Possibilities of using PSS®SINCAL, ETAP, PowerFactory software for modeling electric power networks

Abstract

The article is devoted to modeling of electrical networks. The article discusses the positive and negative features of simulation programs. Special attention is paid to the principles of the program. The article discusses such programs as PSS®SINCAL from Siemens; ETAP from Operation Technology and PowerFactory from DIgSILENT GmbH. In the work, we considered the programs and decided that the most successful solution for working with the modeling of the electrical network and the impact of compensating devices on the electrical network would be the use of the PSS®SINCAL software from Siemens. For more than 20 years, the PSS®SINCAL platform has enabled engineers to solve various challenges of variable distribution, transmission and industrial power systems, including maintaining high reliability of supply and efficient integration of distributed energy resources. With PSS®SINCAL's modular platform, power system planning and operation engineers are supported throughout the entire workflow, from raw data import and network modeling (taking into account past, current and future conditions) through basic and advanced calculations to large-scale simulations and analysis protection, as well as other methods in the time and frequency domains. PSS®SINCAL is used in more than 100 countries by transmission and distribution planning engineers, protection engineers, consultants, power plant and industrial grid operators, operations planning engineers, IT specialists, researchers, and more. Thanks to its modular design, PSS®SINCAL is highly flexible and customizable. It offers a wide range of analysis functions for the planning, design and operation of power systems, allowing you to model and study: power quality, frequency stability, distributed generation interconnection, protection coordination, power restoration, economic design solutions and much more.