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Resources

Download power system models and explore articles on modeling, simulating and analyzing electrical power systems.

Models

You can download models below to be used in the Electrisim open-source software.

IEEE Harmonics Benchmark Model

OpenDSS harmonic analysis benchmark with TCR and HVDC loads, tuned filters, and reference THD results from IEEE PES GM 2024.

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Hypergrid – Italian transmission network with HVDC VSC

10-bus model of the Italian transmission network with HVDC integration (Terna Hypergrid project). Based on Antonino Patti thesis, Università di Palermo; validated with Neplan, implemented with pandapower.

Offshore wind farm model - 1GW, 100km

Offshore wind farm model with 1 GW rated power, with 100 km cable route length (between offshore and onshore substation).

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PV Solar Farm - 100MW

Photovoltaic solar farm model with 100 MW rated power for power system analysis and grid integration studies

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Onshore wind farm - 33MW, 110kV, 30kV

Onshore wind farm model with 33 MW rated power, with 110 kV km export cable and 30 kV medium voltage cables

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Simple example - 3 bus network

It is a simple example to show the basic principles of creating a network for a load flow and short-circuit analysis.

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IEEE models

IEEE power system test cases (currently 4,5,6 bus models available)

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Multi-voltage level example

Multi voltage level example network (based on Pandapower)

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CIGRE MV Network with DERs

CIGRE Medium Voltage network with distributed energy resources (DERs) for power system analysis

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Knowledge Base

The Knowledge Base is used to publish articles on topics related to modeling, simulating and analyzing electrical power systems.

Open-Source Power Flow Tools Benchmarked Against PowerFactory

Independent research from ZHAW shows that pandapower, PyPSA and OpenDSS can match commercial PowerFactory results with an average error below 2%.

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PandaPower vs OpenDSS Load Flow Results: Understanding the Differences

Why do load flow results differ between pandapower and OpenDSS? A summary of external grid modeling differences and how to align results using high short-circuit MVA.

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Open-Source Power Systems Analysis: Electrisim Validated Against Commercial Software

A comprehensive master's thesis from University of Palermo demonstrates that Electrisim achieves results comparable to commercial tools like Neplan across IEEE test networks and real-world offshore wind farm models.

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100MW PV - How to Specify Reactive Power Compensation for Using Open-Source Software - Introduction

A practical guide to meeting grid code requirements using Electrisim for a 100MW photovoltaic plant connected via underground cable.

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How to specify reactive power compensation equipment for onshore wind

The article shows how to specify reactive power compensation equipment for an onshore wind farm to meet the grid code requirements in Electrisim application

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Short Circuit Simulation in Electrisim - Based on Open-Source Tools

Learn how to perform short-circuit calculations in Electrisim using open-source libraries pandapower and OpenDSS. Calculate fault currents according to international standards.

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Comparison of software for load flow calculation

The Electrisim application is tested by numerous tests to verify the proper results with pandapower.

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Load flow, power flow - step by step

Load flow objective and problem, software, input/output data, calculation algorithms

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