Bus Field Options Dialog

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Bus field display objects are used primarily to indicate various quantities associated with bus devices on onelines. Some bus field types, which are distinguished by an integrated spin button, may be used to change bus device properties.

This dialog can be opened by right-clicking on a bus display field and choosing to open the Bus Field Information Dialog while in run mode. If in edit mode this dialog will be opened simply by right-clicking on a bus display field.

The Bus Fields Options dialog can be used to modify the properties of individual bus fields on the oneline. The dialog displays the following fields:

 

Find…

If you do not know the exact bus number or name you are looking for, you can click this button to open the advanced search engine.

Bus Number

Number of the bus associated with the field. Use the drop-down box to view a list of all buses in the case with valid area/zone/owner filters.

Bus Name

Name of the bus associated with the field. Use the drop-down box to view a list of all buses in the case with valid area/zone/owner filters.

Total Digits in Field

Total number of digits to show in the field.

Digits to Right of Decimal

Number of digits to show to the right of the decimal point.

Field Value

The current value of the field being displayed.

Field Prefix

A prefix that can be specified and displayed with the selected value.

Delta Per Mouse Click

This option is currently not used for bus fields.

Maintain Constant Load Power Factor

This option is currently not used for bus fields.

Include Suffix

If this checkbox is checked, the corresponding field units will be displayed after the current value. Otherwise, only the value without the units will be displayed.

Anchored

If this checkbox is checked, the bus field is anchored to its associated bus, which means that it will move with the bus.

Rotation Angle in Degrees

The angle at which the text will appear on the diagram.

Type of Field

Used to determine the type of bus field to show. The following choices are available:

Bus Name 

Name of the bus.

Bus Number 

Number of the bus.

Bus Voltage 

Per unit voltage magnitude of the bus.

Bus Angle 

Voltage angle of the bus in degrees.

MW Marginal Cost 

Bus MW marginal cost in $/MW·hr; available only with OPF

Mvar Marginal Cost 

Bus Mvar marginal cost in $/Mvar·hr; available only with OPF

MW Loss Sensitivity 

Increase in MW losses due to injecting real power at this bus and absorbing this at the system slack. The portion of the system in which the loss increase is calculated is based on a loss function type.

Select a Field 

Choose from any of the available bus fields. Use the Find Field button to open a dialog from which the field can be selected.

Checking the Draw Sparkline checkbox will display a sparkline instead of a field value on the oneline and list only those fields that are available for representation as a sparkline.

 

Select OK to save changes and to close the dialog, or click Cancel to close the dialog without saving your changes.