Interface

Compatibility

Radial / Limited Mesh system analysis

Technologies Supported

Generator Modelling

Transformer Modelling

Branch Modelling

Load Modelling

Analysis Functionality

Reporting & Diagrams

Other Features

• Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT operating systems
• Powerful point & click interface makes the application easy to use.
• Digitising over imported background images to do geographical placement of nodes.
• Automatic single line diagram generation capability.
• Electrical connectivity is modelled in the data which enables efficient network tracing
• Dynamic calculations with each node placement - Calculations are extremely fast.
• All results are always available at all nodes after a calculation.
• Automatic Data Validation - Voltage, Technology and Phase connections.

• External programs such as Excel, Access, CAD, GIS-AM/FM etc, link directly to ReticMaster.
• OLE (object linking & embedding) is used.
• Read and Save PSS/U data files
• Read DT_VDROP V6 & V7 data files
• Read Text files
• other if users have requirements.

• Any user defined voltage level (e.g. 275kV, 132kV, 400V, 120V, etc.)
• Voltage analysis (caters for unbalance)
• Voltage vs. Distance Profiles
• Voltage vs. Time Profiles (Motor Starting)
• Voltage, Load & Losses vs. Time Profiles (Profile Analysis)
• Current Flow analysis
• Protection Co-ordination (Load, Fault & Motor Starting Currents)
• Automatic Conductor Size optimisation (Voltage and thermal limits)
• Loss analysis
• Energy analysis
• Three phase Fault current analysis
• Phase to Ground Fault current analysis
• Phase to Neutral Fault current analysis
• Phase to Phase to Ground Fault current analysis
• Phase to Phase Fault current analysis
• Fault Current vs. Distance Profiles

• 3phase balanced
• 3phase, 4 wire unbalanced with multiple grounded neutral
• 3phase, 4 wire unbalanced with single grounded neutral
• 3phase, 3 wire unbalanced
• 2phase
• 1phase with multiple grounded neutral
• 1phase with single grounded neutral
• Dual phase (180° Phase Displacement)
• Unlimited technology mix with full connection validity, unbalance & diversity

• Generator Thevenin source impedance model.
• Multiple generation positions.
• Co-Generation Models
• Voltage drop over non-infinite generator for motor starting.

• Two winding transformers
• Three winding transformers
• 3phase primary/3phase secondary
• phase-phase primary /1phase secondary
• phase-phase primary/dual phase secondary
• phase-N primary /1phase secondary
• phase-N primary/dual phase secondary
• Automatic tap change
• Lock all tap change facility
• Lock selected transformer tap change facility
• Transformer grounding and NEC/R modelling for unbalanced fault calculations
• Multiple transformers areas
• Iron and Load loss modelling
• Transformer Internal Boost
• Line Drop Compensation

• Resistance and Reactance in positive & zero sequence
• Multiple grounded neutral models
• Single grounded neutral model
• Line capacitance for the Ferranti effect
• Temperature (Design vs Operating)
• De-rating Factors for current limits.

• 3phase loads (grounded or ungrounded) or (balanced or unbalanced)
• Constant Power, Constant Current and Constant Impedance loads
• phase-phase loads (ungrounded)
• 1phase loads (grounded)
• Dual phase loads (180° Phase Displacement)
• User defined load category with full description & profiles

• General bulk load scaling functionality
• Load scaling using electrically connected sections
• Coincidence factor scaling functionality per node
• Daily & annual load profile models per category
• Simplified energy and losses calculations
• Advanced energy and losses calculation using profiles
• Load forecasting models using yearly load profiles

• Empirical load models
• Stochastic load models using the Herman-Beta analytical method
• Residential load scaling ability using ADMD or a and b parameters
• Residential daily & annual load profile models
• Simplified energy and losses calculation
• Advanced energy and losses calculation using profiles

• Motor steady state conditions
• Advanced motor starting / running models

• Series capacitor/reactor
• Shunt capacitor

• Low voltage (LV<1000V)
• Medium voltage (1000V<MV<44kV)
• High voltage (HV>44kV)

• Multiple node creating & placement
• Technology validation checking
• Voltage level validation checking
• Unlimited number of nodes
• Radial / Limited Mesh Analysis

• Solves any voltage level range simultaneously
• Automatic and continuous calculations (user choice)
• Detailed per phase voltage profile results
• Automatic voltage limit checking & reporting
• Automatic equipment thermal limit checking & reporting

• Automatic fault current calculation at every node
• phase-G fault capability
• phase-N fault capability
• phase-phase fault capability
• phase-phase-G fault capability
• Fault current vs. distance profiles

• Single node / branch / transformer data changing
• Point & Click multiple changes (via connectivity)
• Rapid feeder voltage change
• Rapid technology change with load data integrity
• Rapid feeder load type change
• Rapid feeder load category change
• Rapid feeder conductor type change
• Rapid feeder section length change
• Rapid node name change
• Rapid domestic load balance changing change
• Rapid load power factor change
• Rapid load coincidence factor change

• Complete network load energy & loss calculations with load factor
• Complete network no load energy & losses calculations
• Complete network load energy & loss calculations with load profile
• Losses profile at any node
• Losses analysis over any time interval

• Node structure coding and costing models

• Feeder thermal optimisation & automatic conductor selection
• Feeder voltage limit optimisation & automatic conductor selection

• Manual schematic network representation
• Automatic schematic during network modelling
• Automatic single line diagram generation
• Geographic network representation & modelling
• Automatic feeder length calculation based on layout
• Overview capability
• Graphic reporting such as under / over - voltage and over loaded equipment.
• Voltage profiles are directly available & are dynamically updated during network modifications.
• Fault current profiles are available & dynamically updated

• User definable text reports are directly available.
• User definable GUI outputs are directly available
• Text Report of problems such as:
  
  
  • Open points,
  • Islands,
  • Voltage problems,
  • Rating problems and
  • Unbalance problems.

• Automatic residential phase balancing
• Motor Staring
• Load Saturation
• Simultaneous load flow, fault current & energy calculations
• Full OLE functionality
• Long node name capability
• Text node capability
• Interconnected power flow
• Full protection co-ordination