Wadiso

Sewsan

Swift

Albion

Edisan

HydroSWMM

PRP

Norwato

Key Features

• Integrated electrical network modelling and planning tool
• Capable of creating very large systems
• Ability to design and size network elements
• Master planning of electrical networks
• Simultaneously captures spatial and electrical circuit topology in a single model
• Variety of electrical components supported
• Support for cables, transformers, capacitors, generators, sources, etc.
• Advanced spatial and electrical network based selection methods
• Support for steady state simulation, including fault current and harmonics using OpenDSS simulation engine
• Ability to interface with other leading packages like DigSILENT PowerFactory and Reticmaster
• Geospatial load forecasting using a library of load shapes and ADMDs tied to land use of load class
• Different growth curves for planning purposes, for example linear and S-curves
• Herman-Beta method to cater for diversity in voltage drop calculations
• Time simulations to simulate each hour of the day to ensure the correct peak load is used for equipment sizing everywhere.

Simplified model building

Version 6 simplifies the process of model building from a wide range of sources including as built drawings, CAD plans, GIS data sources, scanned images, schematic layouts, tabular spreadsheets or even hand drawings.

The process of adding model elements such as cables with the minimum number of clicks has been at the forefront of the new design to minimize repetitive tasks for the modeller. Customizable presets simply data capturing.

GIS Integration

GIS and imagery integration

The GLS Version 6 software presents a completely new simplified approach to electrical network modelling software where the electrical model is embedded in our own powerful geographical information system (GIS)

• The power of GIS can now be applied to the engineering model, allowing the modeller to directly harness GIS tools when creating and editing datasets.
• From a network modelling perspective, spatial correlation can be used to extract text, such as cable parameters from CAD or other GIS sources and apply it directly to elements of an electrical network model such as transformers and cables.
• Another example would be to select part of the model using a spatial query, then refine the selection using a SQL text query. Finally the resulting filtered dataset can be populated interactively with data. This works directly on the engineering model.
• The more advanced modeller can create extensive selection or update queries using SQL, and see the effect immediately rendered in the GIS based model
• Model tables are now dynamic, fast and practically unlimited in size. There are no more tabs on spreadsheet tables. The modeller can have multiple user customizable layouts with field groupings in colour.
• All model operations are now also fully undo-able.
• Imagery web services, such as from Google™, Mapbox™, Microsoft™ or OpenStreetMap are now available to load background imagery at the geographically correct coordinates.
• External CAD sources (for example AutoCAD™ DWG or DXF files) or GIS sources (for example ESRI™ Shape files or ESRI file or folder geodatabases) can be opened in Edisan and then transformed into GIS-based models. After completing the analysis or design, these models can later be exported again as GIS datasets. Through Albion, access to server-based GIS resources stored on PostgreSQL or Microsoft™ SQLServer databases.

Results Presentation

Edisan provides for an extremely flexible query system in order to map data and results. For both links and nodes additional data can be included in standard and user-defined fields. This allows for the inclusion of information pertaining to various component characteristics such as age, material and voltage/current ratings etc. of cables, present and future allocation of stand numbers etc. to nodes, over and above the normally required data defining the component.

Link and node legends are always shown in the GIS layer manager, in which the colour coding parameters for any one of the link or node data fields can be specified, if a map is to be produced showing output data such as node voltages and cable- and transformer loadings, with different colour coding and different line widths.

Text from the different fields can also be annotated on the links and nodes. Specific fields can be selectively annotated, e.g. the cable diameter, component rating, or any other desired field.

A predefined list of themes simplify the result presentation.

Graphs

GIS-Table Synchronization SQL Reporting

Graphs can be displayed for the results of any link or any node, for the entire extended time period.

Reports

The presentation of data in tables is done through live grids. Any changes made in a table automatically gets updated in the GIS map as well as in any open property boxes. Grids can be filtered and sorted and provide a very powerful view of large datasets

In addition many predefined SQL-based reports are available which can be run on the complete dataset or on only a selection.