A software package for modeling power systems of arbitrary configurations

Abstract

This paper presents a software package for mathematical modeling of power systems of any configuration for power system model tests in the normal and emergency modes, including tests of control algorithms for the whole power system and its individual elements. One of the specific tasks of this package is automation of gas-turbine tests, including automatic pretesting and tuning of automatic control systems (ACSs) for gas turbines in all operating modes of power plants (independently, in parallel, and with a powerful network). The paper describes the architecture of the developed software package and its optimization module as a platform for various tasks: automatic ACS tuning, selection of the optimal arrangement and types of generating units, load distribution in a power system, optimization of electric-power quality, tuning of automatic- and relay-protection systems, etc.