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POWER SYSTEM SIMULATION SOFTWARES

Due to the complexities of the power system network, manual computations and simulations are now considered to be impractical if not infeasible. In the dawn of the computer age, engineers had come up with many differents ways in reducing the burden of solving certain problems relating to the electrical power system. This has evolved into a very sophisticated tool which are use by many of the present generation. At present, many simulation softwares had been developed to help engineers in these tedious tasks.

These simulation softwares are known to be able to do many electrical computations and simulations namely; load flow analysis, fault calculations, reliability study, switching optimization, capacitor installation, etc. Not only that it can solve and suggest certain options, softwares can also be able to help in energy loss computation and segregation.

Analyzing power system's loss in an electric utility is not as easy as it may sounds. Many factors are necessary to come up with a reliable simulation of the utility's present system's loss. An accurate data is the first factor to consider in making such analysis since if you use an erroneous data, you will most likely get an erroneous result (Garbage In Garbage Out). The other factor to be considered in this analysis is the software to be used. Many types of power system softwares are available in the market today, each offering their own features that are supposed to be superior to others. Some power system simulation software that are present are the likes of Synergee, ETAP, PSS, DMS, etc. Later we will have a closer look with these softwares and what they offer to the users.

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