INTRODUCTION TO THE POWER WORLD SIMULATOR SOFTWARE

NAME: SEBASTIAN MARK GABRIEL

STUDENT NO: 2018102520

ACTIVITY NO: PW 1

DATE: May 30, 2023

OBJECTIVE: To introduce Power World simulation software in the analysis of an electric power
system

EQUIPMENT: PC system containing POWER WORLD SIMULATOR SOFTWARE

THEORY:

Introduction to Power World Simulator:

After installing Power World, double-click on the PW icon to start the program. Analysis System
analysis requires, of course, that the user provides the program with a model of the power
system. With Power World, you can either build a new case (model) from scratch or start from
an existing case. Initially, we’ll start with an existing case. Power World uses the common
Ribbon user interface in which common commands, such as opening or saving a case, are
available by clicking on the blue and white Power World icon in the upper left-hand corner. So,
to open a case click on the icon and select Open Case. This displays the Open Dialog.

Electric power systems range in size from small dc systems with peak power demands of
perhaps a few milliwatts (mW) to large continents spanning interconnected ac systems with
peak demands of hundreds of Gigawatts (GW) of demand (1 GW=1 x 10 9Watt). Power World is
a high voltage, high power, interconnected ac system. Almost without exception these systems
operate using three-phase ac power at either 50 or 60 Hz. A full analysis of an arbitrary three-
phase system requires consideration of each of the three phases. Drawing such systems in full
schematic form quickly gets excessively complicated. Thankfully, during normal operation three-
phase systems are usually balanced. This permits the system to be accurately modeled as an
equivalent single-phase system.

Most power system analysis packages, including Power World, use this approach. Then
connections between devices are then drawn with a single line joining the system devices,
hence the term “one-line” diagram. However, do keep in mind that the actual systems are three
phases.
 Fig. 1.1

Fig. 1.1 illustrates how the major power system components are represented in Power World.
Generators are shown as a circle with a “dog-bone” rotor, large arrows represent loads, and
transmission lines are simply drawn as lines. In power system terminology, the nodes at which
two or more devices join are called buses. In Power World thicker lines usually represent buses;
the bus voltages are shown in kilovolts (kV) in the fields immediately to the right of the buses. In
addition to voltages, power engineers are also concerned with how power flows through the
system. In Power World, power flows can be visualized with arrows superimposed on the
generators, loads, and transmission lines. The size and speed of the arrows indicates the
direction of flow. One of the unique aspects of Power World is its ability to animate power
systems. To start the animation, select the Tools tab on the Ribbon and then click on the green
and black arrow button above Solve (i.e., the ‘‘Play’’ button). The one-line should spring to life!
While the one-line is being animated you can interact with the system. Fig.1.1 represents a
simple power system in which a generator is supplying power to a load through a 16 kV
distribution system feeder. The solid red blocks on the line and load represent circuit breakers.
To open, a circuit breaker simply clicks on it. Since the load is series connected to the generator,
clicking on any of the circuit breakers isolates the load from the generator resulting in a
blackout. To restore the system, click again on the circuit breaker to close it and then again
select the button on the Tools ribbon. To vary the load, click on the up or down arrows between
the load value and the “MW” field. Note that because of the impedance of the line, the load’s
voltage drops as its value is increased.

Laboratory Tasks and Report:

1. Create the one-line diagram as shown below using the following parameters:
Generator 1: 33 kV, 200 MW max. real power, ±80 MVAR reactive power limits
Generator 2: 33 kV, 300 MW max. real power, ±90 MVAR reactive power limits
Generator 3: 11 kV, 52 MW max. real power, ±90 MVAR reactive power limits
Transmission Line: R=0.02 pu, X=0.05 pu, B=0.20 pu (see sample)
Transformer: 33/11 kV, X=0.04 pu, 1000 MVA limit
Load: 250 MW, 55 MVAR

Student Number 2018103363 R=0.02 pu X=0.05 pu B=0.20 pu 52 MW ±90 MVAR

2. Set MVA limits for transmission lines and transformer to 1000.

3. Insert a shunt component at Bus 3 at 1 pu. Insert an initial value of 10 for the reactive
compensation. Insert 300 and 1 number of steps and MVAR per step respectively. Insert 1 in the
Delta per mouse click.

4. Determine: Contribution of Generator 1, Generator 2 and Generator 3(MW and MVAR)

Minimum Shunt capacitor rating needed to maintain 11 kV.

5. Copy and attach one-line diagram (run mode)

The image above displays the current flow from Bus 1 with two generators
operating at the same output of approximately (94 MW, -69 Mvar). The Bus 3
maintained 11 kV with a minimum shunt capacitor rating and set a (36 MW, 93 Mvar)
for the Bus 2 that dropped from 33 kV to 31.92 kV.