Power Engineering Software and Solutions CYMExpress Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 1 - October 2012 News Another successful CYMDIST-CYMTCC Users Group The CYME 7.0 suite of applications will be released towards the end 2012, featuring: The yearly CYMDIST-CYMTCC Users Conference, held last June, enjoyed a great attendance for its full week of presentations, workshops and meetings. •Low voltage networks modeling and analysis It started off with a full day workshop on Distribution Overcurrent Protection covering types of protection devices and protection coordination approaches. On the next day, the upcoming features of the CYME 7 software were presented and discussed, along with prototypes and plans for future enhancements of its CYMDIST and CYMTCC engineering applications. The third day was devoted to users input through a forum centered on their specific requirements, special presentations featuring advanced usage of the software as developed by users of our software, and oneon-one meetings during which individual issues were discussed with the CYME engineers. To conclude the week, participants gained useful information about the various uses of the current software during the two days of hands-on workshops. •Volt/Var optimization •DC networks modeling and analysis •Enhanced protective device coordination •Python® scripting New release of CYMCAP to be announced soon, featuring extended capabilities of the MDB module, including library enhancements, soil dry-out calculations, isothermal contour plot and the capability to model an unlimited number of layers. Upcoming Events The next CYMDIST and CYMTCC training is scheduled to take place in October in Montreal, Canada and in December in Atlanta, GA, USA. See www.cyme.com/ courses/softwaretraining/ for details. Visit us at: •Solar Power International, September 10 to 13, Orlando, Florida, USA •Cooper Industries Smart Grid Conference, South Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA with the CYME software package and also a chance to see and help shape the direction that CYME is taking the software in future versions.” says John Stigter, City of Medicine Hat Electric Utility, summarizing his experience of the 2012 CYMDIST-CYMTCC Users Group. “I thoroughly enjoyed the overall atmosphere and professional camaraderie of the 2012 conference. It was an excellent opportunity for some practical training CYMCAP Users Group and Workshop - A great event Last August, in conjunction with the CIGRÉ conference in Paris, Cooper Power Systems organized a full day of activities centered on cable ampacity calculations. The 30 participants were thrilled to meet world cable expert Dr. George Anders and attend his half-day seminar on the rating of cables in non standard installations and unfavorable thermal environments. His theoretical presentation and practical examples of modeling issues and rating problems were much appreciated by all, who found the topics to be very useful in their work. The afternoon was devoted to the presentation of the latest enhancements and the planned developments on the CYMCAP software. The open forum discussion was a great opportunity where the CYMCAP users had the opportunity to discuss these elements, express their own needs and views, and progress in their knowledge of the CYMCAP software. www.cyme.com | www.cooperpower.com This first edition of the CYMCAP Users’ Group in Europe was a rewarding experience and Cooper Power Systems is looking forward to organizing similar events in the future. We thank all the participants for making this event a great success. CYMExpress October 2012 Upcoming CYME 7: Keeping in sync with the needs of the industry Whether planning the replacement of aging infrastructure, the deployment or integration of novel power technologies, the expansion of the existing network or the optimization of the grid capacity, the CYME 7 power engineering software will keep the electrical engineers in control of the added complexity of their network. Along with new features and modules, several existing analysis modules of the CYME software have been enhanced to further improve the modeling of electrical networks and bring the analysis functions to a new level of sophistication, precision, flexibility and speed. Besides the constant improvement of the equipment modeling and the network editing features of the CYME software, new modules and tools add to its current network modeling capabilities; applicable to distribution networks and industrial networks. •The Volt/VAR Optimization module uses robust algorithms to analyze Volt/VAR regulating devices simultaneously to find optimal concurrent settings to help achieve peak shaving and demand reduction, thus helping to improve energy efficiency and network reliability. •DC short-circuit and power flow simulations have been added to the software, along with comprehensive modeling of DC network equipment such as batteries, chargers, UPS and converters. The DC networks have a seamless interface to the AC network for power flow and harmonic analysis. The harmonic effects of nonlinear DC equipment are now calculated by the Harmonic Analysis module and reported. © 2012 Cooper Industries, Inc. All rights reserved. We are also introducing with this version Python® scripting capabilities, which allows you to execute scripts to alleviate the weight of any routine work and to write your own algorithms to extend the capabilities of the CYME software modules even further. •The Network Diagnostic tool will help you debug your network by applying engineering rules to pinpoint erroneous data. In addition, the protective device coordination analysis has been enhanced for more flexibility featuring a live preview mode and a sequence of operation for protective devices. The simulation options have been extended with the introduction of instantaneous protection and energy confinement simulations. The Coordination and the Reach and Load criteria are integrated into the Network Protection Analysis dialog box to offer easier access. •The Low-Voltage Distribution Network Modeling module includes the modeling of service drop cables, the detailed representation of single-phase center-tap transformers and spot load connections to either full or half secondary side voltage; which will allow you to enhance your model such that any study on your distribution network is more thorough. CYME International 1485 Roberval, Suite 104 St-Bruno, QC Canada J3V 3P8 P: 450.461.3655 F: 450.461.0966 P: 800.361.3627 (Canada and USA) The Advanced Project Manager module now features a Scenario Manager that allows the user to run any particular analysis or use different simulation parameters on any number of cases. www.cyme.com | www.cooperpower.com info@cyme.com Contact the CYME sales team for more information: sales@cyme.com.