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25.8.2009SIMSENSimulationsoftwarefortheanalysisofelectricalpowernetworks,adjustablespeeddrivesandhydraulicsystemsMainfeatures•Graphicalinput/output•Modularstructurewitharbitrarytopology•Norestrictiononthenetworksize•Eventsdetectionandback-tracking•Load-Flowcalculation•Initialconditionsentirely,partlyornotdefined•Stableoperatingpointentirelysaved•Interactiveread/writeaccesstoanyparameter•Harmonicsanalysis•Parameterization•SIorperunitoutputs•Availabletutorialsandhelp-on-line•RunsunderWindowsNT/2000/XPElectricalPowerNetworks•Electricalmachines•ElectromagnetictransientsinAC/DCnetworks•Transientstabilityandgeneralfaultanalysis•SubSynchronousResonance(SSR)•Torsionalanalysis•FACTS,HVDC,SVC•ControlandregulationAdjustableSpeedDrives•Specialmachines•Powerelectronicsconverters•Cyclo-converters•VoltageSourceInverters(VSI)•Analog/digitalmixedsignalssimulation•ControlandregulationSwissFederalInstituteofTechnology,ElectricalMachinesLaboratory(LME),CH-1015Lausanne,Switzerland.Phone:[phone]Fax:[phone]e-mail:[e-mail]thewebsite:•Easytodefineregulationdiagrams•Programmableunit,logicaltable•S-transferfunctions,regulator•Digitaldevices,Z-transferfunctions•Controldevices,ON-LINEFFT•UserdefinedDLLforcontrolHydraulicsystems•Hydroelectricinteraction•Transientbehavior•Francis/Pelton/Kaplanturbines•Pumps•Lossescoefficientparameterization•Waterhammercalculation•ControlandregulationHydraulicsystems25.8.2009SIMSEN:History,Users/PartnersAmodularsoftwarepackageforthedigitalsimulationandanalysisofpowernetworksandadjustablespeeddrivesSIMSENHistoryanddevelopment:Thedevelopmentofthissoftwarestartedin1992.Theideawastodevelopamodularsystemabletodofastsimulationsofelectricalpowersystemsincludingsemiconductorsandregulationparts.Thewholedevelopmenthasbeenbasedonpracticalexamplesfrompowernetworksandindustrialdrives.Inbothdomains,thecustomercamewithproblemsrequiringthestudyofcomplexsystems.In1994,itwasdecideddodevelopaninput/outputinterface.Thusotherpeoplecouldusethesystem.SIMSENissoldsince1996.From1996to1998,thesystemhasbeenextendedtosimulatethedigitalbehavioroftheregulationpart.Thepresentversionisabletosimulatecorrectlymixed-signalssystems(systemswithanaloganddigitalelements).ResultsprovidedbySIMSENhavebeenvalidatedbycomparisonwithmeasurementsinindustrialprojects.Thelastversion2.3isavailablesinceMarch2002.Since2001,SIMSENisextendedtohydrauliccomponentsforthemodelingofhydraulicinstallationsandofentirehydroelectricpowerplants:SIMSEN-Hydro.SIMSENUsers/Partners:ALSTOMPowerGenerationLtd.:Powergeneration:onsiteworldwidelicenseALSTOMPowerGenerationLtd.:TurbogeneratorsALSTOMPowerGenerationLtd.:ElectricalandPowerPlantControlABBIndustry:PowerElectronicsandAdjustableSpeedDrives:onsiteswisslicenseANSALDOEnergias.p.a.Italy:PowergenerationBielSchoolofEngineeringandArchitecture/BernerFachhochschuleBurgdorfSchoolofEngineeringandArchitecture/BernerFachhochschuleABBIndustriASNorway:PowerElectronicsandAdjustableSpeedDrivesWEIDMANNTransformerboardAG,Rapperswil,SwitzerlandALSTOMPowerConversionLtd.,Belfort,France:PowerElectronicsandAdjustableSpeedDrivesALSTOMHydroFrance,Grenoble,FranceEDF,Centred’IngénierieHydraulique,LeBourgetduLac,FranceAFColencoLtd,Baden,SwitzerlandVOITHHydroHoldingGmbh,Heidenheim,Germany,onsiteworldwidelicenseAndritzHYDROAG,SwitzerlandandAustriaLitostrojPowerd.o.o.,Ljubljana,Slovenia25.8.2009SIMSEN-Electro:PresentationElectricalsystemssimulationfeaturesofSIMSEN:•Mixedanalog-digitalsimulationofelectricalsystems.•Modularstructureenablingsimulationsofpowersystemswitharbitrarytopologyintransientorsteady-stateconditions.•Parameterizationofcomponentsandmodularityenablestobuiltcomplexsub-modelsofnewcomponents.•Analysisofthedynamicbehaviorofcomplexelectricalsystemscomprisingelectricalmachines,powerelectronicsconvertersandtypicalpowersystemcomponents(transmissionline,..)•Calculationofstableinitialconditionswithload-flowprocedure.•Possibilitytointeractwithexternalprogramsordevices•Hasbeenvalidatedbycomparisonwithmeasurementonmanyindustrialcases.•Exampleofapplication:HVDCsystem,faultrecoveryaftershortcircuitontheACgrid•VoltageandcurrentattheDC-linklevelduringthefault•CurrentsontheACgridduringrecovery•Controloftherectifier25.8.2009SIMSEN-Electro:ListofavailableunitsElectricalmachinesThree-phasesynchronous,single-phasesynchronous,6-phasesynchronous,three-phasegeneralized,three-phaseinductionwithwoundrotor,three-phaseinductionwithsquirrelcagerotor,two-phaseinduction,three-phasepermanentmagnet,DCmotor,mechanicalmass,statormassThree-phaseelementsVoltagesupply,transmissionlines,circuitbreaker,phaseshiftingtransformer,transformerwiththreewindings,loadThree-phaseconvertersRectifier(diode),currentconverter(thyristor),voltageinverter(thyristorGTO),currentvariator(thyristor)Single-phaseelementsVoltagesupply,Resistor,inductor,capacitor,varistor,circuitbreaker,linkedinductor,transformerSemiconductorsDiode,thyristor,thyristorGTO,thyristorGTO+diode,triac,IGBTAnalogfunctionunitsProgram,S-transferfunction