By Hossam Talaat
About PowerWorld
It is an interactive power system simulation package designed to simulate power system operation. An educational version of 12-bus can be freely downloaded from: www.powerworld.com
ASSUMPTIONS
Frequency is constant. Transients are not considered. Slack bus mut be defined. If load flow is failed to converge a blackout is assumed.
Program Components
*.pwd file for on-line diagram. *.pwb file for simulation data.
Edit mode: to construct new simulation cases or to modify existing cases. Run mode: to perform the actual power system simulation.
Elements: Bus, generator, transformer, load, AC line, DC line, shunt capacitor, circuit breaker. Element appearance is user-defined: orientation, size, thickness, color. Elements data display is user-defined. Size and rate of animated flows can be controlled.
Bus information
Name, number, voltage magnitude and angle.
Information: MW, MVAR: for each of constant power, constant current or constant impedance.
Data Display: MW, MVAR , .
Studied Example
186.8 MW 0.0 MVR
Brich
Pine
Maple
1.00 pu 0.00 Deg 1.02 pu 0.00 Deg
4
80.0 MW 49.6 MVR