| | Key Features | |---|---| | Calculation Performance | General improvement of calculation speed with new state-of-the-art solvers and improved data structures | | Transmission Network Tools | PV Curves Calculation tool for contingency constrained voltage stability analysis, Calculation of Power Transfer Distribution Factors, Transfer Capacity Analysis tool | | Distribution Network Tools | Improved Voltage Profile Optimization | | Power Quality Analysis | Enhancements in Power Quality and Harmonic Analysis, including K-Factor calculation for transformers | | Reliability Analysis | Enhanced analysis now supporting further failure models | | New Electrical Models | LV/MV load model supporting kWh and profile input, new detailed asynchronous machine model, new controller options including Q(P)-Characteristics and reactive current droop control | | AC/DC Systems | Support for AC-DC intercircuit faults |
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