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Message from the Editor Dear Mr. Cott, We would like to welcome you to our first edition of BCP Newsletter. BCP is the developer and owner of the power system analysis tool NEPLAN and is one of the leading companies in the power system engineering software market. BCP Newsletter aims to provide you a regular update of what is happening at our company. There have been a lot of recent developments at BCP, such as the announcement that we released the NEPLAN Version 5.4.3. We have also launched a new Asset Simulation Tool which we think that is a perfect new tool for the asset manager of power systems. In this edition you will also read a short interview with the owner and founder of JT Systems and IEEE Member Jose Taborda. We are already
preparing for the CIGRE Conference which will be held on 23-27
August 2010 at Paris.
Hande Demiray
For more information about our special NEPLAN Offers to
our customers,
please contact us at: hande.demiray@neplan.ch The New NEPLAN Version 5.4.3 is now released We are very pleased to tell you that we newly released the NEPLAN Version 5.4.3. with very useful functionalities and added 2 new modules to our program. All modules have been improved but major improvements are done in graphical user interface, asset management, dynamic simulator, risk based planning and analysis and NEPLAN Programming Library. As a NEPLAN customer, you most likely know that one
of our strength is the user friendliness of our program. The
graphical user interface is the easiest to use in the market and
offers all features of a modern CAD system. Very helpful, clearly
arranged data entry dialogs are added to the program. In addition,
our high end power analysis program have been further
improved. An additional strength of NEPLAN 5.4.3. is that, it is the only power system analysis tool in the market that includes an asset management tool. As you can also read more in this newsletter it is a perfect tool for asset manager for optimization of investment timing, network structures and network operations. Moreover, the NEPLAN dynamic simulator model has
been improved with very useful functionalities. Like all NEPLAN
modules it is very fast and easy to use. It offers unrivaled
features for transient stability analysis. Therefore, it became the
first choice for research projects at universities for transient
stability analysis.
Furthermore, NEPLAN Risk based planning and analysis tool and NEPLAN programming library (NPL) tools have been further improved. The NEPLAN risk based planning tool is the benchmark tool for investigation of the power system network reliability. It is the world leading risk based analysis tool in the market. NEPLAN programming library is also an extremely powerful tool. This tool might be used for integration in new smartgrid concepts or creating complete new calculation modules or control algorithms in distribution networks. Finally, we added 2 new modules to our programm; Asset Simulation Module and UCTE CIM model exchange. Asset Simulation Module can be used for medium and long term budget planning. In addition, a test version for UCTE CIM interface is now available on request. If you would like to read more, please click here New Asset Simulation Tool The new NEPLAN Asset Simulation module is now released. It is a perfect new tool for the asset manager of power systems as well as of gas and water distribution networks. NEPLAN is the only power system analysis tool in the market, which includes an asset management tool. The NEPLAN Asset Simulatiuon module is part of the NEPLAN "Asset Management" product, which includes also the "Reliability Centered Maintenance" (RCM). It simulates the future behaviour of network components based on experience of the past. Among others the module calculates the CAPEX and OPEX costs for each year of simulation. The asset simulation helps the asset manager, together with the future objective network and maintenance strategy to optimize investment timing, network structures, network operation, power supply reliability and quality. If you would like to read more, please click here. Interview with an Industry Expert: Jose Taborda For our special first edition we made a short
interview with Jose Taborda, who is very well known in the field of
power systems engineering. The owner and founder of JT systems,
member of IEEE , received the degree on electrical engineering from
the University of Sao Paulo and for many years he is using NEPLAN
power system analysis tool. We talked with him about the future of
the power engineering market, latest developments and his
experiences about NEPLAN.
Which power system engineering tools of NEPLAN are you using? Basically the Load flow, SC-Calculation and the NEPLAN Simulator for dynamic stability analysis. Which features of NEPLAN are unique for you, and why do you use NEPLAN instead of other competing power system engineering tools? The new Simulator allows the easy and quick implementation of user models! The user interface of NEPLAN is also very friendly and effective. What are the comparative competitive advantages of NEPLAN against its competitors? The excellent support and quick response of supporters! Could you inform us about the most critical features of a power system engineering tool for you? What do you expect from a power system engineering tool as a user? Flexibility, robust numerical methods, user friendly interface. How do you see the future of power system engineering market with respect to product developments? Which product properties are getting into prominence? I can see that electrical utilities and power producers are increasing requirements concerning power system analysis and prediction, therefore I believe that demand of power system studies will increase accordingly. Do you think that power engineering firms are working effectively, do you think that working closely with institutions will increase their productivity? I think the cooperation between companies and the universities makes sense and in most of cases leads to a win-win situation. What are the latest important developments in power engineering market that changed the market developments? Could you please give us information? Well, I am personally involved to conventional power systems business, but from hearing and reading, I think the trend is going to renewable energy and smart grids. Thank you very much for providing us such a valuable information! Integration of NEPLAN in a Smart Grid Environment We have shown the integration of NEPLAN in a successfully running Smart Grid environment at the T&D Asia. The visitors were impressed by our high end NEPLAN Power System Toolbox. This is an extremely powerful tool for medium and long term planning. The SmartGrid System allows to have a much better overview of the network utilization and reliability. One of the most important benefits of such a system among others is the off- line analysis; For any point back in time the actual network state may be built up later for NEPLAN and may be analyzed later in detail. Furthermore, the whole grid may be continuously observed. For additional information please click here
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Volume 1, April 20 2010 Upcoming Events August 23-27, 2010
CIGRE 2010, Paris, France Inside this Issue NEPLAN Version 5.4.3. is now released
New NEPLAN Asset Simulation Module is now released Interview with Jose Taborda
Integration of NEPLAN in a SmartGrid Environment NEPLAN Demo Version is available ! You can request and download NEPLAN Demo Version simply by clicking here |
