See Also
This dialog is used in the Run Mode to view and modify information associated with a substation record. It displays different information from the Edit Mode version of the substation dialog. To display it from Run Mode, first select
Substation Number
An integer identifier for the substation. You can use the spin button immediately to the right of this field to move to either the next substation (click the up arrow) or the previous substation (click the down arrow).
Substation Name and ID
Two alphanumeric identifiers for the substation.
Find By Number
To find a substation by its number, enter the number into the Substation Number field, then click this button.
Find By Name
To find a substation by its name, enter the name into the Substation Name field, then click this button.
Find By Sub ID
To find a substation by its substation ID, enter the ID into the Substation ID field, then click this button.
Find…
If the exact substation number, name and ID are not known, you can use the Find Dialog to search for and select a substation from a list of substations.
Labels
Clicking this button will open a dialog displaying the list of defined labels for the substation. New labels can also be added for the substation from the dialog as well.
View All Flows at Substation
Information
Load and Generation
Real and reactive load, generation, shunts, losses, and interchange for the substation.
Bus Voltages
Summary information on all buses in the substation, including total number of buses, number of dead (disconnected) buses, and minimum and maximum bus voltage and angle within the substation.
Available Gen MW/Mvar Ranges
Total amount of generation increase or decrease available for all generators in the substation.
Buses
The Buses table identifies the buses in the substation, and provides summary information on each.
Gens
The Gens table identifies the generators in the substation, and provides summary information on each.
Loads
The Loads table identifies the loads in the substation, and provides summary information on each.
Switched Shunts
The Switched Shunts table identifies the switched shunts in the substation, and provides summary information on each.
Tie Lines
The Tie Line Table identifies the flows on all of the substation's ties to other substation.
Custom
This page of the dialog can be used to enter notes about the substation. Any information entered in the memo box will be stored with the case when the case is saved to a PWB file. Custom fields can also be entered for storage with the substation object viewed.
Geography
Displays geographic information about the location of the substation, in Latitude and Longitude. Also it provides a conversion tool between Lat/Lon and UTM Coordinates.