EMO:The Powerflow Case Definition Window

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Figure 1 - The Powerflow Case Definition Window

Purpose

To create, edit, run and re-run Powerflow Case Definitions.

Components

• Title Bar
• Menu Bar
• Details Panel
• Effective Date Range Panel
• Run Powerflow Button
• Loaded Data Summary Panel

Title Bar

The Powerflow Case Definition Window Title Bar contains the Powerflow Case Definition name (e.g. 'Final test PFC 1').

Menu Bar

Menu	Option	Purpose	Action
Data	Load Data	To load historical or externally sourced data into the Powerflow Case Definition	Opens the Load Powerflow Window
	Copy Powerflow	To make a copy of the current Powerflow Case Defintion	Opens a new case Definition Window containing the same input data as the current Definition
	Import	To import prepared Powerflow Case Components from the Resource Library	Opens the Component Library Import Window
	Export	To export Components of the current Forecast Definition to the resource Library	Opens the Component Library Export Window
Graphs	Demand Generation Graph	To provide access to a Chart of the Demand and Generation profiles loaded into the Case Definition	Opens the Demand, Generation Graph
Profiles	Demand	Allows access to the Demand Profile for all Nodes (Demand profiles can be imported and exported from here)	Opens the Demand Profile Window
	Generation	Allows access to the Generation Profile for all Nodes (generation profiles can be imported and exported from here)	Opens the Generation Profile Window

Load Powerflow Data Window

Access

The Data > Load Data Option in the Powerflow Case Definition Window Menu Bar.

Purpose

To:

• Control the loading of all Definition input data in a single operation
• Record the details of the last load operation for a specific Definition

Components

Component	Purpose
Load Profile Panel (under the yellow heading of "Demand and Generation"	Controls the loading of Demand and Generation Profile Data
Load Transmission Data Panel (under yellow heading of "Transmission"	Controls the loading of Transmission data
Load/Close buttons	Initiates or cancels the loading operation specified in the template

Load Profile Panel

Access

The Data > Load Data menu option in the Powerflow Case Definition Window.

Purpose

To load seven day Demand and Generation profile data into a Powerflow Case from an online database.

Components

Component	Purpose
Date From Field	Uses a date selector to specify the inclusive date (day) to start loading Demand data into the Powerflow Case Definition
Number of Weeks Button	Specifies the number of weeks of Demand and Generation data (starting at the specified Load Start Date) to use when creating an averaged profile for each Node
Date To Display	Shows the last date for which profile data will be loaded or included into an averaged profile
Clear and Load Check box	Clears all existing Profile data before loading new profile data (toggles with the Keep and Overwrite Check box)
Keep and Overwrite Check box	Keeps existing profile data and overwrites with new data averaged with existing data, allowing averaged Demand profiles to be created using Demand data from discontinuous time periods (toggles with the Clear and Load Check box)
Last Load Operation Details	Records when Demand and Generation profile data was last loaded and if the load operation was succesful
Load Demand Data and Generation Check box	To include or exclude profile data from the next Load Operation
Reset Button	Restores the Profile Load Panel to its default settings

Load Transmission Data Panel

Access

The Data > Load Data menu option in the Powerflow Case Definition Window.

Purpose

To specify the date range of Transmission data you want to load into a Powerflow Case Definition from you default Transmission System data source.

The default EMarketOffer data source for Transmission System data

When uploading Transmission System data into a Powerflow Case EMarketOffer first checks the Inputs sub-folders for valid EM6/COMIT/Ellsoft files, and uses these in preference to data from an online database, even when a connection to obtain Transmission System data has been defined.

Transmission System Data Loading Modes

Transmission System data can be loaded into a Powerflow Case Definition in one of two modes:

• Date Range Mode
• Period Mode