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• PSS®E 33: Basic Operation
• Load Flow Analysis
• Contingency Analysis
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PSS®E
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PSS®E Functional Description
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PSS®E
Functional
Description
Power flow and related network analysis
functions
Balanced and unbalanced fault analysis
Network e
q
uivalent construction
q
Dynamic simulation
Dynamic
simulation
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Input Data Files
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Input
Data
Files
Power Flow Raw Data Files (.raw)
D
y
namics Data Files
(
.d
y
r
)
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y
)
Saved Case (.sav) and Snapshot (.snp):
binary files
Subsystem Description Data (.sub)
Monitored Element Data
(
.mon
)
(
)
Contingency Description Data (.con)
Sequence Data Files (.
seq
)
Sequence
Data
Files
(.
seq
)
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Output Files
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Output
Files
Distribution Factor Data (.dfx)
AC Contin
g
enc
y
Solution Out
p
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(
.acc
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gy p( )
PV Solution Output (.pv)
Q
V
So
l
ut
i
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n
Output
(
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q
v
)
Q So ut o Output (
q
)
Channel Output (.out)
Slider Diagram (.
sld
)
Slider
Diagram
(.
sld
)
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Automation Files
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Automation
Files
Response File or IDEV File (.idv)
IPLAN Source Program (.ipl)
IPLAN Executable Program (.irf)
Python Program (.py)
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Key Elements of the Interface
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Key
Elements
of
the
Interface
Toolbars
TreeView
SpreadsheetViewOutputView CommandLine
Interface(CLI)
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Key
Elements
of
the
Interface
Tree View
Network items represented as selectable elements
in a hierarchical list
Network items organized by data type and
displayed in expandable/collapsible folders
displayed
in
expandable/collapsible
folders
Spreadsheet View
Importing a
sav
file or a raw file populates the
Importing
a
.
sav
file
or
a
.
raw
file
populates
the
spreadsheet with network data
Tabs allow specification of the various data
categories
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Key
Elements
of
the
Interface
Output View
Progress, alerts/warnings and reports tabs
Alerts and warning also appear in red text in the
progress stream
Tlb
T
oo
lb
ars
Shortcuts to analytical tools, one-line diagrams,
generation of reports
generation
of
reports
…
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Field for command line input (IDEV or Python)
Field
for
command
line
input
(IDEV
or
Python)
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Bus Tab
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Default:1.0pu
Bus
Tab
Default:0deg
BusNumber
Base kV
1:LoadBus
2 GtB
Base
kV
2
:
G
enera
t
or
B
us
3:SwingBus
4:DisconnectedBus
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Branch Tab
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Branch
Tab
Bus Number
Len
g
th
BranchData(pu)
ID
Bus
Number
FromandTo
ThermalRating
(MVA)
g
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Load Tab
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Load
Tab
ID
BusNumber
LoadData
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Plant Tab
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Plant
Tab
BusNumber
RemoteBus
ScheduledVoltage
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Machine Tab
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Machine
Tab
ID
BusNumber
GeneratorPower
Generator Data
Generator
Data
TransformerData
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Two Winding Tab
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Two
Winding
Tab
ID
ControlData
BusNumber
FromandTo
kVorpu
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Two Winding Tab
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Two
Winding
Tab
BaseType
Transformer Data
ThermalRatin
g
Magnetizing
Admittance
Transformer
Data
g
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Fixed Shunt Tab
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Fixed
Shunt
Tab
ID
BusNumber
FixedShuntData
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Switched Shunt Tab
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Switched
Shunt
Tab
BusNumber
ControlMode
VoltageLimits
ReactivePowerLimits
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Switched Shunt Tab
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Switched
Shunt
Tab
Number of Step for Block
i
InitialValue
Number
of
Step
for
Block
i
AdmittanceIncrementforEachStepinBlocki
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Exercises
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Exercises
1. Go to the “Bus” tab. Find bus 3008:
a) What is the name of this bus and its rated
voltage?
Name: CATDOG
Rated Voltage: 230 kV
b) Based on the code number, what type of bus is
this?
Rated
Voltage:
230
kV
Code number: 1 Load Bus
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Exercises
2. Go to the “Branch” tab. Find the branch
that connects bus 201 to bus 207:
a) What are the name of the buses and the rated
voltage of the branch?
Bus Names: HYDRO and DUPONT
b)
What is the rated resistance and reactance of
Bus
Names:
HYDRO
and
DUPONT
Rated Voltage: 500 kV
b)
What
is
the
rated
resistance
and
reactance
of
this branch (p.u.)?
Resistance: R = 0.0015 p.u.
R t X 0 0150
R
eac
t
ance:
X
=
0
.
0150
p.u.
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Exercises
3. Go to the “Load” tab. Find load
connected to bus 214:
a) What are the real and reactive components of
this load?
Real: P = 500 MW
b)
What is the power factor of this load?
Real:
P
=
500
MW
Reactive: Q = 75 MVAr
b)
What
is
the
power
factor
of
this
load?
Power factor:
PF = cos(tan
-1
(Q/P))
PF = 0.99 lagging
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Exercises
4. Go to the “Machine” tab. Find generator
connected to bus 402:
a) What are the maximum and minimum reactive
power ratings of this generator?
Qmax
= 610
MVAr
b)
What is the power loading of the machine in %?
Qmax
=
610
MVAr
Qmin = -110 MVAr
b)
What
is
the
power
loading
of
the
machine
in
%?
Loading in MVA = √(321
2
+ 142.3249
2
) = 351.14 MVA
Loading in % = 351.14 / 610 = 58%
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Exercises
5. Go to the “Switched Shunt” tab. Find
switched shunt connected to bus 154:
a) What is the number of shunt elements
connected?
Sum of all blocks = 13
b)
What is the maximum reactive power produced?
Sum
of
all
blocks
=
13
b)
What
is
the
maximum
reactive
power
produced?
Qmax = 124 MVAr
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