Computation of power system transients: Modeling portability

Abstract

This panel paper presents research activities related to modeling portability between electromagnetic transients simulation programs. Although modern computer programs are provided with sophisticated graphical user interfaces, each program has its own modeling interface and model development methods. There are no portability or interoperability standards between applications of the same type. This issue creates significant and time consuming problems for the users since it is often required in the same organization to perform studies using different applications or to receive models available from different manufacturers using different tools. This paper focuses on methods that can be used for developing and establishing modeling portability. Both model data portability and actual model portability are discussed. The topic is also related to user-defined modeling.