Distribution analysis
Distribution analysis
(OP)
Hello,
Wich are the most used analysis software in distribution systems?
Our greater interest:
Optimal location of capacitors
Minimization of losses
Open tie optimization
Any comment and any reference about this points is wellcome, thank in advance!
Wich are the most used analysis software in distribution systems?
Our greater interest:
Optimal location of capacitors
Minimization of losses
Open tie optimization
Any comment and any reference about this points is wellcome, thank in advance!






RE: Distribution analysis
SKM Powertools (DAPPER),
Digsilent Power Factory
ERA (ERACS)
I have personal experience of the SKM package and a basic knowledge of the Digsilent package which is an excellent package.
RE: Distribution analysis
Bung
Life is non-linear...
RE: Distribution analysis
Unix (usually Linux, nowadays) version of the software.
For folks that care about reliability.
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Note: I did NOT post this to start (another) OS war.
I'm just P'O'ed about not being able to get perfectly
suitable control and monitoring software for a decent
platform ( a late, fresh battle).
RE: Distribution analysis
RE: Distribution analysis
I post this question because we used FeederAll made by ABB, and at least this version (2003.0) is not so flexible as other software (I have used DIGSILENT, SKM and EasyPower).
Who of you uses or knows FeederAll?
What reference has of this software?
Thanks in advance,
RE: Distribution analysis
I just got a demo version of SINCAL and from what i've seen so far it is far better and momre flexible then PSS Viper. Although it is quite similar to DIGsilent.
RE: Distribution analysis
I know of a fairly large local utility that uses FeederAll. We used it while supporting them with the engineering work. I wasn't too impressed. Distriview has much better analytical capabilities, although it is pretty limited in graphics capability.
RE: Distribution analysis
So if you do get one of the unix packages like Dinis, be aware that it was a port from its original SunOs/SunView base, and it doesn't behave properly (according to X-Windows standards). So it can't do a lot of X-Windows things you would expect it to.
I guess what I'm really driving at is that many specialist apps are written with much less of an eye on the standard look and feel expected of the operating systems and GUIs on which they run than they are on the technical capability. And you have to look at both sides when buying the software, because if it won't interact with your other systems the way you wanted it too, it is not much use to you.
Bung
Life is non-linear...
RE: Distribution analysis
SynerGEE software can also help with motor starts, protection co-ordination, fault analysis, load flow analysis, locked rotor analysis (also known as flicker analysis), regulator settings, and much more. The software can be run on a stand alone pc or a network and is sometimes used in conjunction with a GIS system.
SuzyQ