhanced Limit Monitoring features (including ignoring radial elements)
  • Improved Power Flow Convergence Techniques
  • Line Outage Distribution Factor (LODF) calculations
  • Improved phase shifter modeling
  • Improved DC line modeling and convergence techniques
  • Enforcement of branch and interface Equality constraints by the OPF Add-on

Interface

  • Advanced Filtering and Sorting on Case Information Displays
  • Define Custom Expressions for Case Information Displays
  • New animated flow visualizations including MVAR, MW with MVAR, and MW with PTDF
  • Thumbnail views
  • Restoration of previous state to take you back to the state prior to a failed power flow solution.
  • Improved support for international keyboard and number settings

Drawing

  • Auto-insertion of borders, substations, and buses
  • Visualization at the Substation Level including a Substation View
  • Auto-insert palettes for Areas, Zones, Substations, and Buses
  • Default Drawing Values by Voltage Level

Data

  • Read and write support of GE PSLF format version 11.1.