Setting PSS/ADEPT Program Properties

You can specify program properties so that each time you start PSS/ADEPT it operates according to those program properties. Program properties are stored with your user profile and are unique for each user who logs onto your machine.

You can specify the following settings for PSS/ADEPT:

• Input file directory path. The path where input data files are located. Select Disable to follow Standard Windows behavior. That is, use the path where the last file was accessed.

• Report file directory path. The path where the report files (*.rpt) are located. The default is \Program Files\PTI\PSS-ADEPT\Rpt.

• Image file directory path. The path where the image files (*.bmp, *.jpg, etc.) are located.

• PSS/ADEPT Construction Dictionary path and filename. The Construction Dictionary (PTI.CON) is an ASCII file that provides data on system components such as impe-dance values, ratings, and reliability data for network branches such as lines, transformers, switches, and series capacitors. For switch branches, impedance values are zero, however, rating and reliability values may be specified.

• When the Construction Dictionary path is changed from the Program Settings dialog, a message box appears indicating that PSS/ADEPT is about to automatically update

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branch item (Line, Switch, Transformer and Series Capacitor) properties that are dependent on the active Construction Dictionary. After pressing the OK button, changes to the Program Settings dialog will be committed and all branch items in the currently open document (if there is one) will be updated, along with the default Line, Switch, Transformer and Series Capacitor, which are document-independent. If a par-ticular branch item's Construction Type is not found in the newly-selected Construction Dictionary, it will be considered user-defined; its Construction Dictionary-dependent properties will remain unchanged and will be modifiable from the item Properties dialog. If the construction dictionary path is blank, the Construction Type of every branch item, including the default items, will be considered user-defined.

PSS/ADEPT uses the same Construction dictionary as PSS/U. The construction dictionary is read when the PSS/U raw data file is opened in PSS/ADEPT. If a directory path is not specified PSS/ADEPT defaults to the input file directory path.

Refer to Appendix C for construction dictionary file format.

• Transformer symbol type (ISO or US) you want to use in your network diagrams.

• Coordinate scale factor for reading/writing raw data files (the scale factor by which you want to scale x,y coordinates when generating the diagram from a PSS/U raw data file).

• Force node names to uppercase. Select this option to force all nodes from PSS/U to uppercase.

• Allow duplicate node names. Used when merging files together. Selecting this option will allow duplicate nodes in both the original file and the file being merged with.

• Display of hidden (invisible) items in the diagram.

• Number of undo levels.

• Result position and label settings.

• Tooltip Preferences.

• Load display preferences rectangular (P + jQ) or polar (S, pf, leading/lagging) you want for your Static Load Property sheet.

• Restoration of last saved workspace on program start-up.

Users Manual Setting PSS/ADEPT Program Properties

The Program Settings dialog shown in Figure 1-24 illustrates the drive location of the Construction Dictionary file.

Figure 1-24. Program Settings: Selecting a Dictionary

Additionally, there are program settings for results display options and for report units. Refer to Chapter 4, Section 4.1, and Chapter 5, Section 5.1 for more information.

To set program properties for PSS/ADEPT:

1. Choose File>Program Settings from the Main Menu. The Program Settings dialog displays.

2. Enter/select the options you want to run the PSS/ADEPT application:

Working Directories: Enter/select the path to your working Input File, Image File, and Report File directories. Click the Browse button to display the Select Directory box where you can browse the local PC and/or network directory structure. The default set-t i n g s a r e c : \ P r o g r a m F i l e s \ P T I \ P S S - A D E P T \ E x a m p l e ( i n p u set-t f i l e s ) a n d c:\Program Files\PTI\PSS-ADEPT\Rpt (report files).

PSS/U Raw Data: Specify the path and filenames of the PSS/ADEPT Construction D i c t i o n a r y . T h e d e f a u l t C o n s t r u c t i o n D i c t i o n a r y p a t h / f i l e n a m e i s C:\Program Files\PTI\PSS-ADEPT\Example\pti.con.

Coordinate scale factor for reading/writing raw data files: Enter the number by which you want to scale x,y coordinates when generating a diagram from a PSS/U raw data file.

Force node names to uppercase: Will cause all node names in the raw data file to be converted to uppercase.

Allow duplicate node names: Used by a file merge, selecting this option will allow duplicate nodes to be present in both the original input file and the file being merged with.

Transformer Symbol Type: Select the Transformer Symbol Type: ISO or US.

Undo Levels: Select the maximum number of undo operations that will be stored by the program.

Show hidden items: If you want to display hidden (invisible) items in the diagram, click the Show Hidden Items check box. By default, hidden (invisible) items are not dis-played in the diagram.

Position branch results labels close to ends: When checked, results will be dis-played at the absolute ends of the branch independent of branch length. When un-checked, results will be placed based on a fraction of the branch length.

Separate node name and result labels: When checked, you can set unique font attributes for the node names and results text. When unchecked, node names and results will be displayed with the same font attributes. This option is more efficient in terms of performance especially with large network diagrams.

Load Property sheet display: Click Rectangular to display load data as P(kW) and Q(kvar); or click Polar to display load data as S(kVA), pf leading/lagging.

Restore last workspace at start-up: If you want to open automatically the last saved workspace on program start-up, click the Restore Last Workspace at Start-up box.

Tool Tips: When checked a tooltip style popup window will be displayed when the mouse cursor is positioned over an item on the diagram. You can set the information displayed by selecting Settings... The Tooltip Settings dialog displays (Figure 1-25).

Users Manual Setting PSS/ADEPT Program Properties

Figure 1-25. Tooltip Settings Dialog

Background Color: Select the background color for the tooltip window.

Text Color: Select the color of the text displayed in the tooltip window.

Frame Color: Select the color of the rectangular frame drawn around the tooltip win-dow.

Item name: When checked, display the item name in the tooltip window.

Nominal Voltage (base kV): When checked, display nominal voltage in the tooltip win-dow. Applicable to nodes only.

Phasing: When checked, display phasing in the tooltip window. Applicable to nodes, branches, and shunts. Phasing for a shunt item is determined by the node phasing the shunt item is connected to. Machines are assumed to be three phase (ABC) devices.

Construction Type: When checked, display the construction type in the tooltip win-dow. Applicable to branch items only.

Line Length: When checked, display the line length in the tooltip window. Applicable to line/cable branches only.

Sustained failure rate: When checked, display the sustained failure rate in the tooltip window. Applicable to reliability analysis and branch items only. If you are not licensed for reliability analysis, this option will be unavailable.

Mean time to repair: When checked, display the mean time to repair in the tooltip win-dow. Applicable to reliability analysis and branch items only. If you are not licensed for reliability analysis, this option will not be available.

Customer Interruptions: When checked, display customer interruptions in the tooltip window. Applicable to reliability analysis and static load items only. If you are not licensed for reliability analysis, this option will not be available. Customer interruptions are available following a DRA analysis.

3. Click the OK button to save and use your program settings.

These settings are automatically activated upon save and they will be used the next time you start PSS/ADEPT.