It is not necessary to past a node in between all elements. Every voltage is given as a line-to-line voltage (delta voltage). In NEPLAN the nominal system voltage of the nodes must be entered during the node data input. A node is described by its Name, nominal system voltage in kV, zone and area, type of node (main bus bar, bus bar, sleeve, special node), description, The nominal system voltage Un is the line-to-line voltage, for which a power system is designated and on which several characteristics of the power system has been referred. Nodes A node is the connection point of two elements or a location, where electrical energy will be produced or consumed (generator, load). 1.4 One line diagram with network componentsĪn electrical power system consists of nodes and elements. The Basic Elements of NEPLAN To understand the NEPLAN environment, it is essential that certain concepts used in the system are described: Stationĭisconnect, Load Switch Load Logical Switchesįig. It's the information about where the program can find the different folders to save and read data. The NEPLAN directory contains the following folders: Bin:Ĭontains the executable file for the Hardlock driverĬontains DLLs for Microsoft Foundation Classesĭuring the installation process, an entry in the operational system registry will be made by NEPLAN.
The figure above shows the data organization of NEPLAN. Selecting the Help Topics in the menu Help or pressing F1, the user can get more information with a topic or with an index search. With button 1) a context sensitive help is called, what means, that after pressing this button, the user may click on the feature or dialog for which he needs more information.
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The figure above shows how to call the Online Help. It supplies information about the executed processes, error messages and further information. Message Window The message window is the channel to communicate with the user. New symbols also can be created or existing symbols may be modified with the Symbol Library. Apart from the standard symbol for some elements there exist other symbols with a different graphical appearance but exactly the same characteristics. Symbol Window The Symbol Window contains all element symbols available. From the Variant Manager, the user can switch to the Diagram Manager, which administrates the open Diagrams with its graphic layers. New projects and variants may be managed, what means that they can be deleted, added, activated or deactivated. Variant Manager The Variant Manager gives a good overview of the open projects and variants. The same diagrams may be used for entering the network, building control circuits or sketching drawings. Workspace In the Workspace the different diagrams can be opened. Others, mainly the graphical commands can only be accessed in the Toolbar. Many commands, which can be accessed in the Toolbar, may be found as well in the respective menus. Toolbar All command buttons are equipped with balloon help texts, which pop up when the cursor is held still at the button for a moment without pressing any keys.
Workspace with diagrams and data tables 8. The numbers indicate the following window features: 1. 1.1 Window features in the user interface For details about models of elements, data input or calculation inputs, please consult the respective chapters of the User's Guide or use the context sensitive Online Help.įig. As mentioned, the Tutorial is a first step to get used to the NEPLAN software. That means, that the user will learn how to enter the elements graphically, how to enter data, how to use libraries, how to run calculations and how to present the results in a manner adapted to the objectives of the analysis. The program will be explained by examples and we show how to start a new project and how to build a small power system. To get to know NEPLAN in a quick and easy way, we recommend you to follow this tutorial. All menu options and calculation modules are described in details in the following chapters. Tutorial Introduction NEPLAN is a very user friendly planning and information system for electrical-, gas- and water-networks.