Simulator 16 User Guide - PowerWorld

What's New
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Simulator Version 16 contains a number of major new features and several smaller enhancements
designed to improve the performance and convenience of the package.
New Add-Ons
Distributed Transient Stability
Auxiliary Files and Display Auxiliary Files
The Selected field can now be used with oneline display objects in Display Auxiliary Files.
Auxiliary File SCRIPT and SimAuto Changes
All Submodes such as Contingency, PowerFlow, ATC, etc. have been made obsolete in the
scripting language. The Run mode and Edit modes still exist, but otherwise moving between
submodes is no longer necessary.
New and modified script commands
Added new script command AutoInsertTieLineTransactions;
Added new script command InjectionGroupsAutoInsert;
Added new script command SendToExcel(ObjectType, [FieldList], Filter,
UseColumnHeaders, "WorkBookName", "WorkSheetName");
Added new script command DetermineBranchesThatCreateIslands(BranchesToProcess,
StoreBuses, "FileName", SetSelectedOnLines);
Added new script command StopAuxFile;
Added new script command SetGenPMaxFromReactiveCapabilityCurve("filtername");
Added new script command SetScheduledVoltageForABus([bus identifier], voltage);
Added Transient Stability script commands
Modified the editing of data in a case information display (or through an AUX file) so that
the string "&ModelExpressionName:8:4" can be entered. A string which starts with the
character & will be treated as though the value of the named model expression is being
entered in the field. The format of the string will be determine by the last two integer
values representing the total number of digits and decimal places.
Added a new file type to the SaveData() script command called "CSVColHeader". When
using this file type, the file will be written with the first row showing column headers you
would see in a case information display. The file type "CSV" will always show variable
names. Similar feature was added for SaveDataWithExtra() script command.
Modified the Move() script command to permit you to move a MULTISECTIONLINE. The
format is the same as for moving a regular branch except that the object name should
be MULTISECTIONLINE.
Added optional parameter to SaveCase script command for use when saving an EPC file.
New format is SaveCase("filename",SaveFileType,[PostCTGAGC, UseAreaZone]);
PostCTGAGC by default is set to NO. Set to YES to set the base load flag in the EPC file
based on the Post-Contingency Prevent AGC Response setting. If preventing postcontingency
AGC, the base load flag is set to 1. If not preventing post-contingency AGC
or this option is set to NO, the base load flag is set to 0. UseAreaZone by default is set
to NO. Set to YES to limit the entries in the EPC file based on the area/zone/owner filter.
Added support for Display Auxiliary File (AXD) script commands to allow manipulation of
oneline diagram objects
The following general commands can be used: ExitProgram, LoadScript, LoadData,
SelectAll, UnSelectAll, SaveData, SaveDataWithExtra, Delete, WriteToTextFile, SetData,
CreateData, DeleteFile, RenameFile, CopyFile, SetCurrentDirectory, SaveObjectFields,
SendToExcel, and StopAuxFile.
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