Data Management in DIgSILENT PowerFactory 2010

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Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt, Dr.Sc
Manchester, UK, September, 2009
Tutorial:
Data Management in PowerFactory

This tutorial describes how data management is used in
PowerFactory: Version, Derived Projects, Operation
Scenarios,
Tutorial:
Data Management in PowerFactory
Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt, Dr.Sc
fglogatt@fglongatt.org.ve
Manchester, September 2009

1. Introduction

1. Introduction
• The project object is allows the user to perform
advanced management tasks such as:
– Versioning, (Versions)
– Deriving, (Derived Projects)
– Comparing,
– Merging
– and Sharing.
• It simplify the work in multi-user environments while
minimizing the amount of data.

1. Introduction
Main Features:
– Network data stored in single or multi-user database
– Network Modeller incl. Single Diagrams and Block
Diagrams
– Network Variations for expansion planning
– Operation Scenarios for operational data
– Network Model Versioning
– Network Model Sharing in multi-user environment
– User accounts, user groups, access rights
– Compare and Merge Tool
– Change Tracking

1. Introduction
• PowerFactory allow use of the objects stored inside
them objects to recognize:
• The parts of the network model (grids and
expansion stages) to be consider for calculation.
• The calculations (and their settings) to be
performed over the selected parts of the network.
• The study time.
• The active variations.
• The active operation scenario.
• The calculation results to be stored for reporting.
• The graphics to be displayed during the study

2. Creating Operation
Scenarios and
Expansion Stages

2. Operation Scenarios and Expansion Stages
1992 Study Time
Time

1992 Study Time
Time
Original project version ('Base Project')
e.g. to analyze the network at different times during the day, week or year, where changed loading conditions and different
component ratings are considered

1992 Study Time
Time
Operation Scenarios: different operative
conditions
e.g. to analyze the network at different times during the day, week or year, where changed loading conditions and different

• The Operation Scenario concept is useful to analyze the
network at different times during the day, week or year,
where changed loading conditions and different

1992 Study Time
Time
Variations: Different topological configurations
e.g. Variations can be seen as expansion plans composed of different expansion stages, which are chronologically activated.

• Variations are objects that can store and implement the
changes which are expected on a network without
affecting the original model.
• The changes contained in an expansion stage can be
classified as:
• Changed parameters of network components;
• Additions; i.e. objects added to the network.
• Deletions; i.e. objects removed from the network

• To create a new variation, right-click on the Variations
folder ( ) in the data manager
• Select New -> Variation from the context-sensitive
menu.

Output windows:

Stage 1

Stage 1
Output windows:

3. Base Project,
Versions and Derived
Projects

3. Base Project, Versions and Derived Projects
BASE PROJECT
Version 1 Version 2 Version 3
User A
User B
User X
Derived project
Derived project
Derived project
Version n
Public Area (Data
Administrator Area
User Area
Latest version of
the Base Project
The data administrator issues update to the Base Project in form os version

BASE PROJECT
User A
User B
User X
Derived project
Derived project
Derived project
Version n
Public Area (Data
Administrator Area
User Area
Latest version of
the Base Project
A Version is a snapshot
of a project taken at a
certain point in time.

• Right-click the desired project folder in the right pane of
the Data Manager where the Version is to be created.
• Select New --> Version from the context-sensitive
menu.

• Define the version characteristics in the pops up
windows.
Output window

BASE PROJECT
User A
User B
User X
Derived project
Derived project
Derived project
Version n
Public Area (Data
Administrator Area
User Area
Latest version of
the Base Project
Derived Project: A
'virtual copy‘ of the
original project version
('Base Project')
At certain stages of a system study, several users may wish to work
on the same project.

BASE PROJECT
User A
User B
User X
Derived project
Derived project
Derived project
Version n
Public Area (Data
Administrator Area
User Area
Latest version of
the Base Project
Derived Project: A
'virtual copy‘ of the
original project version
('Base Project')
Internally only the data differences between the "Base Project"
and the "Derived Project" are stored in the database.

• A new derived project is created using the Data Manager
as follows:
• Right-click the desired project folder in the right pane of
the Data Manager where the Derived Project is to be
created.
• Select New --> Derived Project from the context-
sensitive menu.
• Select the source version of the base project from the
data browser that pops up. This will likely be the last
available version of a project in a public area, created by
the data administrator.
• Press OK.

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