An integrated personal computer graphics environment for power system education, analysis and design

Abstract

An integrated graphics environment for power system analysis and design (PSADE) is presented. The environment runs on a personal computer with standard memory and graphics hardware requirements (VGA or EGA). PSADE is based on a general purpose graphics development software which provides numerous tools to facilitate the creation and modification of particular power system analysis applications. The integrated environment contains extensive color graphics representations of power systems, interface with external power system simulation programs, dynamic display of the results on the graphical representation of the network, and straightforward communication among the external and the internal databases. The use of this environment is illustrated by several particular applications. PSADE is specially useful to universities and industry for teaching and training purposes, as well as being a valid research tool for preliminary study of planning or operational schemes. >