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'''Power engineering software''' is [[software]] used to create models, analyze or calculate the design of [[Power station]]s, [[Overhead power line]]s, [[Transmission tower]]s, [[Electrical grid]]s, [[Ground (electricity)|Grounding]] and Lightning{{clarify|date=July 2017}} systems and others. It is a type of application software which is used for power engineering problems, which are transformed into mathematical expressions.

== History ==
The first software programs for power engineering were created by the end of the 1960s for the purpose of monitoring [[power plant]]s. In the following decades, Power engineering and Computer technologies were developed very fast. Software programs were created to collect data for power plants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/General.aspx?id=2808|title=Plant Performance Monitoring|website=www.cpuc.ca.gov}}</ref> One of the first computer languages used in [[Nuclear plant]]s and [[Thermal plant]]s was [[C (programming language)]].  The first power systems analysis program to feature a graphical user interface, IPSA, was designed in the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipsa-power.com/what-is-ipsa/|title=IPSA Software|website=www.ipsa-power.com}}</ref> Further platforms for electrical power modelling were created by the end of the 1980s. Currently, the programming language [[Python (programming language)|Python]], commonly used in French [[Nuclear plant]]s, is used to write energy-efficient algorithms and software programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etap.com/company/about-us|title=About Us - Operation Technology -Corporate Profile - 7 C's of ETAP - ETAP|website=etap.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipsa-power.com/modules/pyipsa/|title=PyIPSA - IPSA with a Python API|website=www.ipsa-power.com}}</ref>

== Classification ==
=== Power plants analysis software ===
[[File:Etap.png|thumb|3D modeling grounding grid]]
After 2000 begins to develop rapidly analytical programming and [[3D modeling]]. Software products are being created for design power plants and their elements and connections. Programs are based on mathematical algorithms and computations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dlubal.com/en/solutions/industries/power-plants-analysis-and-design-software|title=Analysis & Design Software for Power Plants|first=Dlubal|last=Software|website=Dlubal|date=12 March 2019}}</ref> Power software as IPSA, SKM, [[CYME (software)|CYME]], DINIS, PSS/E, DIgSILENT and ETAP are pioneers at the category power engineering software. Most of this product used [[MARKAL]], [[Energy Technologies Institute|ESME]] and other modelling methods. The transmission lines be designed according to minimum requirements set out in the SQSS (security and quality of supply standard). This also applies to other elements of the power systems. In the software world, were developed many CAD software products for 2D and 3D electrical design.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pannam.com/blog/top-design-engineering-software-tools/|title=50 Top Design Engineering Software Tools and Apps - Pannam|date=9 November 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

=== Renewable energy controller software ===
The controllers of [[Renewable energy]] used different software. The digital controllers are different types: ADC, DAC, 4-bit, 8-bit, 16-bit, and many others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnvgl.com/energy/generation/software/index.html|title=Renewables Software - DNV GL|website=DNV GL}}</ref> The controllers most of the time to this date are programmed with computer languages like:C,C++,Java and others.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1109/SECON.2005.1423231 |chapter=C++ Encapsulated Dynamic Runtime Power Control for Embedded Systems |title=Proceedings. IEEE Southeast ''Con'', 2005 |year=2005 |last1=Hernandez |first1=O.J. |last2=Dande |first2=G. |last3=Ofri |first3=J. |pages=126–130 |isbn=0-7803-8865-8 |s2cid=14469369 }}</ref>

=== Power engineering protection software ===
Another kind of software is one for simulating security systems for power systems and power plants. Such software simulates the activating the various types of protections, which protects the transformers, power lines and other components. graph of different characteristics of the protections. Mathematical models have been set for all components of the power engineering system. It is up to the user to choose what type of protection to put on the energy objects. Protections are also mathematically modeled when they are connected to power engineering objects. The parameters of the emergency are set and based on the mathematical model, all the calculations are performed to obtain the output graphs and results.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kuliš |first1=Ivan Goran |last2=Marušić |first2=Ante |last3=Leci |first3=Goran |chapter=Protection relay software models in interaction with power system simulators |title=2012 Proceedings of the 35th International Convention MIPRO |date=May 2012 |pages=924–929 |chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6240775 |s2cid=18058074 |oclc=5873135075 }}</ref>

==Software products==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! System
! Creator
! Development started
! Latest stable version
! License
! Notes
|-
!IPSA
|TNEI Services Ltd.
|1974
|2.10.0 
(May 2022)
|[[Commercial software|commercial]]
|Load flow, Contingency and Automation studies, Reactive power studies and compliance, Voltage regulation and power losses, Load and generation profile studies, Fault Level, Overcurrent Protection, Time and overcurrent grading, Relay modelling, Harmonic Analysis, G5/4 compliance, Transient Stability, DC Networks, Reliability, Unbalanced systems, User-defined Models, CIM, Flexibility, Python Scripting.
|-
! NEPLAN
| NEPLAN AG
| 1988
| 10.8.1.2
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Cloud Computing,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neplan.ch/neplanproduct/en-neplan-360-cloud|title=NEPLAN Cloud Compunting|website=www.neplan.ch|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref> Power System Analysis, Power Management System, Grid Code, Real Time integrations, Transmission and Distribution networks, GIS/SCADA integrations, Asset Management, EMS - DMS 
|-
! ETAP
| Operation Technology, Inc.
| 1986
| 22.5
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Power System Analysis, Power Management System, SCADA, Transmission & Distribution planning, Geospatial Modeling, ADMS, EMS, Microgrid Controller, Power Plant Controller
|-
!EA-PSM
|Energy Advice
|2013
|23.04.13
|[[Commercial software|commercial]]
|Power Flow analysis, Short Circuit, Arc flash, Harmonic Flow, Motor Start analysis, Relay Coordination and Protection Tracking<ref>{{cite web|title=EA PSM – Find out more about the key features that this software provides|url=https://eapsm.net/features/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=EA PSM|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! CYME
| CYME International
| 1986
| 16.01
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| COM Module, Voltage Stability Analysis
|-
! SKM
| SKM Systems Analysis, Inc
| 1992
|8.0.2.5
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| TMS, HI_WAVE, CAPTOR, IEC 60909 Fault, IEE Wiring, A_Fault (ANSI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skm.com/index.html|title=SKM Systems Analysis, Inc. - Power System Software and Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and Design Solutions|website=www.skm.com|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref>
|-
! PowerFactory
| DIgSILENT GmbH
| 1985
| 2023
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Unbalanced Load Flow, RMS, EMT and Harmonic Analysis, Protection, Short Circuit, Arc flash, Harmonic Flow, Motor Start analysis, State Estimation, Cable Analysis, Scripting and Automation, Transmission and Dirtribution Network Tools 
|-
! ERACS
| RINA Consulting Ltd
| 1990
| 3.9.10
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Balanced three-phase power systems analysis modelling tool, which includes Loadflow, Fault / Short-Circuit, Harmonics & G5/4, Protection Co-ordination, Transient Stability and Arc Flash calculation modules.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eracs.co.uk|title=ERACS - Power Systems Analysis Software from RINA|website=www.eracs.co.uk|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref>
|-
! PSCAD
| Manitoba HVDC Research Centre
| 1986
| 5.0.0
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Electromagnetic Transient studies
|-
! EMTP
| [[Électricité de France|EDF]] & [[Réseau de Transport d'Électricité|RTE]] & [[Hydro-Québec]]
| 1982
| 4.1
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Electromagnetic Transient studies
|-
! MSEMT <ref name="MSEMT">{{cite journal |last1=Masoom |first1=Alireza |last2=Mahseredjian |first2=Jean |last3=Ould-Bachir |first3=Tarek |last4=Guironnet |first4=Adrien |title=MSEMT: An Advanced Modelica Library for Power System Electromagnetic Transient Studies |journal=IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery |date=2021 |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=2453–2463 |doi=10.1109/TPWRD.2021.3111127 |s2cid=240536090 }}</ref>
| Industrial chair of [[Électricité de France|EDF]] & [[Réseau de Transport d'Électricité|RTE]] & [[Hydro-Québec]]
| 2021
| 1.00
| [[Educational software|educational]]
| EMTP-validated library developed using [[Modelica]] language for Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) studies
|-
! PSSE
| Siemens
| 1976
|
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Steady-state conditions as well as over timescales of a few seconds to tens of seconds
| 
|-
! PSS SINCAL
| Siemens
| 1980s
| 17.5 (April 2021)
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Several steady-state methods with massive calculation power, extensive protection analysis and dynamics/transients modules for a wide frequency range (up to nsec)
| 
|-
! NAP<ref name="NAP Software">{{cite web |last1=IED |title=NAP Software |url=https://www.ied-sa.fr/en/documents-and-links/publications/send/8-tools/51-nap-software.html |website=IED Solutions |publisher=IED}}</ref>
| Innovation Energie Développement
| 1990
| 4.0.1
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Initial and Constrained Load Flow, Short Circuit, Contingency Analysis and Stability calculation
| 
|-
! DSATools
| Powertech Labs Inc.
| 1990s
| 21.0.7
| [[Commercial software|commercial]]
| Suite of software tools for load flow and power system stability and oscillation studies: Transient Stability (TSAT), Voltage Stability (VSAT), Small-Signal (SSAT) and powerflow (PSAT). Online (real-time) DSA implementation for control room. Distributed computation. Several add-on modules for co-simulation with PSCAD & RTDS and PMU data streaming.
| 
|-
!'''EasyPower'''
|[[Bentley Systems|Bentley Systems, Inc.]]
|1984
|11.0.1.8039
|[[Commercial software|commercial]]
|Modules for ANSI/IEC Short Circuit, Protection, Coordination, Arc Flash, Power Flow, Harmonics, Dynamic Stability, Transient Motor Starting and Reliability Studies. EasyPower, Inc., formally Electrical Systems Analysis, Inc. (ESA, Inc.) was acquired by Bentley Systems, Inc. in 2023.
|}

==System Analysis==
[[File:Grounding grid design.png|thumb|Grounding grid design]]
The software products are created to solve different problems and to make different analysis of the power engineering.

*Grounding grid analysis
*Power generation analysis
*Transmission line analysis
*Renewable energy analysis
*Distribution system analysis

== See also ==
*[http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/print/volume-23/issue-5/features/top-ten-rules-for-condition-monitoring.html Top ten rules for power plant condition monitoring]
*[http://m.energy.siemens.com/mx/pool/hq/energy-topics/pdfs/en/gas-turbines-power-plants/1_Online_Monitoring_of_PP.pdf Power plants monitoring]
* [[Wind energy software]]

== References ==
* Julius Tou Software Engineering
* J.R. McDonald, Stephen McArthur Intelligent knowledge based systems in electrical power engineering
* Stephanie Hay, Anna Ferguson A Review of Power System Modelling Platforms and Capabilities,TNEI Services
* Ana Cavalcanti, Augusto Sampaio, James Woodcock Refinement Techniques in Software Engineering: First Pernambuco Summer
* Bjorklund, P., Pan, J., Yue, C., Srivastava, K., “A New Approach for Modelling Complex Power System Components in Different Simulation Tools”,
*Innovation in Power, Control, and Optimization Emerging Energy Technologies Vasant, Pandian

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