PowerWorld Corporation
provides software training in the use of PowerWorld Simulator and
add-on products OPF, SCOPF, ATC, PVQV, and SimAuto. Our training also
covers some basics of the engineering, operations, and economics of
interconnected power systems.
Several recorded training modules from the 2-day course,
Introduction to PowerWorld Simulator:
Interface and Common Tools, are available for free
viewing. A dual-monitor system is recommended to enable viewing of the
training video alongside the PowerWorld Simulator application. If
you don't have PowerWorld Simulator, you can perform most of the
exercises covered in these training modules on our
free 12-bus evaluation version.
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Download Sample Cases and
Oneline Diagrams used in training modules.
I0: The PowerWorld Simulator 13 User Interface
Slides
Video
I1: The Simulator Case Editor
Slides
1 of 4: History of PowerWorld Corporation; Intro; Ribbon Interface;
Edit and Run Mode; Entering Buses, Gens, Lines; Saving the Case; Moving Objects; Panning and Zooming; Undo Drawing Actions
2 of 4: Drawing Grid; Entering Object Fields
3 of 4: Solving the Case; Online Help; Default Drawing Values
4 of 4: Selecting Multiple Objects; Formatting Objects;
Screen Layers; Display Levels; Adding Other Objects
I2: Editing and Analyzing an Existing Case
Slides
1 of 4:
Intro; Display/Model Relationships; Opening a Case;
Area/Zone/Owner Filters; Bus View Oneline
2 of 4: Building
a Oneline Diagram; Inserting Geographic Borders; Adding
Buses to Oneline; Auto-Insert Lines, Gens, Loads, Shunts;
Bus Palette; Background Lines
3 of 4:
Oneline Local Menu (right click); Modifying Display Detail;
Pie Charts
4 of 4: Animated
Flows; Thumbnail View; Saving Views; Finding Buses; Bus
Renumbering; Oneline Diagrams for FERC 715 Cases
I3: The Model Explorer and Case Information Displays
Slides
1 of 5: Model
Explorer; Case Information Displays; Case Information
Toolbar; Display/Column Options
2 of 5:
Find and Search; Define Expression; Set/Toggle Values;
Column Functions
3 of 5:
Filtering; Sorting; Export to Text and Graphics Formats
4 of 5:
Interchange with Excel; Key and Required Fields
5 of 5: Case
Info Options; Local Menu (right click); Custom Case Info
Displays
I4: Auxiliary File Format, Data Section
Slides
1 of 2:
DATA Sections; Key and Required Fields; Example
2 of 2:
SUBDATA; Example; Help References; Relation to Case Info Display; Display Aux Files;
Example
I5: Aggregation of Data: Areas, Zones, Interfaces, and More
Slides
1 of 4:
Areas and Zones; Interfaces
2 of 4:
Nomograms; Oneline Graphics and Fields; Super Areas
3 of 4:
Injection Groups; Substations
4 of 4:
Difference Flows; Comparing Two Cases
I6: Contouring and Advanced Visualization
Slides
1 of 4:
Contouring; Contour Dialog
2 of 4:
Contour Type Options; Custom Color Maps
3 of 4:
Contour Examples; Emphasis of Display Objects; Dynamic Formatting
4 of 4:
GIS Support; Shape Files; Other GIS Tools
I7: Power Flow Analysis and Voltage Control
Slides
1 of 3:
Formulation of Power Flow; Newton's Method; Solution Options; Island-based AGC
2 of 3:
DC Power Flow; General Options; Other Simulator Options
3 of 3:
Generator AVR; Remote Regulation; Switched Shunts; LTC Transformers
I8: Generator and Area Real Power Control
Slides
1 of 2:
Scaling Load and Generation; Generator MW Control; Generator Cost Models
2 of 2:
Area Interchange Control; Economic Dispatch; Participation Factor Control; Area Slack Bus
Control; Area Transactions; Area Control across Islands; Using Heat Rates
I9: Limit Monitoring
Slides
Video:
Limit Monitoring Dialog; Limit Group and Rating Set; Area and Zone Monitoring; Create Limit Group;
Radial Elements
I10: Contingency Analysis
Slides
1 of 2:
Contingency Actions in Simulator; Contingency Analysis Tool;
Defining Contingencies; Contingency Elements;
Auto-Insertion; Running Contingency Analysis; Navigating
Results; Solution Options
2 of 2:
Reference State; Modeling Options; Contingency Summary Log
I11: Linear Sensitivity Analysis
Slides
1 of 3: Power Transfer Distribution Factors (PTDF); PTDFs on One-line Diagram;
Transmission Loading Relief (TLR)/Generation Shift Factors (GSF)
2 of 3:
Multiple Direction PTDF; Multiple Element TLR/GSF; Line Outage Distribution Factors (LODF);
Outage Transfer Distribution Factors (OTDF); Flow and Voltage Sensitivities
3 of 3:
Loss Sensitivities; Line Loading Replicator; Connections
Analysis (Path Distance to Buses, Shortest Path, Facility
Analysis, Branches that Create Islands)
I12: Auxiliary File Format, Script Section
Slides
1 of 2:
Overview; Script Sections; Modes and Submodes; Reference
Manual; Script Command Window; List of Script Actions
2 of 2:
Example: Difference Cases and Aux Files; Display Auxiliary Files
I13: Fault Analysis
Slides
Video:
Overview; Fault Location and Type; Sequence Data; Impedance and
Pre-fault Profile; Bus Fault Example; Visualizing Results; Line
Fault Example; Other Notes
I14: Equivalents
Slides
I15: SimAuto Automation Server (licensed PowerWorld Simulator SimAuto
software required to perform demo)
Slides
Video:
Overview; Applications; Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Demonstration;
Browsing the VBA Code; VBA Object Browser; Referencing the Simulator
Type Library; SimAuto Tips; SimAuto Functions; SimAuto Help Reference;
Simulator Object and Field Reference
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