PSS® Product Suite
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Siemens has used its great experience and know-how in network planning to develop powerful system simulation and analysis tools to assist engineers in their highly responsible work. The software tools of the Power System Simulator PSS®Product Suite are leading products with respect to technical performance and user-friendliness. Comprehensive interfaces enable the interaction of all PSS®Product Suite tools, and also support the integration with other IT systems.
Overview of our main software products:
- PSS®E - transmission system planning
- PSS®SINCAL - utility and industry system analysis
- PSS®NETOMAC - dynamic system analysis
- PSS®ODMS - operational data management
- PSS®MUST - transmission system analysis
- MOD® - model on demand
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PSS®SINCAL
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- PSS®SINCAL University
- Events
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Utility and Industry System Analysis
PSS®SINCAL (Siemens Network Calculation) is a high-performance planning tool for the simulation, evaluation and optimization of supply systems. It is successfully applied in more than 400 municipal utilities, regional and national power supply companies, industrial plants and consultants worldwide.
PSS®SINCAL offers state-of-the art software technology and a fully featured scope of analysis methodologies for electrical networks as well as gas, water and district heating networks – integrated in one powerful and intuitive user interface. Using a commercial data base as data repository allows easy integration into the customer’s IT environment. High-end automation features based on COM-server technology facilitate the implementation of user-specific solutions. The availability of many ready-to-use interfaces facilitates the integration into existing IT architectures.
PSS®SINCAL also serves as the foundation for the main database of all Siemens power system analysis products. Its fully unbalanced network model makes it the perfect tool for the simulation of distributed generation and wind modeling.
What's New
PSS®SINCAL Version 8.0 now available
Since October 2011 PSS®SINCAL Version 8.0 has been available. Version 8.0 features several new functionalities for the planning and analysis of electricity and pipe networks, with a focus on smart grid and wind modeling as well as interfaces to SCADA and metering systems.
A major enhancement in PSS®SINCAL V8.0 is the release of a 64-bit version of the application. Both the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version are automatically installed on 64-bit operating systems in the course of the setup. Both versions can be used simultaneously.
The user interface has been upgraded as well. Background maps with satellite pictures from the internet can be directly downloaded and updated in the PSS®SINCAL network diagram.
The necessary map data is provided by Bing™ Maps (Microsoft®) and requires registration with Bing™ Maps.
Furthermore, in the user interface of PSS®SINCAL V8.0 a completely new diagram system is available. Diagrams are now displayed as an entire page preview. Headers, footers, borders and information boxes are also displayed on the diagram page.
Regarding electrical networks PSS®SINCAL V8.0 offers several improvements. An enhanced line model with impedance matrix is now available for load flow. This model uses coupling data, therefore, the equivalent circuit diagram models the line.
Moreover with PSS®SINCAL V8.0 stability calculations for asymmetrical networks are also possible. This function is mainly used with new kinds of network structures such as micro grids. The main advantage is that asymmetrical networks can be freely modeled.
Passive and active network elements, which can be either 3-phase and/or 1-phase, can be depicted in load flow calculation.
PSS®SINCAL V8.0 has a completely new protection documentation which was created alongside the new diagram system. User-defined diagram pages with all the required data are prepared for each documented grading.
The diagram is divided into two parts: the one on the left shows the grading of the network and displays the network elements and protection devices schematically. On the right the actual diagram is displayed and shows the tripping characteristics of the protection devices in the grading.
Current ranges, damage curves, motor start-up data or transformer inrush can also be displayed in the diagram along with the tripping characteristics of the protection devices. PSS®SINCAL’s new protection documentation automatically generates both the grading and the diagram.
Results for harmonic calculations have been greatly enhanced for asymmetrical networks.
Now PSS®SINCAL provides the complete results for all phases. This means you can also analyze current and voltage distribution in asymmetrical networks in detail.
The economic efficiency calculation has been comprehensively enhanced in PSS®SINCAL V8.0. As a result the economic benefit of development and restructuring measures can be determined (using the net present value method) and costs can be evaluated at yearly intervals (using the cumulative method).
The calculation results are prepared annually at the end of the year. Thus both investment expenditures and ongoing annual costs can be evaluated. To actually evaluate the economic efficiency of network development or restructuring measures, the specific net present value has to be compared with the income expected during the observation period. Investments are considered to be commercially viable if the income is larger than the net present value of all the expenditures.
Also in terms of pipe networks PSS®SINCAL V8.0 offers a decisive improvement: PSS®SINCAL’s calculation methods for district heating networks have been adapted for use in districting cooling networks. All editing and modeling functions for districting cooling networks are now also available for district heating networks. These networks have exactly the same network elements, input data and results. Simply select the network type to be modeled in the calculation settings. The Network Type field selects between Heating and Cooling.
Many more features, e.g. in reliability calculation or handling of documents, have been integrated in PSS®SINCAL Version 8.0. For more information to this new version, please refer to the release notes.
PSS®SINCAL University
Software packages tailored to academic needs and budgets
For a modern education in power engineering universities need enhanced system planning software which provides state-of-the-art algorithms as well as features to simulate and evaluate the latest developments in the energy sector like smart grids and the integration of wind power.
Siemens PTI offers specialized packages which have been developed to particularly meet the requirements of universities and students of power engineering with regard to functionality and costs. PSS®SINCAL University packages cover the whole range from transmission to the actual hot topics around micro grids in distribution networks with high model precision.
Key features:
- Packages with 25 simultaneous network licenses for models with up to 50 nodes
- One in all software : No need for data transfer, but interfaces are available for data exchange
- Network models can be fully unbalanced
- Facile integration into other applications
- Allows flexible customization, e.g. programming, background simulation in user written solutions
- Easy access to network data
- Intuitive user interface according to standard Windows® applications
PSS®SINCAL University Education packages are free of charge, only a handling fee has to be covered.
| Package I - Transmission University | Load Flow, Load Profile Simulation 1-, 2- and 3-Phase Short Curcuit Multiple Fault Simulation Protection Coordination and Simulation of Overcurrent Time Protection and Distance Protection Calculation of Optimum Distance Protection Settings Harmonics Transient Stability |
| Package II - Utility Optimization University | Load Flow Balanced and Unbalanced 1-,2- and 3-Phase Short Circuit Optimal Branching Optimal Compensation / Capacitor Placement, Load Balancing, Long Term Load Development Load Assignment and Load Profile Based Transformer Tap Position Optimization Contingency Analysis |
| Package Gas | Gas Steady State Contigency Analysis Gas Profile Simulation (Quasi Dynamic) |
| Package Water | Water Staeady State Contingency Analysis Water Tower Filling Water Profile Simulation (Quasi Dynamic) |
| Package District Heating | Heating Steady State Contingency Analysis Heating Profile Simulation (Quasi Dynamic) |
For Research we offer full network licenses with unlimited node numbers in special university configurations for a price that fits into university budgets:
| Package I - Transmission University | Load Flow, Load Profile Simulation 1-, 2- and 3-Phase Short Circuit Multiple Fault Simulation Proection Coordination and SImulation of Overcurrent Time Protection and Distance Protection Calculation of Optimum Distance Protection Settings Harmonics Transient Stability Probabilistic Reliability (including MCMC) |
| Package II - Utility Optimization University | Load Flow Balanced and Unbalanced 1-, 2- and 3-Phase Short Circuit Optimal Branching Optimal Compensation / Capacitor Placement, Load Balancing Long Term Load Development Load Assignment and Load Profile Based Transformer Tap Position Optimization Contingency Analysis |
Due to an increasing demand in network studies related to the integration of wind power, a model package specializing on dynamic and Wind simulation is also available as special offer for universities.
| Package III - Dynamic + Wind University | Load Flow 1-, 2- and 3-Phase Short Cirucit Transient Stability Electromagnetic Transients Graphical Model Builder Special Libraries With Dynamic Wind Models |
Besides the university packages listed above any other configuration of modules and license types from the price list is available. Siemens PTI is pleased to offer a price deduction of 80% for software used for education and research purposes only:
Also note that universities do not pay for maintenance and support and receive all updates (2 per year) free of charge.
Free future program updates – no future costs
Events
Users Group Meetings
Currently there is no Users Group Meeting planned.
Information Sessions
New to PSS®SINCAL? Interested in learning more? Join Siemens PTI for a presentation of our PSS®SINCAL product and stay for an open Q&A with development team members.
- January 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Tradeshows
E-World
Essen, Germany
Feb 07-09, 2012