A Survey of Software Packages in Power System Analysis

Size and complexity of power systems impose signicant challenges for the power system analysis and control. As the power system becomes more complex there is a great need to develop improved and sophisticated tools for power system analysis and simulation. These tools should be able to accurately replicate real events that occur in electric power network and help to understand dynamics of changes. A number of software packages have been developed for power system research, analysis, planning, designing and teaching. Over the years, power networks have become more complex and complicated for the analysis and control. To manage such networks, simulation tools are needed due to their possibility to create accurate simulation and replicate of all the physical effects that are running in the network.