PSS® Product Suite
General Information
- Description
- User Support
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
User Support
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GMB Dynamic Models
Accurate power system planning requires that precise models are used in the dynamic simulation of an electrical power network. Siemens PTI is now offering predefined dynamic model packages for use in Power System Simulator (PSS®) product suite software. These models are defined in Block Oriented Simulation Language (BOSL) and have been created using the Graphical Model Builder (GMB), a powerful and easy-to-use dynamic model development tool.
For PSS®E users these "user-drawn" models are available in addition to their well-proven "standard" models and "user-written" models (Fortran). Advantages of the "user-drawn" models:
- No Fortran complier needed to create user-specific dynamic models (no compiling, no linking)
- BOSL models can be tested "off-line" in graphical environment
- Measuring / observation points can be added graphically, for offline test via GMB as well as online test via PSS®E result plots
- The user can easily modify and / or extend a "user-drawn" model from the library and save it as a new "user-drawn" model
- In case of any changes, the GMB model documentation is automatically updated
- BOSL models can easily be shared among different users and PSS® software products
Graphical Model Builder (GMB)
The Graphical Model Builder (GMB) is a powerful and easy to use dynamics model development tool based on graphic representations of control block diagrams.
The GMB stand-alone model builder can generate dynamic models for use in the following PSS® product suite software tools:
- PSS®E
- PSS®SINCAL
- PSS®NETOMAC
GMB uses Microsoft® Visio® graphical user interface (GUI) to easily create dynamic models. Using Visio®, the GMB becomes a drawing tool that is simple and quick for implementing, editing and documenting of dynamic models.
GMB Dynamic Model Packages
The following dynamic model packages are currently available:
Package "Free_License"
The GMB model package "Free_License" is a set of 4 excitation systems (AVRs) and 2 turbine governors (GOVs). This Package is available for free and it also contains a free runtime license for the use of BOSL models in PSS® product suite.
After licensing GMB (full license), the user can modify the data and structure of each model and thus has a very flexible, "user-drawn" controller library.
Package "Standard-1"
For the latest versions of our PSS® product suite software, we are offering package "Standard-1", a library of 36 excitation systems (AVRs) and 20 turbine governors (GOVs). This package is offered as yearly lease or perpetual lease.
Package "Wind"
For the latest versions of our PSS®SINCAL and PSS®NETOMAC software, we are offering package "Wind" including the following generic models:
- SVC – Static Var Compensator
- SVC Plus – Static Var Compensator (STATCOM)
- MSC – Mechanically Switched Capacitors
- TCSC – Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor
Package "FACTS" (Flexible AC Transmission Systems)
For the latest versions of our PSS®SINCAL and PSS®NETOMAC software, we are offering package "FACTS" including the following models:
- Doubly-fed Induction Generator (DFIG)
- Full Converter Wind Generator (FCSG)
- Squirrel-Cage Induction Generator (SCIG)