Comparing Features of CYME/SINCAL/NEPLAN/PSSE/DIgSIL ENT/ ETAP Modeling/Modules/Database/estimation / Features/Facilities 1 Equipment's Modeling 2 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ √ √ √ √ Individual PI Modeling for harmonic analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Distributed Model for fundamental frequency , considering G √ - √ √ √ - Distributed Transposed & distributed transposed with skin effect model for harmonic analysis √ - √ - √ - √ √ √ √ √ √ equivalent Impedance % for fundamental frequency analysis √ √ √ √ √ √ Detail Modeling of upstream substation in fundamental frequency analysis √ - - - - - Model as equivalent impedance % for harmonic orders √ √ √ - √ √ CABLE PI Model in Fundamental frequency, Considering R , X & B (phase & sequence), Power Grid (Network Equivalent ) 3 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ - - - - - √ √ - - - Two winding Transformer, √ √ √ √ √ √ Z% and X/R(positive/zero) Star , Delta, Shell type, No Load Losses √ √ √ √ √ √ Open delta √ - - - - √ Zigzag √ √ √ √ √ - User defined Equivalent harmonic impedance modeling for each harmonic order according to harmonic frequency scan of upstream source Exponential Function for harmonic modeling 4 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ - √ √ - - Grounding Transformer √ √ - - - - Regulator, star, delta, open phase √√ √ √ - √√ - Two winding Auto transformer √ - √ - - - Three winding transformer √ √ √ √ √ √ Z% and X/R(positive/zero) Star , Delta, Shell type, No Load Losses √ √ - √ √ √ Zigzag √ √ √ √ √ - - √ - - - Core type, Y0/DO Three winding Auto transformer √ 5 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ √ √ √ √ (Balance /PI Modeling for fundamental frequency, Considering R , X & B (phase & sequence), √ √ √ √ √ √ Single circuit Over head line, considering G , distributed model for fundamental frequency √ √ √ √ - Individual PI Modeling for harmonic analysis Series R‐L, PI model, for harmonic analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Distributed Transposed for harmonic analysis √ - √ - √ - distributed transposed with skin effect , distributed transposed frequency dependent, distributed untransposed for harmonic analysis √ - √ - √ - Single circuit Over head line - 6 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP By phase, Single phase √ √ √ - √ √ Unbalance, Transposed, untransposed √ - √ - - - √ √ √ √ √ √ Balance /PI Modeling for fundamental frequency, Considering R , X & B (phase & sequence), √ √ √ √ √ √ considering G , distributed model for fundamental frequency √ - √ √ √ - Individual PI Modeling for harmonic analysis, Series R‐L, PI model, for harmonic analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Double circuit Overhead line 7 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Distributed Transposed for harmonic analysis √ - - - √ - distributed transposed with skin effect , distributed transposed frequency dependent, distributed untransposed for harmonic analysis √ - - - - - Series Reactor Inductive Reactance, Ohm/per phase, Sequence, √ √ √ √ √ √ 4 winding Transformer - - √ - - - Series Capacitor, B, R √√ √ √ - √ - Shunt reactor, reactive power, KW Losses, Loss Factor √√ - √ - √√ - Shunt capacitor, reactive power, KW Losses, Loss Factor √√ √√ √√ √√ √√ √ Switchable Shunt reactor/capacitor √ √ √ √ √ - Grounding transformer √ - - - √ - 8 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Bus way‐Busduct, Z%, X/R (positive, zero sequence), length √ - √ - √ - Induction Motor √ √ √ √ √ √ Dynamic Model, based on constant Equivalent circuit parameters √ √ √ √ √ √ Frequency dependent Dynamic Model/ Applying skin effect for starting mode, considering cage factor √√ - - - √ - Motor Starting / considering transition scheme as opened and closed √ - - - - - Motor starting devices, Direct, YD+Zstartor, Auto transformer, R rotor, Current limit √√ √√ √√ - - √√ VFD AS starter, voltage and current Soft starter, Capacitor assistance, Motor starting curve √√ - - - √ √ Phase shifting transformer Active power control mode √√ √√ √ - √ 9 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP 2 winding Auto transformer √ - - - - - 3 winding Auto transformer √ - - - - - VFD as starting device and as frequency control √√ - - - - √ Electronically Coupled Generator √√ - √ - - √ Micro Turbine √√ √√ √ - √√ - Photovoltaic cell √√ √√ √ - √√ - Solid Oxide Fuel cell √√ √√ √ - √√ - Frequency Drop Relay, Stages for load shedding √√ - √ - √√ - Distance/Impedance Relay, With/without power swing detection √ √√ √√ - √√ - 10 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP UPFC √ √ √ √ √ - STATCOM √ √ √ √ √ - SVC √ √ √ √ √ - Shunt/Series frequency dependent branch 3 & 1 ph √ √ √ - √ - Shunt/Series Mutually coupled 3 phase branch, frequency dependent √ √ √ - √ - 3 phase, Single phase harmonic filter √√ √√ √√ - √√ √ 3 phase/ Single phase harmonic source √√ √√ √√ - √√ √ static mode / dynamic model √√ √ √ - √ - Harmonic Model/Skin effect √√ √ √√ - √ - Synchronous Motor 11 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Synchronous Generator Harmonic Model/Applying skin effect √ √ √ - √ - Load Shedding Relay √ - - - √ - Exciter/Predefined models √√ √√ √ √ √ √ PSS/Predefined models √√ √√ √ √ √ √ SVC/Predefined models √√ √√ √ - √ - Frequency relay/Predefined models √√ √√ √ - √ - - - √ - √ √ Governor/AVR/Predefined models √√ √√ √ √ √ √ Voltage relay √ √ √ - √ - Frequency relay √ √ √ - √ - Static load –voltage sensitivity √ √ √ √√ √ - Static load –Frequency sensitivity √ √ √ √√ √ - Lumped load user defined model √ √ √ √√ √ √ Reverse power relay/Predefined models 12 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √√ √√ √ - √√ - Differential relay - √ √ - √ √ Panel model - - - - - √ Transmission Line (Configuration Type, predefined models) √√ - √ - √√ √ Substation detail model √√ √ √ - √√ √ 4 circuit over head lines - - √ - √ - Over current relay operation in transient stability √ - √ - √ - Over current relay: electromechanical and electronic/ database √√ √ √ - √ √ Reclosers: hydraulic and electronic/ database √√ - √ - √ - MCCB: electromechanical, solid state and molded case, Fuses /database √√ √ √ - √ √ Distributed Generations (DG) 13 Equipment CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP HV DC LINK √ √ √ √ √ √ CHARGER √ - √ - - √ DC UPS √ - √ - - √ BATTERY √ - √ - - √ DC‐DC CONVERTER √ - √ - - √ DC CABLE √ - √ - - √ DC LOAD √ - √ - - √ DC MOTOR √ - √ - - √ LC LV C.B, FUSE, SWITCH √ - √ - - √ DC Load flow √ - √ - - √ 14 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP DC SHORT CIRCUIT √ - √ - - √ Battery discharge and sizing, Control system √ - - - - √ DC Arc Flash - - - - - √ Transformer sizing - - - - - √ Line sag & Tension - - - - - √ Generator Startup - - - - - √ √√ - - √ - Specific programing language/Library - - √ - √ - User defined Macro - √ - - - √ COM Base programming(with visual basic, pascal, C++) √ - - - - - Scripting Tool with Python( using python as programing language) - 15 Calculation Modules 16 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Volt/VAR Optimization √ - - - - - Var optimization/Conservative voltage reduction √ - - - - - Multiple constraints points for reactive power/power factor √ - - - - - Minimize active power Demand/active power losses, √ - - - - - Gateway ‐ Integration with GIS √√ √ √ - √ √ Convert from GIS to Elec. Software √√ √ √ - √ - Adding Elec. software modules to GIS Software √√ - - - - - Common database between GIS and software ( Internal database Gateway ) √√ - - - - - Convert from Elec. software to GIS: Results, configuration √√ √ - - - - √√ √ √ - √ - Detail of Low‐Voltage Distribution Network Modeling and Analysis 17 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Detail of Low‐Voltage Distribution Network Modeling and Analysis √√ √ √ - √ - Load flow √ √ √ √ √ √ Newton Raphson/Balance √ √ √ √ √ √ Fast decoupled √ - - √ - √ Gauss seidel √ - - √ - √ Voltage drop/unbalance √ - √ - - - Current Iteration/unbalance √ √ √ - √ √ Extended Newton raphson/balance √ √ √ √ √ √ Newton Raphson/unBalance - √ √ - √ - Newton Raphson current equation - - - - √ - 18 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ √ √ √ √ IEC 909/VDE 0102/1090 √ √ √ √ √ √ IEC 61363 - √ √ √ √ √ ANSI √ √ √ √ √ √ CONVENTIONAL/complete √ √ √ √ √ - Simultaneous fault √√ - √ - - - Series fault √√ - √ - - - Fault locator √√ √ √√ - - √ Voltage sag √ - - - √ - √√ √ √ √ √ √ Improve voltage √ - - - - √ Power factor correction - - - - - √ Reducing losses √ - - - - - Iterative search √ - - - - - Finding best Cap. location √ - - - - - Using existing CAP. locations √ √ √ - √ √ Short circuit Optimal Capacitor Placement 19 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √√ √√ √√ - √√ √ 3 phase harmonic analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Per phase harmonic analysis √√ √ √ - √ - Frequency scan analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Capacitor rating calculation/Stress Analysis √ - - - - - Parallel harmonic loads model √ √ √ - √ √ CIGRE‐C TYPE loads model √ - - - √ - User defined impedance characteristics - √ √ ‐ √ - Network Forecaster √√ √ √ - √ √ Overcurrent protection √√ √ √ - √ √ Sequence of operation √ √ √ - - √ Considering coordination criteria √ √ √ - - √ Global coordination verification √ - - - - - Harmonic Analysis 20 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ - - - - Based on Customer Demand √ √ - - - - Based on Customer Actual load √ - - - - - Based on number of Customers √ - - - - - Based on Customer KWH Consumption √ - - - - - Consider utilization factors √ - - - - - Based on meters √ √ - - - - √√ √ - - - - Minimize KW Losses √ - - - - - Balance loads(KVA) √ - - - - - Balance current(A) √ - - - - - Balance voltage(V) √ - - - - - Reduce unsymmetrical factor - √ - - - - Ability to select optimized location √ - - - - - Load Allocation Load Balancing 21 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ √ - √ - Based on load type factors √ - - - - - Based on load feeder factors √ - - - - - Based on load zone area factors √ - - - - - Based on substation factors √ - - - - - Based on secondary network factors √ - - - - - Global factors √ √ √ - √ - Load Flow contingency √√ √ √ √√√√ √ √ Load Flow With Profiles √√ √ √ - √ - Maximum motor starting size √ - - - - - Static motor starting √ - - - - √ Minimum Fault Protective device Analysis √ - - - - - Load growth 22 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √√ √ √ - √ √ Predictive √√ √ √ - √ √ Historical √ - - - - - Considering Reclosing scheme √ - - - - - Considering Reclosing scheme/Trip option √ √ √ - √ - Considering Restoration scheme √√ - √ - √ - Considering storm factors √ - - - - - Comparing reliability cases √ - - - - - √√ √ √ - √ √ Minimize lossess/local/global √√ √ √ - √ - Minimize over load exception √ - √ - √ √ Minimize voltage exception √ - √ - √ √ Balance feeder by load √ - - - - - Balance feeder by length √ - - - - - Reliability Assessment Switching Optimization/ Open tie points 23 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Transient Stability √ √ √√ √√ √√ √ Matlab Interface - - √ - - √ Voltage stability, PV, QV √ - √ √√ - - Optimal Power Flow √ √ √ √√ √ √ Minimize fuel costs (polynomial, piece‐wise linear and/or quadratic cost functions) √√ - √ √√ √ - Minimize active power slack generation √ - - √√ - - Minimize active power loss √ - √ √√ √ √ Minimize reactive power loss √ - √ √√ √ √ Minimize series compensation cost √ - - √√ - √ Minimize VAR addition cost √ - - √√ - √ Minimize load shedding cost √ - - √√ √ √ Minimize linear/quadratic control variable movement √ - - √√ - √ Maximize flat voltage profile √ - - √√ - √ Maximize voltage security index √ √√ √ Maximize branch flow security index √ √√ 24 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP √ √ √ √√ √ √ optimizing MW/MVAR Import/EXPORT - - √ √ - - optimizing MW/MVAR Interface - - √ √ - - Long‐Term Dynamics Analysis √ - - - - - Network Equivalent calculation √ √ √ - √ - Network Reduction √ √ √ - √ - Single contingency restoration √√ √ √ - - - Optimum Service restoration √√ √ √ - - - ARC FLASH HAZARD √ - - - - √ Industrial‐IEEE 1584‐2002 √ - - - - √ Industrial‐NFPA‐70E‐2012/CSA Z462 √ - - - - √ Distribution‐ NESC 2012 √ - - - - - Heat transfer model √ - - - - - Lee method √ - - - - - Distance protection - √ √ - √ - Differential protection - √ √ - - Optimal Power Flow √ 25 Module CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Small signal stability - - √ - √ - Investment analysis - √ √ - - - Voltage regulator optimzing location/ value finding √ - - - - - Modal Analysis - - √ √ √ - Sensitivity Load flow - - - - √ - Estate estimator √ - - - √ - Real time analysis √ √ √ - √ √ Interface with AMI, SCADA, DMS √ √ √ - √ √ 26 Equipment Library/Database 27 Equipment Library CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Cable database √ √ √ - √ √ Induction motors database √ √ √ - √ √ Synchronous Motor database √ - √ - - - Induction Generator database √ - √ - √ - Synchronous Generator database √ √ √ - √ - Overhead line tower/configuration database √ - √ - √ - VFD database √ - - - - - Two Winding Transformer database √ √ √ - √ - Three Winding Transformer database √ √ √ - √ - Conductor database √ √ √ - - √ Sources(Network Equivalent circuit) database √ - - - - - Battery database √ - - - - √ Grounding Transformer database √ - √ - √ - Phase Shifting Transformer database √ √ √ - √ - Motor Load Model database - - - - - √ Electronically Coupled Generator database √ - - - - - 28 Equipment Library CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Regulators database √ √ √ - √ - Series Capacitor database √ - √ - √ - Series Reactor database √ - √ - √ - Shunt Capacitor database √ - √ - √ - Shunt Reactor database √ √ √ - √ - Two Winding Auto Transformer database √ - √ - √ - Three Winding Auto Transformer database √ - √ - √ - Wind Turbine Generator database √ - - - √ - Exciter database √ - - - √ - PSS database √ - - - √ - Turbine database √ - - - √ - Voltage relay database √ - - - √ - Frequency Drop relay database √ - - - √ - Frequency relay database √ - - - √ - Impedance Relay database - √ √ - √ - Bus Way database √ - - - √ - 29 Equipment Library CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Single Tuned harmonic filter database √ - - - - - Double Tuned harmonic filter database √ - - - - - C‐Type harmonic filter database √ - - - - - Ideal Converter database √ - - - - - Non Ideal Converter database √ - - - - - Harmonic current/voltage Sources database √ - - - √ √ Harmonic Filters database √ - - - √ - Unbalanced Arc furnace harmonic source database √ - - - - - Differential relay database - √ √ - √ √ SVC database √ √ √ - - - Micro Turbine database √ - √ - - - Photovoltaic cell database √ - √ - - - Solid Oxide Fuel cell database √ - √ - - - Wind Model database √ - √ - - - Isolation Model database - - - - - - Generation Curve model database √ - - - - 30 - Equipment Library CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Motor Curve model database √ - - - - - Load Curve Model database √ - - - - - Generator cost curve model database √ - - - - - Over current relay database √ √ √ - √ √ MCCB database √ √ √ - √ √ Fuse Database database √ √ √ - √ √ HV DC LINK database √ - - - √ - CHARGER database √ - - - - - DC UPS database √ - - - - - BATTERY database √ - √ - - - DC‐DC CONVERTER database √ - - - - - DC CABLE database √ - - - - √ DC MOTOR database √ - - - - √ DC LV C.B, FUSE, SWITCH database √ - - - - √ DC/DC converter database √ - - - - - Four Winding Transformer database - - √ - - - 31 Equipment Library CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP UPFC database - - √ - - - STATCOM database - - √ - - - TCSC database - - √ - - - Switchable Shunt Banks database √ √ √ - √ - 32 Available Parameter estimation feature 33 Can estimate parameters of : CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Synchronous Generator Equivalent Circuit √ - - - - √ Induction Generator Equivalent Circuit √ - - - - - Ind. Motor equivalent circuit √ - - - - √ Ind. Motor Sub transient data √ - - - - √ Two winding Transformer Impedances √ - - - - √ Phase shift transformer Impedances √ - - - - - Cable Impedances estimate calculation √ - - - - - Transmission Line Impedances calculation √ - - - - √ Non‐Ideal Converter total commutating reactance Xc √ - - - - - Synch. Motor equivalent circuit √ - - - - - Rectifier/Inverter harmonic spectrum √ - - - - - Harmonic filters impedances √ - - - - - Bus way‐Busduct Impedances √ - - - - - Series Reactor impedances √ - - - - - Grounding transformer impedances √ - - - - - Battery parameters √ - - - - - 34 Top Features/Facilities 35 Features/Facilities CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP compare two scenarios . Topology. results √ - - - √ - Network Versioning √ - - - - √ Background Map √ - - - - - DWG √ - √ - - - DXF √ - - - - - ARC INFO √ √ √ - - - ATLAS GIS √ - - - - - BMP, JPG √ √ √ - √ - MAP SERVER √ - - - - - GOOGLE EARTH √ - - - - - MAP INFO √ √ - - - - AUTO DESK DWF - - √ - - - Device Template( creating customizable template) √ - - - √ √ User Data Extensions( Adding new parameters, characteristics to equipments) √ - - - - - Validation Rules √ - - - - - Customizable Report √ √ - - - 36 - Features/Facilities CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Customizable Key words √ - - - - - Customizable chart & plots √ √ - - - - Advance filtering & Highlight Devices √ √ - - - - Unlimited graphical and electrical undo and redo √ - - - - - Unlimited Automatic diagram configuration (Customizable automatic reconfiguration) √ - - - - - Customizable Result Boxes √ - - - - - Unlimited Customizable Color coding, tags and tooltips layers √ √ - - - - Phasor diagram √ - - - - - Unlimited and customizable Countor & Density Plots √ √ - - - - Customizable Symbols √ - - - √ - Auomatic Reconfigutation (Rephase, reconductor, remove phases) √ - - - - - Alignment - - √ - - √ Over view MAP √ - - - - - Section naming pattern √ - - - - - Automatic Section renaming √ - - - - 37 Features/Facilities CYME SINCAL NEPLAN PSS/E DIgSILENT ETAP Network parameters Verification √ √ - - - √ Analysis parameters verification √ - - - - - Database √ √ √ - √ √ Access √ - - - - √ SQL √ - - - - √ ORACEL √ - - - - √ XML output format √ √ - - - √ Distance calculation tools √ - - - - - Highlight circuit path to upstream of selected equipment √ - - - - - Highlight circuit path to downstream of selected equipment √ - - - - - Used defined Model √ √ √ √ √ √ 38