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ATPDesigner Release V 1.9.00

Help File V 11.0

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ATPDesigner V 1.9.00 All items listed and described below are related to ATPDesigner V 1.8.00 . 1

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New Network Elements .....................................................................................................................3 1.1 1.2 SATURABLE Transformer based 2- and 3-Winding Transformer Library of Network Elements .....................................3

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1.3 Pictures .............................................................................................................................5 1.4 Protection Elements ...................................................................................................................6 1.5 Customize Toolbars ...................................................................................................................7 2 Improvements ...................................................................................................................................8 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 Find - Network Elements and Node Names (CTRL + F): Copy Settings ...........................8 Error Statistics of the .LST File ................................................................................................9 Checking Structure of the Power Network ..............................................................................9 Easy creating a Probe based Diagram .....................................................................................10 ATP Data .......................................................................................................................11 .........................................................................................................12 ....................................13

Nonlinear Element

Adjusting the Power Network Graphics at the Upper-Left Corner

Multi Frequency Source: Common Phase Shift ...............................................................13 Drag & Drop of .PL4-Files ........................................................................................................13 Signal Analysis: Windowing for DFT .....................................................................................14

2.11 Network Configuration .................................................................................................15 2.12 Registry Settings of ATPDesigner.........................................................................................15 2.13 E-Mail Support ......................................................................................................................15 2.14 1-Phase Network Elements...................................................................................................16 2.15 Processing ATP Data Cases Stand-Alone..........................................................................18 3 Bug Fixes ........................................................................................................................................19 3.1 Arc Resistance of Lines 2 and 3 ...............................................................................................19 3.2 Xformer: Copy & Paste ....................................................................................................19

3.3 Short Circuit Analysis (ATP Steady State Analysis) .......................................................19 New Examples (.NET Files)..........................................................................................................19

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1 New Network Elements

1.1 SATURABLE Transformer based 2- and 3-Winding Transformer

The network element SATURABLE Transformer can be used to simulate 3-phase transformers with 2 or 3 windings based on ATP's SATURABLE Transformer Component. For more information please read the corresponding ATP Rule Book. Please note, that the ATPDesigner concept of the implementation of SATURABLE Transformers is identical to the concept of the implementation of XFORMER transformers.

Read more details in the chapter SATURABLE Transformer of the help file. See also the power network in .NET-File 25:

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Library of Network Elements

ATPDesigner assists the user to manage his specific network elements using a Library of Network Elements. The user can transfer network elements to and from the library via the clipboad. Therefore the user must only use the Copy & Paste functions to work with a library. This can be done using the well known menu items, right mouse button menus, hot keys, toolbar buttons, etc.

Read more details in the chapter Overview about Libraries and How to Use a Library of the help file.

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Pictures

The network element Text Frame has been extended to display not only a text but also Pictures. Textframes can be also used to load and display a picture in the electrical power network. Several file formats e.g. .BMP or .JPG can be used to load the picture. The size of the picture is not limited. But please note, that the complete picture e.g. a .BMP - file will be stored into the .NET-File. Therefore the size (in Bytes) of the .NET-File can be very large.

The figure below shows one of the examples of the EEUG coures 2006 realized in ATPDesigner. ATPDesigner calculates the 1-phase circuit and the current TACS-API001 has been displayed in a ATPDesigner diagram. You can see a snapshot of this diagram which was added to the power network using a Text Frame. Take a snapshot of a graphic using an graphics tool e.g. Paint Shop Pro Save the snapshot on the hard disk e.g. as bitmap Read the chapter Picture in a Textframe in the help file Add a new Text Frame to the power network Load the bitmap from the harddisk

Read more detail in the main chapter Textframe, page Displaying a Picture in a Textframe of the help file.

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Protection Elements

Protection elements have been added to the network element Probe to monitor network elements of the power network. Overcurrent element I> Overvoltage element V> Undervoltage element V<

Please note that the protection elements are actually only available in the Short Circuit Analysis, which is described in the section Short Circuit Analysis (ATP Steady State Analysis) e.g. the subpage Short Circuit Analysis Results Displayed in Tooltips. To use the protection elements follow the steps:

1. Execute the Short Circuit Analysis e.g. by CTRL + E or click on 2. F4 : Enable the Yellow Tooltips to display the voltages, currents, etc. 3. ATPDesigner checks before presenting the yellow tooltips, if one of the thresholds I>, V> or V< has been occurred. 4. If YES, the yellow toopltip will be drawn with a thick red frame. 5. If NO, the yellow tooltip wiil be drawn with a thin black frame.

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The figure below shows an example how to user the protection elements. In the 20kV-network about 30 Probes are used to measure voltages and currents at different network nodes. The protection elements of each probe are used to monitor the phase-to-ground voltage regarding 110% V> and 90% V<. ATPDesigner compares the Short Circuit Analysis Results (Steady State Results) with the thresholds. It can be easily seen, at which nodes one or boten of the thresholds have been occurred.

Read more detail in the chapter Probe of the help file.

1.5

Customize Toolbars

The toolbars cab be now customized. The menu items are shown in the figure below.

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2 Improvements
2.1 Find - Network Elements and Node Names (CTRL + F): Copy Settings

The settings of all network element, which are avialbale in ATPDesigner, are now supported by the FIND dialog. A new button Copy Settings has been added. Clicking on this button the settings of all network elements will be copied into the clipboard. This feature asissts the user e.g. writing a report using a text procesing system.

Read mor details in the chapter Find - Network Elements and Node Names of the help file.

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2.2

Error Statistics of the .LST File

ATPDesigner checks the .LST-file for errors, if the network simulation has been finalised. Now ATPDesigner presents first an error statistics before each error comment will be displayed. The user can now decide to continue or to cancel. The figure below shows this new message.

Read more details in the chapter Errors and Warnings in the help file.

2.3

Checking Structure of the Power Network

ATPDesigner checks the structure of the power network writing the .ATP-file (ATP data case) on the hard disk. The figure below shows a new message.

Two network elements e.g. Probes are using the same node of the electrical power network in their 90or 91-TACS interface. This may cause a problem during the network simulation process and ATP may be stopped with an error message. The user specific names and the reference names of the both network elements are displayed in the message displayed above. Please use the FIND dialog to identify both network elements.

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Please note: This problem will be typically caused, if two Probes are connected to the same Busbar in the configuration as shown in the figure above. Read more details in the chapter Errors and Warnings in the help file.

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Easy creating a Probe based Diagram

Probes can be used to measure voltages and currents in the power network at several nodes. If the user is only interested to analyse voltages and/or currents measured by one specific Probe, it can eb easily done: Select the Probe, whose voltages and/or currents are of interest by a left mouse button click Move the cursor over the Probe Click on the right mouse button Select the menu item Probe Select one of the menu items in the sub menu

After that you can select one or more of the displayed voltages and currents. The diagram will be automatically dislpayed.

Read more detail in the chapter Probe in the help file.

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2.5

ATP Data

The both settings Time and Prefault can be now set in floating point format e.g. Time = 2.5 Cycles. The lowest value of Time takes now about 1 cycle.

Read more details in the chapter ATP Data of the help file.

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2.6

Nonlinear Element

The ATP element True-Nonlinear Resistance R(i) (92) has been implemented to realise single-phase circuits presented during the EEUG Course 2006 held in Dresden.

Two new .NET-files hav been added to the list of .NET-files, which will be automatically installed during the setup procedure: .NET - File 31 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Nonlinear Element: Type 99 Pseudo Nonlinear R (dioden.dat) .NET - File 32 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Switch: Type 11 Switch (diodesw.dat) Available Operation Modes: Pseudo-Nonlinear Reactor L(i) (98) as described in the ATP Rule Book: Type 98 Pseudo-Nonlinear Reactor L(i) Pseudo-Nonlinear Hysteric Inductor L(i) (96) as described in the ATP Rule Book: Type 96 Pseudo-Nonlinear Hysteric Inductor L(i) True-Nonlinear Inductance L(i) (93) as described in the ATP Rule Book: Type 93 True-Nonlinear Inductance L(i) True-Nonlinear Resistance R(i) (92) as described in the ATP Rule Book: Type 92 Multiphase, Piecewise-Linear Resistance with Flashover (4444.)

Read more details in the chapter Nonlinear Element of the help file.
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2.7

Adjusting the Power Network Graphics at the Upper-Left Corner

The power network graphics can now adjusted at the upper-left corner of the screen: Toolbar button CTRL + ALT + M Main menu Edit, menu item Redraw

2.8

Multi Frequency Source: Common Phase Shift

A new setting has been implemented to define a phase angle which is common for all sources.

Read more details in the chapter Multi Frequency Source of the help file.

2.9

Drag & Drop of .PL4-Files

.PL4-files can be now opened in ATPDesigner by Drag & Drop: Drag the .PL4-file from the explorer and Drop the .PL4-file in the ATPDesigner view.

ATPDesigner will now automatically create a diagram.

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2.10 Signal Analysis: Windowing for DFT

The use of the DFT Algorithm to find the frequency content of a signal inherently assumes, that the samples of the signal to be analysed, is a single period of a periodically repeating waveform. ATPDesigner offers some possibilities to use different windowing techniques to reduce the DFT Leakage. The DFT Windowing function can be selected in the settings dialog Diagram Settings.

Read more details in the chapter Signal Windowing to Reduce DFT Leackage of the help file.

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2.11 Network Configuration

The handling of the settings Fault Impedance and Arc Fault have been improved. Both settings are disabled, if the lines Line 1..3 are disabled.

Read more details in the main chapter Network Configuration, chapter Line Configuration of the help file.

2.12 Registry Settings of ATPDesigner

ATPDesigner saves some settings in the registry of the operating system. These settings can be deleted, if minimum one power network graphics is still opened by pressing CTRL + ALT + X. Read more details in the chapter Overview About Hotkeys of the help file.

2.13 E-Mail Support

The e-mail support of ATPDesigner has been moved now to atpdesigner@aol.com.

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2.14 1-Phase Network Elements

The behaviour of all network elements, which can be also configured as single-phase elements have been reworked and improved. Two examples are now available to demonstrate single-phase elements in ATPDesigner. .NET - File 31 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Nonlinear Element: Type 99 Pseudo Nonlinear R (dioden.dat) .NET - File 32 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Switch: Type 11 Switch (diodesw.dat) Network elements, wich can be also used as single-phase elements: Busbars 1-Pole-Circuit Breakers Switch -Phase and 3-Phase - Load Impedances Shunt Impedance XFORMER Transformer SATURABLE Transformer Connections Serial and Parallel Impedances Grounding Systems Static Power Network Sources Splitter Probe Nonlinear Element e.g. L(i) Multi Frequency Source MOV - Metal Oxyd Varistor (ZNO Fitter) Admittance Function Y(s) ot Y(z)

Read more details in the chapter List of Available Network Elements in ATPDesigner of the help file.
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If the user hase connected a network element e.g. a load impedance to a single-phase node of an other network element e.g. the neutral point of a transformer, ATPDesigner checks automatically, if this network element has been configured as a single-phase network element by the user. If the user has forgotten to define it as a single-phase network element, ATPDesigner presents the message:

Read more details in the chapter Error Messages of the help file. Please study also the .NET-File 11: Isolated or compensated power network with 2-winding BCTRAN transformer

The diagram above shows the phase-to-ground voltages in case of an eartfault.

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2.15 Processing ATP Data Cases Stand-Alone

ATP data cases, which are written independent of ATPDesigner, can be now processed using the network element External .ATP-File of ATPDesigner. A new option has been added to the External .ATP-File called Stand-Alone .ATP-File. An external ATP-file which has been written totally independent of the ATPDesigner can be processed with help of ATPDesigner. Please note, that such an ATP-File will be executed as a stand-alone file. ATPDesigner will be only used to start the ATP in the background as many times as external .ATP-files are available in the networks graphics.

.NET - File 28 How to execute complete ATP-Files which are written independent of ATPDesigner using External .ATPFiles Read more details in the chapter Including External .ATP-Files of the help file.

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3 Bug Fixes
The bug fixes are related to all former ATPDesigner releases.

3.1

Arc Resistance of Lines 2 and 3

The model to realize the arc resistance could be enabled, but didnt operate for Line 2 and Line 3.

3.2

Xformer: Copy & Paste

The copa & paste didnt operate for the network element Xformer.

3.3

Short Circuit Analysis (ATP Steady State Analysis)

The Short Circuit Analysis function may fail, if two or more double-circuit lines are used in the power network. ATPDesigner may stop the execution wit a protection error.

4 New Examples (.NET Files)

After the ATPDesigner setup has been finalised, the user will find some .NET-files, which makes it more easy to start with ATPDesigner. In additon the user can study the features of ATPDesigner analysing these examples. The content of each .NET-file is explained in the chapter Examples and Data Cases in the help file. The new .NET-files for the current release: .NET - File 25 3-phase, 2-winding transformer with low homopolar reluctance using SATURABLE TRANSFORMER .NET - File 26 High-order rational admittance function with bitmaps: RLC equivalent circuit, phase currents measured by a probe .NET - File 27 Measuring the Short-Circuit Impedance of a SATURABLE transformer .NET - File 28 How to execute complete ATP-Files which are written independent of ATPDesigner using External .ATPFiles .NET - File 29 20kV-Network with wind-power plant infeed modelled using Multi Frequency Source (MFS) .NET - File 30 1-Phase circuit: Charging a RC-circuit (Type 11 Source, Time controled Switch, Probe) .NET - File 31 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Nonlinear Element: Type 99 Pseudo Nonlinear R (dioden.dat) .NET - File 32 Rectifier circuit presented during the EEUG Course 2006 using Switch: Type 11 Switch (diodesw.dat)
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