Substation Information (Edit Mode)

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The Substation Dialog is used in the Edit Mode to view information about a substation and to move one or more buses from one substation to another. (See Substation Information (Run Mode) for help on the corresponding Run Mode version.) To view this dialog, first select Aggregation > Substations from the Model Explorer to view the Substations Records Display. Then, right-click on the desired substation record and select Show Dialog to view this dialog.

 

The dialog has the following fields:

Substation Number

An integer identifier for the substation. You can use the spin button immediately to the right of this field to move to either the next substation (click the up arrow) or the previous substation (click the down arrow).

Substation Name and ID

Two alphanumeric identifiers for the substation. You can use these fields to change the substation’s name or ID, provided you click either Save or OK.

Find By Number

To find a substation by its number, enter the number into the Substation Number field, then click this button.

Find By Name

To find a substation by its name, enter the name into the Substation Name field, then click this button.

Find By Sub ID

To find a substation by its substation ID, enter the ID into the Substation ID field, then click this button.

Find…

If the exact substation number, name and ID are not known, you can use the Find Dialog to search for and select a substation from a list of substations.

Labels

Clicking this button will open the Subscribed Aliases dialog displaying the list of defined labels for the substation. New labels can also be added for the substation from the dialog as well.

Buses

This table lists all of the buses in the substation. Number, name, voltage, area number and name, and zone number and name are shown for each bus. This table can be used to move buses to a different substation. Select the bus or buses you would like to move with the mouse. Then, enter the Destination Substation Number, which is the substation to which you want to move the selected buses. You may enter a substation number that does not already exist, too, so that the buses will be moved to a brand new substation. In this case, be sure to provide the new substation a name and ID, as well. Finally, click the Move Selected Bus(s) to Destination Substation button to implement the move.

Display Options

The Display Options tab of the Substation Information dialog is only visible if an open diagram contains an object representing the substation. This tab allows you to choose the general appearance of the substation object. Use the Width and Height fields to set the width and height of the substation object. The Shape field allows you to choose what shape the substation object will take.

By clicking on Link to New Object, the Choose Object selector will appear, allowing the user to select another substation in the load flow data to be linked to this particular graphical object.

The Substation Layout Oneline, URL or Command field allows you to specify the same of the Simulator oneline diagram (pwd) file that should be automatically opened if you click on the substation object on the diagram in run mode. If no oneline is specified, Simulator will search for a default name of the format AreaName_SubstationName. If a diagram cannot be found, then Simulator will not attempt to open any oneline diagrams when the substation is clicked. Optionally, a HTTP URL can be entered in the form http://example.com. Also, a line command can be entered, such as Excel.exe c:\file.xls.

Substation Generators, Loads, and Switched Shunts Tables

These tables list all of the generators, loads, and switched shunts in the substation. Number, name, ID, status, and additional fields for each type of device are shown.

Custom

Enter any text notes you wish in the Memo page. When the case is saved as a Simulator PWB file, the memo text will also be saved. Custom fields can also be entered for storage with the selected substation.

Geography

Displays geographic information about the location of the substation, in Latitude and Longitude. When showing the dialog by right-clicking on a substation oneline display object from a oneline diagram, then a button will also appear that states Copy Longitude/Latitude from Oneline Location. This button will then determine the longitude/latitude of the center of the substation object on the oneline diagram and copy these values into the Substation Data Record. Also it provides a conversion tool between Lat/Lon and UTM Coordinates.

 

OK, Save, Cancel

OK saves any changes to the substation name or ID, and closes the dialog.

Save saves any changes to the substation name or ID, but does not close the dialog.

Cancel closes the dialog ignoring any changes.