Ipsa 2 Tutorials

Introducing the Ipsa Interface and Network Drawing

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The Ipsa Tour

In this tutorial you will learn about;
!hat Ipsa does The Ipsa Interface Drawing " #asic Network $unning a %oad &low 'tudy (hanging Display 'tyles

The Ipsa Tour

Ipsa is a power system analysis program )ower systems come in many different si*es Ipsa is used to model high +oltage "( and D( networks These are typically,
-./* or 0./* 1oltages range from 2...1 to 3..k1 and abo+e )ower le+els from 2... watts to 2...4! and abo+e Three phase networks

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

56amples of power systems that Ipsa is used for;
Distribution networks
22k1 to 272k1 co+ering cities8 counties and states

Transmission networks
22k1 to 3..k1 co+ering countries

Industrial networks
3..1 to 77k1 co+ering factories8 petrochemical refineries8 docks and harbours

Islanded systems
3..1 to 77k1 9ff shore oil and gas platforms 'hip board D( systems

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

Ipsa allows all power system components to be :uickly modelled;
#usbars8 switchboards8 ring main units ;enerators8 wind turbines8 )1 arrays %oads8 capacitor and reactor banks8 load profiles (ables and o+erhead lines Transformers8 phase shifting transformers8 :uad boosters8 +oltage regulators 'T"T(94s8 '1(s8 switched capacitors and reactors (ircuit breakers8 isolators8 switches

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

!hat does Ipsa do< %oad flow analysis
(alculation of +oltages8 currents and power flows across the network Identifies +oltages outside limits Identifies o+erloads $uns +oltage profile and contingency studies

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

!hat does Ipsa do< 'hort circuit analysis
&ault currents and current flows under short circuit conditions (hecks circuit breaker duty )lots fault wa+eforms (alculates "( and D( components8 plus se:uence components (alculates retained +oltages

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

!hat does Ipsa do< /armonic analysis
(alculation of harmonic +oltages8 currents and power flows across the network 1oltage wa+eform display T/D and ma6imum harmonic calculations )lots harmonic network impedances to identify resonant fre:uencies

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

!hat does Ipsa do< Transient analysis
(alculation of +oltages and current across the network against time ;o+ernor8 "1$ and controller modelling &ault clearance8 fault ride through and critical clearing time studies %oss of load8 generation8 and circuits "d+anced controller modelling

Ipsa )ower 'ystems

!hat does Ipsa do< )rotection grading
(hecking and co-ordination of protection relay settings "ctual fault flow currents used to calculate operating times (heck circuit breaker operation in transient studies

The Ipsa Interface

Menus Right click on a space to show and Toolbarshide the toolbars

The Ipsa Interface

The side bar allows navigation between diagrams, data tables and results windows Click these buttons to show and hide the The Progress side bar and windows displays any analysis messages, progress windows including the all important error messages and warnings!

The Ipsa Toolbars

File Operations #iagram "C !avigation Components !ew, Open, $elect, 'enerators, &oads, "dd #iagram, %oom, Pan, (usbars, (ranches, $ave, Print #elete, $hunts, Trans)ormers, &ock #iagram, Motors, Filters, #raw Mode $witches, Protection

The Ipsa Toolbars

'roup#C *+tras Tools Components "nalysis Tools ,niversal Create 'enerators, 'roups, Machines, &oad Flow, $witched *dit 'roups, Motors, Capacitors, Fault &evel, $T"TCOMs $witch (atteries 'roups, Protection 'rading, -n.line Filter (y Motor.'enerator /oltage 'roup 1armonics, Regulators $ets (ranch 0nee Transient Points $tability, "nnontations Python $cripting

(reating Networks
There are 7 main ways of creating a new network; 2. Draw the electrical system
(on+entional single line or one line diagram ;eographic diagram Diagram with an image background

2. (reate a network without a diagram

(opy network data into the Ipsa data tables

7. Import from other sources8 e.g. )''=e

(reate a New Network

'o to File and !ew network to start the wi2ard

Finally Choose Choose setthe the the diagram network type o) properties properties3 diagram includingthat background will be created3 colours and These can also images3 be edited later3 More diagrams can be Click Finish and you now have a These can added be edited later later new network and are ready to start adding network components3

The $ystem (ase M/" is used )or per unit conversions3 The per unit system is easy, but it4s in a di))erent tutorial!

Drawing Networks
There is one simple rule when creating any network in Ipsa> #usbars must be created first? #usbars include switchboards8 @unctions and tee points. "ny point where two or more things are connected together

Drawing Networks
$adial components are ones with @ust one busbar connection These include> 4otors ;enerators %oads (apacitor banks

Drawing Networks
#ranch or line components are those with two busbar connections These include> (ables 9+erhead lines Transformers These all need at least two or more busbars to be drawn first

Drawing Networks
There are other components which are placed onto branches or lines These are, (ircuit breakers 'witches )rotection de+ices In-line 1oltage $egulators

Drawing #usbars

Only This the is busbar the main button "Cis component enabled )or toolbar an empty network, since busbars must be drawn )irst! !otice the down arrows ne+t to the buttons3 These 5drop down4 to give e+tra symbols3

Drawing #usbars

Click on the (usbar button to start drawing busbars Click *very on click theadds diagram a new canvas busbar to place a to busbar the diagram3 on the diagram (usbars names are created automatically and can be edited3

Drawing $adial (omponents

Then Click Finally select on click the the 'enerator on busbar the diagram to button connect to to add place a synchronous the generator it to6 generator symbol3

Now Draw a %oad>

Then Click Finally select on the click the &oad on busbar the button diagram toto connect add to a place the static it load to6 load symbol3

Now "dd a #ranch>

Finally Click Then on click select the on (ranch the the)irst second button busbar busbar to add to toacomplete cable connect or overhead the it connection to6 line

Now "dd a #ranch>

0nee points, or corners, can be added by clicking on the diagram

Now to add data to the network

(omponent data can be +iewed and edited in two ways, 2. &rom the network diagram
Double click on components to edit their properties "llows one component at a time to be edited

2. &rom data tables

'preadsheet tables allowing cut8 copy and paste operations 1iew and edit many components Tables can be filtered

(omponent Dialogs
Properties are split across multiple tabs

#ouble click on any component to display the properties dialog The Click component O0 to make properties changescan or now Cancel be viewed to )orget and them edited

(omponent Dialogs
&ines *nter are a value used o) to 738 represent )or the cables, over.head Reactance lines and all other connections

#ouble click on the line to set the data )or a load )low study Click O0 to save these changes

(omponent Dialogs
*nter a value o) 87M9 and &oads are used to represent :M/"r constant power loads such as general load, heaters and non. rotating devices

#ouble click on the load to set the data )or a load )low study Click O0 to save these changes

$unning a %oad &low 'tudy

There is now enough data in the Click This isload the "nalysis &oad Flow toolbar button network to run on a )low, or power )low analysis

$unning %oad &low "nalysis

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The diagram should be This makes it easy to take losses showing the busbar into account since you don4t need voltages and power )lows
to speci)y the power output o) the generator at the slack busbar

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(hanging the Display 'tyles

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(hanging the Display 'tyles

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(hanging the Display 'tyles

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The Ne6t 'teps

!ell done? This completes the Ipsa Interface tutorial. (heck out the website for further tutorials co+ering other aspects of Ipsa.

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