Knowledge Base

Use Spreadsheets to Create or Modify Model Objects

PowerWorld Simulator’s abilities can be extended to include all the power of a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or Corel Quattro Pro.  A simple example is presented here to get you started on this powerful feature. Consider the simple seven-bus system (B7FLAT.pwb) provided with the software. B7FLAT Sample Case One-Line Diagram We are going […]

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June 28, 2012

Creating Diagrams: Auto-Insert Buses/Substations

PowerWorld can store geographic latitude/longitude coordinates for bus and substation objects.  You can automatically insert these objects into your system diagrams using either the specified geographic coordinates, or x/y coordinates imported from a file. Note: Auto-insert buses is only for inserting bus objects on the diagram representing existing data. In other words, you cannot use […]

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June 28, 2012

Creating Diagrams: Auto-Insert Other Objects

Once you have inserted bus, substation, area or zone objects onto your diagram, you can automatically insert other display objects that already exist as part of the power system model.  Select Insert >> Auto-Insert from the main menu, then select the object type you would like to insert.  Users can choose among lines, generators, loads, interfaces, and […]

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June 28, 2012

Modifying Diagrams

 Selecting and formatting objects To select a single object, left-click on the object. You can then format the object by using the options available from the Format menu. To select multiple objects use Shift Select, Select Region, or Select by Criteria (see below); then use the options available on the Format menu to format all […]

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June 28, 2012