Power System Analysis Software

One of the most complete planning, optimization and simulation tools for electrical networks
(transmission, distribution, generation and industrial) as well as
gas, water and heating networks

Reliable – Efficient – User-friendly

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NEPLAN® Software
The state-of-the-art web based analysis tool

NEPLAN is the most advanced and complete Power

system analysis tool and is in use all over the world. As
this software is used for the planning of transmission and
distribution networks, renewable energy systems or
distributed systems, smart grids and generation/ industrial
plants, the network configuration can be laid over a
geographic map, thus improving visualization and the
efficiency of planning engineers. A wide range of maps
can be used for this purpose such as detailed street maps,
aerial and satellite images and basically any type of map
data available for geographic information systems (GIS).

Neplan AG offers the world’s first full web based power

system analysis tool on the market and therefore has all the
advantages of cloud computing based on client-server
architecture technology.

Technology
 Desktop solution: Installation on a local machine NEPLAN Data Management
with local project files
 Intranet solution: Installed on a client’s server as
well as the SQL-database containing the Interfaces
network  Web services: The calculation engines of
 Cloud solution: Installation on a cloud server. NEPLAN can be accessed directly by any
The cloud users can decide whether to store the external GIS, SCADA or smart grid application
network data in the cloud or to keep the data on through web services for intranet and cloud
a local machine. solutions
 CIM – Interface: Using CIM Manager, it is
possible to import and export very complex
networks with advanced models as per the
ENTSO-E CIM CGMES exchange standard.
ENTSO-E awarded NEPLAN® with a Gold
Conformity Level in accordance with CGMES
for Interoperability Test (IOP)

Client-server architecture

Data Management
 Multi-user database with client-server
architecture in the cloud or client’s intranet
server
 User-administration: A comprehensive user
administration is available for handling access Interfaces to NEPLAN and Web Services
rights to the master database. Study cases
originating from the master database are Reporting
managed per specific user  Highly customizable report are generated which
 Variant management: Excellent variant are compatible with MS-Office package
management system to handle scenarios, time  Results and equipment data access by cell-phone
dependent network versioning and comparison
of studies Geographical Maps
 Graphical selection and handling of subsets of  Electrical, gas, water, district heating networks
the complete master database with user rights can be overlaid on geographical maps for better
and their calculation visualization
 Handles electrical as well as gas, water and  Integrates a wide range of maps such as street
district heating networks in one common maps, aerial and satellite maps
database, which is a requirements for energy  The project can be defined in any national
hubs optimization. coordinate system

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NEPLAN® Network Modelling
Electricity Models Gas, Water & Heating Models
 Handles any combination of meshed 1-, 2-, and  Sophisticated valve and regulator models for
3-phase AC and/or DC network with AC/DC gas pipe flow analysis
converter  Simultaneous calculation of different pressure
 Represents and solves high-, medium- and low zones
voltage networks simultaneously  Temperature dependent loads for gas pipe flow
 Accurate models for steady state and dynamic calculation
network behavior with high performance due to  Simulation of reservoir filling and emptying
parallel computing (dynamic analysis in real processes
time)  Gas/Water/Heating interactive distribution and
 Network grounding: Grounded, impedance 2D-profile
grounded, resonance grounded and isolated  Fire-fighting water plan
 Renewables: Pre-defined models for Wind  Calculation of heat exchanger, heat plant,
turbines (IEC 61400), photovoltaic, dc batteries, centrifugal and circulation pumps, etc.
fuel cells or other renewable energy sources and  Pipe optimization and network calibration
storages
 Handles gas, water and district heating systems
together with electrical systems (Energy Hubs) Graphical User Interface
 Real time measurement data and synthetic  Most user-friendly graphical database editor
profiles with load estimation with powerful CAD editing facilities
 Power control through phase shifting  Multi-document and multi-window system
transformers, HVDC (2-port or 3-port  Multi-diagram and multi-layer technique which
configuration), FACTS, SVS, etc. is useful for substation layout in the
 Huge library with pre-defined controller for geographical network and single line diagram
AVR, turbines, governors, PSS, HVDC,  Result comparisons of different variants
secondary controls, etc.  Excellent chart manager for result evaluation
 Macro-language as in MATLAB® for defining  User-defined coloring of the network according
control circuits or protection devices to feeders, voltage levels, partial networks,
 Calculation modules could be used as integrated network violations, component type
part of an on-line SCADA system characteristics, etc.
 Visualization of the network in Google Earth
 App for equipment data access for cell-phones

Load Flow calculation results with geographical map Energy loss calculation (Time Simulation)

Visualization of an electrical network with results in Overcurrent Protection (Selectivity Analysis)

Google Earth based on NEPLAN project

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NEPLAN® Calculation Modules
Base Modules Optimization / Cost Savings
 Load flow analysis  Energy hub optimization (gas/district heating)
 Load estimator based on measurements  Optimal network restoration strategy
 Energy loss calculation  Economic cable sizing and thermal analysis
 Motor starting analysis  Optimal capacitor placement
 Line parameter calculation  Optimal separation point / switching
 Network reduction  Investment analysis (Present Value)
 Cable sizing for industrial plants  Phase swapping / balance
 Low voltage calculation  Multi-period and N-1 constrained OPF
 Hosting Capacity for PV and eMobility  Evaluation of Reliability Index (ERIS)

Safety Modules Power Quality Studies

 Short circuit analysis  Reliability analysis
 Arc flash calculation  Harmonic analysis
 Substation grounding (IEEE/IEC)  Flicker analysis
 Voltage unbalance
Security Analysis
 Contingency analysis Gas/Water/Heating
 State Estimator  Gas pipe flow analysis
 Net transfer capability (NTC)  Water pipe flow analysis
 Voltage stability  District heating analysis
 Pipe optimization
Protection Studies  Network calibration
 Overcurrent protection/Selectivity analysis  Time / dynamic simulation
 Distance protection  Fire water plan
 Fault finding
 Protection Data Management System (PDMS) Asset Management
 Reliability centered maintenance (RCM)
Dynamic Analysis  Asset simulation / LCC-Calculation
 Dynamic Stability (RMS)
 Electro-magnetic Transient (EMT)
 Small signal stability

NEPLAN includes all the complex calculation and simulation modules needed for network studies. The modules can be bought
under a specific package depending on the network type or as a single module.

The summary of power engineering

NEPLAN is one of the leading power system analysis software packages in the world. Small and large utilities, industrial
organizations, engineering companies and universities in more than 120 countries around the world have appreciated our Swiss
high quality products for more than 30 years.

The software has an extremely user friendly and powerful graphical user interface. Project studies are done up to 40% faster
with NEPLAN than with any other analysis tool, resulting in considerably lower costs.

NEPLAN is best suited for smart grid and wind power applications because all necessary models, simulations and control
methods are integrated with very high accuracy and performance. The sophisticated automatic initialization tool significantly
reduces the time in the initialization of controllers for dynamic analysis.

Risk based analysis (e.g. network reliability analysis, re-investment strategies, etc.) has become one of the most important tasks
for a planning engineer. NEPLAN offers unrivaled models and algorithms and has therefore become the de facto standard for
risk based planning. It is the only tool which includes an integrated RCM and “Asset Simulation” module as well as Gas, Water
and Heating modules.

More information and free DEMO visit at www.neplan.ch

NEPLAN AG | Oberwachtstrasse 2 | CH-8700 Küsnacht | www.neplan.ch | [email protected]

Gas, Water, District Heating and
Electrical Systems Analysis
Software

Reliable • Efficient • Intuitive

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NEPLAN® Software
The state-of-the-art network analysis tool

NEPLAN is a powerful engineering tool for analyzing, • Web Services: An extensive number of Web
planning, optimizing and simulating gas, water, district Services is available, making all NEPLAN
heating and electrical networks. For over 30 years, calculation modules directly accessible to
NEPLAN AG provides engineers worldwide with the external applications.
state-of-the-art software solutions. NEPLAN users • GIS: NEPLAN’s capability to handle data from
include large and small utilities as well as engineering geographical information systems comes from
and planning companies. a long-term experience in this field. Exported
network data, such as shapefiles, can be
The browser-based software employs a client-server easily imported with NEPLAN’s GIS interface.
architecture and a unified database in a multi-user
environment. NEPLAN includes an extensive user-
administration and variant management system, which
guarantees an optimized workflow.

Shapefile import

Graphical User Interface

• User-friendly and intuitive GUI with extensive
editing, task management and data
Client-server architecture
visualization functionalities
• Comprehensive results handling (graphically
Solutions
and tabularly), for easy network evaluation
NEPLAN can be deployed as a standalone version on a • Network coloring based on numerous criteria
local desktop or as an intranet solution. Moreover, (e.g. pressure levels, partial networks, zones,
NEPLAN AG is the first company to offer a SaaS, calculation results)
enabling customers to work in the cloud. Cloud users • Easy-to-use management and navigation
can decide whether to store the network data on the between diagrams and graphic layers
cloud or on their local machine. • Highly customizable output reports (the user-
• Desktop: Installation on a local machine with defined templates are compatible with MS-
local project files Office)
• Intranet: Installation on a client’s server with • Results and equipment data are accessible
an SQL-Database via mobile app
• Cloud: Installation on a cloud server • Compatible with MS-Office
• Support for various languages
Data Management
• Unified database in a multi-user environment Geographical Maps
• Comprehensive users administration tool: • Integrated geographical maps via mapping
allows handling access rights to the master server interface
database. Users and user’s rights are defined • Support for a wide range of maps (e.g. street,
by a central administrator(s) aerial and satellite)
• Graphical selection and subset management • Project diagrams defined as geographic
of the complete master database (EPSG)
• Variant management system: handles • Support for elevation data server
scenarios, time-dependent network versioning • KML-export for Google Earth©
and comparison studies
• Gas, water, district heating and electrical
networks in one common database and
graphical visualization

Interfaces
• C#-DLL (API): NEPLAN’s data and calculation
capabilities can be fully integrated in any
external application (e.g. GIS, SCADA or smart
grid systems).
Diagrams and graphic layers

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NEPLAN® Gas, Water and District Heating
The state-of-the-art network analysis tool
NEPLAN provides fast, accurate and reliable answers • Evaluation of the mixture of the fluid of every
to a wide range of engineering problems. Thanks to a consumer (feeder contribution)
close collaboration with academia and industry,
NEPLAN is able to offer u equipment models and highly
efficient algorithms. The software can manage pipeline
networks of any extent and user-defined complexity.
Calculation modules can easily be integrated with
SCADA and GIS systems.

General Features
• Pipeline network representation with nodes
and connecting elements, such as pipes,
valves, pumps, heat exchangers etc.
• Thermo-hydraulic model for each element Results visualization
• Advanced pump and valve models, allowing
pressure, flow rate and pressure drop Dynamic / Time Simulation
regulation at any node or element
NEPLAN allows the user to simulate time-dependent
• Automatic control of pumps and valves
processes by assigning synthetic profiles or
(pressure, flow rate, characteristic curves)
measurements to consuming and supplying elements.
• Modelling of additional pressure losses (e.g. The profiles can be defined on a daily, weekly,
bends, junctions) seasonal or annual basis. The time characteristics of
• Modelling of temperature dependent loads the storage elements, such as reservoir’s inflow and
• Compressible and incompressible gas water level, are also taken into account. Additionally,
calculation the user can add various result-driven events and
• Libraries can be created for each element hence, simulate more advanced network processes.
type
• Network data can be updated with changed
library data and vice versa

Graphical user interface

Pipeline Analysis
Time simulation results
• Computes pressures, flow rates and other
operational quantities with excellent Reliability and Contingency Analysis
computational speed and accuracy
Employing the advantages of parallel computing,
• Simultaneous calculation of different
NEPLAN can rapidly assess the severity of unplanned
pressure zones (high, medium, low) and
problems in the network. The user can define any
partial networks
number of component outages and failure scenarios.
• Calculation with user-defined operational
NEPLAN’s Hydraulic Critical Index (HCI), computed
states
during the analysis, provides the user with a very clear
• Calculation with synthetic profiles and/or indication of how severe a specific outage is.
field measurements
• Control of minimum system pressure
• Extensive scenario and operational state
management
• Global, regional or simultaneity factors for
demand changes
• Ideal for planning and comparative analysis
• Computes the minimum/maximum flow
times of the fluid to reach any node in the
network starting from a user-defined
reference point.
Reliability assessment

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NEPLAN® Gas, Water and District Heating
The state-of-the-art network analysis tool

Pipe Type Optimization Fire-Extinguishing Plan

This optimization module assists the user in This NEPLAN module simulates possible fire-fighting
determining the required changes of pipe types in the conditions for each node and/or hydrant in the entire
actual network in order to obtain a target network, network. All node pressures for a given extinguishing-
where a certain objective function is satisfied. water demand are automatically calculated, as are all
Stochastic optimization methods are used to select the extinguishing-water demands of nodes with a specified
suited pipe types that lead to minimum costs or pressure.
minimum/maximum flow rates.
2D-Profiles
Investment Analysis and Asset Management With the help of length profiles, various results, such
The integrated asset manager gives the user the ability as elevation and pressure changes, along a flow path
to conduct cross-media strategic and operational asset defined by the user, can be displayed graphically and
management, and to perform network risk analysis in a tabular form
and efficient investment planning.

Asset management Pressure variation along path

Calculation modules can be bought separately or with a specific package, depending on the network and medium type.
The following packages are available:

Gas/Water/District Heating Electricity

• Gas advanced • Transmission
• Water advanced • Distribution
• Gas + Water • Industrial / Generation
• Gas + Water advanced • Protection
• District Heating • Wind-system analysis

For more information and DEMO requests

please visit our website at www.neplan.ch

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