Documentation
DIgSILENT PowerFactory provides various methods and options to document input and output data, report and print calculation results and to generate graphical documents.
Text Output
Following the classical approach, text pages can be generated to report on entered equipment data, summarize calculations results, print detailed reports on load flows and short circuit results, document harmonic analysis results, provide lists on relay characteristics and relay settings, or summarize on DSL models. All reports can be printed in graphical format on standard printers in various formats.
Text output is based on forms with flexible definitions according to user needs. At any time, user may change reporting language, layout and variables. Standard outputs are pre-defined in A5 size format.
There are a number of different methods to select objects for which an output shall be generated. Based on a pre-defined or user-definable "Selection" various filters may be stored and applied accordingly. Filter definition is provided via Data Manager Selection, Object Manager Selection or directly on the level of the single line graphics.
Spread - sheet Output
Both, Data Manager as well as the Object Manager feature a direct link with the Windows Clipboard allowing to directly transfer any variable into other application programs. As special Flexible Page definition is supported which makes it possible to report and display any variable such as input parameter, calculation result, DSL signal or DPL script variable.
Virtual Instruments
DIgSILENT PowerFactory applies the concept of Virtual Instruments (VI) as a tool for displaying any calculated result or variable. These results may be in the form of bar graphs, plotted curves, or even tables of values, with all display representations completely user-definable. VIs are used to display protection curves, harmonics analysis results or to view electrical variables from any location in the network single line diagram, and any model variable during RMS and EMT simulations. Many VIs provide additional build-in functionality such curve labeling and measuring, scaling, curve fitting, filtering and digitizer functions.
Graphical Documentation
In general, any printing or plotting device supported by the Windows Print Manager can be used to produce high quality graphical documents from within the program. Graphical interchange with other software systems via the Windows Meta File (WMF) and Bit Map exchange is available with high precision coordinates. In addition, format conversion from WMF to other formats like DXF is available via internal program format conversion routines.