What is the difference between the *.PWB and *.PWD files used by Simulator and what are PowerWorld Project Files?
PWB and PWD stand for PowerWorld Binary and PowerWorld Display. The PWB files contain the actual power system data for the case. Traditionally, case files can contain large amounts of data. We store this data in a binary file to reduce the size of the file on your hard drive. Furthermore, data stored in a […]
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July 3, 2012
PowerWorld Simulator Help Files
Save these files by right-clicking on the link and selecting “Save Target As …” or “Save Link As …”, saving the zip file to a location you’ll remember, and then extracting Pwrworld.chm into your PowerWorld Simulator directory (C:\Program Files\PowerWorld\Simulator by default). Note: For the PowerWorld Simulator Help Files, right-click on the file after extracting, select Properties, and click […]
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June 29, 2012
PowerWorld Simulator Optimal Power Flow Reference
Quick-Start Tutorial: Includes hands-on examples that will work on the free demo version of Simulator.
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June 29, 2012
PowerWorld Simulator User Guides
Simulator 16 User Guide Simulator 14 User Guide Simulator 13 User Guide Simulator 12 User Guide Simulator 11 User Guide Simulator 10 User Guide Simulator 9 User Guide Simulator 8 User Guide Simulator 7 User Guide Simulator 6 User Guide
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June 29, 2012
FirstRate User Guide
Provides a general description of using the FirstRate Generator Cost Model with PowerWorld Simulator. To save the file to your hard drive for easier viewing, right-click on the link and select “Save Target As …” or “Save Link As …”. FirstRate User Guide
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June 29, 2012
Auxiliary File Format
Latest Auxiliary File Format (within WebHelp) – updated The list below are PDF documents with the format described. To save these files to your hard drive for easier viewing, right-click on the link and select “Save Target As …” or “Save Link As …”. Auxiliary File Format 21 – updated Auxiliary File Format 20 – updated Auxiliary […]
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June 29, 2012
Efficient ATC Using Linear Methods
The presentation summarizes the methods used in Simulator ATC for calculating ATC values. Follow this link to see the PowerPoint slides used for most of the presentation. At the end of the presentation, Simulator ATC was demonstrated. Several screen shots are shown below which show the progression of what was covered.
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June 29, 2012
Enabling AGC control of ISO-NE in cases where it spans multiple islands
Auxiliary File: HighgateIsland.aux (Right-click on the above file and select Save Target As to save it to your computer.) In some Eastern Interconnect planning models, the ISO-NE area spans multiple islands that contain multiple areas. Some of its buses, loads, and generators are connected to the rest of the area through the Highgate AC-DC-AC link […]
June 29, 2012
PTDF and Contingency Analysis of a New Transaction
Auxiliary File: Transaction.aux PowerWorld Case: B7OPF.pwb PowerWorld Oneline: B7OPF.pwd Output Files: PTDF.aux, BeforeTransactionCTGReport.txt, AfterTransactionCTGReport.txt (Right-click on the above files and select Save Target As to save them to your computer.) This script implements a large transaction from the left area to the top area of a seven-bus system and illustrates the effects of the transaction […]
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June 29, 2012
Profit Data and Market Power Scenarios
Auxiliary File: MarketPower.aux PowerWorld Case: B7OPF.pwb PowerWorld Oneline: B7OPF.pwd Output Files: ProfitData.aux (Right-click on the above files and select Save Target As to save them to your computer.) This script records generator profit data while increasing the bid of one generator and taking a nearby generator out of service. The auxiliary file contains five script […]
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June 29, 2012