Power Technology Issue 107

Siemens Energy, Inc.

PSS®E Tutorial – Free and Available Now! Nancy J. Finelli Marketing Communications nancy.finelli@siemens.com

To assist first-time PSS®E users, Siemens PTI is proud to present the PSS®E “Getting Started” tutorial, now available online. The tutorial is designed to take you step-by-step through the work flow of building a meaningful network model in PSS®E. More than just

showing you how to use PSS®E, the tutorial also covers basic power system engineering knowledge associated with model building.

There are five modules included in the tutorial:

Module 1 Modeling: Edit existing system models or build your own Module 2 Power Flow Solutions: Solve power flow for your network system Module 3 Data Checking: Verify power flow data entry Module 4 Reporting and Visualization: Ensure network conditions and equipment ratings are within

operational limits Module 5 Process Automation: Speed up your workflow, record and save for sharing or archiving

This tutorial is online and on-demand. Overall lesson time to complete all modules is approximately 2 ½ hours. Take the lessons any time in any location. We recommend you complete Modules 1 and 2 first; once these are completed you may take the remaining modules in any order.

The tutorial is offered free to all users of PSS®E Xpress and PSS®E University programs, and to PSS®E 32.0.5 users who are current on maintenance and support.

To access the PSS®E “Getting Started” tutorial use one of these two methods:

For PSS®E Xpress and PSS®E 32.0.5 users select Siemens PTI > PSSE 32 > Getting Started Tutorial from the Start menu

For users of the PSS®E University edition, select the “Getting Started Tutorial” link on the PSS®E University User Forum site

To learn more about topics beyond the tutorial, we recommend the following approaches:

Go to our web site: Receive 24/7 access to the user-exclusive product information at https://www.pti-us.com/pti/software/psse/user_support.cfm

Contact our Customer Service: Finding the answer is easy through our customer relationship management (CRM) system. Submit questions to our consulting engineers and product support staff by completing the Siemens PTI Product Support web form at https://www.pti-us.com/pti/software/support/support.cfm

Attend Siemens Power Academy TD – NA education and training courses: please visit our web site http://www.usa.siemens.com/energy/pti-education for the complete 2011 catalog