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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. Python Scripting for DIgSILENT PowerFactory: Leveraging the Python API for Scenario Manipulation and Analysis of Large Datasets

Authors : Claudio David López, José Luis Rueda Torres

Published in: Advanced Smart Grid Functionalities Based on PowerFactory

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The need to set up and simulate different scenarios, and later analyse the results, is widespread in the power systems community. However, scenario management and result analysis can quickly increase in complexity as the number of scenarios grows. This complexity is particularly high when dealing with modern smart grids. The Python API provided with DIgSILENT PowerFactory is a great asset when it comes to automating simulation-related tasks. Additionally, in combination with the well-established Python libraries for data analysis, analysis of results can be greatly simplified. This chapter illustrates the synergic relationship that can be established between DIgSILENT PowerFactory and a set of Python libraries for data analysis by means of the Python API, and the simplicity with which this relationship can be established. The examples presented here show that it can be beneficial to exploit the Python API to combine DIgSILENT PowerFactory with other Python libraries and serve as evidence that the possible applications are mainly limited by the creativity of the user.

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Footnotes
1
Detailed installation instructions for the Python interpreter are provided in Chap. 19 of the PowerFactory 15 user manual (DIgSILENT PowerFactory Version 15 User Manual, DIgSILENT GmbH, Gomaringen, Germany, 2015). See Sect. 4.1 of this chapter for a discussion on how to manage multiple versions of the Python interpreter simultaneously.
 
2
In Python, the __init__ method of a class is automatically called when the class is instantiated. The line pfsim = PowerFactorySim() causes the __init__ method from Fig. 3 to be called.
 
3
CSV (Comma-Separated Values, csv) are plain text that files store data in tabular form by separating values with commas.
 
4
Python iterables are objects capable of returning their members one at a time. For example, the line for member_object in iterable_object: makes the iterable iterable_object return its members one by one, where iterable_object can be a list, a dictionary, etc.
 
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Metadata
Title
Python Scripting for DIgSILENT PowerFactory: Leveraging the Python API for Scenario Manipulation and Analysis of Large Datasets
Authors
Claudio David López
José Luis Rueda Torres
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Advanced Smart Grid Functionalities Based on PowerFactory

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-50531-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-50532-9

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50532-9_2