February 18, 2025 - February 19, 2025 Language: EN, Online-Training

PowerFactory Fundamentals (Online) 18.02.25.SYD, Sydney

Timetable: All times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)
Description Start End
Day 1: Tuesday 9 AM 5 PM
Day 2: Wednesday 9 AM 5 PM
This course provides a general introduction to the use of PowerFactory software and is aimed at first time users.

Topics covered include:

CO-01-01 - DIgSILENT Introduction

  • Worldwide Company Overview
  • DIgSILENT Pacific Offices
  • Products
  • History

PF-01-01 - PowerFactory User Interface

  • Starting up and logging on to PowerFactory
  • Importing and activating projects
  • Graphic layers
  • Zooming, panning and selecting objects in the SLD
  • Adjusting the user interface settings

PF-01-02 - Data Structure and Model Development

  • The PowerFactory database
  • The PowerFactory project
  • Elements and Types
  • Types of single line diagrams
  • Freeze mode
  • Common power system elements
  • Building a simple system model

PF-01-03 - Introduction to Load Flow Calculations

  • What is a load flow
  • How to run load flow analysis in PowerFactory
  • Understanding the load flow command options
  • Understanding load flow results with the diagram colours
  • Troubleshooting load flow calculations

PF-01-04 - Analysing Results in PowerFactory

  • Results in the SLD
  • Tabular (spreadsheet style) results
  • Exporting tabular data to Excel
  • Results comparison
  • Built-in reports
  • Searching the PowerFactory database
  • Diagram colouring

PF-01-05 - Load Flow Control

  • Reactive power control options in the load flow command
  • Power station reactive power control
  • Generator reactive power limits (capability curves)
  • OLTC and switched capacitor control
  • Slack options in PowerFactory (power frequency control)

PF-01-06 - Short-Circuit Calculations

  • The difference between the IEC and complete short-circuit methods
  • What each of the displayed fault current variables in PowerFactory represent
  • How to calculate a short-circuit in PowerFactory
  • How to connect and configure a neutral earthing transformer
  • How to apply simultaneous faults
  • The options for determining fault contributions from asynchronous machines

PF-01-07 - Connection of grids

  • Geographic data and diagrams
  • Graphic layers
  • Substation running arrangements

PF-01-08 - Variations and Expansion Stages

  • Network planning
  • Variations and expansion stages
  • Effect of variations on diagrams and objects
  • Variation Manager

PF-01-09 - Operation Scenarios and Study Cases

  • Background on Operation Scenarios
  • What data is captured by an Operation Scenario
  • How to create and manage Operation Scenarios
  • Operation Scenario Manager
  • Study Cases
  • Project Overview

PF-01-10 - Medium Voltage Network Analysis

  • Feeder modelling
  • Voltage profile plots
  • Feeder load scaling
  • Unbalanced systems

PF-01-11 - Parameter Characteristics

  • What is a characteristic and how are they useful?
  • Examples of where characteristic curves can be used
  • Defining a time-of-day characteristic curve in PowerFactory

PF-01-12 - Modelling overhead line geometries and mutual coupling

  • Geometrical line models
  • Tower Types
  • Tower Geometry Types
  • Conductor Types
  • Tower Elements
  • Mutual coupling between lines and cables

Please note:

  1. Course fee is in AUD and includes GST.
  2. Credit Card payments will incur a 2% surcharge on the course fee. The total amount for credit card transactions will be AUD 2,020.
  3. Participation will only be confirmed once payment has been received by DIgSILENT.
  4. The course is delivered via Microsoft Teams and utilises a virtual training environment.
  5. Course fee includes access to a remote PowerFactory training environment.
  6. Participation is contingent on being able to access our training environment, a connection test session will be scheduled prior to the date of the seminar.

Full rate AUD 1,980 inclusive of GST

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