PowerFactory Fundamentals (Online) 18.02.25.SYD, Sydney
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Day 1: Tuesday | 9 AM | 5 PM |
Day 2: Wednesday | 9 AM | 5 PM |
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
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