Parallel computer graphics simulation of the Lebanese Electric Power System

A microcomputer software package that provides a computer graphics simulation of electrical power systems in a parallel-processing configuration is described. It facilitates a user-friendly environment to configure the electrical network so that hypothetical or actual substations and transmission lines can be added or deleted to simulate any change in the network's performance. The package runs in parallel with the load-flow program and is used as a computer-aided design tool to provide a graphical representation of the Lebanese electrical network, which is composed of 127 nodes. The choice and implementation of the hierarchical data structure used to store the network's model are examined. Graphic-oriented reports, context-sensitive HELP, and online documentation make the package a powerful tool that can analyze anything from a few buses to an entire network. An important feature of the package is its fast throughput of execution.<
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