Batch Short Circuit Users Manual

ASPEN
Batch Short Circuit Module
Version 10
User's Manual
Advanced Systems for Power Engineering, Inc.

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Contents
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 3
1.1 FEATURES .............................................................................................................................................................................3
1.2 SAMPLE OUTPUTS..............................................................................................................................................................4
SECTION 2 INSTALLATION AND TUTORIAL............ 8

2.1 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM ...........................................................................................................................................8
2.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM...............................................................................................................................................8
2.3 FILES........................................................................................................................................................................................9
2.4 QUICK TUTORIAL...............................................................................................................................................................9
SECTION 3 COMMAND REFERENCE ............................................11

3.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................11
3.2 MAIN WINDOW COMMANDS ......................................................................................................................................12
FILE MENU...........................................................................................................................................................................13
OPEN .OLR OR .DXT FILE COMMAND..........................................................................................................................13
VIEW OUTPUT FILE COMMAND....................................................................................................................................14
NEW COMMAND FILE COMMAND...............................................................................................................................15
OPEN COMMAND FILE COMMAND .............................................................................................................................17
SELECT PRINTER COMMAND.........................................................................................................................................18
CLOSE COMMAND.............................................................................................................................................................19
EXIT COMMAND .............................................................................................................................................................20
VIEW MENU..........................................................................................................................................................................21
CLEAR COMMAND............................................................................................................................................................21
SELECT ALL COMMAND..................................................................................................................................................22
PRINT SELECTED TEXT COMMAND.............................................................................................................................23
SAVE SELECTED TEXT COMMAND...............................................................................................................................24
COPY SELECTED TEXT TO CLIPBOARD COMMAND ...............................................................................................25
FONT COMMAND..............................................................................................................................................................26
NETWORK MENU................................................................................................................................................................27
STATISTICS COMMAND...................................................................................................................................................27
OUTAGE LIST COMMAND...............................................................................................................................................28
FAULTS MENU.....................................................................................................................................................................29
SPECIFY FAULTS COMMAND.........................................................................................................................................29
BUS-FAULT SUMMARY COMMAND ............................................................................................................................34
LINE-END/OUT FAULT SUMMARY COMMAND........................................................................................................37
X/R RATIO PARAMETERS COMMAND.........................................................................................................................40
OPTIONS COMMAND........................................................................................................................................................42
3.3 COMMAND EDITOR WINDOW COMMANDS...........................................................................................................43
FILE MENU...........................................................................................................................................................................44
SAVE COMMAND...............................................................................................................................................................44
SAVE AS COMMAND.........................................................................................................................................................45
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PRINT COMMAND.............................................................................................................................................................46
CLOSE COMMAND.............................................................................................................................................................47
EDIT MENU...........................................................................................................................................................................48
EDIT COMMANDS..............................................................................................................................................................48
SEARCH MENU....................................................................................................................................................................49
SEARCH COMMANDS .......................................................................................................................................................49
SPECIFY MENU...................................................................................................................................................................50
ALL BUS FAULTS COMMAND ........................................................................................................................................50
BUS, LINE-END, LINE-OUT FAULTS COMMAND .......................................................................................................51
INTERMEDIATE FAULTS COMMAND..........................................................................................................................52
OUTPUT COMMAND ........................................................................................................................................................54
RUN MENU............................................................................................................................................................................55
COMMANDS COMMAND ................................................................................................................................................55
3.4 OUTPUT FILE WINDOW COMMANDS........................................................................................................................56
FILE MENU...........................................................................................................................................................................57
OPEN OUTPUT FILE COMMAND ...................................................................................................................................57
CLOSE WINDOW COMMAND..........................................................................................................................................58
SAVE THIS CASE COMMAND..........................................................................................................................................59
PRINT THIS CASE COMMAND........................................................................................................................................60
PRINT ALL COMMAND ....................................................................................................................................................61
TITLE BAR COMMANDS ....................................................................................................................................................62
TOP, BOT., PREV and NEXT COMMAND......................................................................................................................62
INDEX COMMAND ............................................................................................................................................................63
INDEX..............................................................................................................................................................................................65
ii Contents Batch Short Circuit Module V10

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 FEATURES
The ASPEN Batch Short Circuit Module works much the same way as a classical short circuit program: It
automatically simulates a large number of faults and outputs the results to a text file. It effectively complements
ASPEN OneLiner, which is designed to simulate faults and relay operations on a case-by-case basis. The Batch
Short Circuit Module is a valuable tool for users who need text output for a large number of fault simulations. It
is also a time saver for engineers who routinely perform breaker-rating studies.
The input to the Batch Short Circuit Module can be either a text data or a binary data file. The program simulates
bus faults, line-end faults and line-out faults with all the classical phase connections: 3-phase, 2-line-to-ground,
single-line-to-ground, and line-to-line. The user can apply the selected fault types and phase connections to all
the buses in the system or apply them selectively to all buses in an area, or to all buses whose nominal kV, bus
number and bus name are within a certain range.
The program also computes the ANSI X/R ratio, an important value for determining the short-circuit duty imposed
on the circuit breakers. The program can compile a summary of bus faults, line-end faults and line-out faults, plus
their ANSI X/R ratios, in a tabular form for breaker-rating studies.
The user can use the program to compose a text command file and frequently execute the file later without further
user input. The command file specifies the file name, output options and a series of faults to be simulated.
The program has a voltage-sag analysis feature that can help you study the voltage variations at a voltage-
sensitive customer's bus caused by short circuits in the vicinity. The program automatically simulates bus faults
and intermediate faults in the vicinity of the monitored bus and tabulates the voltage at the monitored bus. Faults
that caused the monitored voltage to drop below the threshold are flagged. This feature has an automatic
stopping criterion that ends the simulations when the monitored voltage is above the threshold for all the faults at
a certain distance away.
The output of the Batch Short Circuit Module is a text file that is identical in format to that generated by the
Faults | Solution Report command in OneLiner.
The Batch Short Circuit Module is extremely fast. For most systems, the overall speed of the program is limited
only by the rate at which the output file can be written to the hard disk.
Batch Short Circuit Module V10 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 3

1.2 SAMPLE OUTPUTS
The Batch Short Circuit Module produces three types of text outputs: a full solution output, a bus-fault
summary, and a line-end/out fault summary. An example full-solution output for a fault at the NEVADA 132kV
bus is shown below:
-- ASPEN Batch Short Circuit Module (Tm) --
Version 10
DATE AND TIME: Wed Aug 13 14:24:03 2003
INPUT FILE NAME: C:\ASPEN\IEEE30.OLR
NAME OF THIS FILE: C:\ASPEN\BATCHSC.OUT
BASE MVA = 100.
BASE CASE HAS: 29 BUSES

6 GENERATORS
21 LOADS
0 SHUNTS
0 SWITCHED SHUNTS
35 LINES
4 2-W TRANSFORMERS
1 3-W TRANSFORMERS
1 PHASE SHIFTERS
0 SWITCHES
2 MUTUAL GROUPS
FILE COMMENTS:
29-BUS TEST SYSTEM
PREFAULT VOLTAGE PROFILE: FLAT BUS VOLTAGES. PREFAULT V=1 P.U.

GENERATOR IMPEDANCE: SUBTRANSIENT
IGNORE PHASE SHIFT [ ]
IGNORE LOADS [ ]
IGNORE TRANSMISSION LINE G+jB [ ]
IGNORE SHUNTS WITH + SEQUENCE IMPEDANCE [ ]
ACTIVATE OUT-OF-SERVICE EQUIPMENT [ ]
FAULT TAP BUSES [ ]
IN X-ONLY NETWORK WHEN X=0 USE X=0.0001 P.U.
IN R-ONLY NETWORK WHEN R=0 USE R IN METHOD 1
WITH: RC= 0.0001, X/R =10 FOR GENERATORS; =10 FOR XFORMERS; =10 FOR OTHERS
FAULTS APPLIED TO ALL BUSES

WITH BUS NUMBERS BETWEEN 0 AND 99999, INCLUSIVE, AND
WITH NOMINAL KV BETWEEN 0.00 AND 9999.00, INCLUSIVE, AND
WITH BUS NAME BETWEEN AND zzzzzzzzzzzz, INCLUSIVE.
A TOTAL OF 58 FAULTS SIMULATED.
OUT-OF-SERVICE EQUIPMENT:
NONE.
==================================================================================================================================
1. 1LG Bus fault on:
NEVADA 132. kV
FAULT CURRENT (A @ DEG)
+ SEQ - SEQ 0 SEQ A PHASE B PHASE C PHASE
2623.7@ -80.1 2623.7@ -80.1 2623.7@ -80.1 7871.2@ -80.1 0.0@ 0.0 0.0@ 0.0
THEVENIN IMPEDANCE (OHM)
1.6056+j9.18566 1.6056+j9.18566 1.7777+j10.2435
SHORT CIRCUIT MVA= 1799.6 ANSI X/R RATIO= 146.283 X/R RATIO= 5.7357 R0/X1= 0.19353 X0/X1= 1.11516
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUS 6 NEVADA 132.0KV AREA AA TIER 0 (PREFAULT V=1.000@ 0.0 PU)
VOLTAGE (KV, L-G) > 51.744@ 0.0 24.466@ 180.0 27.278@-180.0 0.000@ 0.0 77.681@-121.8 77.627@ 121.8
BRANCH CURRENT (A) TO >
28 ARIZONA 132.0 1L 130.5@ 102.1 130.2@ 108.7 90.9@ 109.0 351.1@ 106.3 52.6@ -80.6 27.2@ -87.2
8 REUSENS 132.0 1L 544.7@ 95.6 544.0@ 95.9 656.9@ 96.1 1745.6@ 95.9 110.1@ 97.5 115.3@ 98.0
7 OHIO 132.0 1L 448.0@ 106.4 446.8@ 107.0 505.0@ 107.2 1399.8@ 106.9 53.7@ 109.5 61.8@ 111.2
2 CLAYTOR 132.0 1L 424.8@ 100.4 418.5@ 103.3 498.5@ 103.6 1341.4@ 102.5 59.2@ 111.6 97.4@ 114.2
10 NEW HAMPSHR 33.0 1X 277.8@ 89.4 275.3@ 98.2 362.6@ 93.0 914.1@ 93.5 50.4@ 85.5 123.9@ 92.4
11 ROANOKE 13.8 1X
AUTO NEUTRAL CURRENT = 1477.4 @ 74.8 A
4 TENNESSEE 132.0 1P 705.2@ 104.1 713.7@ 94.7 390.0@ 97.7 1804.0@ 99.0 216.7@ -79.5 418.3@ -78.0
10 NEW HAMPSHR 33.0 1T 105.8@ 88.8 105.8@ 105.2 130.7@ 96.3 340.1@ 96.8 1.7@ 1.0 52.1@ 95.2
CURRENT TO FAULT (A) > 2623.7@ -80.1 2623.7@ -80.1 2623.7@ -80.1 7871.2@ -80.1 0.0@ 0.0 0.0@ 0.0
THEVENIN IMPEDANCE (OHM) > 9.32493@ 80.1 9.32493@ 80.1 10.3966@ 80.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUS 28 ARIZONA 132.0KV AREA CC TIER 1 (PREFAULT V=1.000@ 0.0 PU)
VOLTAGE (KV, L-G) > 53.161@ -0.1 23.051@ 179.8 24.383@ 179.6 5.731@ 1.7 76.809@-121.0 76.965@ 120.7
BRANCH CURRENT (A) TO >
6 NEVADA 132.0 1L 131.4@ -78.0 131.1@ -71.5 89.6@ -70.5 351.5@ -73.6 54.9@ 98.6 29.5@ 91.8
8 REUSENS 132.0 1L 73.6@ 93.9 74.6@ 91.1 19.4@ 79.5 167.1@ 91.0 52.1@ -83.7 58.5@ -82.5
27 ARKANSAS 33.0 1T 59.5@ 112.1 64.0@ 129.0 73.5@ 117.1 195.5@ 119.5 3.5@ -44.7 29.3@ 103.4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A sample bus fault summary (without the title page) is shown below. It contains, in this order.
Bus number, name and nominal kV.
Fault currents and X/R ratios for 3-phase, 2-line-to-ground and single-line-to-ground faults. All the X/R ratios
shown are ANSI X/R ratios.
Thevenin impedances of the positive, negative and zero sequence. The impedances are shown in rectangular
form.
============================================================================================================================
==
____BUS_____________________3LG(A)_____X/R___2LG(A)_____X/R___1LG(A)_____X/R_______Z+(OHM)_________Z2(OHM)_________Z0(OHM)__
__
0 DOT BUS 13.8kV 52807.8 7.9 51072.8 8.2 48376.7 8.6 0.00195 0.15086 0.00195 0.15086 1.3E-36
0.19234
1 GLEN LYN 132.kV 9070.3 7.5 8888.3 7.5 8662.2 7.5 0.80817 8.3632 0.80817 8.3632 0.89691
9.54775
2 CLAYTOR 132.kV 9327.4 6.6 9145.2 6.6 8893.6 6.6 0.99509 8.10971 0.99509 8.10971 1.2047
9.28867
3 TEXAS 132.kV 5154.5 4.5 4961.7 4.6 4629.7 4.7 3.09709 14.4571 3.09709 14.4571 3.75486
19.4564
4 TENNESSEE 132.kV 6896.9 5.1 6469.9 5.2 5718.7 5.4 1.97918 10.8713 1.97918 10.8713 3.02845
17.6219
5 FIELDALE 132.kV 7412.4 7.6 7398.4 7.6 7377.7 7.6 1.54195 10.1652 1.54195 10.1652 1.548
10.3108
6 NEVADA 132.kV 8171.3 4.9 8031.7 5.1 7868.5 5.2 1.6031 9.18777 1.6031 9.18777 1.77773
10.2501
7 OHIO 132.kV 5030.4 3.7 5006.2 3.8 4973.1 3.8 3.97393 14.6195 3.97393 14.6195 4.07077
15.1359
8 REUSENS 132.kV 6386.2 5.9 6316.9 6.0 6220.1 6.1 1.97727 11.7687 1.97727 11.7687 2.06469
12.7234
10 NEW HAMPSHR 33.kV 14431.2 3.0 14333.1 3.5 13957.5 3.8 0.24962 1.29642 0.24962 1.29642 0.23076
1.43671
11 ROANOKE 13.8kV 53191.2 7.9 51460.7 8.2 48779.4 8.6 0.00191 0.14978 0.00191 0.14978 1.3E-36
0.19044
12 VERMONT 33.kV 16784.0 7.3 15800.3 7.3 13740.5 7.4 0.1447 1.1259 0.1447 1.1259 0.30652
1.86509
13 HANCOCK 13.8kV 54819.6 9.2 58034.5 9.3 59498.2 9.4 0.00439 0.14527 0.00439 0.14527 0.
0.11109
14 MONTANA 33.kV 7170.3 2.3 6825.6 2.4 6092.3 2.5 1.12657 2.4065 1.12657 2.4065 1.57235
3.75362
15 MINNESOTA 33.kV 13152.6 3.7 12453.1 3.7 11083.1 3.7 0.36222 1.40256 0.36222 1.40256 0.62901
2.17128
16 OREGON 33.kV 8732.3 3.0 8026.4 2.9 6061.5 2.8 0.65521 2.08115 0.65521 2.08115 1.8298
4.72912
17 WASHINGTON 33.kV 12090.4 3.0 11342.0 3.1 9485.2 3.1 0.40234 1.52361 0.40234 1.52361 0.89791
2.73322
18 MARYLAND 33.kV 3188.6 2.3 2927.2 2.3 2143.4 2.3 2.46859 5.4415 2.46859 5.4415 7.12968
12.8973
19 DELAWARE 33.kV 4290.7 2.4 3972.0 2.4 2987.4 2.4 1.75245 4.08004 1.75245 4.08004 4.92593
9.01506
20 KENTUCKY 33.kV 5186.5 2.5 4807.3 2.5 3682.0 2.5 1.35132 3.41588 1.35132 3.41588 3.65817
7.32892
21 IOWA 33.kV 10930.0 2.7 10650.9 2.8 10107.4 2.9 0.48912 1.67311 0.48912 1.67311 0.66613
2.06449
22 INDIANA 33.kV 10788.4 2.7 10561.8 2.8 10194.4 2.9 0.50691 1.69171 0.50691 1.69171 0.62438
1.97868
23 ILLINOIS 33.kV 7086.2 2.5 6937.9 2.5 6746.5 2.6 0.98811 2.50054 0.98811 2.50054 1.12558
2.88291
24 FLORIDA 33.kV 7855.9 2.4 7760.3 2.4 7644.6 2.5 0.92226 2.24305 0.92226 2.24305 0.99308
2.43143
25 COLORADO 33.kV 5009.4 2.9 4970.8 2.9 4894.2 2.9 1.33983 3.55956 1.33983 3.55956 1.47928
3.79385
26 CALIFORNIA 33.kV 2237.8 1.9 2227.5 1.9 2215.0 1.9 4.09593 7.46404 4.09593 7.46404 4.23388
7.68827
27 ARKANSAS 33.kV 5338.2 5.7 5306.4 5.5 5143.6 5.3 0.83789 3.46932 0.83789 3.46932 1.08659
3.82484
28 ARIZONA 132.kV 4604.4 4.2 4284.7 4.1 3571.5 4.0 3.73851 16.1237 3.73851 16.1237 8.06624
29.8521
29 HAWAII 33.kV 2717.0 2.9 2550.7 2.8 2036.2 2.6 2.68874 6.47644 2.68874 6.47644 6.68034
12.3955
30 ALASKA 33.kV 2514.7 2.8 2377.9 2.7 1878.0 2.5 3.14966 6.89067 3.14966 6.89067 8.20541
12.976
============================================================================================================================
==
A sample line-end/line-out fault summary is shown below (without the title page). The first line shows the From-
Bus number, name, nominal kV, the bus fault currents and the ANSI X/R ratios. The following lines show the
fault type (line-Out or line-End fault), the branch ID (the To-Bus number, name and nominal kV, the circuit ID and
branch type) -- which, together with the From-Bus, identifies the branch of the line-end or line-out condition, the
branch currents at the From-Bus end and ANSI X/R ratios. The columns labeled 3LG, 2LG and 1LG shows
the fault current and ANSI X/R ratios for 3-phase, 2-line-to-ground and single-line-to-ground faults.
=========================================================================================================================
_______FROM_BUS_____________ ____TO_BUS_________________ _3LG(A)_____X/R_ _2LG(A)_____X/R_ _1LG(A)_____X/R_ _BR_NAME___
0 DOT BUS 13.8kV 52807.8 7.9 51072.8 8.2 48376.7 8.6
Out: 6 NEVADA 132. 1X 41422.7 10.0 41422.7 10.0 41422.7 10.0 Nev/NH/Rnk
End: 6 NEVADA 132. 1X 5778.6 19.7 5778.6 10.0 0.0 14.6 Nev/NH/Rnk
Out: 10 NEW HAMPSHR 33. 1X 41422.7 10.0 41422.7 10.0 41422.7 10.0 Nev/NH/Rnk
End: 10 NEW HAMPSHR 33. 1X 7658.0 48.1 7658.0 13.0 0.0 21.4 Nev/NH/Rnk
Out: 11 ROANOKE 13.8 W 11401.1 16.5 9873.7 16.5 0.0 -180.2 ROANOKE
1 GLEN LYN 132.kV 9070.3 7.5 8888.3 7.5 8662.2 7.5
Out: 3 TEXAS 132. 1L 8514.6 7.5 8351.3 7.5 8118.4 7.6
End: 3 TEXAS 132. 1L 1811.2 4.6 1804.9 4.6 1793.0 4.6
Out: 2 CLAYTOR 132. 2L 8294.5 7.4 8126.2 7.5 7888.3 7.6 Glen/Clay
End: 2 CLAYTOR 132. 2L 3884.3 4.2 3663.1 4.1 3229.7 4.0 Glen/Clay

Out: 2 CLAYTOR 132. 1L 8294.5 7.4 8126.2 7.5 7888.3 7.6 Glen/Clay
End: 2 CLAYTOR 132. 1L 3884.3 4.2 3663.1 4.1 3229.7 4.0 Glen/Clay
2 CLAYTOR 132.kV 9327.4 6.6 9145.2 6.6 8893.6 6.6
Out: 6 NEVADA 132. 1L 8598.3 6.7 8369.6 6.7 8074.0 6.8 Clav/Nev
End: 6 NEVADA 132. 1L 1856.3 3.5 1847.8 3.5 1831.3 3.5 Clav/Nev
Out: 5 FIELDALE 132. 1L 8164.5 6.6 7966.9 6.6 7704.9 6.6 Clav/Fiel
End: 5 FIELDALE 132. 1L 1701.7 4.6 1692.5 4.6 1681.1 4.6 Clav/Fiel
Out: 4 TENNESSEE 132. 1L 8776.7 6.6 8666.3 6.5 8460.4 6.5 Clay/Tenn
End: 4 TENNESSEE 132. 1L 1886.7 3.5 1866.1 4.1 1524.9 4.9 Clay/Tenn
Out: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 2L 8648.6 6.2 8442.6 6.3 8191.5 6.3 Glen/Clay
End: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 2L 3951.4 4.0 3719.4 3.9 3271.8 3.8 Glen/Clay
Out: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 1L 8648.6 6.2 8442.6 6.3 8191.5 6.3 Glen/Clay
End: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 1L 3951.4 4.0 3719.4 3.9 3271.8 3.8 Glen/Clay
3 TEXAS 132.kV 5154.5 4.5 4961.7 4.6 4629.7 4.7
Out: 4 TENNESSEE 132. 1L 1813.2 4.5 1806.8 4.6 1794.8 4.6
End: 4 TENNESSEE 132. 1L 1556.1 4.2 1551.6 4.2 1542.6 4.2
Out: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 1L 3907.5 4.0 3701.4 4.1 3260.4 4.3
End: 1 GLEN LYN 132. 1L 1446.6 4.1 1410.1 4.1 1348.9 4.2
=========================================================================================================================
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SECTION 2 INSTALLATION AND TUTORIAL
2.1 INSTALLING THE PROGRAM

The Batch Short Circuit Module is installed during the installation of OneLiner. Please refer to a separate document
entitled, Getting Started with ASPEN OneLiner and Power Flow, for installation instructions. An on-line version of
this document is available under the Getting Started icon.
2.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM

On the Windows desktop, look for a program group called ASPEN V10 or OneLiner Working Model. Inside the
program group are a number of program icons that look like this:
Start Up the Batch Short Circuit Module:

1. Double click on the Batch Short Circuit Module icon to start the program.
When the Batch Short Circuit Module starts up, you will see a window that
looks like this.
8 SECTION 2 INSTALLATION AND TUTORIAL Batch Short Circuit Module V10

2.3 FILES
The input data files for the Batch Short Circuit Module include:
Binary data files with .OLR extension: These are binary files created by ASPEN OneLiner that contain both the
system parameters and the graphical and relay information.
Text data files with .DXT extension: These are text files that contain only the system parameters. The text data
file format is described in Section 5 of the ASPEN OneLiner Users Manual or the OneLiner on-line help.
Command files with .CMD extension: These are text files that specify the names of the data file and output file,
output options, and a series of faults. You can generate a command file from within the Batch Short Circuit
Module.
The Batch Short Circuit Module generates the following files:
Message file ASPEN.MSG: This file is created when you import a text data file. It will contain a list of errors in
the text data file if you were unsuccessful in importing the file. Otherwise, it will be empty.
Output file with .OUT extension: The output file contains the short circuit solutions in the traditional text form.
Please refer to commands under the Faults Menu.
Report file with .REP extension: The report file contains a report of the network data in the traditional text form.
Please refer to the Network | Report command.
Command files with .CMD extension: You can create a command file using the File | New Command File
command. The command file specifies the data and output files, output options, and a series of faults. Please
refer to the Command Editor Window commands.
Temporary files with .TMP extension and names that begin with ~1L: The Batch Short Circuit Module creates
three temporary files in either the root directory or in the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable.
The Batch Short Circuit Module deletes the temporary files automatically at the end of each session. In the
event the program bombs out before the end of a session, these temporary files may be left behind on the disk. If
you find any of these temporary files in the directory when the Batch Short Circuit Module is not running, you
should remove them. DO NOT delete these files while the program is running.
2.4 QUICK TUTORIAL

This tutorial has been moved to Section 2 of the OneLiner User's Manual.
Batch Short Circuit Module V10 SECTION 2 INSTALLATION AND TUTORIAL 9

SECTION 3 COMMAND REFERENCE
3.1 INTRODUCTION
This section documents the commands in the Main Window, Command Editor Window and Output File Window.
Main Window Commands

The commands in the Main Window are described in section 3.2.
Command Editor Window Commands

The commands in the Command Editor Window are described in section 3.3
Output File Window Commands

The commands in the Output File Window are described in section 3.4
Batch Short Circuit Module V10 SECTION 3 COMMAND REFERENCE 11

3.2 MAIN WINDOW COMMANDS
The Main Window is initially gray when the program begins execution. After a data file has been selected using the
File | Open .OLR or .DXT File command, the Main window will display a progress report as the file is being read in and
processed. When this is finished, the file name will appear in the Main Window caption bar and the program will be
ready for your commands.
The commands in the Main Window are described in this section.
12 SECTION 3 COMMAND REFERENCE Batch Short Circuit Module V10

Main Window
FILE MENU
OPEN .OLR OR .DXT FILE COMMAND
This command is used to open a binary data file created by ASPEN OneLiner or a text data file of the ASPEN format.
(See Section 5 in the OneLiner Help file located in the ASPEN OneLiner program group for more information on the
text file format.)
TO OPEN A FILE:
1. Select the File | Open .OLR or .DXT File command.
A dialog box will appear asking you for the name of the data file that you want
to open.
2. Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the data file.
Click on the "OK" button.
The dialog box will disappear and the Main Window will report the progress of
reading and processing the file.
Note: If a data file or command file is currently open, the program will close
it first before opening the file you selected.
Error messages will be displayed on the screen if text data errors are found.
The same messages will be written to a file "batchsc.msg" in the current
directory. You must exit the Batch Short Circuit Module to correct errors in
the text data file.
If no errors are found, the word "Ready" will appear in the window indicating
that the Batch Short Circuit Module is ready for your next command. At this
point, you can edit the command file or simulate the faults specified in the
command file.

Main Window
FILE MENU
VIEW OUTPUT FILE COMMAND
This command lets you open the Output File Window. This allows you to view the contents of an output file created
by the Batch Short Circuit Module.
TO OPEN AN OUTPUT FILE FOR VIEWING:
1. Select the File | View Output File command.
A dialog box will appear.
Note: This command can be used at any time. It is not necessary to first open
a data file for processing.
2. Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the output file.
Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the Output File Window will appear
displaying the title page of the file.
Please refer to Section 3.4 for a description of the commands in this window.

Main Window
FILE MENU
NEW COMMAND FILE COMMAND
This command lets you create a new command file from scratch. When you execute this command, the program will
ask you to specify the command file name, output file name and other options. The new command file will use the data
file that is currently open as input.
TO CREATE A COMMAND FILE:
1. Select the File | New Command File command.
Note: This menu item is dimmed if a data file is not currently open.
A dialog box will appear asking you for the name of the new command file.
2. Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the command
file. Click on "OK".
You should name all your command files with the .CMD extension.
The dialog box will disappear. Another dialog box will appear asking you for
the name of the output file.
3. Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the output file.
Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear. Another dialog box will appear asking you for
the output style and network options.
4. Enter the title in 'Title'.

The title will appear on the top of the first page and can have up to 60
characters.
5. Click on 'Per unit output' to have the voltages and currents printed out in per unit.
If this selection is not chosen, the voltages will be in kV ( line-to-ground) and
the currents in amperes.

6. Enter the page size in 'Lines per page'.
Printers vary in the number of lines of text they can fit on a page. This value is
set initially to 60.
7. Select which generator impedance to use for the positive -sequence model for short
circuit studies.
8. Select the pre-fault voltage profile. Click on:
Flat bus voltages: To set all pre-fault bus voltages to 1.0+j0 per unit.
From a linear network solution: To compute the positive-sequence pre-fault
voltages with a dc load flow in which each generator is modeled
by a voltage source in series with the generator impedance.
From a power flow solution: To use a true power flow solution as the pre-fault
voltage profile. To use this option, you must first solve the
power flow within the ASPEN Power Flow Program and save the
case within the .OLR file.
Note: The 'Power flow solution' is dimmed if there is no power
flow solution in the binary data file.
9. Click on 'Ignore phase shift' to ignore the phase shift of wye-delta transformers and
phase shifters.
10. Click on 'Ignore loads' to ignore all the loads.
11. Click on 'Ignore transmission line G+jB' to ignore all the shunt admittances of
transmission lines.
Note: The options listed in steps 8, 9 and 10 are used mainly for checking
the results of Batch Short Circuit Module against other short circuit
programs that do not model phase shifts, loads or shunt admittances of
transmission lines.
12. Click on 'Make all out-of-service equipment active' to put into service all the
equipment that had been taken out of service.
13. Click on 'Fault tap buses' to apply the fault to the tap buses.
14. Click on "OK".
The Command File Option dialog box will disappear and the Command Editor
Window appear displaying the names of both the data and output files and the
network options. You are now ready to specify the faults in the command file.

Main Window
FILE MENU
OPEN COMMAND FILE COMMAND
This command lets you open an existing command file for editing. When you execute this command, the program will
also open the data file specified within the command file.
TO OPEN A COMMAND FILE:
1. Select the File | Open Command File command.
A dialog box will appear asking you for the name of the command file that you
want to open.
file, then click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the Command Editor Window will display
the contents of the command file.
If a data file is currently open and it is different from that one specified in the
command file, the program will close the current data file, and then the Main
Window will display the report on the progress of reading and processing the
selected data file.
If text data errors are found, error messages will be displayed on the Main
Window. The same messages will be written to a file entitled "ASPEN.MSG"
in the current directory. You must exit the Batch Short Circuit Module to
correct errors in the text data file.
If no errors are found, the word "Ready" will appear in the Main Window
indicating that the Batch Short Circuit Module is ready for your next
command. At this point, you can edit the command file or simulate the faults
specified in the command file.

Main Window
FILE MENU
SELECT PRINTER COMMAND
This command allows you to select and set up your printer.
1. Select the File | Select Printer command.
You should follow the procedure in your Microsoft Windows manual to
configure your printer.

Main Window
FILE MENU
CLOSE COMMAND
This command allows you to close the current data file you are working with and not exit the Batch Short Circuit
Module.
TO CLOSE THE CURRENT DATA FILE:
1. Select the File | Close command.
The current data file closes and the gray background displaying ASPEN will be
shown on the Main Window. You may now open another data file if so
required.

Main Window
FILE MENU
EXIT COMMAND
This command lets you shut down the Batch Short Circuit Module.
TO EXIT THE BATCH SHROT CIRCUIT MODULE:
1. Select the File | Exit command.
The Batch Short Circuit Module will shut down and its window will disappear.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
CLEAR COMMAND
This command lets you clear the contents of the Main Window within the Batch Short Circuit Module.
TO CLEAR THE SCREEN:
1. Select the File | Clear command.
The Main Window will be redrawn to show a blank screen.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
SELECT ALL COMMAND
This command lets you select all the text in the TTY Window.
TO SELECT ALL OF THE TEXT IN THE TTY WINDOW:
1. Select the View | Select All command.
All the text in TTY Window will become highlighted.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
PRINT SELECTED TEXT COMMAND
This command lets you print the text that you have selected. You must select one or more lines of text before issuing
this command.
TO PRINT SELECTED TEXT:
1. Select the text that you want to print.
The selected text will become highlighted.
2. Select the View | Print Selected Text command.
Note: This command is dimmed and cannot be activated if no text has been
selected.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the font. For best effects, you
should select a fixed-pitch font, such as Courier, Courier New or
LinePrinter.
3. Use the controls in the standard font-selection dialog box to select the font you want
for printing. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and printing will begin.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
SAVE SELECTED TEXT COMMAND
This command lets you save the text that you have selected to a file. You must select one or more lines of text before
issuing this command.
TO SAVE SELECTED TEXT TO A FILE:
2. Select the View | Save Selected Text command.
selected.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the name of the output file.
3. Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the output file name.
It is recommended that you name all your output report files with the .REP
extension.
4. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the selected text will be written to the file.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
COPY SELECTED TEXT TO CLIPBOARD COMMAND
This command lets you copy text that you have selected to the clipboard. It is designed to help you transfer text to
other Windows programs, such as text editors or word processors. Yo u must select one or more lines of text before
issuing this command.
TO COPY SELECTED TEXT TO CLIPBOARD:
2. Select the View | Copy Selected Text to Clipboard command.
selected.
The selected text will be copied to the clipboard.

Main Window
VIEW MENU
FONT COMMAND
This command lets you choose the font, font style, and size of the text displayed in the TTY Window.
TO SELECT THE FONT USED IN THE TTY WINDOW:
1. Select the View | Select Font command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the font.
2. Use the controls in the standard font-selection dialog box to select the font, font style
and size you want. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the Batch Short Circuit Module will use the
selected font to display the text in TTY Window.

Main Window
NETWORK MENU
STATISTICS COMMAND
This command will show you the system statistics such as the number of buses, lines, etc.
TO VIEW THE SYSTEM STATISTICS:
1. Select the Network | Statistics command.
A dialog box will appear displaying the system statistics. These include the
total number of buses, lines, transformers, etc.
2. Click on "OK" to close the 'System Statistics' dialog box.

Main Window
NETWORK MENU
OUTAGE LIST COMMAND
This command displays a listing of all out of service equipment.
TO OBTAIN AN OUTAGE LIST:
1. Select the Network | Outage List command.
A listing of all the out of service equipment will appear in the Main Window.
The word "None" will appear if no equipment are out of service.

Main Window
FAULTS MENU
SPECIFY FAULTS COMMAND
This command lets you specify the faults to be simulated and the output options. The program will automatically
simulate the faults and write the output to a file.
TO SPECIFY FAULTS:
1. Select the Faults | Specify Faults command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the faults.
2. Select the fault type. Click on one or more of the following:

Bus Fault: To apply a fault at the bus.
Line-end fault: To apply a fault at the far end of each of the branches incident
on the bus with the far end of each bus disconnected.
Line-out fault: To apply a fault at the bus with each of the nearby branches
taken out of service one at a time. The nearby branches are
those within the tier limit you specify. Enter in a tier limit in
'Tier Limit'. When the tier limit is 1, only the branches incident
on the bus will be taken out of service.
Note: The selected fault types will be applied to the buses that satisfy the
criteria listed in step #5.
3. Select the phase connection. Click on one or more of the following:
3LG: 3 phase to ground.
L-L: Line to line.
The phase connections you select will be applied to all of the fault options
chosen in step #2.

4. Enter in the fault impedance in 'Fault Z (ohm)'.
The fault impedance, Z, defined in the above figure is set initially to zero ohms.
5. Select the buses to be faulted. Click on:
All buses: To apply the selected fault types to all buses in the system.
Buses in area: And enter an area number in the edit box to apply the selected
faults to all buses in an area.
The buses in the system or in the area are further limited by the bus-number,
nominal-kV and bus name limits.
Enter further constraints on which buses to fault in the following edit boxes.
Bus numbers from: This will limit the buses faulted within the range entered.
Bus kVs from: This will limit the buses faulted within the range entered.
Names from: This will limit the buses faulted within the range entered.
Note: The sorting order is ASCII in which all upper case letters precede all
lower case letters.
6. Click on 'Show bus list' to view a list of selected buses.
A dialog box will appear displaying a list of all the buses that satisfy the
selection criteria that you have specified. The number of buses selected
appears at the top of the dialog box.
7. Click on 'Make all out-of-service equipment active' to put into service all of the
8. Click on 'Fault tap buses' to fault tap buses.
9. Click on List out-of-service equipment to report on all the out-of-service equipment
at the beginning of the report file.
10. Click on "OK".
Another dialog box will appear, asking you to specify the output parameters.

10. Enter the number of lines per page in 'Lines Per Page'.
Printers vary in the number of lines of text they can fit on a page. This value is
set initially to 60.
11. Enter the Number of Tiers in 'Number of Tiers'.
The tier limit can be any integer greater than, or equal to, -1. The coverage for
several tier limits is as follows:
-1: The fault summary and the output for the additional buses
will be shown.
0: The fault summary and the output for the faulted bus and
additional buses will be shown.
1: The fault summary and the output for all the buses within 1
tier away from the fault or additional buses will be shown.
12. Click on 'Show tap bus results' to include tap-bus results in the output.
13. Click on 'Additional Output Buses' to select additional buses for the output.
A dialog box will appear asking you to select the additional buses from the list
box.
The total number of selected additional buses will be shown above the list box.
The output file will contain the fault summary and outputs for all the buses
within the Number of tiers of the fault or additional buses. The fault summary

will include the total fault current, Thevenin impedance and X/R ratios. The
output for a bus will include the voltage and currents from the bus.
14. Select the carriage control. Click on:
PC: If the file will be sent to a printer that expects the PC escape
control characters.
FORTRAN: If the file will be sent to a printer that expects FORTRAN control
characters in the first column of each line, e.g., blank for line
feed, 1 for new page.
15. Select the output units. Click on:
Per unit: To have the voltages and currents shown in per unit.
Amps and KV: To have the currents shown in amperes and the voltages
shown in kilovolts (line-to-ground).
16. Select the output sorting methods. Click on:
Bus Name: To have the output sorted by bus names.
Bus Number: To have the output sorted by bus numbers.
17. Enter the heading for page 1 of the output in the 'Page 1 Heading' edit box.
18. Click on "Write to New File" to create a new output file or to overwrite an existing
file.
The Output Style dialog box will be replaced by the Save to File dialog box.
Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the
output file. Click on "OK".
You should name all your output files with the .OUT extension.
19. Click on "Append to File" to append the output to an existing output file.
The Output Style dialog box will be replaced by the Append to File dialog box.
output file. Click on "OK".
Once the Batch Short Circuit Module accepts the file name, the Fault
Specification dialog box will be replaced by another dialog box showing the
program's progress.
The number above the top bar, in this case 58, indicates the total number of
faults being simulated. The top bar and the number to its right, in this case 24,
indicate the number of faults that have been simulated.
The progress of the fault simulations for ANSI X/R ratio is indicated by the
second (X-only case) or third bar (R-only case).

The last bar shows the progress of the output phase. The number to its right
indicates the number of faults that have been written to the output file.
Click on "Cancel" at any time to stop the simulation or the format and output
of the results.
When everything is done, the Batch Progress dialog box will disappear.
The format of the solution output is explained in Section 8 in the ASPEN
OneLiner Users Manual and in the OneLiners On-Line Help. You can view
the output file using the File | View Output File command in the Batch Short
Circuit Module.

Main Window
FAULTS MENU
BUS-FAULT SUMMARY COMMAND
This command simulates 3-phase, 2-line-to-ground and single-line-to-ground faults at selected buses, and then
outputs a concise, tabular summary of fault currents, X/R ratios, and Thevenin impedances. The output can be written
an Excel file or to a text report file.
TO SPECIFY A BUS-FAULT SUMMARY:
1. Select the Fault | Bus-Fault Summary command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the fault buses.

All buses: To apply faults to all buses in the system.
Buses in area: And enter an area number in the edit box to apply faults to all
buses in an area.
lower case letters.
selection criteria that you have specified. The number of selected buses

5. Click on 'Fault tap buses' to apply single- and 3-phase faults to tap buses.
The fault impedance, Z, is set initially to zero ohms.
10. Select output file type. Click on:
Text report: To have the output written to a text file with OUT extension.
CSV file: To have the output written an Excel file with CSV extension.
11. Click on "OK".
Another dialog box will appear, asking you to enter the output file name.
output file, and then click on "OK".
Once the Batch Short Circuit Module accepts the file name, the above two
dialog boxes will be replaced by another dialog box showing the program's
progress.
When the simulations have been completed and the output is written, the
Batch Progress dialog box will disappear.

A sample bus fault summary is shown Section 1.2.

Main Window
FAULTS MENU
LINE-END/OUT FAULT SUMMARY COMMAND
This command compiles a summary of bus faults, line-end faults and line-out faults, plus their ANSI X/R ratios, in a
tabular form. The output is designed for breaker-rating studies.
TO SPECIFY LINE-END/OUT FAULT SUMMARY:
1. Select the Fault | Line-End/Out Fault Summary command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the faults.

on the bus with the far end of the branch disconnected. If the
branch is a line, the breaker current is equal to the fault current.
If the branch is a transformer, the breaker current shown in the
report is not equal to the fault current.
Line-out fault: A fault at the bus with each of the branches incident on the
bus taken out of service one at a time. For breaker-rating
studies, this fault is equivalent to the fault at the front of the
breaker with the far end of the branch disconnected. The
breaker current is always equal to the fault current.
Note: The bus fault is always selected.
All buses: To apply selected faults to all buses in the system.
Buses in area: And enter an area number in the edit box to apply selected
faults to all buses in an area.

lower case letters.
selection criteria that you have specified. The number of selected buses
6. Click on 'Fault tap buses' to apply faults to the tap buses.
The fault impedance, Z, is set initially to zero ohms.
11. Select output file type. Click on:
Text report: To have the output written to a text file with OUT extension.
CSV file: To have the output written an Excel file with CSV extension.
12. Click on "OK".
Another dialog box will appear, asking you to enter the output file name.

Once the Batch Short Circuit Module accepts the file name, the above two
dialog boxes will be replaced by another dialog box showing the program's
progress.
When the simulations have been completed and the output is written, the
Batch Progress dialog box will disappear.
A sample line-end/out fault summary is shown in section 1-2.

Main Window
FAULTS MENU
X/R RATIO PARAMETERS COMMAND
The options and parameters you specify here will affect the ANSI X/R ratio calculations. The computation of ANSI
X/R ratios according to the ANSI/IEEE standard C37 requires a reactance (X)-only simulation and a resistance (R)-
only simulation. The R-only simulation requires a non-zero resistance for each of the network elements. The X-only
simulation likewise requires a non-zero reactance for each of the network elements.
During the X-only simulation, when the reactance of a network element is zero, the program substitutes a non-zero
value which you can specify in this command.
During the R-only simulation, w the resistance of a network element is zero, you can direct the program to use a fixed
per-unit resistance value, or to compute the resistance based on typical X/R ratios.
The program will store the values and options in your Windows registry.
TO CHANGE THE X/R RATIO PARAMETERS:
1. Select the Breaker Rating | X/R Ratio Parameters command.
A dialog box will appear asking for the X/R ratio parameters to be used in case
of zero resistance or reactance.
2. Input the reactance to be used in the X-only calculation when the reactance of a
network element is zero.
The reactance you enter is in per unit. The default is 0.0001.
3. Input the resistance to be used in the R-only calculation when the resistance of a
network element is zero. Select one of three methods:
Method 1 The resistance is computed from the reactance X using a set of
typical X/R ratios. The calculated resistance is set to the value
Rc if it is too small. Click on Method 1. Then enter Rc, the
lower limit for the calculated resistance, and the typical X/R
ratios in the four edit boxes near the bottom. The default X/R is
125 for generators, 60 for transformers, and 10 for lines and
phase shifters.

Method 2 The resistance is set to a fixed value, Rc. Click on Method 2,
then enter Rc in the edit box below. The default value for Rc is
0.0001 per unit.
Method 3 The resistance is computed from the reactance X, using a set of
typical X/R ratios. The calculated resistance is set to the value
Rc if it is larger than Rc. Click on Method 3. Then enter Rc, the
upper limit for the calculated resistance, and the typical X/R
ratios in the four edit boxes near the bottom. The default X/R
are 125 for generators, 60 for transformers, and 10 for lines and
phase shifters.
4. Click on "OK" to close the dialog box.
The values selected will be used to calculate the X/R ratio.

Main Window
FAULTS MENU
OPTIONS COMMAND
This command will allow you to change certain parameters that affect simulation of faults.
TO SET FAULT SIMULATION OPTIONS:
1. Select the Faults | Options command.
2. Select the pre-fault voltage profile. Click on:

Flat bus voltages: To set all pre-fault bus voltages to fixed value, which you
can enter in the edit box below, in per unit.
From a linear network solution: To compute the positive-sequence pre-fault
voltages with a dc load flow in which each generator is modeled
by a voltage source in series with the generator impedance. You
can adjust the magnitude and angle of the open-circuit voltage
in the generator dialog box in OneLiner.
From a power flow solution: To use a true power flow solution as the pre-fault
voltage profile. To use this option, you must first solve the
power flow within the ASPEN Power Flow Program and save
the case within the .OLR file.
Note: The 'Power flow solution' is dimmed if there is no power
flow solution in the binary data file.
3. Click on "Phase Shift" to ignore the phase shifts of wye-delta transformers and
phase shifters.
4. Click on "Loads" to ignore all the loads.
This option cannot be used for a power-flow-solution start.
5. Click on 'Transmission line G+jB' to ignore all transmission line shunt admittances.
6. Click on Shunts with + seq impedance to ignore all switched shunts and static
shunts with a non-zero positive-sequence admittance.
Note: The options listed in steps 3,4,5 and 5 are used mainly for checking the results
of Batch Short Circuit Module against other short circuit programs that do not model
phase shifts, loads or shunt admittances of transmission lines.

7. Select which generator impedance to use for the positive -sequence model for short
circuit studies.
3.3 COMMAND EDITOR WINDOW COMMANDS

The Command Editor Window displays the contents of the command file at all times. You can open this window using
either the (1) File | New Command File command or the (2) File | Open Command File command in the Main Window.
The command file is useful for memorizing a series of frequently executed faults. It contains the file names, network
options, output options and faults to be simulated.
As you specify the fault and output options, the commands appear as new lines on the window. The Command Editor
Window is also a full-featured text editor. At any time, you can add, delete or modify any of the items on the screen.
The commands in the Command Editor Window are described in this section.

Command Editor Window
FILE MENU
SAVE COMMAND
The Save command saves the current command file to the disk under the current file name. The contents of the old
command file are overwritten by the new information. It is wise to periodically save the file you are editing to guard
against information being lost in the event of a program or system failure.
TO SAVE A COMMAND FILE:
1. Select the File | Save command.
The contents of command file will be saved to the disk.

FILE MENU
SAVE AS COMMAND
The Save As command saves the current command file to disk under a different file name. The original command file is
not altered or saved. After you execute this command, the command file is saved to this new file whenever the Save
command is used.
TO SAVE THE COMMAND FILE UNDER A NEW NAME:
1. Select the File | Save As command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the name of the command file.
file, then click on "OK".
You should name all your command files with the .CMD extension. The new
file name will appear in the caption bar of the Command Editor Window.

FILE MENU
PRINT COMMAND
This command prints the contents of the Command Editor Window using the current printer.
TO PRINT THE COMMAND FILE
1. Select the File | Print command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to select the desired font you would like to
use when printing the contents of the Command Editor Window.
2. Select the appropriate font, font style and size.

3. Click on "OK".
The 'Font' dialog box will be replaced by a dialog box with the words 'Printing
in progress". Printing is completed when this dialog box disappears.

FILE MENU
CLOSE COMMAND
This command lets you close the command file and the Command Editor Window.
TO CLOSE THE OUTPUT COMMAND EDITOR WINDOW:
1. Select the File | Close command.
The program will close the command file and the Command Editor Window will
disappear. You will be back in the Main Window of the Batch Short Circuit
Module.

EDIT MENU
EDIT COMMANDS
The Command Editor Window is a text editor. You can modify the contents of the window at any time using the
keyboard and the mouse. The commands under this menu should be self-explanatory.

SEARCH MENU
SEARCH COMMANDS
The Command Editor Window is a text editor. The commands under this menu help you edit the command file and
should be self-explanatory.

SPECIFY MENU
ALL BUS FAULTS COMMAND
This command lets you apply faults to all buses in the system or an area.
TO APPLY FAULTS TO BUSES:
1. Select the Specify | All Bus Faults command.
The Fault All Buses dialog box will appear.

Bus Fault: To apply a fault at the bus.
on the bus with the far end of the branch disconnected.
Line-out fault: To apply a fault at the bus with each of the branches incident
on the bus taken out of service one at a time.
Note: The selected fault types will be applied to all the buses (including the
tap buses).
3. Enter an area number in 'Bus Area' to apply faults to all buses in an area.
4. Select one or more phase connections.
3LG: 3 phase to ground
1LG: Single phase to ground
L-L: Line to line
The phase connections you select will be used for the bus faults, line-end
faults and line-out faults.
5. Enter the fault impedance in 'Fault Z (ohm)'.
6. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the options selected in the 'Fault All Buses'
command in ASPEN format will be appended to the command file.

SPECIFY MENU
BUS, LINE-END, LINE-OUT FAULTS COMMAND
This command lets you specify bus faults, line-end and line-out faults.
TO APPLY BUS FAULTS, LINE-END AND LINE-OUT FAULTS:
1. Select the Specify | Bus, LineEnd, LineOut Faults command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the bus, type, phase connection
and impedance of the fault.
2. Select one of the buses in the 'Bus to be faulted' list box.

The list box labeled Bus to be faulted contains all the buses in the system,
including tap buses.
3. Specify the fault type, phase connections, and impedance as described previously in
steps 2, 4 and 5 for the Specify | All Buses Faults command.
4. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the fault specification will be appended to
the command file.
You can specify a series of similar commands by repeating this procedure.

SPECIFY MENU
INTERMEDIATE FAULTS COMMAND
This command lets you apply faults to the middle of a transmission line.
TO APPLY INTERMEDIATE FAULTS TO A LINE:
1. Select the Specify | Intermediate Faults command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to specify the line, phase connection and
impedance of the fault.
The list box labeled From Bus contains all the buses in the system, including
tap buses.
2. Select the transmission line to be faulted.
Each line is identified by two buses, a 'From Bus' and a 'To Bus'. The order
you specify these buses is important because 0.0% is at the 'From Bus' and
100% is at the 'To Bus'.
Click on the name of the 'From Bus' in the list box on the left.
The bus name will be highlighted and all 'To Buses' incident on the 'From Bus'
will appear in the list box on the right. Also included in the right list box are
the circuit ID and the branch type ( L for transmission line).
Click on the name of the 'To Bus' in the list box on the right.
The 'To Bus' name will become highlighted.
3. Select one or more phase connections.
1LG: Single phase to ground
L-L: Line to line
4. Enter the fault impedance in 'Fault Z (ohm)'.

5. Specify the location of the fault.
To simulate an intermediate fault on a single position on the line, enter the
location of the fault as a percentage of the distance between the near-end and
far-end of the line in '%'.
Intermediate faults must have a location percentage in the range 0.01 to 99.99.
Zero percent is defined to be at the near-end bus of the line. One-hundred
percent is defined to be at the far-end bus. If the line has intermediate tap
buses, the percentage is for the entire line.
6. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the fault specification will be appended to
the command file.
You can specify a series of similar commands by repeating this procedure.

SPECIFY MENU
OUTPUT COMMAND
This command lets you specify the output coverage. You may change the output coverage before each fault
command.
TO SPECIFY THE OUTPUT COVERAGE:
1. Select the Specify | Outputs command.
The Output Specification dialog box will appear asking you to specify (1) the
number of tiers, and (2) additional buses for output.
The output file will contain the fault summary and outputs for all the buses
within the number of tiers of the fault or additional buses, plus additional
buses you specify.
2. Enter the number of tiers in 'No. of Tiers'.
The tier limit can be any integer greater than, or equal to, -1. The coverage for
several tier limits is as follows:
-1: The fault summary and the output for the additional buses will be shown.
0: The fault summary and the output for the faulted bus and additional buses
will be shown.
1: The fault summary and the output for all the buses within 1 tier away from
the fault or additional buses will be shown.
3. Click on the bus names in the list box to select additional buses.
4. Click on "OK".
The dialog box will disappear and the output specifications will be appended
to the command file.
Note: The output specification will be applied to the fault commands
thereafter.

RUN MENU
COMMANDS COMMAND
This command simulates the faults specified in the Command Editor Window and writes the fault solutions to a text
(.OUT) file. You must first open or create a command file before executing this command.
TO RUN A COMMAND FILE:
1. Select the Run | Commands command.
A dialog box will appear showing the program's progress.
The number above the top bar, in this case 804, indicates the number of faults
being simulated for each fault command. The top bar and the number to its
right, in this case 396, indicate the number of faults that have been simulated
for the fault command.
The progress of the fault simulations for ANSI X/R ratio is indicated by the
second (X-only case) or third bar (R-only case).
The last bar shows the progress of the output phase. The number to its right
indicates the number of faults that have been written to the output file.
Click on "Cancel" at any time to stop the simulation or the format and output
of the results.
When everything is done, the Batch Progress dialog box will disappear.
The format of the solution output is explained in Section 8 in the ASPEN
OneLiner Users Manual and in the OneLiners On-Line Help. You can view
the output file using the File | View Output File command in the Batch Short
Circuit Module.
You can view the fault solutions in the output file using the File | View Output
File command in the Main Window.

3.4 OUTPUT FILE WINDOW COMMANDS
The Output File Window displays the contents of output files created by the Batch Short Circuit Module. You can
open this window through the File | View Output File command in the Main Window.
Once you have opened an output file, the Output Window will show either the title page or the results of one of the
fault simulations. You can view different fault solutions by using the Prev, Next and Index commands. The scroll bars
let you browse through the title page or the fault output case being dis played. The output file format is explained in
Section 8 of the OneLiner Help file located in the ASPEN OneLiner program group.
The Output Window has two commands to help you send the output to the printer. The Print This Case command
prints the results of a single fault solution; the Print All command prints the entire output file.
The commands in the Output File Window are described in this section.
Note: The Output Window utilizes a buffer of a fixed size. If the output exceeds the size of the buffer, the excess is
ignored.

Output File Window
FILE MENU
OPEN OUTPUT FILE COMMAND
You select the first output file for viewing by executing the File | View Output File command in the Main Window.
This command in the Output File Window lets you open another output file for viewing.
TO OPEN ANOTHER OUTPUT FILE:
1. Select the File | Open Output File command.
The dialog box will disappear and the title page will be displayed in the
window.
The vertical scroll bar helps you browse through the contents of the title page
only. You must use the Prev, Next and Index commands to select different
cases for viewing.

Output File Window
FILE MENU
CLOSE WINDOW COMMAND
This command lets you close the Output File Window.
TO CLOSE THE OUTPUT FILE WINDOW:
1. Select the File | Close Window command.
The Output File Window will disappear and you will be back in the Main
Window of the Batch Short Circuit Module.

Output File Window
FILE MENU
SAVE THIS CASE COMMAND
This command lets you save the case currently displayed in the Output File Window to a file.
TO SAVE THE CURRENT CASE TO A FILE:
1. Select the File | Save This Case command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to enter the name of the output file.
Use the controls in the standard file dialog box to specify the name of the text
file, and then click on "OK".
You should name all your output files with the .OUT extension.
The dialog box will disappear and the selected text will be written to the file.

Output File Window
FILE MENU
PRINT THIS CASE COMMAND
This command lets you print the case currently displayed in the Output File Window.
TO PRINT THE CURRENT CASE:
1. Select the File | Print This Case command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to select the font.
2. Use the controls in the standard font selection dialog box to select the font, font style
and size you want. Click on OK.
You should choose a font style and a font size that will accommodate the
width of the output. On HP LaserJet printers, the Line Printer font is ideal for
printing the 132-column output in the normal, portrait orientation. On
PostScript printers, the 7-point Courier font will do the same.
3. Click on "OK".
The Font dialog box will be replaced by a dialog box with words "Printing in
progress" on the screen.
The printed output is written to the hard disk (in the form of a metafile) when a
Printing in progress dialog box is visible. The actual printing begins when
this dialog box disappears.

Output File Window
FILE MENU
PRINT ALL COMMAND
This command lets you print the entire output file. This command works on output files of any size.
TO PRINT THE ENTIRE OUTPUT FILE:
1. Select the File | Print All command.
A dialog box will appear asking you to select the font.
2. Use the controls in the standard font-selection dialog box to select the font, font style
and size you want. Click on OK.
You should choose a font style and a font size that will accommodate the
width of the output. On HP LaserJet printers, the Line Printer font is ideal for
printing the 132-column output in the normal, portrait orientation. On
PostScript printers, the 7-point Courier font will do the same.
The Font dialog box will be replaced by a dialog box with words "Printing in
progress" on the screen. The printed output is written to the hard disk (in the
form of a metafile) when this dialog box is visible. The actual printing begins
when this dialog box disappears.

Output File Window
TITLE BAR COMMANDS
TOP, BOT., PREV and NEXT COMMAND
These commands let you navigate from one case in the output file to the next.
The Top command display the first (title) page of the output file.
The Bot. (short for bottom) command displays the last page of the output file.
The Prev and Next commands are used to display, respectively, the next or previous case in the output file.
TO NAVIGATE USING THE TITLE BAR COMMANDS:
1. Click on the Top, Bot., Prev. and Next menu.
The Output File Window will display another page of the output file.

Output File Window
TITLE BAR COMMANDS
INDEX COMMAND
This command allows you to quickly locate a case in the output file.
TO VIEW A PARTICULAR CASE:
1. Select the Index command.
A dialog box will appear. In addition to the text "title page", the list box will list
the names of all the fault buses in the output file. Each fault bus may be
associated with one or more fault cases having different phase connections (3-
phase, single phase to ground, etc.) and/or different branch outages or line-
end conditions.
2. Select the case to be viewed by clicking on its name in the list box.
Use the "More" button to fill the list box with the next group and the "Top"
button to return to the first group
Click on "OK".
The window will be refreshed to show you the first case associated with the
selected fault bus. You may use the Prev, and Next commands to locate the
other cases for the same fault bus.

command file 8
message file 8
output file 8
Files
binary data file 11
Index command 8, 13, 15
output (short circuit solution) 53
report 8
temporary file 8
text data 8
text data file 11
Font Selection for Main Window 24
A Index Command 60
ANSI X/R ratio 37 L

ASPEN OneLiner 3
Line-End/Out Fault Summary 34
B
M
Binary Data File
close 17 Main Window
open 11 clear contents 19
Bus Fault Summary Command 32 select all text 20
Message File 8
C
O
Command Editor
close 44 Options Command 39
edit 45 Outage List 26
print 43 Output File 8
save 41 open 54
save file as 42 view 12
search for text 46 Output File Window 53
Command File 8, 40
bus, line-end, line-out commands 48 P
create new 13
fault all buses command 47 Print Selected Text from Main Window 21
intermediate faults command 49 Printer Selection 16
open 15
output coverage 51 R
run 52
Copy Selected Text to Clipboard 23 Report File 8
viewer 12
E
S
Exit Program 18
Save Selected Text from Main Window 22
Short Circuit
F bus fault summary 32
Fault See Short Circuit flat prefault voltage profile 39
File line-end/line-out summary 34
Batch Short Circuit Module V10 Index 65

prefault voltage profile 39
prefault voltages from a linear network solution 39
prefault voltages from s power flow solution 39
specify 27
Specify Faults 27
Statistics 25
T
Temporary File 8
Text Data File 8
close 17
open existing 11
Title Bar Commands
prev (also next) 59
top (also bot.) 59
Tutorial 8
X
X/R See ANSI X/R ratio
X/R Ratio 37
ANSI 37
simulation parameters 37
typical values 37
X-only network 37
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DATE AND TIME: Wed Aug 13 14:24:03 2003

INPUT FILE NAME: C:\ASPEN\IEEE30.OLR

NAME OF THIS FILE: C:\ASPEN\BATCHSC.OUT

BASE MVA = 100.

BASE CASE HAS: 29 BUSES

PREFAULT VOLTAGE PROFILE: FLAT BUS VOLTAGES. PREFAULT V=1 P.U.

FAULTS APPLIED TO ALL BUSES

A TOTAL OF 58 FAULTS SIMULATED.

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2.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM

Start Up the Batch Short Circuit Module:

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Command Editor Window Commands

Output File Window Commands

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4. Enter the title in 'Title'.

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2. Click on "OK" to close the 'System Statistics' dialog box.

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2. Select the fault type. Click on one or more of the following:

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2. Select the buses to be faulted. Click on:

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2. Select the fault type. Click on one or more of the following:

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