Automatic Checking of Substation Design Model with Visual Script of Design Codes

The design of a substation is a complex process with potential conflicts against design codes. The benefits of design collaboration based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach is still limited due to lack of timely feedback of conflicts between building components or electrical equipment modeled by different disciplines. If these conflicts can be automatically alerted for an in-progress design, unnecessary reworks can be prevented. However, the automatic checking of design model is frequently hindered by the difficulties of programming the design codes and reviewing programmed rules. In this regard, the study develops a framework of visual programming design codes, considering their usage for automatic checking design model defined by both the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) and the Grid Information Model (GIM).