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Circuit Extractor for 3-Phase Power Flow

Distribution load balancing and planning for future expansion and AM/FM systems

A key need in distribution utilities is balancing the loads in a distribution circuit and planning for distribution network growth. To properly do this, a utility uses a load analysis tool like the BSI 3-Phase Power Flow and maintains an analysis model that is an accurate representation of the utility distribution system.

Increasingly many utilities have made significant investments in AM/FM/GIS systems to automate their mapping activities and physical plant equipment record keeping. The AM/FM database is a key asset of the modern distribution utility.

Circuit Extractor for 3-Phase Power Flow

The BSI Circuit Extractor provides an interface between the corporate-wide AM/FM database and the design, planning and operations support applications available using the BSI 3-Phase Power Flow modeling environment.

GIS data extraction and conversion

Circuit Extractor is an interactive program to convert data extracted from the utility AM/FM System to a format for processing by the BSI 3-Phase Power Flow Analysis System.

Integration of multiple data sources

Circuit Extractor, also, integrates data from external sources, for example, a file extract of selected fields in a Transformer Load Management System file.

User-friendly graphical user interface

Circuit Extractor provides a graphical user interface to facilitate location, selection, and study-case preparation of a circuit or multiple circuits to be converted to a properly formatted analysis case file.

Component data imported from AM/FM, computed from AM/FM, or acquired from other utility electronic systems and databases.

• Node
• Source
• Line
• Switch
• Transformer
• Load
• Capacitor
• Protection devices

Improved information sharing

Circuit Extractor eliminates the need to store data in two separate systems. The corporate AM/FM system, which is the central data source for the field facilities information, becomes the production database for distribution analytical models. Thus, maintenance costs are reduced and the timeliness of the analysis model is improved.

Circuit Extractor leverages the utility investment in AM/FM

Extending the AM/FM to support and provide value to distribution design and planning applications yields efficiencies and benefits that contribute to the payback on the utility AM/FM investment.

Easy to use

A point-and-click style user interface makes searching and retrieving information easy. Users with little computer background are able to begin productive work almost immediately.

Integrates GIS displays and 3-Phase Power Flow calculations in one seamless solution

Circuit Extractor provides the means for 3-Phase Power Flow results to be displayed graphically on the circuit shown in a geographically correct layout.