Simulator 16 User Guide - PowerWorld

Interface Data Format (*.inf)
These files are outdated for Simulator version 8 and later. Their descriptions are still maintained here
as they can still be read into Simulator. However, they can no longer be saved. These records are now
stored in Auxiliary Script/Data Files.
The interface data files store the interface data. The files have the following format:
INTERFACE intname lima limb limc
Elemtype from to id checktoend fromto
.
.
.
where
intname the interface name, in single quotes,
lima, limb, limc the three limits for the interface, in MW,
elemtype one of three valid element types: AREA, LINE, or ZONE
from for AREA and ZONE, the first area or zone number; for LINE, the from bus number,
to for AREA and ZONE, the second area or zone number; for LINE, the to bus number,
id only included for LINE, the two character circuit identifier; otherwise left blank,
checktoend only included for LINE, if this field equals 1, the flow is checked at the to bus,
otherwise the flow is checked at the from bus; otherwise left blank,
fromto only included for LINE, if this field equals 1, the positive flow is assumed to be from the
from bus to the to bus, otherwise the flow is assumed to be in the opposite direction; otherwise
left blank.
Multiple interface records can be listed in the file, and multiple interface elements can be listed in each
interface record.
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