7.1.

2 The Grid Folder

Grids are data folders in which element data pertaining to a network is stored. These grid folders also contain the single line
diagrams which were used to create the power system design. Additionally, each grid folder may contain a tree of system stage
folders for alternative design options (see 7.2.1 to 7.2.5). There may be one or several of these grid folders in the project folder, and
these may also be seen as areas.
The user may divide their network as desired into these folders, however, a typical arrangement for a network would be as shown in
figures 7.5 and 7.6. The schematic diagram in figure 7.5 shows the network layout, and figure 7.6 proposes a PowerFactory grid
arrangement:
Fig. 7.5: Typical network arrangement
Fig. 7.6: Proposed folder structure of the network arrangement
Grouping of the data in this fashion is advantageous as the user embarks on more advanced studies, such as stability or EMT type
simulations. In this type of study the phenomena under study is often localized and irrelevant network data may be excluded from the
study in order to speed up the simulation.
To add a grid folder to the current project, various methods may be employed:
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1. Select the Edit-Project option on the main menu. This will open the dialogue of the project that is currently active. Press the New Grid
button.
2. Right-click the project folder in a database manager and select Edit. Press the New Grid button.
3. Right-click the project folder in a database manager and select New Grid from the menu.
In each case, the dialogue to create a new grid will appear, as shown in the figure 7.2, where the grid name, frequency and owner
may be specified. A second dialogue will appear after the OK button has been pressed, where the study case that the grid will be
linked to must be selected. Three options are presented:
add this Grid/ System Stage to active Study Case
Only available when a study case is active.
activate a new Study Case and add this Grid/ System Stage
Creates and activates a new study case for the new grid.
activate an existing Study Case and add this Grid/ System Stage
Add the new grid folder to an existing, but not yet active study case.
Normally, the second option is preferred because this creates a new study case, dedicated to the new grid only (remembering that
any network requires a source in order for a load-flow to function). In that way, the new grid may be tested separately by load-flow
or other calculations. To analyze the combination of two or more grids, new study cases may be created later on, or the existing ones
may be altered.
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