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Import the Siemens/PTI PSS/E Project Into

Paladin DesignBase Program

EDSA MICRO CORPORATION


16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 330
San Diego, CA 92127
U.S.A.

Copyright 2008
All Rights Reserved

Version 1.00.00

October 2008

Import Siemens/PSI PSS/E Project

Table of Contents
Page:
1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1
2. Sample System Data ................................................................................................................1
3. Importing PSS/E data into Paladin DesignBase .......................................................................3
4. Creating a Job File from the Imported PSS/E Data File ...........................................................7
5. Validation & Verification of the Imported System Data from PSS/E format ............................12
5.1 Comparing Result of Paladin DesignBases Advanced Power Flow to the PSS/E ...........13
5.2 Comparing Result of Paladin DesignBases Short Circuit Program to the PSS/E ............14

List of Figures
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Figure 5:
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Figure 11:
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Figure 13:
Figure 14:
Figure 15:

Accessing PSS/E Import Function from Paladin DesignBase.....................................3


File Browser to Locate the PSS/E Data File for Importing into Paladin DesignBase ..4
Selecting PSS/E Import Data File ...............................................................................4
Specifying Imported File Name in the Paladin DesignBase Format ...........................5
Starting the PSS/E Import Function ............................................................................5
Examining the Imported Data Prior to Saving to Paladin DesignBase format ............6
Examining the Imported Bus Data ..............................................................................6
Selecting Text Editor ...................................................................................................7
Opening a Database with Paladin DesignBase Text Editor......................................7
Paladin DesignBase Text Editor Main Screen..........................................................8
Accessing PSS/E Import Function from Paladin DesignBase.....................................8
Confirming a Job file Overwrite from Text Editor ........................................................9
Selecting ANSI or IEC Symbols for Auto One Line.....................................................9
Selecting Paper Size, Orientation, etc. in Auto One Line..........................................10
Confirming Overwrite for the Modified Database (single line diagram) in
Auto One Line ...........................................................................................................10
Figure 16: Part of the Sample Systems One Line Diagram Generated by Auto One Line........11

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List of Tables
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Table 1:
Table 2:
Table 3:
Table 4:
Table 5:
Table 6:

Buses in the Sample Power System ...........................................................................2


Generators in the Sample Power System ...................................................................2
Loads in the Sample Power System ...........................................................................2
Lines in the Sample Power System ............................................................................2
Voltage Control Transformers in the Sample Power System......................................2
Lines/Transformers Data Report from Paladin DesignBase for the Imported
Power System ...........................................................................................................12
Table 7: Paladin DesignBases Advanced Power Flow Result Bus Voltages ......................13
Table 8: PSS/E Power Flow Result Bus Voltages ...............................................................13
Table 9: Paladin DesignBases Short Circuit Result Thevenin Impedances........................14
Table 10: PSS/E Short Circuit Result Thevenin Impedances ................................................14

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1. Introduction
Paladin DesignBase software includes a number of advanced engineering applications used for
power system planning and operation. Paladin DesignBase, as well, offers a number of live
systems to continuously monitor and predict security, health, available capacity, and energy
management system (EMS) for the mission critical facilities.
EDSA Micro Corporation has developed software whereby system data in the Siemens/PTI
PSS/E format can be imported directly into Paladin DesignBase software package.
This tutorial illustrates step-by-step how to import a data file from PSS/E into Paladin
DesignBase program. Also, V&V is performed for the imported system by showing the details of
the imported data as well as comparing the result of power flow and short circuit calculations to
the PSS/E.

2. Sample System Data


The single line diagram of the system to be imported to Paladin DesignBase is shown in the
below figure:
GEN BUS1 16.5

STA1 1 4 230.

STA A230 230.

STA B230 230.

STA 3 9 230.
STA 2 7 230.
GEN BUS3 13.8

GEN BUS2 18.0

STA C230 230.

Single Line Diagram of Sample System Imported from PSSE format to Paladin DesignBase

The data for the above network is summarized in Table 1 through Table 5 listed below.

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Table 1: Buses in the Sample Power System


Bus No.

Bus Name

Bus Type

Base kV

Area
Number
1

Zone
Number
1

GEN BUS1

Swing Bus

16.5

GEN BUS2

Gen. Bus

18

GEN BUS3

Gen. Bus

13.8

STA 2 7

Load Bus

230

STA 3 9

Load Bus

230

STA A230

Load Bus

230

STA B230

Load Bus

230

STA C230

Load Bus

230

STA1 1 4

Load Bus

230

Table 2: Generators in the Sample Power System


Bus
Name
GEN
BUS1
GEN
BUS2
GEN
BUS3

Status Rating
MVA
In
247

Qmax,
MVAr
80.00

Qmin,
MVAr
-80.00

Desired Voltage, Resistance, Reactance,


in p.u.
in p.u.
in p.u.
1.0400
0.01000
1.00000

In

192

100.00

-100.00

1.0400

0.03000

0.30000

In

128

60.00

-60.00

1.0500

0.03000

0.30000

Table 3: Loads in the Sample Power System


Bus Name

Load MW

Load MVAr

Load Model

STA A230

125.00

50.00

Constant Power

STA B230

90.00

30.00

Constant Power

STA C230

50.00

17.50

Constant Power

STA C230

50.00

17.50

Constant Power

Table 4: Lines in the Sample Power System


From Bus
Name

To Bus
Name

Impedances in Ohms
ID

Status

Resistance

Reactance

Susceptance

Rating
Amps

STA1 1 4

STA A230

In

0.0100

0.0850

0.05000

451.8

STA1 1 4

STA A230

In

0.0000

0.1000

0.00000

STA1 1 4

STA A230

Out

0.0100

0.0850

0.05000

451.8

STA1 1 4

STA B230

In

0.0170

0.0920

0.15800

451.8

STA A230

STA 2 7

In

0.0320

0.1610

0.30600

451.8

STA B230

STA 3 9

In

0.0390

0.1700

0.35799

451.8

STA 2 7

STA C230

In

0.0085

0.0720

0.14899

451.8

STA C230

STA 3 9

In

0.0119

0.1008

0.20900

451.8

Table 5: Voltage Control Transformers in the Sample Power System

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From

To

Status MVA

From Tap

To Tap Max Tap Min Tap Tap Size R p.u.

X p.u.

V Max

V Min

GEN BUS1 STA1 1 4 In

100

1.0

1.0

1.15

0.85

0.0062

0.00576 0.05760

1.1

0.9

GEN BUS2 STA 2 7 In

100

1.0

1.0

1.15

0.85

0.0062

0.0000

0.06250

1.1

0.9

GEN BUS3 STA 3 9 In

100

1.00

1.00

1.15

0.85

0.0062

0.0000

0.05860

1.1

0.9

3. Importing PSS/E data into Paladin DesignBase


To import a system data prepared in the PSS/E format into Paladin DesignBase, start the
DesignBase program and select File-> Import PSS/E RAWD File as shown below:

Figure 1: Accessing PSS/E Import Function from Paladin DesignBase

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Next use the browse button to locate the file to be imported into Paladin DesignBase, see
Figure 2:

Figure 2: File Browser to Locate the PSS/E Data File for Importing into Paladin DesignBase
The sample file used to illustrate the importing feature of the DesignBase software package is
named 9bus.raw and is located in the projects folder as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Selecting PSS/E Import Data File

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After the PSS/E data file is identified, we need to specify a folder (e.g. C:\DesignBase\projects)
where the imported file should be saved. The name of the Paladin DesignBase Database file
(.MDB) should also be specified here (9bus-imported.mdb).

Figure 4: Specifying Imported File Name in the Paladin DesignBase Format


To start the import function, press the button marked as Load PTI Data and Save to Jobfile as
shown below:

Figure 5: Starting the PSS/E Import Function

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If the import function is successful, the user has a chance to inspect the imported data in a
tabular format. Otherwise error messages will appear at the bottom of the screen identifying the
cause of error. As shown below, for example, we examine the bus data of the imported file.

Figure 6: Examining the Imported Data Prior to Saving to Paladin DesignBase format

Figure 7: Examining the Imported Bus Data


To save the imported data into Paladin DesignBase database press the Close button as
shown in Figure 6.

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4. Creating a Job File from the Imported PSS/E Data File


In the previous section we described how to import data in the PSS/E format into Paladin
DesignBase database. Now to create a job file from the imported data, select the Text Editor
icon as shown below:

Figure 8: Selecting Text Editor


The user is now prompted to select a data base, here the database (MDB) file imported in the
previous section, i.e., 9bus-imported.mdb will be specified as shown below:

Figure 9: Opening a Database with Paladin DesignBase Text Editor

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Next the text editor dialog will appear as shown below. Since there is no single line diagram for
the imported system, we can use Paladin DesignBases auto-one-line function to automatically
generate the single line diagram.

Figure 10: Paladin DesignBase Text Editor Main Screen


As shown below, we have selected Neighborhood Only with Number of Levels to Include = 2.
Then, pressing Generate One Line Drawings button, the program will initiate the process of
auto one line.

Figure 11: Accessing PSS/E Import Function from Paladin DesignBase

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First, the program prompts the user if the Job File can be over-written, press Yes (since there
was no previous job file) to continue:

Figure 12: Confirming a Job file Overwrite from Text Editor


The symbols used for the one-line diagram can be either based on ANSI or IEC standard as
shown below, here ANSI is selected,

Figure 13: Selecting ANSI or IEC Symbols for Auto One Line

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The paper size, orientation, etc., can be specified as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14: Selecting Paper Size, Orientation, etc. in Auto One Line
Finally, confirm overwrite of the modified database (with single line diagram information added)
as shown below:

Figure 15: Confirming Overwrite for the Modified Database (single line diagram) in Auto One
Line

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The user will be notified once the process of Auto One Line is completed.

The generated one line diagram is in the Figure 16 shown below:

Figure 16: Part of the Sample Systems One Line Diagram Generated by Auto One Line

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5. Validation & Verification of the Imported System Data from PSS/E


format
In this section, we will show input data report from the reports Manager of the Paladin
DesignBases Advanced Power Flow program as compared to the system data presented in
Table 1 through Table 5. For example, table of branch data from Paladin DesignBase is shown
below (transformers and lines). The results shown in Table 6 match the system data
summarized in Table 4 and Table 5.
Table 6: Lines/Transformers Data Report from Paladin DesignBase for the Imported Power
System
EDSA Advanced Power Flow Program
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Project No. : NINE BUS TEST CASE
Branch Data
===========
Branch Name

R
X
B/2
Ref C
(PU)
(PU)
(PU)
------------------------ -------- ---------------- --------- --------- --------- -----BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS

4
4
4
5
6
7
8

->
->
->
->
->
->
->

BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS

5
5
6
7
9
8
9

Type

Feeder
Feeder
Feeder
Feeder
Feeder
Feeder
Feeder

Library CodeName

250
250
250
250
250
250
250

0.0100
0.0000
0.0170
0.0320
0.0390
0.0085
0.0119

0.0850
0.1000
0.0920
0.1610
0.1700
0.0720
0.1008

0.025000
0.079000
0.153000
0.178995
0.074495
0.104500

Transformer & Line Voltage Regulator Data


=========================================
Branch Name

R
X
F_Tap T_Tap
(%)
(%)
(PU)
(PU)
------------------------ -------- ---------------- -------- -------- ----- ----18
19
20

Type

Library CodeName

2-W xfmr 1000-3-D


2-W xfmr 1000-3-D
2-W xfmr 1000-3-D

0.5760
0.0000
0.0000

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5.7600 1.000 1.000


6.2500 1.000 1.000
5.8600 1.000 1.000

40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0

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5.1 Comparing Result of Paladin DesignBases Advanced Power Flow to the


PSS/E
Result of Power Flow solution from Paladin DesignBases Advanced Power Flow as compared
to PSS/E is summarized in the following Tables. It can be seen there is an excellent match
between these results.
Table 7: Paladin DesignBases Advanced Power Flow Result Bus Voltages
EDSA Advanced Power Flow Program
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Project No. : NINE BUS TEST CASE
Bus Voltage Results
===================
Bus Name

Type

------------------------ -----BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS
BUS

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

GEN BUS1
GEN BUS2
GEN BUS3
STA1 1 4
STA A230
STA B230
STA 2 7
STA C230
STA 3 9

Swing
Gen
*
Gen
*
Busbar
F_Load
F_Load
Busbar*
F_Load
Busbar

V
DROP
ANG
P
Q
PF
(PU)
(%)
(DEG)
(PU)
(PU)
(%)
-------- ------ ----- -------- -------- -----1.0400
1.0400
1.0500
1.0222
1.0061
1.0169
1.0409
1.0328
1.0514

-4.00
-4.00
-5.00
-2.22
-0.61
-1.69
-4.09
-3.28
-5.14

0.0
9.4
4.6
-2.1
-3.2
-3.6
4.0
1.0
2.0

0.7167
1.6300
0.8500
0.7136
-1.2500
-0.9000
1.6301
-1.0000
0.8500

0.2634 93.86
0.0614 99.93
-0.0068 100.00
0.3054 91.93
-0.5018 92.80
-0.3034 94.76
0.0924 99.84
-0.3575 94.16
0.1003 99.31

* : Voltage Controlled Buses

Table 8: PSS/E Power Flow Result Bus Voltages


Bus
GEN BUS1

kV

p.u.

17.16

1.0400

Angle
0.0000

GEN BUS2

18.72

1.0400

9.4088

GEN BUS3

14.49

1.0500

4.6161

STA 2 7

239.48

1.0412

4.0105

STA 3 9

241.90

1.0517

2.0309

STA A230

231.49

1.0065

-3.2023

STA B230

234.01

1.0174

-3.5596

STA C230

237.69

1.0334

0.9947

STA1 1 4

235.15

1.0224

-2.1443

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5.2 Comparing Result of Paladin DesignBases Short Circuit Program to the


PSS/E
Result of Short Circuit solution from Paladin DesignBases Short Circuit Program as compared
to PSS/E is summarized in Table 9 and Table 10 respectively. The Load Flow and Short Circuit
results of PSS/E and Paladin DesignBase match 100%.
Table 9: Paladin DesignBases Short Circuit Result Thevenin Impedances
EDSA
3-Phase Short Circuit
------------------------------------------------------------Bus Results: 0.5 Cycle--Symmetrical
------------------------------------------------------------Thevenin Imped. Complex
Pre-Flt 3P Flt. --------------- -----Bus Name
V
A
Z+(pu)
Zo(pu) 3P X/R
------------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- -----BUS 1 GEN BUS1
16500
20241 0.1729 0.4049 13.328
BUS 2 GEN BUS2
18000
29925 0.1072 0.1570 11.102
BUS 3 GEN BUS3
13800
31126 0.1344 0.2355 11.113
BUS 4 STA1 1 4
230000
1574 0.1595 0.0413 10.878
BUS 5 STA A230
230000
1502 0.1671 0.0660 10.290
BUS 6 STA B230
230000
1376 0.1824 0.0867 8.4291
BUS 7 STA 2 7
230000
2057 0.1221 0.0393 12.953
BUS 8 STA C230
230000
1725 0.1455 0.0673 11.780
BUS 9 STA 3 9
230000
1840 0.1364 0.0403 11.399

Table 10: PSS/E Short Circuit Result Thevenin Impedances


Bus

Magnitude (p.u.)

Angle (Degrees)

GEN BUS1

0.1729

85.7092

GEN BUS2

0.1072

84.8532

GEN BUS3

0.1344

84.8583

STA1 1 4

0.1595

84.7474

STA A230

0.1671

84.4493

STA B230

0.1824

83.2343

STA 2 7

0.1221

85.5854

STA C230

0.1455

85.1478

STA 3 9

0.1364

84.9866

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