FCITC measures the maximum increase
in transfer that can take place between two selected subsystems
without violating branch ratings or interface limits during single
contingencies. Traditionally, this analysis has been performed
with linearized models with generation in the sending and receiving
subsystems adjusted according to user-defined participation factors.
PSS™MUST allows overlapping
(in fact, arbitrary) subsystems to be used for FCITC definitions
for transaction analysis. This allows, for example, modeling transfers
from generation to load within the same area to simulate daily
pattern and analyze loop flows. The same generators could be defined
in both sending and receiving subsystems, within parallel transfer
sensitivity analysis.
PSS™MUST can create an FCITC
report in three different formats:
A detailed two-line report, which is the most detailed FCITC
report allowing convenient analysis of all relevant information
on one screen.
A "wide" one-line report using one line per every
reported limiting element. .
A report in the same format of PSS™E Activity TLTG,
which may be useful for users who already have automated procedures
that assume the layout of TLTG reports. This format does not
contain all the information reported when using the other two
formats.
All PSS™MUST FCITC reports
contain an ordered list of limits for monitored element/contingency
pairs. The FCITC reports are sorted such that the smallest (i.e.,
the most restrictive) limits appear first. The maximum FCITC of
interest is user specified. Study transfer levels at which branch
and interface limits are reached for the base case conditions
are also listed with the FCITC report. A separate base case only
violations report (NITC report) can also be created.
As an option, the user can obtain
a report for base case only violations.
FCITC measures the maximum increase
in transfer that can take place between two selected subsystems
without violating branch ratings or interface limits during single
contingencies. Traditionally, this analysis has been performed
with linearized models with generation in the sending and receiving
subsystems adjusted according to user-defined participation factors.
PSS™MUST can calculate the
FCITC limits for one study transfer or from multiple study transfers
simultaneously. The results are then presented in an MS Excel
summary report. A batch mode is also available from the multiple
FCITC report that allows the user to create FCITC reports for
each study transfer as ASCII files on disk. Furthermore, two FCITC
reports may be compared and a graph of the first 10 monitored
element/contingency pairs in both reports may be created.
PSS™MUST allows the user to
compare two FCITC reports and display the results in the FCITC
Comparison worksheet. The comparison is based on a single monitored
element and contingency pair matching in both reports. If a monitored
element/contingency pair is missing from either report then N/As
will be reported in the columns of the report from which it is
missing.
A chart of the first 10 matching
monitored element/contingency pairs FCITC values from the first
report to the second report may also be created.
The FCITC Limit Diagram allows the
user to add a box representing the limiting NITC and FCITC values
for a source/sink pair of the user’s choosing onto a worksheet.
This allows for a graphical way of presenting data. Other drawing
entities that Excel allows to be placed on worksheets may also
be placed on the FCITC Limit diagram such as lines, arrows, boxes,
circles, etc.
