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EasyPower Power Flow Analysis Guide

The document provides a tutorial on how to perform power flow analysis in EasyPower. It describes how to open a sample power system file, run power flow calculations, view results such as losses and voltage drops, analyze the impact of motor starting, make temporary changes to equipment data, and generate text reports of the power flow solution. The tutorial demonstrates EasyPower's robust current injection method and sparsity techniques for steady-state power flow analysis.

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EasyPower Power Flow Analysis Guide

The document provides a tutorial on how to perform power flow analysis in EasyPower. It describes how to open a sample power system file, run power flow calculations, view results such as losses and voltage drops, analyze the impact of motor starting, make temporary changes to equipment data, and generate text reports of the power flow solution. The tutorial demonstrates EasyPower's robust current injection method and sparsity techniques for steady-state power flow analysis.

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TutorialPowerFlowAnalysis

Inthistutorial,[Link]
robustandaccuratealgorithmeverdeveloped:[Link]
algorithmtechniquestoindthesteadystatepowerlowconditionsofanoperatingpowersystem.

PowerFlowFocus
Toperformpowerlowanalysis,youmustbeinthePowerFlowfocus.
[Link],clickOpenFile.
Tip:IfyouareviewingtheStartPage,youcanclickOpenOnelineinstead.
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Maximizeontheonelinewindow,ifneeded,toillthesessionwindowwiththeoneline.

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areusedinpowerlowcalculations.

RunningPowerFlowAnalysis
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busaredisplayedatafortyivedegreeangle(seeigurebelow).

Figure1:PowerFlowAnalysis
The
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Note:EasyPoweralsohighlightsitemsthatarewithin10%[Link]
adjustedinthePFOptionsdialogbox.
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Figure2:PowerFlowWithLossesDisplayed
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below).

Figure3:PowerFlowWithPercentVoltageDropsDisplayed

ImpactMotorStarting
Afterrunningpowerlow,[Link]
thesystemimpactofastartingmotoratthetimewhenthemotoractsasalockedrotor.
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displayed.

Figure4:TemporaryMotorDataDialogBox
2.ChangetheScalingFactorto0%.Thisindicatesthatthemotorisnotcurrentlyrunning.
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power.

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[Link].(TheBusUndervoltage
Thresholddefaultstowithin5%[Link]>PowerFlowOptionsdialogboxonthe
Controltab.)Inbothpowerlowandmotorstartinganalysis,youcanquicklyspotvoltageproblemsinlargesystems
bylookingforredbuses.

Figure5:MotorStartingAnalysis

TemporarilyChangingEquipmentData
Forfastcontingencystudyingandwhatifchecking,youcanrunpowerlowsaftermakingtemporarychangestothe
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notaffectveriieddataenteredin
[Link],utilities,transformers,motors,loads,capacitors,
andshuntscanallbetemporarilyedited.
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[Link],changetheScalingFactorto120%,andthenclickOK.
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Solve.

Figure6:MotorWith120%ScalingFactor
Noticethatthe120%motorloadshownisgreaterthanthe100%[Link]
testdifferentloadingscenarioswithoutchangingtheactualmotorspeciications.
Note:YoucanquicklyscalemultiplemotorsandloadsbyclickingChangeScalingFactorinthePowerFlowtab.
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easywaytocheckpeakloadingconditions,lightloadingconditions,futureadditions,andotherfactorsprevalenttoa
powersystem.

DisplayOptions
Click

PFOptionsinthePowerFlowtab,andthenselecttheOnelineOutputtab.

Observethedifferentonelineoptionsavailable.
ThebranchlowsontheonelineincludeMWandMVAR,kVAandPowerFactor,CurrentinAmps,andsoon.
ThebusvoltagesdisplayeitherPerunit,kV(LL),orV(LL)units.
UnitsaredisplayedontheonelinebyselectingtheShowUnitscheckbox.

TextReports
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displayed.
[Link],andthenselectIEEE/WSCCFormat.
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Solve.

Figure7:PowerFlowTextOutputDialogBox
6. [Link]
SummaryorPowerFlowDetailreportfromthe

Windowbutton.

Tip:Youcanalsodoubleclickonthewindowiconscreatedinthelowerleftcorner.

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