Chapter G

Exercise 5: Connecting the

Subsystems
In the previous exercises of the tutorial, a small distribution system (“Part 1") and a small transmission
system (“Part 2") have been entered and tested. in addition, load flow and short circuit-calculations
were performed for both systems.
In this exercise of the tutorial, these two networks are going to be connected to each other and calculations
for the resulting network will be performed.
Start the Tutorial Manager by doing the following:
• Open the Tutorial Manager by selecting the Help → Start Tutorial. . . option on the main menu.
• Select the option Start → Exercise 5.
• Press Execute.
If there was a project active before, the graphics board disappears. Other than this, nothing visible
happens! The grids are not shown automatically this time.
G.1 Activation of the Two Subsystems
For the connection and analysis of the two subsystems, it should be possible to switch from one single
line graphic to the other quickly and to perform calculations for the combination of the two grids. Until
now, only one subsystem (“Part 1" or “Part 2") was active at the same time. However, it is possible to
activate as many grids, and add as many single line diagrams to the graphics board as are needed.
For now, the created grids “Part 1" and “Part 2" and their corresponding single line diagrams will be
activated.
A grid folder is activated by adding it to an active study case. The study case keeps a reference to all
active grids. Therefore, the combination of the active grids will be the basis for all performed calculations.
The study case will automatically deactivate all its grids when it is deactivated itself, and will reactivate
them again when it is activated, using the grid references. You thus first have to activate the study case
by selecting it in the study case list in the main menu.