Simulator 16 User Guide - PowerWorld

Load Display Objects
Simulator models aggregate load at each system bus. Multiple loads at a bus are allowed. Each load
object on the oneline comes equipped with a circuit breaker. The status of the load corresponds to the
status of its circuit breaker. A circuit breaker is closed if it appears as a filled red square, and it is open
if it appears as a green square outline. In Run Mode, you may toggle the status of the load by clicking
on its associated circuit breaker.
Load fields are often placed close to the loads on the oneline to indicate their MW/Mvar value.
Run Mode
When animation is active, the flow of the arrows into the load is proportional to its current MW load.
You can customize the appearance of this flow using the Animated Flows Tab of the Oneline Display
Options Dialog.
Right clicking on a load (bus) field gives you the option to open the Load Field Dialog or the Load
Dialog.
Edit Mode
To add a new load to the case, select Network > Load from Individual Insert ribbon group on the
Draw ribbon tab. Then, select the bus to which you want to attach the load with the left mouse
button. This calls up the Load Dialog. The bus number is automatically determined from the bus to
which you attached the load. The ID field contains a two-character ID used to distinguish multiple
loads at a bus. The default ID is 1.
Enter the size, the thickness of the lines [in pixels] used to display the device, the orientation, and
the base MW and Mvar load values for the device. Usually, only the Constant Power fields are
specified as nonzero. The Constant Current and Constant Impedance fields are used to specify loads
that vary with voltage. Constant current loads vary proportionally with bus voltage, while constant
impedance loads vary with the square of the voltage. Specify the constant current and constant
impedance values assuming one per-unit voltage.
Select OK to add the load. If you do not want to add the load to the case, select Cancel.
To modify the parameters for an existing load, position the cursor on the load and right-click. Select
Load Information Dialog from the local menu to invoke the Load Dialog. You can then change any
parameter as desired. You can select from the Formatting ribbon group on the Draw ribbon tab to
change the drawing parameters of the load.
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