Our trainers have conducted training course during the period 09-13 March 2014 in Knowledge Oasis Muscat.
The course was attended by protection engineers and system studies specialists from different sectors.
DIgSILENT PowerFactory 15.1.3 power system analysis and simulation software released earlier this year with new features.
Some of the features mentioned below are already available in the current version, but were enhanced further in 15.1.3
Others are new features that were added after requests from our valuable customers worldwide.

Drawing and Visualization of Protection Devices :
This includes CTs, VTs in overview diagrams and substation diagrams
It will also show detailed view for connecting
The new version will also display single-line diagrams in plots
This means also showing Graphical Legend for TOC-plot


Distance Protection Coordination Assistant :
This includes User-definable Coordination Area (Paths),
Automatic coordination of distance protection relays,
Determination of relay protection zones, and
Reactive reach via zone-factors
Other Output options also include Tabular Report, Time-Distance Diagram, and Update of Protection Devices.

The course was based totally on exploring these new features of PowerFactory 15.1.3 and included following objectives:

• Acquainting the participants with tools and skills to enable them to use DIgSILENT power system analysis software.
• Providing the participants ‎ with skills to perform load flow analysis of power system using DIgSILENT software.‎
• Providing the participants ‎ with skills to perform fault analysis of power system using DIgSILENT software.‎
• Enabling participants to understand the basic components of a protection system and how to model the protection system using DIgSILENT software.‎
• Providing the participants with the necessary tools and skills to carry out relay co-ordination analysis for variety of protection schemes using DIgSILENT software.‎