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Introduction To PSAF-1

This document provides instructions for using PSAF (Power Systems Analysis Framework) software to perform a power flow analysis on a 7 bus power system model. It outlines 12 steps for building the power system model in the software by inputting bus, line, transformer, generator and load data and describes how to run the power flow simulation and export the results to Microsoft Excel for examination. The steps guide the user through the key functions for setting up a power flow case study in PSAF.

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Introduction To PSAF-1

This document provides instructions for using PSAF (Power Systems Analysis Framework) software to perform a power flow analysis on a 7 bus power system model. It outlines 12 steps for building the power system model in the software by inputting bus, line, transformer, generator and load data and describes how to run the power flow simulation and export the results to Microsoft Excel for examination. The steps guide the user through the key functions for setting up a power flow case study in PSAF.

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Introduction to PSAF (Power Systems Analysis

Framework)

Version: 2.81

Prepared by

Md. Hasibul Alam


Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
Step-01: Create a new
folder in any drive of
your PC. Open the
software. From
Database menu. Click
New Blank Database
Directory

Next show the path of


the created folder into the
pop up window.
Step-02: From File menu click
Preference. A new window
named Preference Settings will
open.

Next, select
Database in this
window and click
Browse to show
the path of the
folder created in
step-01. Repeat
the steps for
Network and then
click Ok in the
bottom right of
the window.
Step-03: From File
menu select New
Study. A pop up
window will appear.
Select Use tabular
format.


Then New Study
Dialog window will appear.
Select creating a new
network

Select Default 1 bus


Step-04: Now we will
create a network to study
power flow analysis.

Single line diagram of a 7 bus system

Network Data:
Step-05: Input bus data using the Bus Information Table in previous step.

Step-06: From the


dropdown list
select Line.

Then click Show Table icon to open the Line tab in


the input table.
Input line information using Line Data Table given in step-04.

Click Dbase ID and


a new window
names Line
Database Dialog
will open. Click
new button of the
window and edit
the data as follows:

Then click Ok to
create the new ID
L1.
Step-07: Select Fixed Tap Transformer from the dropdown list as you did for
Line. Now give information for Fixed Tap Transformer using the table given in
step-04.

For this you


have to build
new database
entry for T12,
T34,T56. Follow
the same
procedure to
create these
IDs as you did
for L1.
Step-08: Select Generator from the dropdown list and input generator data
using the generator table given in step-04.

Create new database


ID G1. To do this
click on the button in
the Dbase ID
column and change
the value of X
under the title of
Steady State Z
from 0 to 0.001 and
then click new to
create the database
for G3

Similarly create the


database for G1
and G5.
Step-09: Now select Static Load from the dropdown list and input load data
from the Bus Information Table given in step-04.

Also edit the DbaseID column and insert load values at different buses.

Step-10: Now from Analysis menu


click Select Solver. A new window
named Engine Selection Dialog will
appear. Select Power Flow Analysis
from the window.

Step-11: Now from Analysis


menu click Study. A new window
named Load Flow Study Dialog
will open. Click Monitoring tab
of the window. Press Select and
a window will show the message
that items have been selected.
Then click Add to add the
selected items. Finally click Ok
to close the Study window.
Step-12: From
Analysis menu select
Solve. A new window
named Load Flow
Solver Dialog will open.
Select Newton-
Raphson, unselect
Apply constraint and
select Flat Start.
Selecting Flat Start
will assume 1pu voltage
magnitude and 0 degree
phase angle. Now click
solve.
Step-13: From Report menu select Show Text Report and report will open in
the bottom part of the screen.

Next take the cursor of the


mouse on the report and right
click on the mouse. Select
Export All-> To MS Excel.

Then examine the results.

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