Simulator 16 User Guide - PowerWorld

o Auxiliary File (all contingency related/only selected records) has the same
functionality as Auxiliary File (all contingency related info), except contingency
definition(s) are only saved for the selected contingency record(s). You may also specify
related settings to save.
You can also sort the display’s contents by any field just by clicking on the field’s heading. The default
fields shown in the contingency records display are described at the bottom of this page.
As you scroll through the records in the contingency records display, you will notice that the contents
of the tables that occupy the middle third of the contingency analysis dialog change. These tables are
the Contingency Definition Display and the Contingency Violations Display. These displays show the
violations and definition for the contingency that is selected in the contingency records display at the
top of the dialog. You may optionally hide the Contingency Definition Display by clicking on the X to
the upper right of this display. To show the display again, click on the O to reopen it. You may change
the relative width of the Contingency Definition and Violations display by moving your mouse over the
line between the displays until your cursor changes. Then left click and drag to modify these widths.
When you first load a new contingency list into memory, the current status indicator along the bottom
of the display will indicate the contingencies have been Initialized. During a contingency analysis run,
the current status indicator may take on the values Running, Paused, Aborted, or Finished.
The contingency tab of the contingency analysis dialog offers several ways to run the contingency
analysis. To start a run, you may click the Start Run button. Alternatively, you may choose Run
Contingency Analysis from the local menu of the contingency records display. Once a contingency
analysis run has started, you may pause it at any time by clicking the Pause Run button, after which
you may resume the run by clicking Continue. In addition to running the full set of contingencies, you
may also choose to run just a single contingency. See Running the Contingency Analysis for more
details.
Several other actions related to contingency analysis are also available from the Contingencies Tab.
These are accessed by clicking on the Other Actions > button. They are described on the Other
Contingency Actions page.
You may close the Contingency Analysis Dialog at any time either by clicking Close or by selecting
Close from the local menu of the Contingency Records Display or the Contingency Violations Display.
By default, the contingency records display presents the following fields:
Label
The name of the contingency.
Skip
Indicates whether Simulator should skip the corresponding contingency in performing the
contingency analysis. If the value of the Skip field is Yes for a contingency, then that contingency
will not be implemented when performing the contingency analysis. This is a toggleable field, which
means that you can toggle its value by double-clicking the field.
Processed
Indicates whether the contingency has been analyzed yet as part of the current contingency run.
Solved
If the contingency has not yet been processed, which means that the contingency has not yet been
implemented, then the value of this field is No. For contingencies that have been processed, the
Solved field indicates whether the power flow case that resulted from the contingency could be
solved to within tolerance. If the resulting power flow case could not be solved, you should
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