Simulator 16 User Guide - PowerWorld

Zone Information (Edit Mode)
The Zone Dialog is used in the Edit Mode to view information about a zone and to move one or more
buses from one zone to another. (See Zone Information (Run Mode) for help on the corresponding
Run Mode version.) To view this dialog, open the Zone Records Display by clicking on Aggregations
> Zones in the Model Explorer. Then, right-click on the desired zone record and select Show Dialog
to view this dialog.
The dialog has the following fields:
Zone Number
Zone number between 1 and 999. You can use the spin button immediately to the right of this field
to move to either the next zone (click the up arrow) or the previous zone (click the down arrow).
Zone Name
Alphanumeric identifier for the zone. You can use this field to change the zone's name, provided you
click either Save or OK.
Find By Number
To find a zone by its number, type the number in the Number field and click this button.
Find…
If you do not know the exact zone number you are looking for, you can click this button to open the
advanced search engine.
Labels
To assign alternative identifying labels to the zone, click the Labels button, which will open the Label
Manager Dialog listing all the labels assigned for the selected zone.
OK, Save, Cancel
OK saves any changes to the zone name and closes the dialog. Save saves any changes to the zone
name, but does not close the dialog. Cancel closes the dialog ignoring any changes.
The zone dialog contains three additional pages of information:
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Zone Buses Table
This table lists all of the buses in the zone. Number, name, voltage, area number, and area name
are shown for each bus. This table can be used to move buses to a different zone. Select the bus or
buses you would like to move with the mouse. Then, enter the Destination Zone Number, which
is the zone to which you want to move the selected buses. You may enter a zone number that does
not already exist, too, so that the buses will be moved to a brand new zone. In this case, be sure to
provide the Zone Name, as well. Finally, click the Move Selected Bus(es) to Destination Zone
button to implement the move.
OPF
The Reserve Requirement Curves options are only available with the OPF Reserves add-on. More
information about these options can be found in the Area and Zone OPF Reserve Requirement
Curves topic.
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