ATPDraw - Users' Manual - Version 3.5 - Preliminary Release No. 1.1 - October 2002

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ATPDraw is a mouse-driven graphical preprocessor for the ATP version of the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) on Windows. It enables constructing electrical circuits via menus, generating corresponding ATP input files, and integrating simulation and plotting tools. The manual describes features such as multiple-circuit modeling, advanced editing (copy/paste, grouping, rotate, undo/redo), clipboard and metafile export, project file storage, and support for many ATP components including line/cable modeling and harmonic frequency scan objects. It also covers hierarchical modeling and ATP pocket calculator and $PARAMETER support, plus installation guidance, conventions, and hardware/licensing policies for ATP.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages246

Reading Time10 h 20 min

AccessFree to download

1. Introduction

1.1 What is ATPDraw?

1.2 What is ATP?

1.3 Operating principles and capabilities of ATP

1.4 Contents of this manual

1.5 Manual conventions

2. Installation Manual

2.1 ATP licencing policy

2.2 How to download ATPDraw?

2.3 Hardware requirements for ATPDraw

2.4 Program installation

2.5 Files and sub-folders in the ATPDraw system folder

ATPDRAW version 3.5 for Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP Users' Manual László Prikler, Hans Kristian Høidalen The content of this document is identical to the SINTEF Report No. TR F5680, but is not an official document of the SINTEF Energy Research, Norway. It has been converted to PDF format and made available for distribution via the secure ATP FTP servers and Web sites, as well as via the regional EMTP-ATP Users Groups. ATP license is required to obtain the ATPDraw program and this manual. Conversion of this manual to other formats and distribution on any kind of media requires explicit permission from the authors. ATPDraw􀀁 for Windows 3.5 Preliminary Release No. 1.1 October 2002 | | [www.energy.sintef.no](www.energy.sintef.no) | | --- | --- | | | | PREFACE This Users' Manual documents all main features of ATPDraw version 3.5. The manuscript is prepared by László Prikler at SYSTRAN Engineering Services Ltd. in Budapest, and based on the previous Users' Manual for ATPDraw version 1.0, SINTEF TR A4790, dated November 1998. The Reference Manual gives a summary of menu items and menu options. The Advanced Manual covers the new features Grouping, $Parameter, line/cable-, and transformer modeling. Finally the Application Manual is extended with several new examples. New ATPDraw users are advised to start with the Installation and Introductory manuals. ATPDraw is developed by SINTEF Energy Research (SEfAS) . Program and documentation development have been financed by Bonneville Power Administration, USA. For SINTEF Energy Research Trondheim, Norway 7th August 2002 Hans Kr. Høidalen project manager SUMMARY ATPDraw is a graphical, mouse-driven preprocessor to the ATP version of the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) on the MS-Windows platform. The program is written in Borland Delphi 2.0 and runs under Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP. In ATPDraw the user can construct an electrical circuit using the mouse and selecting components from menus, then ATPDraw generates the ATP input file in the appropriate format based on "what you see is what you get". The simulation program ATP and plotting programs can be integrated with ATPDraw. ATPDraw supports multiple circuit modeling that makes possible to work on more circuits simultaneously and copy information between the circuits. All kinds of standard circuit editing facilities (copy/paste, grouping, rotate, export/import, undo/redo) are available. In addition, ATPDraw supports the Windows clipboard and metafile export. The circuit is stored on disk in a single project file, which includes all the simulation objects and options needed to run the case. The project file is in zip-compressed format that makes the file sharing with others very simple. Most of the standard components of ATP (both single and 3-phase), as well as TACS are supported, and in addition the user can create new objects based on MODELS or $Include (Data Base Module) . Line/Cable modeling (KCLee, PI-equivalent, Semlyen, JMarti and Noda) is also included in ATPDraw where the user specifies the geometry and material data and has the option to view the cross section graphically and verify the model in the frequency domain. Objects for Harmonic Frequency Scan (HFS) have also been added. Special components support the user in machine and transformer modeling based on the powerful Universal Machine and BCTRAN components in ATP-EMTP. ATPDraw supports hierarchical modeling by replacing selected group of objects with a single icon in unlimited numbers of layers. POCKET CALCULATOR and $PARAMETER features of ATP is also supported, allowing the user to specify a text string as input in a components' data field, then assign numerical values to these texts strings later. | | | --- | | | TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 What is ATPDraw? ...............................

FAQs

What is ATPDraw and what does it do?

ATPDraw is a graphical, mouse-driven preprocessor for the ATP/EMTP simulation environment. It lets users build electrical circuits using menus and then generates the appropriate ATP input file from what is shown on screen.

What capabilities does ATPDraw support for circuit modeling and editing?

ATPDraw supports multiple circuit modeling for working on several circuits simultaneously and copying information between them. It also provides standard editing facilities such as copy/paste, grouping, rotate, export/import, and undo/redo, as well as Windows clipboard and metafile export.

Which technical modeling features are included in ATPDraw version 3.5?

The manual states that ATPDraw supports many ATP components, including single and three-phase components, plus TACS. It also includes line/cable modeling methods (e.g., KCLee, PI-equivalent, Semlyen, JMarti, Noda) with geometry/material inputs, options to view cross-sections, and verification in the frequency domain, along with Harmonic Frequency Scan (HFS) objects.

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