RADIAL

DISTRIBUTION
ANALYSIS
PACKAGE
Users Guide

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RDAP
RADIAL
DISTRIBUTION
ANALYSIS
PACKAGE
Users Guide
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Table of Contents
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RDAP Setup
System Requirements
An IB5 Person10 Co"/!er or $00>-3o"1!i#0e r/nnin:
19 5S-DOS &ersion 8.0 or 01!er or
#9 5i3roso?! Win'o.s &ersion 3.$ or 01!er 7r/nnin: in !<e en<1n3e' "o'e9 or
39 5i3roso?! NT
6 "e:1#@!es o? RA5 ?or 5i3roso?! Win'o.s &ersion 3.$ or 3.$$A $+ "e:1#@!es o?
RA5 ?or 5i3roso?! Win'o.s or NT.
A <1r' 'ri&e .i!< 3.8 "e:1#@!es o? ?ree s13e ?or ro:r1" ?i0es. S13e ?or s@s!e"
'1!1 is reB/ire' 1! 1 &er@ :ener10 r1!e o? $ "e:1#@!e er $000 ?ee'er se:"en!s. D1!1
s!or1:e is 'een'en! on !<e e2!en! o? "o'e0in: 'e!1i0.
CNo!eC - T<is ro'/3! reB/ires 1 !e2! e'i!or i? o!ion10 !e2! ?i0e o/!/! is se0e3!e' ?ro"
!<e ro:r1". T<e ro:r1" UserDs G/i'e reB/ires 5S Wor'.
RDAP Setup
Cre1!e 1 'ire3!or@ 3100e' RDAP30 in !<e ECE 'ire3!or@ 1n' e2!r13! !<e ?i0es in
RDAP+00$.FIP in!o i!.
Cre1!e 1 s<or!3/! !o DPR30.EGE 7see Win'o.s 'o3/"en!1!ion on 3re1!in: s<or!3/!s9
1n' "o&e i! !o !<e 'esH!o.
Ri:<! 30i3H on !<e s<or!3/! 1n' !<en 30i3H on Eroer!iesE.
In !<e roer!ies Ero:r1"E !1#I
1. C<e3H"1rH !<e E30ose on e2i!E
#. C<1n:e !<e i3on !o CIJRDAP30JRD.ICO
In !<e roer!ies Es3reenE !1# se0e3! !<e E?/00 s3reenE /n'er /s1:e.
In Win'o.s &ersions #e?ore +0004 .i!<in !<e CON;IG.SYS ?i0e in !<e roo! 'ire3!or@
7CON;IG.NT in NT ESYSTE53+E 'ire3!or@9 !<e E;ILES K GGGE s!1!e"en! "/s! #e
1! 0e1s! ,0.
Do/#0e 30i3H on !<e RDAP i3on !o s!1r! !<e ro:r1".
To !o::0e #e!.een 1 ;ULL SCREEN or 1 WINDOW on !<e 'esH!o4 /se !<e
LALTMLENTERM He@ 3o"#in1!ion. In Win'o.s GP4 "o/se ?/n3!ion 'oes no! .orH
.e00 in !<e ;ULL SCREEN. S.i!3<in: !o 1 WINDOW re!/rns !<e "o/se ?/n3!ion.
A 0is! o? RDAP ro:r1" 1n' '1!1#1se ?i0es is ?o/n' on 1:e $,8 o? !<e Users Guide.
RDAP Setup
1
RDAP Setup 2
RDAP Fundamentals
RDAP "o'e0s 100 !<ree <1ses o? 1 'is!ri#/!ion s@s!e". An@ 'e:ree o? /n#101n3e
31/se' #@ 0o1'in: 1n'*or 0ine 3on?i:/r1!ion is !1Hen in!o 133o/n!. A00 '1!1 is
in/! !<ro/:< !<e se0e3!ion o? "en/ o!ions. An10@sis is er?or"e' on r1'i10
?ee'ers on0@ 1n' 3onsis!s o?I
Vo0!*;0o.
5o!or S!1r!in:
S<or! Cir3/i!
RDAP s!ores !<e '1!1 ?or 1n@ n/"#er o? 'is!ri#/!ion s@s!e"s. Ter"ino0o:@ /se'
1n' !<e "o'e0s o? s@s!e" 3o"onen!s 1re 'es3ri#e' #e0o..
System
A system 3onsis!s o? 1n@ n/"#er o? s/#s!1!ions 1n' !<eir 1sso3i1!e' ?ee'ers.
W<en 1n RDAP session #e:ins4 !<e 01s! s@s!e" s!/'ie' #e3o"es !<e N13!i&eO
s@s!e" 1n' is i'en!i?ie' on !<e s3reen. I? no s@s!e" e2is!s4 RDAP s/::es!s
13!i&1!in: 1 s@s!e" ?ro" 1n o!ion /n'er !<e File "en/ 1'. ;ro" !<e File
o/4 !<e System Selection o!ion is /se' !o 13!i&1!e 1no!<er s@s!e" or
3re1!e 1 ne. one.
Feeder
A wye or delta 3onne3!e' ?ee'er is 10.1@s 1sso3i1!e' .i!< 1 s/#s!1!ion.
RDAP 1n10@Pes 1 s@s!e" one ?ee'er 1! 1 !i"e. W<en 1n RDAP session
#e:ins4 !<e 01s! ?ee'er s!/'ie' #e3o"es !<e N13!i&eO ?ee'er 1s i'en!i?ie' on
!<e s3reen. I? no ?ee'er e2is!s4 RDAP reB/es!s 1 se0e3!ion #e "1'e ?ro" 1n
o!ion /n'er !<e File "en/ 1'. On3e !<e File o/ is 13!i&1!e'4 !<e
Sub/Feeder Selection o!ion is /se' !o 13!i&1!e 1no!<er s/#s!1!ion*?ee'er or
3re1!e 1 ne. one.
RDAP Fundamentals
3
Segment
A ?ee'er 3onsis!s o? segments. A segment is 1 !<ree-<1se4 !.o-<1se or
sin:0e-<1se o&er<e1' or /n'er:ro/n' 0ine !<1! "1@ <1&e 1 distributed load
1sso3i1!e' .i!< i!. A segment is 'e?ine' #@ i!s en' nodes4 length 7'is!1n3e
#e!.een !<e nodes in ?ee!9 1n' !<e Z-Model.
T<e Z-Model o? 1 segment is 1 no"in10 Pi 3ir3/i!. T<e series #r1n3<
3onsis!s o? 1n n 2 n i"e'1n3e "1!ri2 reresen!in: 100 se0? 1n' "/!/10
i"e'1n3es #e!.een 3on'/3!ors 7n is !<e n/"#er o? <1se 3on'/3!ors
resen!9. E13< s</n! #r1n3< is reresen!e' #@ 1n n 2 n s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri2
reresen!in: one <10? o? !<e se0? 1n' "/!/10 s/s3e!1n3es #e!.een
3on'/3!ors 1n' :ro/n'. T<e i"e'1n3e 1n' s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri3es 31n #e
3o"/!e' #@ RDAP or !<e "1!ri3es 31n #e in/! 'ire3!0@ 7user
impedances9. ;or 3o"/!e' "1!ri3es4 RDAP /ses configuration '1!1 !<1!
3onsis!s o? se3i?ie' conductor or cable '1!14 spacing '1!1 1n' <1sin:.
Node
A node is 1n en' oin! o? one or "ore se:"en!s. T<e no'e "1@ <1&e 1 spot
load 1n'*or 1 s</n! capacitor 1sso3i1!e' .i!< i!.
Spot Load
A so! 0o1' is 3onne3!e' !o 1 node. T<e 0o1' "1@ #e !<ree-<1se4 !.o-
<1se or sin:0e-<1se. I! 31n #e 3onne3!e' in wye 7<1se !o ne/!r109 or
delta 7<1se !o <1se9. I! 31n #e "o'e0e' 1s 3ons!1n! re10 1n' re13!i&e
o.er4 3ons!1n! 3/rren!4 3ons!1n! i"e'1n3e or 1n@ 3o"#in1!ion o? !<e
!<ree.
Distributed Load
RDAP Fundamentals 4
A 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1' is ser&e' 1! !<e "i' oin! o? 1 segment. T<e 0o1' "1@ #e
!<ree-<1se4 !.o-<1se or sin:0e-<1se. I! 31n #e 3onne3!e' in wye 7<1se
!o ne/!r109 or delta 7<1se !o <1se9. I! 31n #e "o'e0e' 1s 3ons!1n! o.er
1n' re13!i&e o.er4 3ons!1n! 3/rren!4 3ons!1n! i"e'1n3e or 1n@
3o"#in1!ion o? !<e !<ree.
Load Allocation
Lo1' A00o31!ion is 1 ro3e'/re .<ere spot 1n'*or distributed loads 1re
s310e' in or'er !o "1!3< 1 "e!er re1'in: 1! !<e s/#s!1!ion.
Load roups
A00 spot 1n' distributed loads 1re 1ssi:ne' !o 1 load group .<en '1!1 is
#ein: in/!. Lo1's o? 1 se3i?i3 !@e s/3< 1s resi'en!i104 3o""er3i104 e!3.
!<1! 'is01@ !<e s1"e :ro.!< 3<1r13!eris!i3s4 "1He / 1 load group. RDAP
<1s 1 ?e1!/re .<ere 0o1' :ro.!< 31n #e si"/01!e' .i!< e13< load group
#ein: 1ssi:ne' 1 'i??eren! :ro.!< 3<1r13!eris!i3.
!oltage Regulators
Vo0!1:e re:/01!ors 7or 0o1' !1 3<1n:in: !r1ns?or"ers9 31n #e 0o31!e' 1!
ei!<er en' node o? 1n@ segment.. T<e@ "1@ #e sin:0e-<1se or !<ree-<1se.
Sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors "1@ #e 3onne3!e' in .@e 7<1se-!o-ne/!r109 or oen
'e0!1 7<1se-!o-<1se9. T1 osi!ions 31n r1n:e ?ro" &10/es o? -$, 7$0>
#/3H9 !o Q$, 7$0> #oos!9 1n' 1re 'e!er"ine' #@ one o? !<ree "e!<o'sI
! " Settings -- !<e 3o"ens1!or R 1n' G se!!in:s in &o0!s4 !<e
'esire' &o0!1:e 0e&e0 1n' #1n'.i'!< 1re se3i?ie'.
#oad $enter -- 1 0o1' 3en!er no'e4 'esire' &o0!1:e 0e&e0 1n'
#1n'.i'!< 1re se3i?ie'. As 1r! o? !<e 1n10@sis4 !<e
1rori1!e R 1n' G 3o"ens1!or se!!in:s 1re
3o"/!e'.
Fi%ed &ap -- 1 !1 osi!ion is se3i?ie'. T<e osi!ion 31n ei!<er #e 1
osi!i&e in!e:er #e!.een $ 1n' $, in'i31!in: 1 #oos!
or 1 ne:1!i&e in!e:er #e!.een $ 1n' $, in'i31!in:
1 #/3H.
RDAP Fundamentals
"
S#unt $apacitors
S</n! capacitors 1re 0o31!e' 1! nodes 1n' 1re se3i?ie' in HVAr. T<e@ 1re
"o'e0e' 1s 3ons!1n! s/s3e!1n3e 3onne3!e' in wye 7<1se-!o-ne/!r109 or
delta 7<1se-!o-<1se9.
%rans&ormers
Tr1ns?or"ers 31n #e 0o31!e' 1! ei!<er en' node o? 1n@ segment. T<ree-
<1se !r1ns?or"ers 31n on0@ #e 3onne3!e' .@e-.@e in 1 wye s@s!e" 1n'
'e0!1-'e0!1 in 1 delta s@s!e". Sin:0e-<1se !r1ns?or"ers "1@ #e 3onne3!e'
in 1 wye s@s!e" only 1n' 1re 3onne3!e' <1se-!o-ne/!r10.
'otors
5o!ors 1re se3i?ie' #@ !<eir <orseo.er r1!in: 1n' 1re "o'e0e' 1s 1
3ons!1n! i"e'1n3e 0o1' '/rin: s!1r!-/. A?!er s!1r!-/ !<e "o!or is
"o'e0e' 1s 1 3ons!1n! re10 1n' re13!i&e o.er 0o1'. De?1/0! &10/es o?
s!1r!in: HVA 1n' o.er ?13!or 1n' r/nnin: o.er ?13!or 1re ro&i'e'. T<e
'e?1/0! &10/es 31n #e 3<1n:e' i? nee'e'.

RDAP Fundamentals (
Using Menus with RDAP
T<e RDAP "en/ 3onsis!s o? !<e "en/ #1r4 "en/ 1's4 "en/ o/s 1n' "en/
o!ions. T<e "en/ s@s!e" en1#0es @o/ !o se0e3! !<e &1rio/s o!ions 1n' ?e1!/res
o? RDAP. E13< 1r! o? !<e "en/ s@s!e" is 'es3ri#e' #e0o..
5en/ B1r 5en/ P1' Ho! Ke@

Fi0e D1!1 )*5o'e0s An10@sis Reor!s +!<er


5en/ Po/
5en/
O!ion

'enu ,ar
Using Menus with RDAP -
Se:"en!s
%r1ns?or"ers
!o0!1:e Re:/01!ors
$113i!ors
Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1's
So! Lo1's
T<e RDAP "en/ #1r is 0o31!e' 10on: !<e !o o? !<e s3reen. T<e menu bar
'is01@s n1"es ?or "en/ o/s. T<e n1"es on !<e "en/ #1r 1re menu
pads.
'enu Pads
5en/ 1's 1e1r on !<e "en/ #1r 1n' 'is01@ !<e n1"es o? "en/ o/s
or 1n 13!ion !<e@ ini!i1!e. Se0e3! menu pad #@ /sin: !<e 1rro. He@s 1n'
!<en ressin: LEn!erM4 oin!in: 1n' 30i3Hin: .i!< !<e "o/se or #@ ressin:
!<e hot 'ey. So"e!i"es 3er!1in "en/ 1's 1e1r 'i""e' 1n' 31nno! #e
3<osen. T<ese "en/ 1's 1re 'is1#0e' in'i31!in: !<1! !<e "en/ o!ions
1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e "en/ 1' 1re no! 1&1i01#0e 1! !<e resen! !i"e.

'enu Popups
5en/ 1's 3on!ro0 "en/ o/s. Se0e3!in: 1 "en/ 1' 13!i&1!es i!s menu
popup. 5en/ o/s 1re 0is!s o? menu options. Se0e3! !<e 'esire' "en/
o!ion #@ /sin: !<e 1rro. He@s 1n' !<en ressin: LEn!erM4 oin!in: 1n'
30i3Hin: .i!< !<e "o/se or ressin: !<e hot 'ey.
'enu +ptions
5en/ o/s 3on!1in options. Se0e3!in: 1 "en/ o!ion ini!i1!es 1n 13!ion.
T<e 13!ion "1@ #e 13!i&1!in: 1 .in'o. ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
?ee'er '1!14 or !<e 13!ion "1@ 13!i&1!e 1 reor! .in'o..
.ot /ey
A hot 'ey is 1 <i:<0i:<!e' 3<1r13!er in !<e n1"e on !<e "en/ #1r or o/
"en/. Pressin: !<e <o! He@ .<i0e !<e 5en/ B1r or 5en/ Po/ is acti(e4
ini!i1!es !<e o!ion.
S#ort $ut /ey
W<i0e .orHin: in 1 .in'o.4 !<e "en/ #1r .i00 no! #e acti(e. To 133ess 1
Menu )ad 'ire3!0@ ?ro" !<e .in'o.4 ress !<e *lt He@ 1n' !<e hot hey
si"/0!1neo/s0@.
0 1sing 'enus 2it# RDAP
RDAP <1s !.o ri"1r@ "en/ #1rs4 main 1n' interacti(e. T<e main menu bar
7/se' 1s !<e e21"0e on !<e re&io/s 1:e9 1e1rs 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen .<en
!<e RDAP session #e:ins. T<e "1in "en/ #1r .i00 10so re1e1r 1! !<e 3o"0e!ion
o? 1n@ 13!ion ini!i1!e' ?ro" i!. T<e interacti(e flow analysis menu bar 1e1rs 1?!er
ini!i1!in: !<e interacti(e flow analysis o!ion ?ro" !<e *nalysis o/ "en/.
Wi!< 3er!1in o!ions4 1 se3on'1r@ "en/ #1r re013es !<e ri"1r@ #1r /n!i0 !<e
o!ion is 30ose'. T<e se3on'1r@ #1r <1s 1's !<1! re01!e !o 13!ions se3i?i3 !o !<e
13!i&e o!ion.
Using Menus with RDAP 3
Maneuvering Around A Screen
RDAP /ses N.in'o.sO !o select 1n' re(ise '1!1 1n' !o 'is01@ !<e o/!/! reor!s
in !<e &1rio/s 1n10@sis ro/!ines. T<e .in'o.s /se' in 3re1!in: 1n' "o'i?@in: '1!1
1re &er@ si"i01r !o !<e .in'o.s !<1! 1re /se' !o 'is01@ !<e 1n10@sis res/0!s. I! is
i"or!1n! !o /n'ers!1n' <o. !o "1ne/&er 1ro/n' !<ese .in'o.s. S<o.n #e0o. is
1 !@i310 .in'o..

A00 .in'o.s <1&e 1 &itle 'is01@e' on !<e !o 0ine. 5os! o? !<e select .in'o.s
'is01@ on0@ 1 or!ion o? !<e '1!1. C0i3Hin: !<e +oom control "12i"iPes !<e
.in'o. so !<1! i! !1Hes / !<e ?/00 s3reen. To re&er! #13H !o i!s ori:in10 siPe4 30i3H
1:1in on !<e +oom control. I! is no! ne3ess1r@ !o ma%imi+e !<e .in'o. in or'er !o
&ie. 100 o? !<e '1!1. S3ro00 #1rs 1re 0o31!e' 10on: !<e ri:<! e':e 1n' 10on: !<e
#o!!o" e':e o? !<e .in'o.s. C0i3H !<e 1rro.s 1! ei!<er en' o? !<e s3ro00 #1r !o
"o&e !<ro/:< !<e 3on!en!s o? 1 .in'o. 1 0i!!0e 1! 1 !i"e. Dr1: !<e &humb !o "o&e
!<ro/:< !<e .in'o. 3on!en!s r1i'0@. T<e osi!ion o? !<e &humb 10so in'i31!es
Maneuvering Around A Screen 11
Title
Close Box Zoom Control
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Title Bar
Scroll Bar
Dist Ld Placement

Thumb
!<e osi!ion in !<e ?i0e. Press !<e )age Up or )age ,own He@ !o "o&e / or
'o.n one 1:e 1! 1 !i"e. C0i3Hin: on !<e close bo% or ressin: -sc on !<e
He@#o1r' closes 1 .in'o..
T<e .in'o.s ?or 'is01@in: 1n10@sis res/0!s 1re &er@ si"i01r. T<e "1Ror 'i??eren3e
is !<e 1#sen3e o? +oom control. T<e 1n10@sis esults .in'o.s 10.1@s 1e1r in
!<eir ma%imum siPe.

S<o.n #e0o. is 1 !@i310 s3reen !<1! 1e1rs 1?!er se0e3!in: 1 menu option ?ro" 1
menu popup. T<e s3reen s<o.n #e0o. 1e1rs 1?!er se0e3!in: distributed loads
?ro" !<e data. menu popup.
T<e s3reen is s0i! in!o !.o <10&es. T<e 0e?! <10? o? !<is s3reen is !<e select .in'o.
!<1!4 in !<is 31se4 is 1 0is! o? !<e se:"en!s in !<e ?ee'er #ein: s!/'ie' 713!i&e
?ee'er9. A 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1' 31n #e on 1n@ se:"en!. T<e ri:<! <10? o? !<e s3reen is
!<e re(ise s3reen .<ere '1!1 is 1''e'4 "o'i?ie' or re"o&e'.
12 Maneuvering Around A
Screen
T<e se0e3! .in'o. 'oes no! 10.1@s 'is01@ 100 o? !<e '1!1 1sso3i1!e' .i!< 1n i!e".
Use !<e "o/se or He@#o1r' !o &ie. !<is <i''en '1!1. T<e @e00o. 1rro.s 1! !<e
ri:<! si'e 1n' !<e #o!!o" o? !<e .in'o. 1re !<e Ns3ro00O 1rro.s. Use !<e" #@
30i3Hin: .i!< !<e "o/se !o s3ro00 !<e '1!1 / 1n' 'o.n 7ri:<! si'e 1rro.s9 or 0e?!
1n' ri:<! 7#o!!o" 1rro.s9. T<e He@#o1r' 1rro. He@s 1n' !<e )age Up 1n' )age
,own He@s 31n 10so s3ro00 !<ro/:< !<e '1!1. In #o!< 31ses !<e siPe o? !<e .in'o.
'oes no! 3<1n:e. W<en s3ro00in: / 1n' 'o.n4 !<e re(ise .in'o. &10/es 1re
'is01@e' ?or !<e i!e" #ein: <i:<0i:<!e' in !<e select .in'o..
T<e siPe o? !<e se0e3! .in'o. 31n #e N"12i"iPe'O #@ 30i3Hin: on !<e NFoo"
Con!ro0O 7!<ree s"100 @e00o. 0ines R/s! !o !<e ri:<! o? !<e '1!1 !i!0e9. C0i3Hin: on
!<e Poo" 3on!ro0 31/ses !<e select .in'o. !o e21n' 1n' 3o&er !<e !o!10 s3reen.
T<e re&ise .in'o. is <i''en #e<in' !<e se0e3! .in'o. ?or !<is 31se. On3e 1:1in4
/se !<e "o/se or He@#o1r' !o s3ro00 / or 'o.n 1n' 0e?! !o ri:<!. C0i3H on !<e
Poo" 3on!ro0 !o re!/rn !<e .in'o. #13H !o i!s ori:in10 siPe.
A00 o? !<e '1!1 s3reens <1&e !<e !.o .in'o.s. In so"e 31ses !<e select .in'o. is
1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen .i!< !<e re(ise .in'o. #e0o. i! 1s oose' !o !<e 0e?! 1n'
ri:<! .in'o.s i00/s!r1!e' 1#o&e.
W<en 1 s3reen ?irs! 1e1rs4 3on!ro0 is in !<e select .in'o.. Se0e3! !<e i!e" !o
"o'i?ie' #@ ei!<er oin!in: 1n' 30i3Hin: .i!< !<e "o/se4 or #@ /sin: !<e 1rro.s
He@s !o <i:<0i:<! !<e 'esire' i!e". En!er ne. '1!1 #@ <i:<0i:<!in: !<e e"!@ 0ine
.i!< ei!<er !<e "o/se or !<e 1rro. He@s. Tr1ns?er 3on!ro0 ?ro" !<e select .in'o.
!o !<e re(ise .in'o. #@I
Pressin: LEn!erM
C0i3H on e(ise on !<e "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen
C0i3H on 1 '1!1 #o2 in !<e re(ise .in'o..
An i!e" 31n #e "o'i?ie' or 3re1!e' #@ en!erin: !<e reB/ire' &10/es in !<e #o2es in
!<e re(ise .in'o.. W<en 3on!ro0 is ?irs! !r1ns?erre' !o !<e re(ise .in'o. !<e ?irs!
'1!1 #o2 is <i:<0i:<!e'. 5o&e #e!.een !<e in/! #o2es #@ /sin: !<e !1# He@4
1rro. He@s or !<e "o/se. Use LEn!erM .<en '1!1 is :oin: !o #e 1''e' or
Maneuvering Around A Screen 13
"o'i?ie'. In so"e 31ses se0e3!in: 1 #o2 .i00 31/se 1 Ni3H 0is!O !o 1e1r. An
e21"0e o? !<is is s<o.n #e0o. .<ere !<e '1!1 #o2 ?or #oad Group <1s #een
se0e3!e'.
In !<e 31se o? !<e i3H 0is! s<o.n 1#o&e4 !<e 1rro. He@s or !<e "o/se 31n #e /se'
!o <i:<0i:<! !<e 'esire' se0e3!ion. Press LEn!erM or 'o/#0e 30i3Hin: !<e "o/se !o
3<oose !<e se0e3!ion.
A No/ 0is!O "1@ 1e1r 1?!er se0e3!in: 1 #o2 7Uni!s ?or e21"0e9. I? !<e o/
.1s se0e3!e' .i!< !<e "o/se4 !<e 0e?! #/!!on on !<e "o/se "/s! #e <e0' 'o.n
.<i0e s3ro00in: / or 'o.n .i!< !<e oin!er /n!i0 !<e 'esire' se0e3!ion is
<i:<0i:<!e'. Li?!in: !<e 0e?! #/!!on .i00 3<oose !<e <i:<0i:<!e' se0e3!ion. I? !<e
o/ is se0e3!e' .i!< LEn!erM4 /se !<e 1rro. He@ !o se0e3! !<e #o2 1n' !<en
ressin: LEn!erM se0e3!s !<e o!ion.
A?!er en!erin: or "o'i?@in: 100 o? !<e '1!1 ?or 1n i!e"4 se0e3! /'ay or 0uit.
Se0e3!in: /'ay 3on!in/es !<e ro3ess !r1ns?errin: 3on!ro0 !o !<e select .in'o..
14 Maneuvering Around A
Screen
A?!er 3o"0e!in: 100 o? !<e '1!1 3<1n:es4 se0e3! 0uit. RDAP oens 1 Ns1&e
3<1n:es .in'o.O 1s s<o.n #e0o..
U !o !<is oin!4 100 o? !<e '1!1 en!ries <1&e #een s!ore' in 1 !e"or1r@ ?i0e. T1He
31re in 1ns.erin: !<e B/es!ion. Ans.erin: 1es o&er.ri!es !<e o0' '1!1 in !<e
er"1nen! "1s!er ?i0e .i!< !<e .orH R/s! 'one. Se0e3! 2o 1n' RDAP 'is31r's !<e
!e"or1r@ ?i0e .i!< no "e1ns o? re3o&er@.
Ans.erin: ei!<er 1es or 2o !o !<e B/es!ion re!/rns 3on!ro0 !o !<e "1in "en/.
Maneuvering Around A Screen 1"
1( Maneuvering Around A
Screen
First Time Data Preparation
Be?ore '1!1 is in/! !o RDAP ?or !<e ?irs! !i"e4 i! "/s! #e :1!<ere' ?ro" ?ee'er
re3or's !<1! 3onsis! o? "1s4 s/#s!1!ion "e!er re1'in:s4 3/s!o"er 0o1'in: '1!14
3ons!r/3!ion s!1n'1r's4 e!3. ;ee'er "1s 1n' 3ons!r/3!ion re3or's 1re /se' !oI
'e?ine nodes !<ere#@ #re1Hin: !<e ?ee'er in!o segments
'e!er"ine se:"en! 'is!1n3es 7length9
o0e !o 3ons!r/3!ion 7spacings9
/n'er:ro/n' spacing #e!.een cables
conductors or cables /se' in e13< segment
<1sin: o? 3on'/3!ors or 31#0es
0o31!ion o? in-0ine transformers
0o31!ion 1n' '1!1 1sso3i1!e' .i!< (oltage regulators
0o31!ion o? s</n! capacitor
'e!er"ine distributed loads
'e!er"ine spot loads
W<en 100 o? !<e '1!1 <1s #een :1!<ere'4 13!i&1!e RDAP 1n' ro3ee' !<ro/:< !<e
?o00o.in: s!es.
Se0e3! File on !<e "1in "en/ 1' 1n' 3re1!e 1I
system
substation
feeder
First Time Data Preparation 1-
Se0e3! )*'odels on !<e "1in "en/ 1' 1n'I
&eri?@ !<1! !<e ne3ess1r@ conductors 1re in !<e 3on'/3!or '1!1 #1se.
En!er !<e '1!1 ?or 1''i!ion10 conductors ?ro" !<is "en/ o!ion i?
nee'e'.
in/! !<e reB/ire' '1!1 ?or 100 /n'er:ro/n' cables
3re1!e !<e reB/ire' spacings
3re1!e !<e reB/ire' configurations
in/! !<e '1!1 ?or 1n@ transformers
in/! !<e reB/ire' user impedances
Se0e3! Data ?ro" !<e "1in "en/ 1' 1n' in/!I
segment '1!1
transformers
(oltage regulator '1!1
s</n! capacitor '1!1
distributed load '1!1
spot load '1!1
A! !<is oin! 100 o? !<e ne3ess1r@ '1!1 <1s #een in/! 1n' @o/ 1re re1'@ !o r/n
*nalysis. Ho.e&er4 !<e 0o1's 1s in/! 1re ro#1#0@ non-3oin3i'en!4 so !<e ne2!
s!e .o/0' #e !o s310e !<e" 7allocate loads9 /sin: !<e #oad Modeling o!ion
/n'er !<e *nalysis 1' on !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
Wi!< !<e 0o1's 100o31!e'4 r/n 1n10@sis #@ se0e3!in: !<e 1rori1!e o!ion /n'er
*nalysis 1' on !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
10 First Time Data Preparation
RDAP ptions
T<is Se3!ion 3on!1ins 1n 10<1#e!i310 0is!in: o? 100 "en/ 1's 1n' o!ions !<1! 1re
1&1i01#0e ?ro" !<e ri"1r@ "en/ #1rs4 main 1n' interacti(e. o? RDAP. A ri"1r@
"en/ #1r 1e1rs 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen .<en !<e RDAP session #e:ins. Wi!<
3er!1in o!ions4 1 se3on'1r@ "en/ #1r re013es !<e ri"1r@ /n!i0 !<e o!ion is
30ose'. E13< i!e" in RDAP o!ions 3on!1ins !<e ?o00o.in: in?or"1!ionI
Lo31!ion
5en/ B1rI

5en/ P1'I

5en/ O!ionI
Se3i?ies !<e 0o31!ion o? !<e "en/ #1r4 ?or e21"0e4 51in
5en/
C<oi3e on !<e "en/ #1r4 ?or e21"0e4 ;i0e. T<e "en/ 1'
!@i3100@ oens 1 "en/ o/ o? o!ions. 5en/ 1' is
s<or!ene' !o N1'O 1n' "en/ o/ !o No/O in !<e
?o00o.in: !e2!.
Se0e3!ion in "en/ o/4 s<or!ene' !o No!ionO in !<e
?o00o.in: !e2!. T<is 'es3ri#es !<e o!ion !<1! is 13!i&1!e'
/on se0e3!ion. I? !<e "en/ 1' 13!i&1!es !<e ro3ess4 !<e
"en/ o!ion is s<o.n 1s NNoneO.

Des3ri!ion S/""1r@ o? .<1! !<e 1'*o!ion 'oes
RDAP ptions 13
!Cust"Tot#$Avg#% &'(r )d *nput7G0o#109
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal
Description:
T<ese !.o o!ions4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:e
100 o? !<e 0o1' /ni!s !o n/"#er o? 3/s!o"ers 1n' !o!10 7or 1&er1:e9 HW <o/rs.
To!10 HWHr is !<e s/" o? 100 HW<rs /se' #@ 100 o? !<e 3/s!o"ers on !<e se:"en!.
A&er1:e HWHr is !<e 1&er1:e HWHrs /s1:e o? !<e 3/s!o"ers on !<e se:"en!. I!
.o/0' #e !<e !o!10 HW<rs 'i&i'e' #@ !<e n/"#er o? 3/s!o"ers.
C1re "/s! #e e2er3ise' in /sin: !<is o!ion. ;or e21"0e4 s/ose !<e '1!1 <1'
ori:in100@ #een in/! 1s HW 1n' HVAr ?or 1n@ or 100 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's. Wi!< !<is
3<1n:e4 !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o? HW #e3o"es 3/s!o"ers 1n' !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o?
HVAr #e3o"es !<e HW <o/rs. T<o/:< !<e reresen!1!ion is in3orre3!4 RDAP 'oes
no! 'e!e3! 1n error.
24 RDAP ptions
A+
Location
Menu Bar: 51in 5en/
Menu Pad: ;i0e
Menu Option: Cop!" Dri#e
Description:
*3 31n #e ?o/n' /n'er !<e ?o00o.in: !.o O!ionsI
Un'er $opy !o 'esi:n1!e !<e 'ri&es ?or 3o@in: s@s!e"s N?ro"O 1n' N!oO
Un'er ,ri(e !o 'esi:n1!e !<e s!or1:e 1re1 .<ere !<e RDAP s@s!e"s 1re !o
resi'e.
Usin: ?0o@ 'ri&es ?or s!or1:e is s0o.er 1n' 10so 0i"i!s !<e siPe o? !<e s@s!e"s.
;or !<ese re1sons4 !<e H1r' 'ri&e is re3o""en'e' ?or '1!1 s!or1:e. Ho.e&er4
!<ere "1@ #e !i"es .<en 1 ?0o@ 'ri&e is "ore 3on&enien! !o /se. ;0oies 1re
e1s@ "e1ns ?or !r1ns?errin: s@s!e"s ?ro" one PC !o 1no!<er &i1 !<e $opy o!ion.
RDAP ptions 21
About RDAP
Location
Menu Bar: 51in 5en/
Menu Pad: ;i0e
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' :i&es so"e :ener10 in?or"1!ion 1#o/! RDAP in30/'in: !<e n1"e o? !<e
ro:r1" 0i3ensee4 1 'is301i"er 1n' <o. !o re13< WH Po.er Cons/0!1n!s.
22 RDAP ptions
(Global) Alc Ftrs to ,#-
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1'*G0o#10A So! Lo1'*G0o#10
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
100 o? !<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors ?or 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's !o $.0.
I! is /se?/0 .<en 100 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's .ere re&io/s0@ 100o31!e' 1n' i! is
'esire' !o rese! 100 0o1's #13H !o !<eir in/! &10/es #e?ore 100o31!ion .1s 'one.
RDAP ptions 23
Alc Ftrs to ,#- (Specific)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1'*Se3i?i3A So! Lo1'*Se3i?i3
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Specific 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 se!s !<e
100o31!ion ?13!ors ?or 1 se3i?i3 'is!ri#/!e' 7So!9 0o1' !o $.0.
I! is /se?/0 .<en 1 se3i?i3 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1' <1s #een re&io/s0@ 100o31!e'
1n' i! is 'esire' !o rese! !<e 0o1' #13H !o i!s in/! &10/e #e?ore 100o31!ion .1s
'one.
On0@ !<e selected 0o1' <1s i!s 0o1' ?13!ors 3<1n:e'.
24 RDAP ptions
(Global) Alc Ftrs to Fdr Ftr
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1's*G0o#10A So! Lo1's*G0o#10
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 se!s !<e
100o31!ion ?13!ors ?or 100 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's !o !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1'
100o31!ion ?13!ors o? !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. I? !<e 0o1's 1re no! 100o31!e'4 !<ese ?13!ors
1re $.0.
I! re&erses !<e 13!ion o? se!!in: 100 100o31!ion ?13!ors !o $.0.
RDAP ptions 2"
Alc Ftrs to Ftr (Specific)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1's*Se3i?i3
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Specific 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 se!s !<e
100o31!ion ?13!ors ?or se3i?i3 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's !o !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1'
100o31!ion ?13!ors o? !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. I? !<e ?ee'er is no! 100o31!e'4 !<ese ?13!ors
1re $.0.
I! re&erses !<e 13!ion o? se!!in: 1 se3i?i3 se:"en! 7no'e9 0o1' ?13!or !o $.0.
On0@ !<e selected 0o1' <1s i!s 0o1' ?13!ors 3<1n:e'.
2( RDAP ptions
Allocated )oads
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Popup Window: Load Modelin%
Description:
*llocated #oads is one o? !.o o!ions ?or #oad Modeling. Se0e3!in: !<e r1'io
#/!!on ?or *llocated #oads4 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. !<1! 'e?ines 1r1"e!ers ?or
100o31!ion 1n' /on 3o""1n' ini!i1!es !<e 100o31!ion ro3ess. To 100o31!e 0o1's
?or !<e ?irs! !i"e or !o 3<1n:e !<e 100o31!ion4 ?irs! se0e3! one o? !<e !<ree o!ions
?or "e!er /ni!s /n'er N5e!erin:OI
'6 and '7*r &otal Feeder - !<e "e!ere' !<ree-<1se HW 1n' HVAr "/s!
#e in/!
'6 and '7*r 8y )hase - !<e "e!ere' HW 1n' HVAr #@ <1se "/s! #e
in/!
*mps and )F 8y )hase - !<e "e!ere' 3/rren! 1n' o.er ?13!or #@ <1se
"/s! #e in/!
T<e "e!er oin! is !<e ?ee'erSs so/r3e no'e.
T<en se0e3! one o? !<e !<ree o!ions ?ro" NLo1's A00o31!e'O in'i31!in: !<e 0o1's
!o #e 1'R/s!e'I
,istributed and Spot #oads - s310e 7100o31!e9 'is!ri#/!e' 1n' so! 0o1's.
,istributed #oads /nly - s310e 7100o31!e9 on0@ 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's.
Spot #oads /nly - s310e 7100o31!e9 on0@ so!.
Wi!< 1n@ NLo1's A00o31!e'O o!ion4 N;i2e'O 0o1's 1n' :ener1!ion 7ne:1!i&e re10
0o1'9 1re no! 100o31!e'.
RDAP ptions 2-
A00o31!ion is 1n i!er1!i&e ro3ess .<ere#@ 0o1's 1re 1'R/s!e'4 1 so0/!ion is ?o/n'
1n' 1 3<e3H is "1'e !o see i? !<e ?ee'er in/! "1!3<es !<e "e!er re1'in:. I? !<ere
is no "1!3< .i!<in 1 !o0er1n3e4 !<e ro3ess is ree1!e'. So #o!< !o0er1n3e 1n'
n/"#er o? !ries 1re 1r! o? !<e eB/1!ionI
Solution &olerance 4953 !<e !o0er1n3e #e!.een !<e 3o"/!e'
?ee'er in/! 1n' !<e "e!ere' ?ee'er in/! in er3en!
*llocation *ttempts *llowedI !<e "12i"/" n/"#er o?
Ni!er1!ionsO !<1! 1re /se' !o "1He !<e 3o"/!e' in/!
"1!3< !<e "e!ere' in/!
Se0e3!in: un s!1r!s !<e ro3ess o? 100o31!in: !<e 0o1's. I? !<e r/n is s/33ess?/04
N?ee'er 100o31!ion ?13!orsO 1re 3103/01!e' ?or !<e 0o1' on e13< <1se4 re10 1n'
i"1:in1r@ 1r!. T<e N?ee'er 100o31!ion ?13!orsO 1re 1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e 'is!ri#/!e'
1n'*or so! 0o1's !<1! .ere 100o31!e' 1n' 10so s!ore' in'een'en! o? !<e 0o1's. T<e
?13!ors !i"es !<e in/! 0o1's "1He / !<e 100o31!e' 0o1' .<en !<e 0o1' "o'e0in:
o!ion N100o31!e' 0o1'sO is se0e3!e' ?or 1n10@sis.
W<en ne. 0o1's 1re 1''e' !o !<e ?ee'er 1?!er 100o31!ion4 !<e N?ee'er 100o31!ion
?13!orsO 1re 1/!o"1!i3100@ 1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e". T<e *lc Ftrs to Fdr Ftr o!ions
10so /se !<ese N?ee'er 100o31!ion ?13!orsO !o 3<1n:e 0o1's on 1 :0o#10 or se3i?i3
#1sis.
I? !<e 100o31!ion ?1i0s4 1 .in'o. is 13!i&1!e' .i!< in?or"1!ion on !<e /ns/33ess?/0
100o31!ion r/n.
T<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors 1sso3i1!e' .i!< 0o1's 31n #e &ie.e' #@ se0e3!in: ei!<er !<e
,istributed #oads or Spot #oads o!ion /n'er ,ata. ;ro" !<e Nse0e3!O .in'o.4
e21n' 1n' s3ro00 !o !<e ri:<! /n!i0 !<e ?13!ors 1e1r.
20 RDAP ptions
I? 0o1's <1&e re&io/s0@ #een 100o31!e' 1n' no 3<1n:es 1re ne3ess1r@4 se0e3!in:
$ancel in !<e 100o31!ion s3reen 31/ses !<e re&io/s0@ 100o31!e' 0o1's !o #e /se' in
!<e 1n10@sis ro/!ines.
I? !<e r1'io #/!!on se0e3!ion is *llocated #oads .<en !<e Lo1' 5o'e0in: .in'o.
?irs! 1e1rs4 se0e3!in: /'ay 31/ses !<e re&io/s0@ 100o31!e' 0o1's !o #e /se' in !<e
1n10@sis ro/!ines.
See :nput #oads ?or !<e se3on' 0o1' "o'e0in: o!ion.
RDAP ptions 23
Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option:
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 o/ 0is!in: !<e 1n10@sis ro/!inesI
In!er13!i&e ;0o. An10@sis
Vo0!*;0o. An10@sis
S<or! Cir3/i! An10@sis
5o!or S!1r! An10@sis
WorH 01n
Lo1' 5o'e0in:
.DAT ;i0e ;0o. An10@sis
T<e o/ 10so <1s o!ions ?or re&ie.in: 1n10@sis error "ess1:es 7i? 1n@9 1n'
3re1!in: .DAT ?i0es.

34 RDAP ptions
/+
Location
Menu Bar: 51in 5en/
Menu Pad: ;i0e
Menu Option: Cop!" Dri#e
Description:
83 31n #e ?o/n' /n'er !<e ?o00o.in: !.o O!ionsI
Un'er $opy !o 'esi:n1!e !<e 'ri&es ?or 3o@in: s@s!e"s N?ro"O 1n' N!oO
Un'er ,ri(e !o 'esi:n1!e !<e s!or1:e 1re1 .<ere !<e RDAP s@s!e"s 1re !o
resi'e.
Usin: ?0o@ 'ri&es ?or s!or1:e is s0o.er 1n' 10so 0i"i!s !<e siPe o? !<e s@s!e"s.
;or !<ese re1sons4 !<e H1r' 'ri&e is re3o""en'e' ?or '1!1 s!or1:e. Ho.e&er4
!<ere "1@ #e !i"es .<en 1 ?0o@ 'ri&e is "ore 3on&enien! !o /se. ;0oies 1re
e1s@ "e1ns ?or !r1ns?errin: s@s!e"s ?ro" one PC !o 1no!<er &i1 !<e $opy o!ion.
RDAP ptions 31
C0* )oad Rep(Global)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
!<e "o'e0 on 100 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's in !<e ?ee'er !o $00> 3ons!1n! 3/rren!.
C-I 0o1's &1r@ in 'ire3! roor!ion !o !<e &o0!1:e 1! !<e 0o1'.
32 RDAP ptions
(Global)C01 )oad Rep
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
!<e "o'e0 on 100 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's in !<e ?ee'er !o $00> 3ons!1n!
i"e'1n3e.
C-F 0o1's &1r@ in roor!ion !o !<e &o0!1:e sB/1re' 1! !<e 0o1'.
RDAP ptions 33
Cables
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: C1#0es
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 or !1e s<ie0'e' 31#0es. C1#0es 1re /se' in $onfigurations.
Co""on '1!1I
,escriptionI +0 3<1r13!er 'es3ri!ion o? !<e 31#0e
$entral $onductorI !<e "1in 3/rren! 31rr@in: 3on'/3!or 7se0e3! ?ro" !<e
i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e 3on'/3!ors9
$able &ypeI se0e3! N3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10O or N!1e s<ie0'O
D1!1 ?or 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 31#0esI
$oncentric StrandI !<e 3on'/3!or /se' ?or !<e 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 7se0e3!
?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e 3on'/3!ors9
2umber of StrandsI n/"#er o? 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 s!r1n's
/.,. of $ableI o/!si'e 'i1"e!er o? 31#0e in in3<es 7'i1"e!er o? 3ir30e
:oin: 1ro/n' !<e 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 s!r1n's9
atingI 3/rren! r1!in: o? 31#0e in 1"s
D1!1 ?or !1e s<ie0'e' 31#0esI
,iam. o(er screenI 'i1"e!er in in3<es o? 1 3ir30e o&er !<e ins/01!in:
s3reen o? !<e 31#0e 7insi'e 'i1"e!er o? !<e !1e s<ie0'9
atingI 3/rren! r1!in: o? !<e 31#0e in 1"s
34 RDAP ptions
Calculator
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: Calculator
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 3103/01!or .in'o.. T<e 3103/01!or is si"/01r !o 1 s!1n'1r'
o3He! 3103/01!or.
RDAP ptions 3"
Calendar"Diar.
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: Calendar/Diar!
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. s<o.in: 1 "on!<0@ 310en'1r .i!< !<e 3/rren! '1@
se0e3!e'. To !<e ri:<! o? !<e 310en'1r 1ne0 is !<e Di1r@ 1ne0. T<e Di1r@ 1ne0
31n #e /se' !o in/! !e2! 1sso3i1!e' .i!< 1n@ '1!e.
3( RDAP ptions
(Main/Data)Capacitors
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Capacitors
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
s</n! 3113i!ors. A Nse0e3!O .in'o. 1e1rs 0is!in: 100 o? !<e no'es in !<e s@s!e".
;ro" !<e 0is!4 se0e3! 1 no'e .<ere !<e 3113i!or #1nH is !o #e 0o31!e'.
T<en "o&e !o !<e re&ise .in'o. 1n' in/!I
StatusI se0e3! ?ro" NOnO or NO??O. T<e 'e?1/0! NN*1O 10ies .<en !<ere is
no 3113i!or 1! !<e no'e
$onnectionI se0e3! ?or" NW@eO or NDe0!1O
'7*rI !<e r1!e' HVAr o? !<e s</n! 3113i!or #@ <1se
On0@ !<e NOnO 3113i!ors .i!< non-Pero &10/es 1re "o'e0e' in An10@sis.
RDAP ptions 3-
Capacitors(Interactive/Dataview)
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Capacitors
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 100 o? !<e s</n! 3113i!ors 7&10/es 1n'
no'e 0o31!ion9 in !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er.
30 RDAP ptions
(Interactive/Changes)Capacitors
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: Capacitors
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
s</n! 3113i!ors on !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. Sin3e !<is o!ion 1e1rs in in!er13!i&e
1n10@sis !<e 3<1n:es 1re no! er"1nen!. To "1He !<e 3<1n:es er"1nen!4 en!er
!<e 3113i!or '1!1 /n'er ,ata/$apacitors on !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
RDAP ptions 33
Changes
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ 0is!in: !<e &1rio/s o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or "1Hin:
3<1n:es !o !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er or !o so0/!ion "o'e0in: .<i0e in in!er13!i&e ?0o.
1n10@sis.
So! Lo1's
Ye1r0@ Gro.!<
W*VAr 5/0!i0iers
Po.er ;13!or
C113i!ors
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors
So/r3e No'e
Vo0!1:e Ho0'
To0er1n3e
I!er1!ions
Reor! He1'in:
Sin3e !<e 3<1n:es o33/r in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis. !<e@ 1re no! er"1nen!. To
"1He 3<1n:es er"1nen!4 en!er !<e '1!1 ?ro" !<e "1in "en/.
44 RDAP ptions
Conductors
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Conductors
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
3on'/3!ors. Con'/3!ors 1re reB/ire' ?or #/i0'in: $ables 1n' $onfigurations.
D1!1I
,escriptionI +0 3<1r13!er 'es3ri!ion o? !<e 3on'/3!or
,iamI !<e 3on'/3!or 'i1"e!er in in3<es
GMI !<e 3on'/3!or :eo"e!ri3 "e1n r1'i/s in ?ee!
esistI !<e 3on'/3!or resis!1n3e in o<"s*"i0e
*mpsI !<e 3on'/3!or 3/rren! r1!in:
Note5 RDAP 3o"es .i!< 1 01r:e 0is! o? 3oer7CU94 ACSR7AS9 1n' 100 10/"in/"
7AA9 3on'/3!or '1!1. T<e resis!1n3e 1n' 3/rren! r1!in:s 1re ?or 80 'e:rees C.
RDAP ptions 41
Configurations
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Con?i:/r1!ions
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
3on?i:/r1!ions. A 3on?i:/r1!ion is 1 3o"#in1!ion o? 3on'/3!ors or 31#0es4
s13in:s 1n' <1sin: o? 1n o&er<e1' or /n'er:ro/n' se:"en!I
,escriptionI +0 3<1r13!er 'es3ri!ion o? !<e 3on?i:/r1!ion
)hase $onductorI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? conductors 7BW -- #1re .ire9
or cables 7CN -- 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r104 TS -- !1e s<ie0'9
2eutral $onductorI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? conductors in30/'in: NNo
Ne/!r10O
SpacingI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? spacings. A 'i1:r1" o? !<e s13in:s
1e1rs on !<e s3reen 1?!er !<e spacing se0e3!ion.
)hasing3 se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e <1sin:s #1se' on spacing
se0e3!e'
,istance from Ground to "-*%isI 'is!1n3e ?ro" :ro/n' !o !<e oin!
se0e3!e' 1s !<e ori:in ?or !<e se0e3!e' spacing in ?ee!.
eturnI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! NN!r0 On0@O or NGr'*N!r0O.
Note5 !<is is /se' !o 'e!er"ine !<e re'/3!ion !e3<niB/e !o re'/3e
!<e n/"#er o? 3on'/3!or sB/1re "1!ri2 !o 1 3 2 3
N<1se i"e'1n3eO "1!ri2. NGr'*N!r0O is re3o""en'e' ?or
?o/r .ire :ro/n'e' .@e s@s!e"s.
A?!er en!erin: 100 configurations4 RDAP 3103/01!es 1 323 N<1se i"e'1n3eO
"1!ri2 1n' 1 323 Ns/s3e!1n3eO "1!ri2 ?or e13< 3on?i:/r1!ion4 see 7iew Zs.
42 RDAP ptions
Connectivit.
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Se%ment
Description:
T<is o!ion ini!i1!es 1 se1r3< o? 100 !<e se:"en!s 3<e3Hin: ?or Nis01n'sO 1n'
N0oosO. An is01n' is 1 :ro/ o? se:"en!s !<1! 'oes no! <1&e 1 1!< #13H !o !<e
?ee'er so/r3e. A 0oo is 1 :ro/ o? se:"en!s !<1! ?or" 1 30ose' 0oo.
I? RDAP 'e!e3!s 1n is01n'4 1 "ess1:e 1e1rs in'i31!in: <o. "1n@ se:"en!s ?or"
1n is01n'7s9. In !<e select .in'o.4 RDAP "1rHs 100 o? !<e se:"en!s !<1! <1&e
#een is01n'e' .i!< 1 #/00e! in !<e 0e?! "os! 3o0/"n.
W<en 0oos e2is!4 1 "ess1:e 1e1rs in'i31!in: !<1! !<ere is 1 0oo. In !<e select
.in'o.4 RDAP "1rHs one o? !<e se:"en!s ?or"in: !<e 0oo .i!< 1 NsB/1re 0ooO
in !<e 0e?! "os! 3o0/"n. T<e "1rHe' se:"en! "1@ or "1@ no! #e !<e ro#0e"
se:"en!. I! on0@ in'i31!es 1 or!ion o? !<e 30ose' 0oo.
RDAP ptions 43
Cop. S.stem
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Co@4 S@s!e"
Description:
T<is o!ion 3oies 1n e2is!in: s@s!e" !o 1n@ 'ri&e 1&1i01#0e !o !<e PC. A s@s!e"
31n #e '/0i31!e' in 1 :i&en 'ri&e #@ en!erin: 1 'i??eren! n1"e ?or !<e '/0i31!e.
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< !.o i3H0is!s. One 'esi:n1!es !<e N;ro"O
'ri&e .<i0e !<e o!<er 'esi:n1!es !<e NToO 'ri&e. T<e i3H0is! 3<oi3es ?or 'ri&es 1re
;ard dri(e. *3. 83 1n' /ther. Se0e3!in: /ther #rin:s / 1 s3reen !<1! 100o.s ?or
!<e se0e3!ion o? 1n@ 'ire3!or@ on 1n@ 'ri&e !<1! e2is!s. C0i3H on /'ay .<en
s1!is?ie' .i!< !<e 'ri&e se0e3!ion..
Ne2! 1 i3H0is! o? N;ro"O s@s!e"s 1e1rs. A?!er se0e3!in: one o? !<ese s@s!e"s4 1
"ess1:e 1sHs ?or 3on?ir"1!ion on !<e s@s!e" se0e3!e' 1n' !<e !1r:e! 'ri&e.
A "ess1:e 1e1rs i? !<ere is ins/??i3ien! roo" on !<e NToO 'ri&e !o 3o"0e!e !<e
3o@.
W<en 3o@in: is 3o"0e!e4 0uit re!/rns 3on!ro0 !o !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
44 RDAP ptions
#DAT File Creation
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: +DAT *ile Creation
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or 3re1!in: 1 er"1nen! N'1!1O ?i0e ?or !<e 13!i&e
?ee'er. A n1"e ?or !<e ?i0e is reB/es!e' 1n' !<is n1"e is :i&en 1 6DA% e2!ension.
.DAT ?i0es 1re :oo' ?or #en3<"1rHin: !<e s!1!/s o? 1 ?ee'er 1! 1 :i&en !i"e.
D1!1 ?0o. is /ni'ire3!ion104 on3e in !<e ?or" o? 1 .DAT ?i0e i! 31nno! #e 3<1n:e'4
on0@ o&er.ri!!en.
RDAP ptions 4"
#DAT File Flow Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: +DAT *ile *low Anal!sis
Description:
T<is o!ion r/ns !<e :nteracti(e Flow *nalysis ?or 1 ?ee'er s!ore' in 1 6DA% ?i0e
7see 6DA% File $reation9. T<e o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. 0is!in: !<e 1&1i01#0e
'1!1 ?i0es. C0i3H on !<e 'esire' ?i0e 1n' !<en 30i3H on open. On0@ !<e interacti(e
analysis ro/!ine is 1&1i01#0e /sin: !<is o!ion.
No!e !<1! .DAT ?i0es 3re1!e' in e1r0ier &ersions o? RDAP 1re not 3o"1!i#0e .i!<
RDAP &ersion 3.0.
4( RDAP ptions
Data
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or
re"o&in: ?ee'er '1!1.
Se:"en!s
Tr1ns?or"ers
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors
C113i!ors
Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1's
So! Lo1's

RDAP ptions 4-
Dataview
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or N&ie.in:O !<e 13!i&e
?ee'erSs '1!1 .<i0e in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis.
Se:"en!s
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors
C113i!ors
Dis!ri#/!e' Lo1's
So! Lo1's
F-5o'e0s
Lo1' Gro/s
40 RDAP ptions
(Cables)Defaults
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Cables/De,aults
Description:
T<is 1'4 o?? !<e $able "en/ #1r4 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: !<e 31#0e '1!1
'e?1/0!s. T<e 'e?1/0! &1ri1#0e 'e?ini!ions 1reI
)hase $ndtr3 !<e <1se 3on'/3!or !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/!
#o2 ?or 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 1n' !1e s<ie0' 31#0es.
C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 13!i&1!es 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e
<1se 3on'/3!ors.
Strand $ndtr3 !<e s!r1n' 3on'/3!or !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/!
#o2 ?or 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 31#0es. C0i3Hin: in !<e
#o2 13!i&1!es 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e s!r1n' 3on'/3!ors.
2umber of $2 Strands3 !<e n/"#er o? 3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 s!r1n's.
To 3<1n:e !<e 'e?1/0!4 30i3H in !<e #o2 1n' !@e in
!<e ne. &10/e.
:nsulation &hic'ness3 !<e 1ss/"e' !<i3Hness o? !<e ins/01!ion ?or
3on3en!ri3 ne/!r10 1n' !1e s<ie0' 31#0es. T<is
&10/e4 0/s !<e 'i1"e!er o? !<e 3on'/3!or4 is !<e 'e?1/0!
o/!si'e 'i1"e!er 7O.D.9 o? !<e 31#0es !<1!
1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2.
RDAP ptions 43
Defaults(Configurations)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Con,i%urations/De,aults
Description:
T<is 1'4 o?? !<e $onfiguration "en/ #1r4 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: !<e
3on?i:/r1!ion '1!1 'e?1/0!s. T<e 'e?1/0! &1ri1#0e 'e?ini!ions 1reI
)hase $onductor3 !<e <1se 3on'/3!or !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2.
C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e <1se
3on'/3!ors.
2eutral $onductor3 !<e ne/!r10 3on'/3!or !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/!
#o2. C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e
ne/!r10 3on'/3!ors resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e
3on'/3!ors. TNo Ne/!r10S is !<e ?irs! i!e" in !<e i3H0is!.
Spacing3 !<e s13in: !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2. C0i3Hin: in !<e
#o2 resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e s13in:s.
;eight to eference3 !<e <ei:<! in ?ee! !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2.
C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 1n' !@in: 1 ne. <ei:<! 3<1n:es !<e
'e?1/0!.
"4 RDAP ptions
(Segment)Defaults
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Se%ment/De,aults
Description:
T<is 1'4 o?? !<e Segment "en/ #1r4 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: !<e 'e?1/0!
F-5o'e0.
Z-Model3 !<e 3on?i:/r1!ion or /ser-P !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2.
C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e F-5o'e0s
?or 3<1n:in: !<e 'e?1/0!.
RDAP ptions "1
Defaults(Transformers)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Trans,ormers/De,aults
Description:
T<is 1'4 o?? !<e &ransformers "en/ #1r4 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: !<e
!r1ns?or"er 'e?1/0!s. T<e 'e?1/0! &1ri1#0e 'e?ini!ions 1reI
<&ransformer= in &ransformer ,ata3 !<e 'e?1/0! !r1ns?or"er !<1!
1e1rs in ,ata/&ransformers. C0i3Hin: in !<e #o2 13!i&1!es
1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e !r1ns?or"ers.
7olt/$nt $ombination3 !<e <i:<-0o. &o0!1:es 1n' 3onne3!ion o? !<e
!r1ns?or"er !<1! 1e1rs in !<e '1!1 in/! #o2. C0i3Hin: in
!<e #o2 resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e &o0!*3n! 3o"#in1!ions.
"2 RDAP ptions
Delete
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Delete
Description:
T<is o!ion is ?or 'e0e!in: 1 feeder4 substation 1n'*or 1 system ?ro" RDAP. T<e
o!ion ?irs! 13!i&1!es 1 o/ 0is!in: !<e !@es o? 'e0e!ions 7feeder. substation.
system9. T<en 1 i3H0is! 1e1rs 0is!in: !<e n1"es o? !<e feeder. substation or
system 1&1i01#0e ?or 'e0e!ion.
I! is ossi#0e !o 'e0e!e 1 system in one s!e. Ho.e&er4 #e?ore 'e0e!in: 1
substation4 100 ?ee'ers "/s! #e re"o&e' ?ro" i!.
CAUTION: On3e 'e0e!e'4 '1!1 is no! re3o&er1#0e
RDAP ptions "3
Delta Cnt )oad(Global)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er !<e Dis!ri#/!e'*So! Lo1's G0o#10 "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es 100 o? !<e
0o1' 3onne3!ions !o De0!1.
"4 RDAP ptions
(Main)Distributed )oads
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's 1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. RDAP "o'e0s 1 'is!ri#/!e'
0o1' 1! !<e 3en!er o? i!s 1sso3i1!e' se:"en!. T<e o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 Ese0e3!E
.in'o. 3on!1inin: 1 i3H0is! o? 100 se:"en!s in !<e ?ee'er. Se0e3!in: 1 se:"en!
13!i&1!es !<e Ere&iseO .in'o.. D1!1 in/! in !<e Ere&iseE .in'o. in30/'esI
Fi%ed #oadI NNoO or NYesO. Se0e3!in: 2o "e1ns !<e 0o1's 1re s310e'
'/rin: !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion ro3ess. 1es "e1ns !<e 0o1' is
N?i2e'O 1! i!s in/! &10/e.
#oad GroupI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! !<e 0o1' :ro/ 7resi'en!i104
3o""er3i104 e!3.9 in .<i3< !<e 0o1' #e0on:s. Lo1' Gro/
:ro.!< is 1'R/s!1#0e /n'er /ther/#oad Group Growth.
epresentationI !<e er3en!1:e o? !<e 0o1' !o #e "o'e0e' 1s ?i2e' P-U4
3ons!1n! 3/rren! 7C-I9 or 3ons!1n! i"e'1n3e 7C-F9. A 0o1'
31n #e $00 er3en! o? 1n@ o? !<e !<ree or 1 3o"#in1!ion o? !<e
!<ree.
$onnectionI se0e3! NW@eO or NDe0!1O
RDAP ptions ""
UnitsI se0e3! ?ro"
> $ustomers / &otal '6;rs
>$ustomers / *(erage '6;rs
'6 / '7*r
'7* / )ower Factor 7'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or is ini!i100@ en!ere'9
'6 / )ower Factor 7'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or is ini!i100@ en!ere'9
To 3<1n:e 'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or4 see #oad )ower Factor /n'er
System )arameters
In/! !<e '1!1 #@ <1se
CAUTION: C<1n:in: !<e 0o1' N/ni!sO 'oes no! 3<1n:e !<e 0o1' &10/es.
RDAP /ses !<e REA A V B ;13!ors 'es3i#e' in REA B/00e!in )8-+ !o 3on&er! !<e
n/"#er o? 3/s!o"ers 1n' HWHrs !o 1 HW 0o1'. A o.er ?13!or o? 0.% is
1ss/""e'. T<is "e!<o' o? reresen!in: 0o1's s<o/0' #e /se' .i!< !<e *llocated
#oads o!ion.
"( RDAP ptions
(Interactive) Distributed )oads
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Distributed Loads
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 100 o? !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's 7se:"en!
.<ere 0o31!e' in /ni!s o? HW 1n' HVAr9 in !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er.
RDAP ptions "-
Drive
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Dri#e
Description:
T<is o!ion se0e3!s !<e 'ri&e .<ere !<e '1!1 resi'es. Se0e3!in: !<is o!ion 13!i&1!es
1 i3H0is! o? 'ri&es 7H1r' 'ri&e4 AI or BI9.
T<e <1r' 'ri&e is !<e 'ri&e .<ere !<e ro:r1" resi'es. RDAP 3re1!es
s/#'ire3!ories o?? !<e ro:r1" 'ire3!or@ !o s!ore s@s!e"s.
RDAP 100o.s ?or 1n 10!ern1!e <1r' 'ri&e s!or1:e 1!<. Usin: 1n o/!si'e e'i!or4
3re1!e 1n ASCII ?i0e4 DATWPATH.TGT4 3on!1inin: !<e 3o"0e!e 1!< n1"e !o
s@s!e"s. T<e DATWPATH.TGT ?i0e resi'es in !<e ro:r1" s/#'ire3!or@.
;or e21"0e !<e ?i0e 3o/0' 3on!1in 1 1!<I F3?,*)@,*&?
2ote the reAuired trailing bac'slash <?=
RDAP .o/0' s!ore 1 SYSTE5.DB; ?i0e in ;IJRDAPWDAT 1n' 3re1!e
s/#'ire3!ories o?? i! ?or e13< s@s!e" 3re1!e'.
I? !<e 1!< is no! ?o/n'4 RDAP /ses !<e ro:r1" s/#'ire3!or@ !o s!ore
SYSTE5.DB; 1n' s/#'ire3!ories o?? i! ?or e13< s@s!e" 3re1!e'.
"0 RDAP ptions
2dit
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Appears on all Data and Report menu bars
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 1e1rs on se3on'1r@ "en/ #1rs .<en 1 ,ata o!ion or 1 eport o!ion
is 13!i&e. In '1!14 !<e "1Ror #ene?i! is ?in'in: 'e&i3es. In reor!s4 !<e e'i! <1s "os!
?e1!/res o? 1 s!1n'1r' e'i!or.
RDAP ptions "3
2rrors
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: -rrors
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 1n@ errors !<1! <1&e o33/rre' '/rin:
1n10@sis.
Errors 31n o33/r in !<e '1!1 3<e3Hin: s!1:e o? 1n10@sis rior !o r/nnin: 1
si"/01!ion. T<e@ !1He !<e ?or" o? s!1!in: !<e ro#0e" 1n' !<en :i&in: se3i?i3
in?or"1!ion on !<e 31/se.
E21"0eI
SEG*NODEI LOAD*5ODEL ;OR SEGI OR NODEI UNSERVE LOAD PHASE A AND*OR B
SPOT 0% %$$
T<is "e1nsI NA so! 0o1' reresen!e' on <1se A 1n'*or B o? no'e %$$ 31nno! #e
ser&e' #e31/se se:"en! 0% 'oes no! <1&e 1 <1se A 1n'*or BO
See 7rror 'essages on 1:e $)%.
(4 RDAP ptions
23it
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: -xit
Description:
T<is o!ion en's !<e RDAP session.
RDAP ptions (1
Feeder
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Delete
Description:
;ee'er is one o? !<ree o!ions /n'er ,elete ?or re"o&in: 1r!s o? 1 s@s!e". Uon
se0e3!in: Feeder4 1 i3H0is! o? 100 ?ee'ers in !<e 13!i&e s@s!e" 1e1rs. RDAP 1sHs
?or 3on?ir"1!ion #e?ore 1 ?ee'er is re"o&e'.
T<e o!<er !.o 'e0e!ion o!ions 1re Substation 1n' System.
CAUTION: On3e 'e0e!e'4 '1!1 is no! re3o&er1#0e
(2 RDAP ptions
Feeder 4ame
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: *eeder
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or 3<1n:in: !<e ?ee'er n1"e.
RDAP ptions (3
Feeder 4otes
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: .eports
Menu Option: *eeder $otes
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. ?or no!es 3on3ernin: !<e ?ee'er.
Reor!s or or!ions o? reor!s :ener1!e' #@ one or "ore o? !<e 1n10@sis ro/!ines
31n #e 3oie' in!o ;ee'er No!es. An@!<in: in ;ee'er No!es 31n #e e'i!e' 1n'
rin!e'.
To e2i! !<e .in'o.4 30i3H on !<e $lose 8o% or ress Con!ro0-En!er.
An e"!@ .in'o. 1e1rs i? no!<in: <1s #een s1&e' in feeder notes.
T<e "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s -dit 1n' Sa(e *s o!ions. Gener10 e'i!
?/n3!ions 1re 1&1i01#0e #@ se0e3!in: -dit ?ro" !<e "en/ #1r.
T<e Sa(e *s 1' 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or s1&in: !<e Feeder 2otes !o 1 !e2! ?i0e.
(4 RDAP ptions
(Main)File
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ 0is!in: !<e o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 nee'e' !o se0e3!4
3re1!e4 3o@4 "er:e or 'e0e!e S@s!e"s or or!ions !<ereo?. O!ions 'es3ri#in:
RDAP 1n' E2i!in: !<e ro:r1" 1re 10so /n'er !<is 1'.
S/#*;ee'er Se0e3!ion
S@s!e" Se0e3!ion
5er:e S@s!e"s
Co@ S@s!e"s
De0e!e
Dri&e
A#o/! RDAP . . .
E2i!
RDAP ptions ("
File(Interactive)
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ .i!< eturn 1s !<e on0@ i!e".
Se0e3!in: eturn en's !<e In!er13!i&e ;0o. An10@sis session re!/rnin: 3on!ro0 !o
!<e "1in "en/ #1r.
A00 3<1n:es "1'e '/rin: in!er13!i&e 1n10@sis 1re !e"or1r@ 1n' 1re er1se' /on
re!/rnin: !o !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
(( RDAP ptions
(Global)Fi3 )oads
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 N?i2esO
100 o? !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's. An10@sis i:nores !<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors -- !<e
0o1's 1re !<e s1"e "1:ni!/'e 1s in/!.
$aution3 I? 100 !<e 0o1's 1re N?i2e'O4 !<e 100o31!ion ro3ess 'oes no! .orH. ;i2in:
100 !<e 0o1's is /se?/0 1s 1 !.o-1r! ro3ess4 .<en !<e "1Rori!@ 1re E?i2e'E 0o1's
!<en se0e3!i&e0@ 100o31!in: se3i?i3 0o1's.
RDAP ptions (-
5lobal
Location
Menu Bar: Distributed Loads/ Spot Loads
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions.
E13< o!ion 3<1n:es 1n 1se3! o? !<e "o'e0in: on all !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's
in !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er.
(0 RDAP ptions
(ard drive
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Cop!" Dri#e
Description:
;ard dri(e 31n #e ?o/n' /n'er !<e ?o00o.in: !.o O!ionsI
Un'er $opy !o 'esi:n1!e !<e 'ri&es ?or 3o@in: s@s!e"s N?ro"O 1n' N!oO
Un'er ,ri(e !o 'esi:n1!e !<e s!or1:e 1re1 .<ere !<e RDAP s@s!e"s 1re !o
resi'e.
I! is !<e re3o""en'e' 'ri&e ?or s!or1:e '/e !o ?i0e 133ess !i"e 1n' siPe.
I? 1 DA%8PA%.6%9% ?i0e e2is!s4 <1r' 'ri&e /ses !<e 1!< in DATWPATH.TGT.
O!<er.ise !<e <1r' 'ri&e 'e?1/0!s !o !<e 'ri&e .<ere !<e RDAP ro:r1" ?i0es
resi'e. See ,ri(e ?or 'e!1i0s on DATWPATH.TGT.
RDAP ptions (3
*nput )oads
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: Load Modelin%
Description:
:nput #oads is one o? !.o o!ions ?or #oad Modeling. B@ se0e3!in: !<e r1'io
#/!!on ?or :nput #oads4 1n10@sis /ses !<e 0o1's N1s en!ere'O in ,istributed #oads
1n' Spot #oads.
See *llocated #oads ?or !<e se3on' 0o1' "o'e0in: o!ion.
-4 RDAP ptions
*nteractive Flow Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: )nteracti#e *low Anal!sis
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1n10@sis 1n' s<o/0' #e se0e3!e' on0@ 1?!er 100 o? !<e ?ee'er
'1!1 <1s #een en!ere' /n'er ,ata. :nteracti(e flow analysis r/ns !<e s!e1'@ s!1!e
1n10@sis on !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er 1n' ro'/3es reor!s /n'er !<e "en/ #1r esults.
Te"or1r@ 3<1n:es o? '1!1 31n #e "1'e so !<1! N.<1! i?O s!/'ies 31n #e
er?or"e'. C<1n:es "1'e !o !<e ?ee'er '1!1 in !<is "o'e 1re on0@ N!e"or1r@O
1n' 'o no! 3<1n:e !<e #1si3 ?ee'er '1!1 1s ori:in100@ in/!. Per"1nen! '1!1
3<1n:es 1re "1'e ?ro" !<e "1in "en/ /n'er ,ata.
In!er13!i&e ;0o. An10@sis <1s i!s o.n "en/ #1r .i!< &1rio/s o!ions re01!e' !o !<e
1n10@sis "o'e.
T<e ro:r1" ?oo!er 3<1n:es !o NIn!er13!i&e ;0o. An10@sisO.
RDAP ptions -1
*terations
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: )terations
Description:
T<is o!ion 3<1n:es !<e 0i"i! on !<e n/"#er o? i!er1!ions !<e 1n10@sis /ses !o
o#!1in 1 so0/!ion.
T<e 'e?1/0! &10/e is $0.
I? !<e 0i"i! is e23ee'e' #e?ore 1 so0/!ion is ?o/n'4 !<e i!er1!i&e ro3ess s!os.
Se0e3!in: esults res!1r!s !<e so0/!ion ?ro" .<ere i! 0e?! o?? 7&o0!1:es 1re no!
rese!9 :i&in: $0 "ore i!er1!ions.
Wi!< 1n@ $hanges4 &o0!1:es 1re rese! !o no"in10 #e?ore seeHin: 1 so0/!ion.
T<e so0/!ion ?or "os! ?ee'ers 3on&er:es .i!<in $0 i!er1!ions. Ho.e&er4 !<ere 1re
?ee'ers !<1! <1&e /n/s/10 oer1!in: 3<1r13!eris!i3s reB/irin: "ore i!er1!ions #e?ore
3on&er:en3e.
Note5 E2erien3e <1s s<o.n !<1! i? 1 ?ee'er 'oes no! 3on&er:e .i!<in $00
i!er1!ions4 !<e 0o1'in: 1n'*or 3on?i:/r1!ion o? !<e ?ee'er is /nre10is!i3 1n'4
!<ere?ore4 !<ere is no so0/!ion ?or !<e ?ee'er 1s "o'e0e'.
-2 RDAP ptions
7G0o#109&6A"PF )d *nput
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
100 o? !<e 0o1' /ni!s !o HVA 1n' o.er ?13!or.
C1re "/s! #e e2er3ise' in /sin: !<is o!ion. ;or e21"0e4 s/ose !<e '1!1 <1'
ori:in100@ #een in/! 1s HW 1n' HVAr ?or 1n@ or 100 0o1's. Wi!< !<is 3<1n:e4 !<e
n/"eri310 &10/e o? HW #e3o"es HVA 1n' !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o? HVAr #e3o"es
!<e o.er ?13!or. An error o33/rs i? !<e HVAr is :re1!er !<1n $.0 sin3e !<e
ro:r1" no. in!erre!s !<e &10/e 1s !<e 0o1' o.er ?13!or. An10@sis 'e!e3!s !<is
error 1n' 1n error "ess1:e 1e1rs on !<e s3reen.
RDAP ptions -3
&'"&6Ar )d *nput4Global5
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
100 o? !<e 0o1' /ni!s !o HW 1n' HVAr.
C1re "/s! #e e2er3ise' in /sin: !<is o!ion. ;or e21"0e4 s/ose !<e '1!1 <1'
ori:in100@ #een in/! 1s HVA 1n' o.er ?13!or ?or 1n@ or 100 0o1's. Wi!< !<is
3<1n:e4 !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o? HVA #e3o"es HW 1n' !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o? !<e
o.er ?13!or #e3o"es HVAr. No error o33/rs. Ho.e&er4 !<e HVAr o? 100 0o1's
is no. !<e in/! o.er ?13!or so !<e@ 1re no. 100 0ess !<1n $.04 !<e 0i"i! ?or o.er
?13!ors.
-4 RDAP ptions
4Global5 &'"PF )d *nput
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
100 o? !<e 0o1' /ni!s !o HW 1n' o.er ?13!or.
C1re "/s! #e e2er3ise' in /sin: !<is o!ion. ;or e21"0e4 s/ose !<e '1!1 <1'
ori:in100@ #een in/! 1s HW 1n' HVAr ?or 1n@ or 100 0o1's. Wi!< !<is 3<1n:e4 !<e
n/"eri310 &10/e o? HW #e3o"es HW 1n' !<e n/"eri310 &10/e o? HVAr #e3o"es !<e
o.er ?13!or. An error o33/rs i? !<e HVAr is :re1!er !<1n $.0 sin3e !<e ro:r1"
no. in!erre!s !<1! &10/e 1s !<e 0o1' o.er ?13!or. An10@sis 'e!e3!s !<is error 1n'
1n error "ess1:e 1e1rs on !<e s3reen.
RDAP ptions -"
)oad 5roup 5rowth
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: Load roup rowth
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or "o'i?@in: !<e 0o1's o? 1 ?ee'er #@
load group. Se0e3!in: one o? !<e 0o1' :ro/s ?ro" 1 i3H0is! 13!i&1!es !<e e(ise
.in'o. ?or 3<1n:in: !<e growth factors 7er-/ni!9 #@ <1se.
In !<e e(ise .in'o.4 <1se B 1n' C !1He on !<e &10/es o? <1se EAE. I? :ro.!<
?13!ors &1r@4 s!1r! !<e '1!1 en!r@ .i!< <1se A.
-( RDAP ptions
)oad 5roups
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Load roups
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 100 o? !<e 0o1' :ro/s in !<e 13!i&e
?ee'er.
An10@sis 3re1!es 1 0o1' :ro/ 3100e' NTE5P ANALYSIS LD GRPO. A00 no'es
.i!< no ini!i10 so! 0o1' 1re 1r! o? !<is 0o1' :ro/.
A0so s<o.n in !<e .in'o. 1re #1si3 ?ee'er '1!1I
B1se 5VA
;ee'er Conne3!ion
So/r3e no'e
No"in10 ;ee'er Vo0!1:e
Re10 1n' I"1:in1r@ Vo0!1:e To0er1n3e
512i"/" i!er1!ions
To!10 n/"#er o? Se:"en!s4 No'es 1n' Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors.
RDAP ptions --
)oad Modeling
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: Load Modelin%
Description:
T<is o!ion se0e3!s .<e!<er 1n10@sis /ses !<e in/! 0o1's or !<e N100o31!e'O 0o1's.
T<e o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< 1 Er1'io #/!!onE se0e3!ionI
79 In/! Lo1's
7 9 A00o31!e' Lo1's
T<e !.o "o'e0s 1reI
:nput #oads3 /ses !<e ini!i100@ in/! 'is!ri#/!e' 1n' so! 0o1's in 1n@ s/#seB/en!
r/n o? 1n10@sis.
*llocated #oads3 /ses !<e 100o31!e' 7s310e'9 'is!ri#/!e' 1n'*or so! 0o1's in 1n@
s/#seB/en! r/n o? 1n10@sis. Se0e3!in: *llocated #oads 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o.
?or 3<1n:in: !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion o!ions 7see *llocated #oads9.
-0 RDAP ptions
Merge S.stems
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Mer%e S!stems
Description:
T<is o!ion "er:es !.o e2is!in: s@s!e"s !<1! 1re on !<e s1"e 'ri&e.
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. 3on!1inin: !.o i3H0is!s o? s@s!e"s on !<e 13!i&e
'ri&e. T<e s@s!e" se0e3!e' ?ro" !<e !o i3H0is! is !<e N;irs! S@s!e"O. T<e s@s!e"
se0e3!e' ?ro" !<e #o!!o" i3H0is! is !<e NSe3on' S@s!e"O. T<e NSe3on' S@s!e"O
"er:es into !<e N;irs! S@s!e".E A?!er NOH1@in:O !<e !.o se0e3!ions4 1no!<er
.in'o. 1e1rs 1sHin: ?or 3on?ir"1!ion ?or 3on!in/in: .i!< !<e "er:e o? !<e !.o
s@s!e"s.
5er:in: 31n on0@ o33/r i? e13< s@s!e" <1s /niB/e i'en!i?i31!ion o? !<e ?o00o.in:I
S/#s!1!ions
Se:"en!s
No'es
Tr1ns?or"ers
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors
Uon ?in'in: '/0i31!es4 RDAP oens 1 .in'o. 'is01@in: !<e" 1n' 31n3e0s !<e
"er:e.
T<e "er:e <1n'0es F-5o'e0 '1!1 #@ :i&in: !<e N;irs!O s@s!e" riori!@ on n1"in:.
I? !<e s1"e n1"es e2is! in #o!< s@s!e"s ?or 1 3on?i:/r1!ion4 !<e N;irs!O s@s!e"Ss
'1!1 !1Hes riori!@.
RDAP ptions -3
Uon "er:in: !<e !.o s@s!e"s4 1n o!ion is :i&en !o 'e0e!e !<e NSe3on'O s@s!e".
Ans.erin: NYesO 0e1&es on0@ !<e N;irs!O s@s!e"4 reser&in: !<e /niB/eness o? !<e
se:"en!s4 no'es4 e!3. Ans.erin: NNoO res/0!s in RDAP re!1inin: !<e NSe3on'O
s@s!e" ?or ?/!/re /se.
04 RDAP ptions
Motor Start
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: .eports
Menu Option: Motor Start
Description:
T<is o!ion oens 1 reor! .in'o. s<o.in: res/0!s o? !<e 01s! r/n o? "o!or s!1r!
1n10@sis. T<e reor! 3on!1ins !<e no'e NreO4 N'/rin:O 1n' N1?!erO &o0!1:es ?ro"
!<e "o!or #13H !o !<e ?ee'er so/r3e no'e.
A "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s "en/ 1's -dit 1n' Sa(e *s. Use -dit !o
!r1ns?er !<e res/0!s !o Feeder 2otes ?or s!orin: 1s 1 er"1nen! re3or'. Use !<e
Sa(e *s o!ion !o s1&e !<e res/0!s !o 1 !e2! ?i0e.
E13< r/n o? "o!or s!1r! 1n10@sis o&er.ri!es !<e reor!.
RDAP ptions 01
Motor Start Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: Motor Start
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es !<e 5o!or S!1r! An10@sis .in'o. 1n' s<o/0' #e se0e3!e' on0@
1?!er 100 o? !<e ?ee'er '1!1 <1s #een en!ere' /n'er ,ata. T<e .in'o. <1s 1 i3H0is!
o? 100 !<e no'es in !<e ?ee'er 1n' 1r1"e!ers 'e?inin: !<e "o!or s!1r!/. A?!er
se0e3!in: !<e no'e 0o31!in: !<e "o!or4 1'R/s! !<e ?o00o.in: '1!14 1s nee'e'4 #e?ore
r/nnin:I
;orsepowerI !<e r1!in: o? !<e "o!or in <orseo.er 7+00 H is !<e
'e?1/0!9
#oad Multiplier during Start-UpI !<e ?/00-0o1' 3/rren! "/0!i0ier. T<is
?13!or !i"es !<e "o!orSs r1!e' 3/rren! 'e!er"ines !<e
s!1r!in: 3/rren! 7,.0 is !<e 'e?1/0!9
)ower Factor during Start-UpI !<e er-/ni! s!1r!in: o.er ?13!or 70.) is
!<e 'e?1/0!9
Steady-State )ower FactorI !<e s!e1'@-s!1!e r/nnin: o.er ?13!or o? !<e
"o!or in er-/ni!
un ini!i1!es !<e "o!or s!1r! si"/01!ion. Uon so0/!ion4 RDAP 'is01@s 1 ro?i0e
o? !<e !<ree-<1se &o0!1:es ?ro" !<e "o!or #13H !o !<e so/r3e. T<e ro?i0e
3onsis!s o? !<e NreO4 N'/rin:O 1n' N1?!erO &10/es o? !<e &o0!1:es. A?!er &ie.in:
!<e ro?i0e4 ressin: LEn!erM 'is01@s in !1#/01r ?or" !<e NreO4 N'/rin:O 1n'
N1?!erO no'e &o0!1:es. T<e "o!or is !<e ?irs! no'e ?o00o.e' #@ no'es in !<e 1!<
#13H !o !<e so/r3e.
02 RDAP ptions
T<e !1#/01r "o!or s!1r! &o0!1:es 1re s!ore'. To &ie. 1:1in se0e3! eports/Motor
Start on !<e "1in "en/ #1r. T<e &o0!1:e ro?i0es on0@ 1e1r on !<e s3reen 1?!er
r/nnin: 1n10@sis 1n' 1re no! s!ore'. To o#!1in 1 rin! o? !<e ro?i0es4 13!i&1!e 1
s/i!1#0e :r1<i3s 13H1:e rior !o s!1r!in: RDAP. T<e :r1<i3s 13H1:e 'i3!1!es
<o. !o 13!i&1!e !<e rin!.
I? 1! 1n@ s!1:e o? !<e "o!or s!1r! so0/!ion !<e 31se .o/0' no! 3on&er:e4 !<e error
reor! .in'o. 1e1rs .i!< 1n e201n1!ion.
RDAP ptions 03
4ode 6oltages
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: $ode 0olta%es
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: !<e &o0!1:es 1! e13< no'e in !<e
?ee'er.
Use !<e Units/#imits o!ion !o 3<1n:e &o0!1:e /ni!s.
04 RDAP ptions
ther
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? !<e ?o00o.in: o!ionsI
Lo1' Gro/ Gro.!<
S/#s!1!ion D1!1
;ee'er N1"e
S.i!3<in: 7se:"en!s ?ro" one ?ee'er !o 1no!<er .i!<in 1 s@s!e"9
S@s!e" P1r1"e!ers
C103/01!or
C10en'1r*Di1r@
RDAP ptions 0"
ther (Copy)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Cop!
Description:
/ther is 1n o!ion /n'er Co@ ?or 'esi:n1!in: 1 1!< N?ro"O 1n'*or N!oO s@s!e"s
in&o0&e' in !<e 3o@ ro3ess.
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 i3H0is! o? 100 1&1i01#0e 'ire3!ories 1n' 'ri&es. T<e 'ire3!or@
3<osen "/s! #e .<ere !<e s@s!e".'#? ?i0e resi'es or is !o resi'e 7no re&io/s
s@s!e"9. E13< s/#'ire3!or@ 7'1!1WW94 o?? !<e 'ire3!or@ .<ere s@s!e".'#? resi'es4
3on!1ins 1 s@s!e". RDAP 3re1!es !<ese s/#'ire3!ories #1se' /on in?or"1!ion in
s@s!e".'#?.
0( RDAP ptions
(Global)P07 )oad Rep
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es
!<e "o'e0 on 100 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's in !<e ?ee'er !o $00> 3ons!1n! re10 1n'
re13!i&e o.er.
P-U 0o1's re"1in 3ons!1n! in&1ri1n! !o !<e &o0!1:e 1! !<e 0o1'.
RDAP ptions 0-
Power Factor
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option Power *actor
Description:
T<is o!ion 3<1n:es !<e o.er ?13!or o? e13< 0o1' .i!<in 1 0o1' :ro/. Sin3e !<e
3<1n:es o33/r in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis4 !<e@ 1re no! er"1nen!. T<e o!ion
13!i&1!es 1 i3H0is! o? !<e 1&1i01#0e 0o1' :ro/s. A?!er !<e se0e3!ion o? one or 100
0o1' :ro/s4 en!er !<e ne. o.er ?13!or or 31n3e0 !<e ro3ess.
00 RDAP ptions
Power Flow
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: Power *low
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: !<e ?ee'er power flow res/0!s. Use
!<e i3H0is! !o &ie. res/0!s 1! in'i&i'/10 no'es or !<e en!ire ?ee'er.
T<e reor! 3on!1ins e&er@ no'e .i!< i!s &o0!1:es4 0o1's 1n' s</n! 'e&i3es. T<e
reor! 10so in30/'es ?0o. 3/rren!s or 3o"0e2 o.er o&er e&er@ se:"en!
3onne3!e' !o e13< no'e. Se:"en! 0osses 1re #@ <1se 1n' !o!10. A !o::0e o!ion
se0e3!s !<e ?0o. /ni!s 71"s*o.er ?13!or4 1"s*'e:rees or HW*KVAr9.
RDAP ptions 03
Report (eading (Main an Interactive)
Location
Menu Bar: Main and )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .eports 1Main2 and Chan%es 1)nteracti#e2
Menu Option: .eport 3eadin%
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or en!erin: 1 reor! <e1'in:. T<e reor! <e1'in:
1e1rs 1! !<e !o o? e13< 1:e o? 100 reor!s 1n' #e0o. !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
C<1n:es !o !<e Reor! He1'in: in In!er13!i&e An10@sis 1re no! er"1nen!.
Per"1nen! 3<1n:es "/s! #e "1'e ?or" !<e "1in "en/.
34 RDAP ptions
Reports
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: .eports
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or &ie.in: /ser 3re1!e'
no!es 1n' reor!s :ener1!e' #@ 1n10@sis.
;ee'er No!es
Vo0!*;0o.
S<or! Cir3/i!
5o!or S!1r!
Reor! He1'in:
T<e !<ree 1n10@sis reor!s 3on!1in !<e res/0!s o? !<e "os! re3en! r/ns.
T<e reor! <e1'in: 1e1rs on 100 reor!s 1n' #e0o. !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
RDAP ptions 31
Results
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or &ie.in: !<e res/0!s o? !<e
in!er13!i&e 1n10@sis si"/01!ion.
S/""1r@
No'e Vo0!1:es
Vo0!1:e Pro?i0e
Po.er ;0o.
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!ors
Se:"en! O&er0o1'
Un'er*O&er Vo0!1:es
Uni!s*Li"i!s
W<en !<e 1' is ?irs! se0e3!e' 1n' 1?!er 1n@ $hange4 !<e 1n10@sis is r/n #e?ore !<e
"en/ o/ 1e1rs.
T<e esults o/ 'oes no! 1e1r i? 1 so0/!ion is no! re13<e'. A .in'o. oens
.i!< 1 "ess1:e 3on3ernin: !<e ro#0e" re&en!in: 1 so0/!ion.
32 RDAP ptions
Return
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: .eturn
Description:
T<is o!ion en's !<e In!er13!i&e ;0o. An10@sis session re!/rnin: 3on!ro0 !o !<e
"1in "en/ #1r.
A00 3<1n:es "1'e '/rin: in!er13!i&e 1n10@sis 1re !e"or1r@ 1n' 1re er1se' /on
re!/rnin: !o !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
RDAP ptions 33
Revise
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: An! data menu bar
Description:
T<is 1' !r1ns?ers 3on!ro0 ?ro" !<e select .in'o. !o !<e re(ise .in'o.. A''4
"o'i?@ or re"o&e '1!1 in !<e re&ise .in'o..
34 RDAP ptions
$Main% Save As
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Sa#e As
Menu Option: An! .eport in Main
Description:
T<is o!ion s1&es !<e 13!i&e reor! !o 1n ASCII !e2! ?i0e 'esi:n1!e' #@ !<e /ser.
T<e o!ion 1e1rs 1s !<e Sa(e *s "en/ 1' .<en 1 reor! is oene'. Uon
13!i&1!ion4 1 .in'o. .i00 1e1r 100o.in: !<e /ser !o 'esi:n1!e 1 ?i0e n1"e 1n'
'ire3!or@ 0o31!ion. T<e :nteracti(e Flow *nalysis reor!s /se 1 se1r1!e s1&in:
ro/!ine.
RDAP ptions 3"
Save As RDAP#T8T $*nteractive%
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Sa#e As .DAP+T4T
Menu Option: An! )nteracti#e .eport
Description:
T<is o!ion s1&es !<e 13!i&e reor! !o 1n ASCII !e2! ?i0e 'esi:n1!e' NRDAP.TGTO
0o31!e' in !<e ro:r1" 'ire3!or@. T<e o!ion 1e1rs in !<e /er ri:<! <1n' o?
!<e reor! .in'o. !<1! is oene'. Uon 13!i&1!ion4 !<e res/0!s o? !<e reor! .i00
#e 1en'e' !o RDAP.TGT. T<e 'e?1/0! ro:r1" 'ire3!or@ is RDAP30.
RDAP.TGT is o&er.ri!!en ?or e13< in!er13!i&e session. ;or !<is re1son i! s<o/0'
#e ren1"e' i? !<e res/0!s 1re !o #e /se' 1! 1no!<er !i"e.
D/rin: 1n@ in!er13!i&e session 1n@ n/"#er o? reor!s 31n #e 1en'e' !o
RDAP.TGT. Aen'in: o33/rs e13< !i"e !<e o!ion is se0e3!e'.
T<e Main Menu #1r reor!s /se 1 se1r1!e s1&in: ro/!ine.
3( RDAP ptions
Segment verload
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: Se%ment (#erload
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 1 s/""1r@ o? o(erloaded se:"en!s.
T<e Units/limits o!ion in !<e esults "en/ o/ 'e?ines !<e o&er0o1' !<res<o0'.
RDAP ptions 3-
Segments (Main)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Se%ments
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
?ee'er se:"en!s.
D1!1I
SegmentI n1"e o? !<e se:"en!
2ode *I one o? !<e en' no'es o? !<e se:"en!
2ode 8I !<e o!<er en' no'e o? !<e se:"en!
#engthI !<e 0en:!< o? !<e se:"en! in ?ee!
Z-ModelI !<e n1"e o? !<e F-"o'e0 7$onfiguration or User
:mpedance9 /se' in "o'e0in: !<e se:"en!
Gener10 oin!s 3on3ernin: se:"en!sI
Se:"en!s 1n' no'es 'es3ri!ions 31n #e 1n@ , 013e 10<1n/"eri3 e2ression.
Se:"en!s 1n' no'es 31n #e in/! in 1n@ or'er
T<e so/r3e no'e 31n <1&e on0@ one se:"en! 1!!13<e' !o i!.
A00 o!<er no'es 31n <1&e / !o ei:<! se:"en!s 1!!13<e' !o !<e".
E13< ?ee'er 31n <1&e / !o 800 se:"en!s 7!o!10 o? se:"en!s Q !r1ns?or"ers Q
&o0!1:e re:/01!ors9.
30 RDAP ptions
(Interactive)Segments
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Se%ments
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 100 o? !<e ?ee'er se:"en!s. T<e
seB/en3e o? se:"en!s ?o00o.s 1n in!ern100@ :ener1!e' Nor'ere' 0is!O s!1r!in: ?ro"
!<e s/#s!1!ion 7so/r3e no'e9 1n' :oin: !<ro/:< e13< #r1n3< !o 1n en' no'e.
Se:"en! '1!1I
Se:"en!I 1s in/!
;ro" No'eI no'es 30oses! !o !<e s/#s!1!ion
To No'eI 'o.ns!re1" no'e
5i0es ;ro" S/#I 'is!1n3e ?ro" s/#s!1!ion in "i0es
Se:"en! Len:!< in ;ee!I 1s in/!
F-I'I !@e o? se:"en! 7o&er<e1'4 /n'er:ro/n'4 re:/01!or4 !r1ns?or"er9
512 A"I 3/rren! r1!in:
P<1ses Presen!I <1ses resen! in !<e se:"en!
Con?i:/r1!ionI 1s in/!
RDAP ptions 33
Select
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: An! data menu bar
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es !<e Select .in'o.. T<e Select .in'o. is 1 i3H0is! re01!e' !o
!<e o!ion R/s! oene'. I! ei!<er is 1n 13!/10 ?ee'er N'e&i3eO or !<e 0o31!ion o? 1
?ee'er N'e&i3eO. Use !<e "o/se or !<e 1rro.s !o "1He 1 se0e3!ion. A?!er
<i:<0i:<!in: 1n i!e"4 ressin: en!er4 30i3Hin: .i!<in !<e re&ise .in'o. or se0e3!in:
e(ise ?ro" !<e "en/ #1r4 !r1ns?ers 3on!ro0 !o !<e re&ise .in'o..
T<e He@#o1r' 31n 10so #e /se' !o se0e3! 1n i!e". Hi:<0i:<! !<e e"!@ 0ine in !<e
se0e3! .in'o. 1n' !r1ns?er 3on!ro0 !o !<e re&ise .in'o. .i!< NEn!erO. T<is
13!i&1!es !<e ?irs! #o2 in !<e re&ise .in'o.. T@in: !<e i!e"Ss I' #rin:s / i!s '1!1
?or "o'i?i31!ion.
In se:"en!s4 i? !<e se:"en! 'oes no! e2is!4 !<e ro:r1" ro3ee's 1s i? !<is is 1 ne.
se:"en! !o #e 1''e'.
C0osin: !<e se0e3! .in'o. 30oses !<e 1sso3i1!e' o!ion 7s1"e 1s se0e3!in: 0uit9.
RDAP 1sHs @o/ !o 3on?ir" .<e!<er !o s1&e !<e '1!1 in !<e "1s!er ?i0e or !o 'is31r'
i!.
144 RDAP ptions
Short Circuit
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: .eports
Menu Option: Short Circuit
Description:
T<is o!ion oens !<e reor! .in'o. s<o.in: res/0!s o? !<e 01s! r/n o? s<or!
3ir3/i! 1n10@sis. T<e reor! 3on!1ins !<e s<or! 3ir3/i! in?or"1!ion 1! e13< no'e in
!<e ?ee'er.
T<e '1!1 in30/'es "12i"/" 1n' "ini"/" 7.i!< ?1/0! resis!1n3e9 &10/es in 1"s
?or !<e ?o00o.in:I
T<ree-<1se ?1/0!s
P<1se-!o-<1se ?1/0!s
Sin:0e-<1se ?1/0!s
EB/i&10en! s@s!e" seB/en3e i"e'1n3es 1re 10so s<o.n ?or !<ree-<1se no'es.
A "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s "en/ 1's -dit 1n' Sa(e *s. Use -dit !o
!r1ns?er !<e res/0!s !o Feeder 2otes ?or s!orin: 1s 1 er"1nen! re3or'. Use !<e
Sa(e *s o!ion !o s1&e !<e res/0!s !o 1 !e2! ?i0e.
E13< r/n o? s<or! 3ir3/i! 1n10@sis o&er.ri!es !<e reor!.
RDAP ptions 141
Short Circuit Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: Short Circuit Anal!sis
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es s<or! 3ir3/i! 1n10@sis 1n' s<o/0' #e se0e3!e' on0@ 1?!er 100 o?
!<e ?ee'er '1!1 <1s #een en!ere' /n'er ,ata. Se0e3! /ther/Substation ,ata !o
"o'i?@ se3i?i3 s<or! 3ir3/i! '1!1 re01!e' !o eB/i&10en! s@s!e" i"e'1n3es 1n' ?1/0!
resis!1n3e.
T<e res/0!s in30/'e "12i"/" 1n' "ini"/" 7.i!< ?1/0! resis!1n3e9 &10/es in 1"s
?or !<e ?o00o.in:I
T<ree-<1se ?1/0!s
P<1se-!o-<1se ?1/0!s
Sin:0e-<1se ?1/0!s
EB/i&10en! s@s!e" seB/en3e i"e'1n3es 1re 10so s<o.n ?or !<ree-<1se no'es.
A "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s "en/ 1's -dit 1n' Sa(e *s. Use -dit !o
!r1ns?er !<e res/0!s !o Feeder 2otes ?or s!orin: 1s 1 er"1nen! re3or'. Use !<e
Sa(e *s o!ion !o s1&e !<e res/0!s !o 1 !e2! ?i0e.
E13< r/n o? s<or! 3ir3/i! 1n10@sis o&er.ri!es !<e reor!.
142 RDAP ptions
(Interactive)Source 4ode
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: Source $ode
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or 3<1n:in: !<e ?ee'er so/r3e no'e .i!<in
in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis. T<e .in'o. 3on!1ins 1 i3H0is! s<o.in: !<e resen!
so/r3e no'e 10on: .i!< 100 o!<er &i1#0e so/r3e no'es 71n@ !<ree-<1se en' no'e9.
T<e &o0!1:e <o0' .in'o. 1/!o"1!i3100@ 1e1rs 1?!er 1 so/r3e no'e 3<1n:e.
To ro!e3! 1:1ins! 3on!ro0 ro#0e"s4 100 &o0!1:e re:/01!ors in !<e ?ee'er 1re se! !o
!<eir Pero !1 osi!ion 1n' N;i2e' T1O "o'e0 1?!er !<e so/r3e 3<1n:e. To
13!i&1!e !<e &o0!1:e re:/01!ors4 :o !o $hange/7oltage egulator.
RDAP ptions 143
Source04ode (Main)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Se%ment Menu Bar
Description:
T<is 1' on !<e ,ata/Segment "en/ #1r 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or &ie.in: 1n'*or
3<1n:in: !<e ?ee'er so/r3e no'e.
144 RDAP ptions
Spacings
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Spacin%s
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
'1!1 3on3ernin: !<e <@si310 s13in: #e!.een o&er<e1' or /n'er:ro/n'
3on'/3!ors. S13in:s 1re reB/ire' ?or #/i0'in: $onfigurations.
D1!1 !o #e in/! 1reI
,escriptionI +0 3<1r13!er 'es3ri!ion o? !<e s13in:
UnitsI ?ee! or in3<es
$oordinatesI !<e G 1n' Y 3oor'in1!es o? e13< osi!ion on !<e o0e or
/n'er:ro/n'
T<e ?o00o.in: is 1n e21"0e o? !<e 3o"0e!e' s3reen ?or 1 !<ree-<1se s13in:I
RDAP ptions 14"
I! is s/::es!e' !<1! osi!ion N$O #e se0e3!e' 1s !<e ori:in 70409. A00 o!<er osi!ions
1re !<en re01!i&e !o osi!ion $. T<e e21"0e 1#o&e is ?or osi!ions $4 + 1n' 3 !o #e
on 1 3ross1r" .i!< !<e ne/!r10 7N9 osi!ion ) ?!. !o !<e ri:<! 1n' ) ?!. #e0o.
osi!ion $. V131n! osi!ions 7!.o-<1se 1n' sin:0e-<1se 0ines or no ne/!r109
s<o/0' /se 70409 1s !<e 3oor'in1!es.
14( RDAP ptions
Specific
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads Menu Pad& Spot Loads Menu Pad
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions ?or 1'R/s!in: 0o1' 100o31!ion ?13!ors ?or 1
specific distributed 4spot5 load. T<ese o!ions 1reI
Se!!in: !<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors !o $.0
Se!!in: !<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors !o !<e ?ee'er 100o31!ion ?13!ors.
RDAP ptions 14-
Spot )oads(Main)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Spot Loads
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
so! 0o1's 1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. A so! 0o1' is "o'e0e' 1! 1 no'e.
A?!er se0e3!in: !<e 'esire' no'e ?ro" 1 i3H0is!4 !<e '1!1 !o #e in/! 1reI
Fi%ed #oadI NNoO or NYesO. Se0e3!in: 2o "e1ns !<e 0o1's 1re s310e'
'/rin: !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion ro3ess. 1es "e1ns !<e 0o1' is
N?i2e'O 1! i!s in/! &10/e '/rin: !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion ro3ess
#oad GroupI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! !<e 0o1' :ro/ 7resi'en!i104
3o""er3i104 e!3.9 in .<i3< !<e 0o1' #e0on:s. Lo1' Gro/
:ro.!< is 1'R/s!1#0e /n'er /ther/#oad Group Growth.
epresentationI !<e er3en!1:e o? !<e 0o1' !o #e "o'e0e' 1s ?i2e' P-U4
3ons!1n! 3/rren! 7C-I9 or 3ons!1n! i"e'1n3e 7C-F9. A 0o1'
31n #e $00 er3en! o? 1n@ o? !<e !<ree or 1 3o"#in1!ion o? !<e
!<ree.
$onnectionI se0e3! NW@eO or NDe0!1O
UnitsI se0e3! ?ro"
'6 / '7*r
'7* / )ower Factor 7'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or is ini!i100@ en!ere'9
'6 / )ower Factor 7'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or is ini!i100@ en!ere'9
To 3<1n:e 'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or4 see #oad )ower Factor
/n'er System )arameters
In/! !<e '1!1 #@ <1se
CAUTION: C<1n:in: !<e 0o1' N/ni!sO 'oes no! 3<1n:e !<e 0o1' &10/es.
140 RDAP ptions
(Interactive/Dataview)Spot )oads
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Spot Loads
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: 100 o? !<e so! 0o1's 7no'es .<ere
0o31!e'4 /ni!s o? HW 1n' HVAr9 in !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er.
RDAP ptions 143
Spot )oads(Interactive/Changes)
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: Spot Loads
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
so! 0o1's on !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er. Sin3e !<is o!ion 1e1rs in !<e interacti(e
analysis !<e 3<1n:es 1re no! er"1nen!. To "1He er"1nen! 3<1n:es4 en!er !<e
'1!1 /n'er ,ata/Spot #oads on !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
114 RDAP ptions
Sub"Feeder
Selection
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Sub/*eeder Selection
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 i3H0is! o? !<e s/#s!1!ions 1n' ?ee'ers in !<e 13!i&e s@s!e".
Se0e3!in: 1 s/#s!1!ion-?ee'er 3o"#in1!ion 13!i&1!es 1 ?ee'er ?or s!/'@ 713!i&e
?ee'er9. To 3re1!e 1 ne. s/#s!1!ion 1n'*or ?ee'er4 en!er 1 /niB/e n1"e in !<e
'i10o: #o2es on !<e ri:<! or!ion o? !<e s3reen.
A ne. s/#s!1!ion reB/ires !<e ?o00o.in: '1!1I
Substation3 +0 3<1r13!er 10<1n/"eri3 n1"e o? !<e s/#s!1!ion
Feeder 8us ,ata3
'7 #-to#3 no"in10 0ine-!o-0ine &o0!1:e in HV
$onnection3 !<e ?ee'er #/s 3onne3!ion. Se0e3! ?ro" 6ye or ,elta
7oltage ;old3 se0e3! in/! /ni!s 7er-/ni!4 er3en!4 &o0!s on $+0 &o0! #1se9.
T<en in/! &o0!1:e <o0' "1:ni!/'e 1n' 1n:0e #@ <1se 70ine-
!o- ne/!r10 ?or .@e 3onne3!ion or 0ine-!o-0ine ?or 'e0!1
3onne3!ion9. RDAP <o0's !<ese &o0!1:es 3ons!1n! 1! !<e so/r3e
no'e o? e13< ?ee'er 3onne3!e' !o !<e s/#s!1!ion.
Short $ircuit ,ataI
8ase '7 #-to-#I !<e &o0!1:e on !<e s<or! 3ir3/i! 5VA or er /ni!
eB/i&10en! i"e'1n3es #1se. I? !<e s/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"er is
in30/'e'4 !<is is !<e !r1ns?or"er <i:<-si'e &o0!1:e.
8ase M7*I !<e 5VA on .<i3< er /ni! eB/i&10en! i"e'1n3es 1re #1se'
RDAP ptions 111
-Aui(alent System :nfeed Units3 Se0e3! !<e s<or! 3ir3/i! eB/i&10en!
s@s!e" '1!1 /ni!sI
/hm SeA. ZsI osi!i&e 1n' Pero seB/en3e eB/i&10en! s@s!e"
i"e'1n3es in o<"s
)-U SeA. ZsI osi!i&e 1n' Pero seB/en3e eB/i&10en! s@s!e"
i"e'1n3es in er /ni! #1se' /on !<e HV 1n'
5VA re&io/s0@ in/!
B ! C-)h M7*I T<ree-<1se 1n' sin:0e-<1se s<or! 3ir3/i! 5VA
1n' 1n:0es is in/!
Note5 C<1n:in: !<e in/! /ni!s 'oes no! 3<1n:e !<e 3orreson'in: '1!1.
W<en 3<1n:in: !<e /ni!s4 10so 3<1n:e !<e '1!1 !o "1!3< !<e ne.
/ni!s.
Substation "fmrI Se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! !<e s/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"er or
NS/# G;5R O"i!!e'O i? !<e eB/i&10en! s@s!e" in/! 1#o&e
10re1'@ in30/'es !<e s/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"er
i"e'1n3e
$onnectionI Se0e3! 6ye or ,elta 1s !<e <i:< &o0!1:e 3onne3!ion o? !<e
s/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"er. T<e 3onne3!ion en!r@ 'oes no!
1e1r .<en !<e se0e3!ion is ES/# G;5R O"i!!e'E
-Aui( Syst 74)U53 In/! !<e er /ni! eB/i&10en! s@s!e" &o0!1:e
"1:ni!/'e

Fault esistI In/! !<e ?1/0! resis!1n3e in o<"s
No!eI T<e ro:r1" 3o"/!es !<e !o!10 eB/i&10en! osi!i&e 1n' Pero
seB/en3e i"e'1n3es ?ro" !<e in/! '1!1. I? !<ere is 1 s/#s!1!ion
112 RDAP ptions
!r1ns?or"er .i!< 1 'e0!1 <i:< &o0!1:e 3onne3!ion4 !<en !<e Pero
seB/en3e eB/i&10en! i"e'1n3e is on0@ !<e !r1ns?or"er i"e'1n3e.
A ne. ?ee'er reB/ires !<e ?o00o.in: '1!1I
Feeder 2ame3 +0 3<1r13!er 10<1n/"eri3 n1"e o? !<e ?ee'er.
Feeder Source 2odeI T<e s!1r!in: oin! in 'e!er"inin: !<e 3onne3!i&i!@ o? !<e
?ee'er. E13< ?ee'er "/s! <1&e on0@ one se:"en! 3onne3!e' !o !<e so/r3e
no'e.
RDAP ptions 113
Substation
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Delete
Description:
S/#s!1!ion is one o? !<ree o!ions /n'er ,elete ?or re"o&in: 1r! o? 1 s@s!e".
Re"o&e 100 ?ee'ers 1sso3i1!e' .i!< 1 s/#s!1!ion #e?ore 'e0e!in: i!. Uon se0e3!in:
Substation4 1 i3H0is! o? 100 s/#s!1!ions 7!<ose .i!< no ?ee'ers 1!!13<e'9 1e1rs.
A?!er se0e3!in: 1 s/#s!1!ion ?or 'e0e!ion4 RDAP 1sHs ?or 3on?ir"1!ion #e?ore
re"o&in: i!.
T<e o!<er !.o 'e0e!ion o!ions 1re Feeder 1n' System.
CAUTION: On3e 'e0e!e'4 '1!1 31nno! #e re3o&ere' #@ RDAPX
114 RDAP ptions
Substation Data
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: Substation Data
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: s/#s!1!ion '1!1. ;or 1 'es3ri!ion o?
e13< o? !<e in/! &1ri1#0es4 see File / Sub/Feeder Selection. To 3<1n:e 1n@ o? !<e
&1ri1#0es4 30i3H on !<e 1rori1!e #o2 1n' !@in: in !<e ne. &10/e or se0e3! !<e
ne. &10/es ?ro" 1 i3H0is!.
RDAP ptions 11"
Summar.
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: Summar!
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 3on!1inin: 1 s/""1r@ o? !<e !o!10 ?ee'erI
In/! #@ <1se 1n' !o!10 !<ree-<1se
Lo1' #@ <1se 1n' !o!10 !<ree-<1se
Losses #@ <1se 1n' !o!10 !<ree-<1se
Conne3!e' s</n! 3113i!ors #@ <1se 1n' !<ree-<1se
In30/'e' in !<e 3113i!or s/""1r@ is !<e oer1!in: HVAr #ein: s/0ie' #@ !<e
3113i!ors. T<e operating HVAr 'i??ers ?ro" !<e rating in !<1! !<e oer1!in: HVAr
is 1 ?/n3!ion o? !<e 13!/10 oer1!in: &o0!1:e 1! !<e 3113i!or 0o31!ion.
11( RDAP ptions
Switching
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: Switchin%
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or s.i!3<in: 1 se! o? se0e3!e' ?ee'er
se:"en!s ?ro" !<e resen! 713!i&e9 ?ee'er !o 1no!<er ?ee'er in !<e s1"e s@s!e".
RDAP s.i!3<in: in&o0&es 1 N#re1HO 1n' N"1HeO ro3ess. ;irs!4 se0e3! !<e s.i!3<
se:"en! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? 100 ?ee'er se:"en!s. T<is 13!ion s.i!3<es 100
'o.ns!re1" se:"en!s 1.1@ ?ro" !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er -- N#re1HO oer1!ion. Ne2!
se0e3! 1 'es!in1!ion ?ee'er ?or !<e 'o.ns!re1" se:"en!s. T<e s.i!3<e' se:"en! is
no. oen 1n' 'oes no! 1e1r in ei!<er ?ee'er. To 3o"0e!e !<e N"1HeO
oer1!ion4 13!i&1!e !<e 'es!in1!ion ?ee'er 1n' 1'' 1 se:"en! 3onne3!in: !<e is01n's
!o:e!<er.
A! e13< s!1:e RDAP 1sHs ?or 3on?ir"1!ion. To s!o !<e s.i!3<in: ro3ess 1! 1n@
s!1:e4 se0e3! 31n3e0 1! !<e 3on?ir"1!ion ro"!.
Note5 T<is ro3ess re"o&es !<e s.i!3<e' se:"en!. T<e s.i!3< se:"en! 'oes no!
1e1r in !<e ini!i10 ?ee'er or in !<e 'es!in1!ion ?ee'er 1?!er s.i!3<in: is
3o"0e!e. ;or !<is re1son4 i! is #es! !o se3i?i3100@ "o'e0 s.i!3< se:"en!s
1s Ts.i!3<esS 70.00$ er /ni! i"e'1n3es 3re1!e' in Z-Models/User
:mpedances9.
RDAP ptions 11-
S.stem
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: Delete
Description:
S@s!e" is one o? !<ree o!ions /n'er ,elete ?or re"o&in: 1r! or 100 o? 1 S@s!e".
Uon se0e3!in: System4 1 i3H0is! o? 100 s@s!e"s 1e1rs. RDAP 1sHs ?or
3on?ir"1!ion #e?ore re"o&in: 1 s@s!e".
T<e o!<er !.o 'e0e!ion o!ions 1re Feeder 1n' Substation.
CAUTION: On3e 'e0e!e'4 '1!1 31nno! #e re3o&ere' #@ RDAPX Se0e3!in: system
'e0e!es all s/#s!1!ions 1n' ?ee'ers in !<e s@s!e".
110 RDAP ptions
S.stem Parameters
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: (ther
Menu Option: S!stem Parameters
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "o'i?@in: 100 o? !<e #1si3 s@s!e" 1r1"e!ers
1n'*or s@s!e" 'e?1/0!s. To 3<1n:e 1n@ o? !<e 1r1"e!ers*'e?1/0!s4 30i3H in !<e
1rori1!e #o2 1n' ei!<er !@e in !<e ne. &10/e or se0e3! ?ro" 1 i3H0is!.
P1r1"e!ers*'e?1/0!sI
Syst 8ase M7*3 !<e #1se 5VA /se' #@ !<e ro:r1" in 100 er-/ni!
3103/01!ions
Feeder '7ll3 !<e 'e?1/0! ?ee'er 0ine-!o-0ine HV
Feeder $nnt3 ei!<er ?o/r-.ire wye or !<ree-.ire delta
7olt ,isplay3 !<e /ni!s ?or 100 &o0!1:e reor!s. Se0e3! ?ro" per-unit.
percent or CDE 7olt. CDE 7olt 'is01@s 100 &o0!1:es on 1 $+0
&o0! #1se.
Solution &ol eal3 !<e so0/!ion !o0er1n3e o? !<e re10 1r! o? !<e &o0!1:e
/se' in !<e i!er1!i&e ro3ess o? !<e o.er ?0o. 1n10@sis
Solution &ol :mag3 !<e so0/!ion !o0er1n3e o? !<e i"1:in1r@ 1r! o? !<e
&o0!1:e /se' in !<e i!er1!i&e ro3ess o? !<e o.er ?0o.
1n10@sis
Ma%imum :terations3 !<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions 100o.e' in !<e
i!er1!i&e ro3ess o? !<e o.er-?0o. 1n10@sis
*lloc &ol 93 !<e er3en!1:e !o0er1n3e #e!.een !<e se3i?ie' ?ee'er in/!
1n' !<e 3103/01!e' in/! in !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion ro3e'/re.
RDAP ptions 113
*lloc &ries3 !<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? !i"es !<e 0o1's 1re s310e' in
!r@in: !o "1!3< !<e ?ee'er in/! in !<e 0o1' 100o31!ion
ro3e'/re.
-Aui( Z :n3 /ni!s ?or !<e eB/i&10en! s@s!e" i"e'1n3es. Se0e3! ?ro" er-
/ni!. o<"s or !<ree-<1se 1n' sin:0e <1se s<or! 3ir3/i!
5VA.
Fault esist3 !<e &10/e o? !<e ?1/0! resis!1n3e in o<"s !o /se '/rin: !<e
s<or!-3ir3/i! 1n10@sis
,ist #oad $onnection3 !<e 'e?1/0! 3onne3!ion 7.@e or 'e0!19 o? !<e ?ee'er
'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's
:nput Units7?or 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's93 !<e 'e?1/0! /ni!s ?or 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1'
'1!1 in/!
Spot #oad $onnection3 !<e 'e?1/0! 3onne3!ion 7.@e or 'e0!19 o? !<e ?ee'er
so! 0o1's
:nput Units7?or so! 0o1's93 !<e 'e?1/0! /ni!s ?or so! 0o1' '1!1 in/!
#oad prsntation3 !<e 'e?1/0! 0o1' reresen!1!ion. Se0e3! ?ro" )-0
73ons!1n! o.er 1n' re13!i&e o.er94 $-:73ons!1n! 3/rren!94
1n' $- Z73ons!1n! i"e'1n3e9. T<e 0o1' reresen!1!ion 31n #e
$00> o? 1n@ o? !<e !<ree or 1 3o"#in1!ion o? !<e !<ree. T<e
!o!10 31n no! e23ee' $00>.
#oad )ower Factor3 !<e 'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or !<1! .i00 #e /se' i? !<e in/!
/ni!s 1re TW1!!s 1n' Po.er ;13!orS or THVA 1n' Po.er
;13!orS.
7-eg Model3 !<e 'e?1/0! "o'e0 ?or &o0!1:e re:/01!ors
)otential &rans 7olt 8ase3 !<e 'e?1/0! se3on'1r@ &o0!1:e o? !<e &o0!1:e
re:/01!or o!en!i10 !r1ns?or"ers
$urrent &rans. ating3 !<e 'e?1/0! ri"1r@ r1!in: o? !<e &o0!1:e re:/01!or
3/rren! !r1ns?or"er
Motor Start Multiplier3 !<e 'e?1/0! s!1r!-/ 0o1' 3/rren! "/0!i0ier ?13!or.
T<e in'/3!ion "o!orSs r1!e' 3/rren! !i"es !<e "/0!i0ier
eB/10s !<e N'/rin:O s!1r!-/ "o!or 0o1'.
124 RDAP ptions
Mtr Startup )wr Ftr )U3 !<e er-/ni! 'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or ?or !<e
N'/rin:O s!1r!-/ "o!or 0o1' "o'e0in:.
Mtr unning )wr Ftr )U3 !<e er-/ni! 'e?1/0! o.er ?13!or ?or !<e
Nos!O s!1r!-/ "o!or 0o1' "o'e0in:
Segment ate 93 !<e 'e?1/0! Ner3en! o? r1!e' 3/rren!O 0i"i! ?or !<ose
se:"en!s 1e1rin: in !<e se:"en! o&er0o1' reor!
#ow 7olt 93 !<e 'e?1/0! Ner3en! o? r1!e' &o0!1:eO 0o. 0i"i! ?or !<ose
no'es 1e1rin: in !<e /n'er*o&er &o0!1:e reor!
;igh 7olt 93 !<e 'e?1/0! Ner3en! o? r1!e' &o0!1:eO <i:< 0i"i! ?or !<ose
no'es !o #e 0is!e' in !<e /n'er*o&er &o0!1:e reor!
RDAP ptions 121
S.stem Selection
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: *ile
Menu Option: S!stem Selection
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or se0e3!in: 1 s@s!e" !<1! is !o #e s!/'ie' 713!i&e
s@s!e"9.
To 3re1!e 1 ne. s@s!e"4 en!er 1 /niB/e n1"e in !<e Ns@s!e"O #o2. T<e ro:r1"
reson's #@ 1sHin: I
N S@s!e" no! ?o/n'4 3re1!e 1 ne. one YO
Uon reson'in: NYesO4 i! !<en 1sHsI
NUse Con?i:/r1!ions ?ro" re&io/s0@ 3re1!e' s@s!e"Y N
,e care&ul: T<e ro:r1" :i&es !<is one oor!/ni!@ !o /se 3on?i:/r1!ions ?ro"
1no!<er s@s!e" 1s !<e #1se in !<e ne. s@s!e". In "os! 31ses i! is
1'&1n!1:eo/s !o /se 3on?i:/r1!ions ?ro" 1no!<er s@s!e". T<is s1&es !i"e
1n' e??or!. Reen!erin: 100 !<e 3on?i:/r1!ion '1!1 is no! ?/n. A NYesO
1ns.er resen!s 1 i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e s@s!e"s.
122 RDAP ptions
Tolerance
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: Tolerance
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or 3<1n:in: !<e !o0er1n3e !<e 1n10@sis /ses in
'e!er"inin: 1 so0/!ion. T<e &10/e is ?or #o!< !<e re10 1n' i"1:in1r@ 1r!s o? !<e
!o0er1n3e. T<e ini!i10 ro:r1" 'e?1/0! is 0.000$. I? 1 ?ee'er <1s no! 3on&er:e'
.i!<in !<e 'e?1/0! !o0er1n3e4 i! "1@ 3on&er:e #@ 3<1n:in: !o 1 01r:er !o0er1n3e.
So"e!i"es i! "1@ #e ne3ess1r@ !o se3i?@ 1 s"100er !o0er1n3e in or'er !o "1He !<e
"is"1!3< o? &o0!1:es 1! !<e so/r3e no'e s"100er. 5is"1!3< is !<e 'i??eren3e
#e!.een !<e 3o"/!e' 7'is01@e'9 &o0!1:e 1! !<e so/r3e-no'e 1n' !<e se3i?ie'
so/r3e-no'e &o0!1:e.
RDAP ptions 123
Transformers(Main/Data)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Trans,ormers
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 3<1n:in: or re"o&in:
!r1ns?or"ers on !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er 7"12i"/" o? $00 er ?ee'er9. I! is no! ne3ess1r@
!o 3re1!e 1 se:"en! se3i?i3100@ ?or 1 !r1ns?or"er. T<e ro:r1" inser!s !<e
!r1ns?or"er 1! ei!<er en' o? 1 'esi:n1!e' se:"en!. To 1'' 1 !r1ns?or"er4 i3H 1
se:"en! ?ro" !<e se0e3! .in'o. 73on!1ins 100 ?ee'er se:"en!s9. T<en in !<e re&ise
.in'o.4 en!er !<e ?o00o.in:I
&ransformer :,3 !<e /niB/e i'en!i?i31!ion o? !<e !r1ns?or"er. T<e
se0e3!e' ID <1s 9F 1en'e' 1s !<e re?i2 o? !<e ID.
#ocation 2ode3 se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! !<e !r1ns?or"er 0o31!ion4 ei!<er
o? !<e se:"en!Ss en' no'es.
&ransformer3 se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! o? 1&1i01#0e !r1ns?or"ers. To 1'' 1
!r1ns?or"er !o !<e 0is!4 se0e3! Z-Model/&ransformer ?ro"
!<e "1in "en/ #1r.
T<e !r1ns?or"er <i:<*0o. &o0!1:e 1n' 3onne3!ion 1s .e00 1s !o!10 HVA r1!in: 1re
'is01@e' ?or in?or"1!ion /roses. To 3<1n:e '1!1 ?or 1 se3i?i3 !r1ns?or"er
se0e3! Z-Model/&ransformer ?ro" !<e "1in "en/ #1r.
124 RDAP ptions
(Main/!"Moels) Transformers
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Trans,ormers
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
!r1ns?or"ers. Se0e3!in: 1n e2is!in: !r1ns?or"er ?ro" !<e i3H0is! sen's 3on!ro0 !o
!<e re&ise .in'o..
To 1'' 1 ne. !r1ns?or"er4 <i:<0i:<! !<e e"!@ 0ine in !<e select .in'o.4 !r1ns?er
!o !<e re(ise .in'o. 1n' ro3ee' !o en!er '1!1I
,escription3 +0 3<1r13!er 10<1n/"eri3 n1"e ?or !<e !r1ns?or"er
;igh/#ow ,ata3 A i3H0is! s<o.in: !<e 1&1i01#0e 3o"#in1!ions. I? !<e
'esire' 3o"#in1!ion is no! !<ere4 se0e3! 7olt/$onnect ?ro"
!<e !r1ns?or"er "en/ #1r !o 3re1!e one.
En!er !<e ?o00o.in: '1!1 ?or e13< <1se in !<e !r1ns?or"er #1nH !<1! is resen!
7Peros ?or non-e2is!en! #1nHs9I
ating in '7*3 !<e HVA r1!in: o? !<e sin:0e-<1se !r1ns?or"er
93 !<e er3en! resis!1n3e #1se' /on !<e !r1ns?or"er r1!in:
" 93 !<e er3en! re13!1n3e #1se' /on !<e !r1ns?or"er r1!in:
No!eI ?or 1 !<ree-<1se !r1ns?or"er4 en!er !<e n1"e01!e R> 1n' G> 1n' one-
!<ir' !<e HVA r1!in: ?or e13< <1se.
RDAP ptions 12"
Under"ver 6oltage
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: Under/(#er 0olta%e
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. s<o.in: 1n e23e!ion 0is! o? !<ose no'es
.<ose &o0!1:es 1re :re1!er !<1n or 0ess !<1n re-1ssi:ne' 0i"i!s. To 3<1n:e !<e
0i"i!s4 see Units/#imits.
12( RDAP ptions
(Global)Unfi3 )oads
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er !<e Global 1' on !<e ,istributed 4Spot5 #oads "en/ #1r4
N/n?i2esO 100 o? !<e 'is!ri#/!e' 7so!9 0o1's. T<e 100o31!ion ?13!or 7i? 1n@9
1sso3i1!e' .i!< 1 0o1' is /se' !o s310e !<e 0o1' #e?ore 1n10@sis
T<e 'e?1/0! ?or 0o1's is NNoO ?or ?i2e'. Ho.e&er4 !<ere "1@ #e 1n o331sion .<ere
"1n@ 0o1's .ere ?i2e' 1n' i!Ds ne3ess1r@ !o B/i3H0@ :e! #13H !o !<e s!1r!in: oin!.
RDAP ptions 12-
Units")imits
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: Units/Limits
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or &ie.in: 1n' 3<1n:in: /ni!s 1n' 0i"i!s in
in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sisI
7oltage Units3 er /ni!4 er3en!4 $+0& #1se /se' in reor!s.
#ower 7oltage #imit3 no'e &o0!1:es #e0o. !<is &10/e 1re 'is01@e' in
!<e under/o(er (oltage reor!
Upper 7oltage #imit3 no'e &o0!1:es 1#o&e !<is &10/e 1re 'is01@e' in
!<e under/o(er (oltage reor!
#ine #oading $apability3 !<e er3en! o? se:"en! r1!in:. Se:"en!s
oer1!in: 1! 1 &10/e 1#o&e !<is 0e&e0 1e1r in !<e segment
o(erload
reor!
T<ese 3<1n:es 1re on0@ 13!i&e in !<e in!er13!i&e "o'e 1n' 1re no! er"1nen!. T<e
'e?1/0! &10/es !<1! ?irs! 1e1r 1re se! in !<e /ther/System )arameters .in'o..
120 RDAP ptions
User *mpedance
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Con,i%uration/User )mpedance
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in:
/ser i"e'1n3es. NUser I"e'1n3esO 7ro&i'e' #@ !<e /ser9 1re 323 i"e'1n3e
1n' s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri3es /se' !o reresen! 1 se:"en!. T<e@ 31n #e 1
reresen!1!ion o? !<e 3o"0e!e se:"en! 7er /ni!9 or 1n i"e'1n3e er /ni!-o?-
0en:!< 7o<"s-er-"i0e9. RDAP /ses !<e er /ni! &10/es 'ire3!0@ 1n' /ses !<e
o<"s-er-"i0e in 3o"#in1!ion .i!< se:"en! 0en:!<4 HV 0ine-!o-0ine 1n' #1se 5VA.

D1!1I
,escriptionI +0 3<1r13!er 'es3ri!ion o? !<e 'e&i3e or se:"en!
UnitsI NO<"s er "i0eO or NPer Uni!O
ating in *mpsI !<e 3/rren! r1!in: o? !<e 'e&i3e or se:"en!
Z and 8I 1 !e"01!e o? !<e N/er !ri1n:0eO o? !<e 323 <1se i"e'1n3e
1n' s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri3es is /se' ?or i"e'1n3e en!r@. Re"e"#er
!o in/! !<e &10/es /sin: /ni!s !<1! 3orreson' !o !<e Units #o2.
En!erin: &10/es in Ner /ni!O 1ss/"es !<e &10/es 1re on !<e 13!i&e
s@s!e"Ss #1se.
RDAP ptions 123
6iew 19s
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Con,i%uration/0iew Z5s
Description:
T<is 1' on !<e $onfigurations "en/ #1r 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or &ie.in: !<e
i"e'1n3e 1n' s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri3es o? !<e 13!i&e 3on?i:/r1!ion. To &ie. !<e
"1!ri3es o? 1 1r!i3/01r 3on?i:/r1!ion4 se0e3! i! ?ro" !<e select .in'o.. C0i3Hin:
on 7iew Z-s on !<e "en/ #1r ro'/3es 1 s3reen 'is01@in: !<e /er !ri1n:0e o? !<e
323 i"e'1n3e 1n' s/s3e!1n3e "1!ri3es ?or !<e 3on?i:/r1!ion. T.o-<1se 1n'
sin:0e-<1se 3on?i:/r1!ions 1re 323 "1!ri3es .i!< Peros in !<e ro.s 1n' 3o0/"ns o?
"issin: <1ses. T<ese 1re !<e &10/es 1s 3o"/!e' #@ !<e i"e'1n3e ro/!ine o?
RDAP.
A?!er en!erin: 1 ne. 3on?i:/r1!ion or "o'i?@in: 1n e2is! one4 !<e "1!ri3es 1re
in&10i' /n!i0 0uiting 1n' s1&in: !<e 3on?i:/r1!ions. T<is ro3ess !e00s RDAP !o
/'1!e !<e "1!ri3es. Re-en!er 3on?i:/r1!ions 1n' se0e3! !<e 3on?i:/r1!ion o?
in!eres! !o &ie. !<e "1!ri3es.
134 RDAP ptions
6olt"Connect
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Models
Menu Option: Trans,ormers / 0olt/Connect
Description:
T<is 1' on !<e &ransformers4Main/Z-Models5 "en/ #1r 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!<
?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 "o'i?@in: or re"o&in: !r1ns?or"er &o0!1:e*3onne3!ions.
A?!er se0e3!ion4 1 select .in'o. 1e1rs 0is!in: !<e 1&1i01#0e &o0!1:e*3onne3!ions.
To in/! !<e '1!1 ?or 1 ne. 3o"#in1!ion se0e3! !<e #01nH 0ine 1n' "o&e !o !<e
re&ise .in'o.. To "o'i?@ !<e '1!1 ?or 1n e2is!in: 3o"#in1!ion4 se0e3! ?ro" !<e
0is! 1n' !<en "o&e !o !<e re&ise .in'o..
Conne3!ion '1!1I
;igh-Side '7ll3 !<e r1!e' <i:< si'e 0ine-!o-0ine &o0!1:e in HV
#ow-Side '7ll3 !<e r1!e' 0o. si'e 0ine-!o-0ine &o0!1:e in HV
$onnection3 !<e 3onne3!ion 7W@e or De0!19
No!esI RDAP 31n on0@ "o'e0 .@e-.@e 1n' 'e0!1-'e0!1 in-0ine !r1ns?or"ers in
?ee'ers. S/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"ers4 ?or s<or! 3ir3/i! 1n10@sis4 1re <1n'0e'
'i??eren!0@. En!er !<e S/#s!1!ion !r1ns?or"erSs 0o.-si'e 3onne3!ion 1! !<is
s!1:e. T<e <i:<-si'e 3onne3!ion is se! in Substation ,ata.
;or sin:0e-<1se !r1ns?or"ers4 RDAP s!i00 e2e3!s !<e <i:<*0o. &o0!1:es
!o 3orreson' !o !<e ?ee'er 0ine-!o-0ine &o0!1:es on ei!<er si'e. ;or
e21"0e4 s/ose 1 +)00*+== &o0! sin:0e-<1se !r1s?or"er is 3onne3!e'
0ine-!o-ne/!r10. ;or RDAP s<o. !<e <i:<*0o. '1!1 1s )$,0*)604 !<e 0ine-
!o-0ine eB/i&10en!.
RDAP ptions 131
6olt"Flow
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: .eports
Menu Option: 0olt/*low
Description:
T<is o!ion oens !<e reor! .in'o. s<o.in: res/0!s o? !<e 01s! r/n o? &o0!*?0o.
1n10@sis. T<e reor! 3on!1ins !<e o/!/! o? e13< o!ion !<1! 1e1rs /n'er esults
in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sisI
S/""1r@
No'e Vo0!1:es
Vo0!1:e Pro?i0e
Po.er ;0o.
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!or
Se:"en! O&er0o1'
Un'er*O&er &o0!1:es
A "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s "en/ 1's -dit 1n' Sa(e *s. Use -dit !o
!r1ns?er !<e res/0!s !o Feeder 2otes ?or s!orin: 1s 1 er"1nen! re3or'. T<e reor!
31n #e s1&e' !o 1 /ser 'esi:n1!e' ?i0e /n'er Sa(e *s.
E13< r/n o? &o0!*?0o. 1n10@sis o&er.ri!es !<e reor!.
132 RDAP ptions
6olt"Flow Anal.sis
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: 0olt/*low
Description:
T<is "en/ o!ion 13!i&1!es Vo0!*;0o. An10@sis 1n' s<o/0' #e se0e3!e' on0@ 1?!er
100 o? !<e ?ee'er '1!1 <1s #een en!ere' /n'er ,ata. T<e 1n10@sis is Nr/nO
:ener1!in: 1 reor! .in'o. 3on!1inin: !<e o/!/! o? e13< o!ion !<1! 1e1rs
/n'er esults in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sisI
S/""1r@
No'e Vo0!1:es
Vo0!1:e Pro?i0e
Po.er ;0o.
Vo0!1:e Re:/01!or
Se:"en! O&er0o1'
Un'er*O&er &o0!1:es
T<e res/0!s 1re 10so s!ore' 1n' 31n #e &ie.e' #@ se0e3!in: eports * 7olt/Flow on
!<e "1in "en/ #1r.
A "en/ #1r 1! !<e !o o? !<e s3reen <1s "en/ 1's -dit 1n' Sa(e *s. Use -dit !o
!r1ns?er !<e res/0!s !o Feeder 2otes ?or s!orin: 1s 1 er"1nen! re3or'. Use !<e
Sa(e *s o!ion !o s1&e !<e res/0!s !o 1 !e2! ?i0e.
E13< r/n o? &o0!*?0o. 1n10@sis o&er.ri!es !<e reor!.
RDAP ptions 133
6oltage
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: 0olta%e
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 0is!in: !<e &o0!1:es #@ <1se 1! e13< no'e in
!<e ?ee'er.
To 3<1n:e !<e &o0!1:e /ni!s4 se0e3! !<e Units/#imits o!ion.
Be?ore ini!i1!in: 1n10@sis4 !<e &o0!1:es 1re 100 $.0 er /ni! 7or $+0 &o0! or $00>9.
A?!er !<e 1n10@sis is r/n4 !<e &o0!1:es 1re !<e res/0! o? !<e 1n10@sis si"/01!ion.
T<is ?e1!/re is 1&1i01#0e ?or !<ose 31ses .<en !<e 1n10@sis 'oes no! re13< 1
so0/!ion. O!ions /n'er esults 1re 1&1i01#0e ?or &ie.in: '1!1 on0@ 1?!er 1 so0/!ion
is re13<e'. Vie.in: !<e &o0!1:es o? 1n /nso0&e' 31se 31n so"e!i"es <e0 in
?in'in: !<e ?ee'erSs ro#0e" 1re17s9 1n' 0e1' !o 1 s!r1!e:@ ?or reso0&in: !<e".
134 RDAP ptions
6oltage (old
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: 0olta%e 3old
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or 3<1n:in: !<e &o0!1:e <o0' #@ <1se 1! !<e
so/r3e no'e .i!<in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis. T<e &o0!1:e <o0' /ni!s 31n #e
!o::0e' #e!.een er /ni!4 er3en! 1n' $+0 V #1se.
To 3<1n:e !<e &o0!1:e <o0' er"1nen!0@ see /ther/Substation ,ata on !<e "1in
"en/ #1r.
RDAP ptions 13"
6oltage Profile
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: 0olta%e Pro,ile
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< 1 i3H0is! o? 100 !<e no'es in !<e ?ee'er. A?!er
se0e3!in: 1 no'e4 1 ro?i0e o? !<e <1se &o0!1:es ?ro" !<e se0e3!e' no'e #13H !o
!<e so/r3e no'e is 'is01@e'. Uon re0e1sin: !<e ro?i0e4 !<e no'e i3H0is!
re1e1rs ?or 1 ?/r!<er se0e3!ion. 0uit re!/rns 3on!ro0 !o !<e in!er13!i&e "en/ #1r.
T<e &o0!1:e ro?i0e "1@ #e rin!e' i? 1 :r1<i3s 13H1:e is ins!100e' rior !o
s!1r!in: RDAP. One 13H1:e !<1! 1e1rs !o .orH ?or "1n@ rin!ers is Gr1?0/sI
Gr1?0/s
Ze.e00 Te3<no0o:ies4 In3.
)=)0 ))!< A&e. SW
Se1!!0e4 WA %6$$,
P<oneI 7+0,9 %3=-$06$
13( RDAP ptions
(Interactive/Changes) 6oltage Regulators
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: 0olta%e .e%ulators
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. ?or "1Hin: !e"or1r@ 3<1n:es in &o0!1:e re:/01!or
se!!in:s .<en r/nnin: in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis. A00 !<e re:/01!ors in !<e ?ee'er
1e1r in 1 i3H0is!.
Re:/01!or se!!in:sI
$ontrol Method3 30i3H on !<e 'esire' "e!<o'
#oad $enter -- 1 i3H0is! o? 'o.ns!re1" ?ee'er no'es 1e1rs4
se0e3! !<e 0o1' 3en!er ?ro" i!.
! " Setting -- !<e 3/rsor "o&es !o !<e -7olt 1n' "-(olt #o2es4
en!er !<e ne. R 1n' G se!!in:s 73on!ro0 #o2
'i10 se!!in:9.
Fi%ed &ap -- !<e 3/rsor "o&es !o !<e &ap #o24 en!er ne. !1
se!!in:.
8andwidth 4(olts53 A00o.1#0e &1ri1!ion ?ro" !<e &o0! <o0' 73on!ro0 #o2
'i10 se!!in:9
7olt ;old3 !<e 3o"ens1!or or 0o1' 3en!er &o0!1:e !o #e <e0' 73on!ro0 #o2
'i10 se!!in:9
-7olt3 !<e 3o"ens1!or R se!!in: 73on!ro0 #o2 'i10 se!!in:9
"-7olt3 !<e 3o"ens1!or G se!!in: 73on!ro0 #o2 'i10 se!!in:9
RDAP ptions 13-
)& atio3 !<e o!en!i10 !r1ns?or"er r1!io
$& ating3 !<e ri"1r@ si'e r1!in: o? !<e 3/rren! !r1ns?or"er
&ap3 !<e ini!i10 or !1 !o <o0' 3ons!1n!
T<e 0o31!ion 1n' "o'e0 o? !<e re:/01!or 1re no! 3<1n:e1#0e .<i0e in in!er13!i&e
?0o. 1n10@sis.
130 RDAP ptions
(Interactive/Dataview)6oltage Regulators
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: 0olta%e .e%ulators
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 'is01@in: !<e '1!1 ?or 100 &o0!1:e re:/01!ors
in !<e ?ee'er. T<e reor! :i&es !<e 3/rren! s!1!/s o? !<e re:/01!or se!!in:s.
Se!!in:s "1@ 3<1n:e '/rin: !<e 1n10@sis session. I! is !<e s1"e .in'o. !<1!
1e1rs .<en 13!i&1!e' ?ro" /n'er esults.
RDAP ptions 133
6oltage Regulators(Interactive/Results)
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: .esults
Menu Option: 0olta%e .e%ulators
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. 'is01@in: !<e '1!1 ?or 100 &o0!1:e re:/01!ors
in !<e ?ee'er 1?!er 1 so0/!ion.
T<e !1 osi!ion is !<e osi!ion !<1! !<e re:/01!or <1s "o&e' !o in or'er !o <o0' !<e
&o0!1:e .i!<in !<e se3i?ie' &o0!1:e 0e&e0 1n' #1n'.i'!<. I? 1 re:/01!or <1s #een
3on!ro00e' #@ !<e 0o1' 3en!er o!ion4 !<e 3o"/!e' &10/es o? R 1n' G 1re 0is!e'.
T<ese 1re !<e &10/es !<1! s<o/0' #e se! on !<e 3o"ens1!or .<en !<e 3on!ro0
o!ion is R V G Se!!in:s.
144 RDAP ptions
(Main)6oltage Regulators
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: 0olta%e .e%ulators
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 1''in:4 3<1n:in: or re"o&in:
&o0!1:e re:/01!ors on !<e 13!i&e ?ee'er 7"12i"/" o? 80 er ?ee'er9. I! is no!
ne3ess1r@ !o 3re1!e 1 se:"en! se3i?i3100@ ?or 1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or. T<e ro:r1"
inser!s &o0!1:e re:/01!ors 1! ei!<er en' o? 1 'esi:n1!e' se:"en!. To 1'' 1 &o0!1:e
re:/01!or4 i3H 1 se:"en! ?ro" !<e se0e3! .in'o.. A?!er "o&in: !o !<e re&ise
.in'o.4 en!er !<e ?o00o.in: '1!1I
7-eg :dI /niB/e i'en!i?i31!ion ?or !<e &o0!1:e re:/01!or. G is 1en'e'
1s 1 re?i2 !o !<e I'.
#ocation 2odeI se0e3! ?ro" !<e i3H0is! !<e &o0!1:e re:/01!or 0o31!ion4
ei!<er o? !<e se:"en!Ss en' no'es
ModelI
)h *. 6ye3 1 sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' #e!.een
<1se A 1n' Ne/!r10
)h 8. 6ye3 1 sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' #e!.een
<1se B 1n' Ne/!r10
)h $. 6ye3 1 sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' #e!.een
<1se C 1n' Ne/!r10
)h * ! 8. 6ye3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e'
#e!.een <1se A 1n' Ne/!r10 1n' <1se B
1n' Ne/!r10
RDAP ptions 141
)h * ! $. 6ye3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e'
#e!.een <1se A 1n' Ne/!r10 1n' <1se C
1n' Ne/!r10
)h 8 ! $. 6ye3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e' #e!.een
<1se B 1n' Ne/!r10 1n' <1se C 1n'
Ne/!r10
)h * ! 8 ! $. 6ye3 !<ree sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e' in
.@e in'een'en!0@ 3on!ro00e'
)h *. B-)h Ganged 6ye3 1 !<ree-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' in .@e
.i!< !1s 3on!ro00e' #@ "oni!orin: <1se A
)h 8. B-)h Ganged 6ye3 1 !<ree-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' in .@e
.i!< !1s 3on!ro00e' #@ "oni!orin: <1se B
)h $. B-)h Ganged 6ye3 1 !<ree-<1se re:/01!or 3onne3!e' in .@e
.i!< !1s 3on!ro00e' #@ "oni!orin: <1se C
)h *8 ! $8 /pen ,elta3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e'
in oen 'e0!1 #e!.een <1se A-B 1n' C-B
in'een'en!0@ 3on!ro00e'
)h 8$ ! *$ /pen ,elta3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e'
in oen 'e0!1 #e!.een <1se B-C 1n' A-C
in'een'en!0@ 3on!ro00e'
)h $* ! 8* /pen ,elta3 !.o sin:0e-<1se re:/01!ors 3onne3!e'
in oen 'e0!1 #e!.een <1se C-A 1n' B-A
in'een'en!0@ 3on!ro00e'

)& atioI !/rns r1!io o? !<e re:/01!or o!en!i10 !r1ns?or"er.
Note5 A PT r1!io ?irs! 1e1rs .i!< 1 &10/e 3orreson'in: !o
!<e r1!io o? !<e s@s!e" 0ine-!o-ne/!r10 &o0!1:e !o $+0
&o0!s. De0!1 Conne3!e' PTSs .o/0' reB/ire 3<1n:in: !<e
r1!io #@ 1 ?13!or o? !<e sB/1re roo! o? 3.0. To 3<1n:e !<e $+0
&o0! 'e?1/0!4 see System )arameters.
$& atingI !<e 0ine si'e r1!in: o? !<e re:/01!or 3/rren! !r1ns?or"er.
142 RDAP ptions
Note5 !<is is N+% !<e 3/rren! !r1ns?or"er ratio. A 'e?1/0! r1!in:
1e1rs !<1! in "os! 31ses s<o/0' #e 3<1n:e' #@
30i3Hin: on !<is #o2 1n' en!erin: !<e roer
r1!io.
:nitial &ap SettingI !<e ini!i10 !1 osi!ion 7-$, / !o Q$,9
$ontrolI !<e "e!<o' #@ .<i3< !<e !1 osi!ions 1re 3on!ro00e'I
! " SettingI in/! !<e 3o"ens1!or R 1n' G se!!in:s in
&o0!s 1n' !<e 'esire' &o0!1:e se!!in:
on $+0 &o0! #1se
#oad $enterI in/! !<e no'e 1! .<i3< !<e &o0!1:e is !o #e
<e0' 1n' !<e &o0!1:e se!!in: 1! !<e
0o1' 3en!er on $+0 &o0! #1se. W<en !<is
o!ion is se0e3!e'4 ?o00o.in: 3on&er:en3e !<e
&10/es o? R 1n' G !o se! on !<e 3o"ens1!or
1re 3o"/!e'. T<ese &10/es s<o/0' #e
en!ere' /sin: !<e o!ion ! "
Setting
Fi%ed &apI ?i2es !<e !1 1! !<e initial tap setting in/!
1#o&e
8andwidthI !<e &1ri1!ion 100o.e' on !<e &o0!1:e <o0' eB/10 !o one
<10? !<e #1n'.i'!< 1#o&e or #e0o. !<e
'esire' &o0!1:e. T<1! is4 i? !<e 'esire'
&o0!1:e is $+0 &o0!s 1n' !<e #1n'.i'!< is + &o0!s4
!<e !1s s!o "o&in: i? !<e 'esire' &o0!1:e 0ies
#e!.een $$% 1n' $+$ 7+ &o0!s9 .
RDAP ptions 143
'"6AR Multiplier
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: 6/0A. Multiplier
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or 3<1n:in: 'is!ri#/!e' 1n' so!
0o1's #@ 0o1' :ro/s. Sin3e !<e 3<1n:es 1re in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis4 !<e@ 1re
no! er"1nen!.
T<e o!ion 13!s on 100 'is!ri#/!e' 1n' so! 0o1's .i!<in se3i?ie' 0o1' :ro/s.
A?!er se0e3! one or "ore ?ee'er 0o1' :ro/s ?ro" 1 i3H0is!4 !<e ro:r1" ro"!s
?or !<e W1!! 1n' VAr 1'R/s!"en! ?13!orsI
Specify watt change factor3 in/! !<e ?13!or #@ .<i3< !<e re10 o.er is
"/0!i0ie'
Specify (ar change factor3 in/! !<e ?13!or #@ .<i3< !<e re13!i&e o.er
is "/0!i0ie'
T<e e??e3! o? !<e "/0!i0iers is 3/"/01!i&e. E13< /se o? !<e o!ion res/0!s in 1
3<1n:e o? !<e resen! 0o1'.
144 RDAP ptions
'or& Plan
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Anal!sis
Menu Option: 6or7 Plan
Description:
T<is "en/ o!ion ini!i1!es &o0!*?0o. 1n10@sis .i!< !<e res/0!in: o/!/! in REA
N.orH 01nO ?or"1!. T<e .orH 01n ?or"1! reB/ires 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1's #e en!ere' 1s
n/"#er o? 3/s!o"ers 1n' Hi0o.1!!-<o/rs. T<e reor! is ?irs! :i&en in 1 Nre&ie.O
"o'e &i1 !<e "oni!or. I! 31n !<en #e ro/!e' !o !<e rin!er ?or 1 <1r' 3o@.
RDAP ptions 14"
'.e Cnt )oad(Global)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Distributed Loads/lobal& Spot Loads/lobal
Description:
T<is o!ion4 /n'er !<e Dis!ri#/!e'*So! Lo1's G0o#10 "en/ #1r4 3<1n:es 100 o? !<e
0o1' 3onne3!ions !o W@e.
14( RDAP ptions
:earl. 5rowth

Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Chan%es
Menu Option: 8earl! rowth
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 .in'o. .i!< ?e1!/res ?or :ro.in: 0o1's #@ 1 er3en!1:e
r1!e o&er 1 @e1r0@ !i"e erio'. Sin3e !<e 3<1n:es 1re in in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis4
!<e@ 1re no! er"1nen!.
T<e o!ion 13!s on 100 'is!ri#/!e' 1n' so! 0o1's .i!<in se3i?ie' 0o1' :ro/s.
A?!er se0e3! one or "ore ?ee'er 0o1' :ro/s ?ro" 1 i3H0is!4 !<e ro:r1" ro"!s
?or !<e er3en!1:e 1n' erio' o? 3<1n:eI
Specify )ercent $hange per 1ear3 in/! !<e er3en! 1nn/10 :ro.!< r1!e in
er3en!
Specify )eriod of $hange 41ears53 in/! !<e n/"#er o? @e1rs ?or !<e
:ro.!<
T<e e??e3! o? !<e 0o1' :ro.!< is 3/"/01!i&e. E13< /se o? !<e o!ion res/0!s in 1
3<1n:e o? !<e resen! 0o1'.
RDAP ptions 14-
10Models(Interactive/Dataview)
Location
Menu Bar: )nteracti#e
Menu Pad: Data#iew
Menu Option: Z'Models
Description:
T<is o!ion 13!i&1!es 1 reor! .in'o. !<1! 'is01@s 'e!1i0e' ine'1n3e '1!1 ?or
e&er@ se:"en! in !<e ?ee'er. T<e '1!1 1e1rs in 1n Nor'ere'O 0is! s!1r!in: ?ro"
!<e so/r3e 1n' :oin: o/! !o !<e Nen'O no'e in e13< #r1n3<.
F-5o'e0 '1!1I
Se:"en!I se:"en! 'es3ri!i&e n1"e
Len:!<I 0en:!< o? !<e se:"en! in ?ee!
N;ro"O No'eI n1"e o? no'e 30oses! !o !<e so/r3e
NToO No'eI n1"e o? !<e 'o.ns!re1" no'es F-I'I !@e o? 'e&i3e
512 A"I 3/rren! r1!in: o? !<e 'e&i3e
Per Uni! I"e'1n3es 1n' S/s3e!1n3esI !<e 323 er-/ni! 1n' s/s3e!1n3e
"1!ri3es ?or !<e se:"en!
140 RDAP ptions
(Main)10Models
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Z'Model
Menu Option: $one
Description:
T<is 1' 13!i&1!es 1 o/ o? o!ions 7s<o.n #e0o.9 ?or "o'e0in: !<e
i"e'1n3es*s/s3e!1n3es o? se:"en!s 1n' !r1ns?or"ers.
Con'/3!ors
C1#0es
S13in:s
Con?i:/r1!ions
Tr1ns?or"ers
User I"e'1n3es
T<e ini!i10 o!ions o? $onductors. $ables 1n' Spacings 1re #/i0'in: #0o3Hs
nee'e' in $onfigurations.
&ransformer '1!1 31n #e !1Hen ?ro" n1"e01!e in?or"1!ion.
T<e User :mpedances o!ion is ?or !<ose .<o <1&e !<eir o.n '1!1 1n' .is< !o /se
i! 'ire3!0@ in RDAP.
RDAP ptions 143
10Models(Main/Data/Segment)
Location
Menu Bar: Main
Menu Pad: Data
Menu Option: Se%ment/Z'Model
Description:
T<is 1' on !<e Segments "en/ #1r 13!i&1!es 1 o/ 0is! o? o!ions ?or 3re1!in:
F-5o'e0s .<i0e in se:"en!s. I! o??ers 100 o? !<e o!ions ?o/n' /n'er Z-Model on
!<e "1in "en/ #1r e23e! &ransformers.
1"4 RDAP ptions
2rror Messages
Error "ess1:es 1re 'i&i'e' in!o :nput ,ata 1n' .,*&. T<e in/! '1!1 error
"ess1:es o33/r .<en 1n10@sis ?in's 1 ro#0e" .i!< '1!1 or 1n /nre10is!i3 3on'i!ion
31nno! #e "o'e0e'. T<e .DAT error "ess1:es o33/r i? 1 .DAT ?i0e <1s #een
3orr/!e'.
;nput Data
In/! '1!1 error "ess1:es 31n #e :ener1!e' #@ !<e 1n10@sis ro:r1" /on ini!i1!in:
1n@ 1n10@sis o!ion /n'er !<e File 1' o? !<e "1in "en/ #1r. I? 1n error o33/rs4
1n10@sis s!os 1n' 1 reor! .in'o. is oene' !o &ie. !<e error "ess1:es. On3e !<e
.in'o. is 30ose'4 !<e "ess1:es 31n #e &ie.e' 1:1in #@ 13!i&1!in: !<e -rror
eport o!ion /n'er File.
Error "ess1:es o33/r #e31/se o? 1 ro#0e" 1sso3i1!e' .i!< in/! '1!1 or
"o'e0in: /nre10is!i3 3on'i!ions. 51n@ "ess1:es 1re ?o00o.e' #@ 1 se3on' 0ine !<1!
:i&es se3i?i3 in?or"1!ion on !<e error. I? 1 3o0on NIO ?o00o.s 1n i!e"4 !<en !<e
se3on' 0ine <1s in?or"1!ion re01!e' !o !<e i!e". ;or e21"0eI
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD A AND/OR B
SPOT ! !""
T<is "e1ns !<1! !<e spot load on node %$$ <1s 1 ro#0e". Segment 0% 'oesnS!
<1&e 1 <1se A 1n'*or <1se B. T<ere?ore !<e spot load "o'e0e' on %$$ 31nno!
#e ser&e'.
T<e in/! error "ess1:es #e:in on !<e ne2! 1:e.

2rror Messages 1"1
ALLOCATION DID NOT SOLVE IN: TRIES
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? !ries ?or load allocation <1s #een e23ee'e'.
;ro" !<e "1in "en/ #1r4 !<e n/"#er o? !ries 31n #e 3<1n:e' #@ se0e3!in:
*nalysis/#oad Modeling/*llocated #oads.
ALLOCATION PO#ER FACTOR GREATER T$AN "%
T<e o.er ?13!or o? !<e amp/power factor "e!er o!ion ?or load
allocation is :re1!er !<1n $00>.
BAC& TO BAC& TRANSFORMERS ENTERED' (FMR: SEG: NODE)L:
T.o !r1ns?or"ers 31nno! #e 3onne3!e' in !<e s1"e segment.
CONFIGURATION: POSITION: * POSITION: CANNOT $AVE SAME COORDINATE
T<e !.o in'i31!e' osi!ions o33/@ !<e s1"e 3oor'in1!es in Spacings.
Corre3! #@ se0e3!in: Spacing /n'er Z-Models on !<e "1in "en/.
CONFIGURATION: SPACING AND P$ASING NO LONGER IN S+NC.' REDO ONE
A s13in: osi!ion !<1! <1s #een /se' in 1 3on?i:/r1!ion <1s #een TPeroe'S
o/! 70409. Nee' !o reini!i10iPe <1sin: in $onfigurations or en!er 1 nonPero
osi!ion in Spacings.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: DLTA MDL #IT$ "P$ FEED
A 'e0!1 3onne3!e' 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or 1 sin:0e-<1se 7<1se 1n'
ne/!r109 0ine ?or !<e se3i?ie' segment or node.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD A AND/OR B
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses A 1n'*or B4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e'
segment or node #/! !<e segment ser&in: !<e 0o1' 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se
A 1n'*or B.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD A AND/OR C
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses A 1n'*or C4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e'
segment or node #/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se A
1n'*or C.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE : UNSERVED LD AB / BC
1"2 2rror Messages
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses A-B 1n' B-C4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e'
segment or node #/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses
C-A.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD AB / CA
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses A-B 1n' C-A4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e'
segment or node #/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses
B-C.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD B AND OR C
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses B 1n' or C on !<e 'esi:n1!e' segment
or node #/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1se A.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: R NODE: UNSERVED LD BC / CA
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1ses B-C 1n' C-A4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e'
segment or node #/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses
A-B.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD P$ASE A
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1se A4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e' segment or node
#/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses B 1n' C.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD P$ASE B
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1se B4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e' segment or node
#/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses A 1n' C.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: UNSERVED LD P$ASE C
A 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' ?or <1se C4 on !<e 'esi:n1!e' segment or node
#/! !<e se:"en! ser&in: !<e 0o1' 3onsis!s o? on0@ <1ses A 1n' B.
DIST/SPOT: LOAD/MODEL' FOR SEG: OR NODE: #+E LD IN DELTA S+STEM
A 6ye 3onne3!e' 0o1' <1s #een se3i?ie' on 1 ,elta s@s!e". A ,elta
s@s!e" 31n on0@ <1&e delta 3onne3!e' 0o1's.
DURING ALLOCATION , MA( NUMBER OF ITERATIONS E(CEEDED:
2rror Messages 1"3
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions in !<e &o0!1:e 3on&er:en3e ro3ess
'/rin: 0o1' 100o31!ion <1s #een e23ee'e'. T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o?
i!er1!ions "1@ #e 3<1n:e' in /ther/System )arameters.
DURING MOTOR START , MA( NUMBER OF ITERATIONS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions in !<e &o0!1:e 3on&er:en3e ro3ess
'/rin: "o!or s!1r! <1s #een e23ee'e'. T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions
"1@ #e 3<1n:e' in /ther/System )arameters.
GRAP$ICS OUTPUT RE-UIRE A CGA' EGA OR VGA CARD
T<e &o0!1:e ro?i0e ro/!ine /se' in &o0!*?0o. 1n' "o!or s!1r! reB/ires 1
CGA4 EGA or VGA 31r' on !<e PC.
LOAD CENTER: COULD NOT BE FOUND DO#NSTREAM FROM V,REG:
T<e load center o!ion <1s #een se0e3!e' ?or &o0!1:e re:/01!or 3on!ro0 #/!
!<e no'e 'esi:n1!e' 1s !<e load center is no! 'o.ns!re1" ?ro" !<e &o0!1:e
re:/01!or. C<1n:e !<e load center no'e in ,ata/7oltage egulators
LOOP E(ISTS IN T$E FOLLO#ING SEGMENTS (SEG' NODE)A' NODE)B):
T<e 0is!e' segment <1s ?or"e' 1 0oo in !<e ?ee'er.
MA( NUMBER OF REGULATORS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? &o0!1:e re:/01!ors in 1 ?ee'er 31n no! e23ee' 80.
MA( NUMBER OF SEGMENTS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? se:"en!s in 1 ?ee'er 31n no! e23ee' 800
MA( NUMBER OF SEGMENTS.TRANSFORMERS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? se:"en!s 0/s !r1ns?or"ers in 1 ?ee'er 31n no!
e23ee' 800.
MA( NUMBER OF SEGMENTS.TRANSFORMERS. REGULATORS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? se:"en!s 0/s !r1ns?or"ers 0/s &o0!1:e
re:/01!ors in 1 ?ee'er 31n no! e23ee' 800.
MA( NUMBER OF TRANSFORMERS E(CEEDED:
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? !r1ns?or"ers in 1 ?ee'er 31n no! e23ee' $00
1"4 2rror Messages
MA(IMUM NUMBER OF /UNCTION NODES: E(CEEDED
A Function node is 1 no'e !<1! 3onne3!s !<ree or "ore segments. T<e
"12i"/" n/"#er o? Function nodes in 1 ?ee'er 31n no! e23ee' $00.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RADIAL FLOW ITERATION: EX!EEDED
T<e R1'i10 ;0o. 'i' no! so0&e .i!<in !<e se3i?ie' n/"#er o? i!er1!ions.
MODERN .FON FILE NOT IN RD0 DIRECTOR+ OR NOT ENOUG$ RAM TO LOAD
T<e ro:r1" 31n no! #e 0o1'e' #e31/se !<e Modern.fon 71 ?on! /se' ?or
reor!s9 .1s no! ?o/n' or !<ere is no! eno/:< RA5 "e"or@ on !<e PC.
RDAP reB/ires 1 "ini"/" o? 6K RA5.
MOTOR START NODE MUST BE T$REE P$ASE
A "o!or !o s!1r! <1s #een 'esi:n1!e' 1! 1 no'e !<1! is no! !<ree-<1se. T<e
Motor Start ro/!ine .orHs on0@ ?or !<ree-<1se "o!ors.
NO DISTRIBUTED VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
distributed load VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO DISTRIBUTED #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
distributed load W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO DISTRIBUTED . SPOT VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
distributed load 0/s spot load VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO DISTRIBUTED . SPOT #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
distributed load 0/s spot load W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO DISTRIBUTED LOAD TO ALLOCATE
In !<e load allocation se!/ distributed loads .ere se0e3!e' ?or 100o31!ion
#/! !<e ?ee'er 'oes no! <1&e 1n@ distributed loads.
2rror Messages 1""
NO DISTRIBUTED OR SPOT LOAD TO ALLOCATE
In !<e load allocation se!/ distributed loads 1n' Spot loads .ere se0e3!e'
?or 100o31!ion #/! !<e ?ee'er 'oes no! <1&e 1n@ distributed loads 1n' spot
loads.
NO SPOT LOAD TO ALLOCATE
In !<e load allocation se!/ Spot loads .ere se0e3!e' ?or 100o31!ion #/! !<e
?ee'er 'oes no! <1&e 1n@ Spot loads.
NO SPOT VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
spot load VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO SPOT #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE ON P$ASE:
B@-<1se load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<e in'i31!e' <1se <1s no
spot load W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO TOTAL FEEDER DISTRIBUTED VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no distributed
load VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO TOTAL FEEDER DISTRIBUTED #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no distributed
load W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO TOTAL FEEDER DISTRIBUTED .SPOT VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no distributed
load 0/s spot load VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
1"( 2rror Messages
NO TOTAL FEEDER DISTRIBUTED .SPOT #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no distributed
load 0/s spot load W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO TOTAL FEEDER SPOT VAR LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no spot load
VAr 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NO TOTAL FEEDER SPOT #ATT LOAD TO ALLOCATE
To!10 ;ee'er load allocation .1s 3<osen4 <o.e&er4 !<ere is no spot load
W1!! 3o"onen! !o 100o31!e.
NODE: ABSOLUTE VALUE OF PO#ER FACTOR GREATER T$AN ".
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e !<e 0o1' o.er ?13!or is :re1!er !<1n $.0
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE A
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 1 3113i!or 3onne3!e' !o <1se A 31n no! #e ser&e'
#e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 'oes no! in30/'e <1se A.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE B
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 1 3113i!or 3onne3!e' !o <1se B 31n no! #e ser&e'
#e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 'oes no! in30/'e <1se B.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE C
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 1 3113i!or 3onne3!e' !o <1se C 31n no! #e ser&e'
#e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 'oes no! in30/'e <1se C.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE A AND/OR B
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' !o <1se A 1n'*or B 31n no! #e
ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se C.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE A AND/OR C
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' !o <1se A 1n'*or C 31n no! #e
ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se B.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE B AND/OR C
2rror Messages 1"-
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' !o <1se B 1n'*or C 31n no! #e
ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se A.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE AB AND/OR BC
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses A-B 1n'*or B-
C 31n no! #e ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1ses A-
C.
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE AB AND/OR CA
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses A-B 1n'*or C-
A 31n no! #e ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1ses B-
C
NODE: $AS AN UNSERVEABLE CAPACITOR ON P$ASE BC AND/OR CA
A! !<e se3i?ie' no'e 3113i!ors 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses B-C 1n'*or C-
A 31n no! #e ser&e' #e31/se !<e ser&in: segment 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1ses
A-B.
NODE: SEGMENTS CONNECTED E(CEED MA(IMUM ALLO#ED (1)
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? se:"en!s !<1! 31n #e 3onne3!e' !o 1 no'e 31n no!
e23ee' 6.
NODE: SINGLE P$ASE SOURCE FOR DELTA CAPACITOR
A 'e0!1 70ine-!o-0ine9 3onne3!e' 3113i!or <1s #een 3onne3!e' !o 1 sin:0e-
<1se 70ine-!o-ne/!r109 no'e.
NODE: T$E DESIGNATED SOURCE SUB IS NOT IN T$E S+STEM
T<e so/r3e s/# 7source node9 Is no! in !<e ?ee'er. C<1n:e in
,ata/Segments.
NODE: T$E SOURCE SUB TIES TO MORE T$AN ONE LINE
T<e so/r3e s/# 7source node9 31n on0@ <1&e one se:"en! 3onne3!e' !o i!.
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NODE: #+E CAPACITOR ON A T#O P$ASE DELTA NODE
A 6ye 3onne3!e' 70ine-!o-ne/!r109 3113i!or 31n no! #e 3onne3!e' !o 1
no'e ser&e' #@ 1 !.o-<1se 70ine-!o-0ine9 se:"en!.
POST MOTOR START , MA( NUMBER OF ITERATIONS E(CEEDED
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions in !<e &o0!1:e 3on&er:en3e ro3ess
'/rin: !<e os! "o!or s!1r! <1s #een e23ee'e'. T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o?
i!er1!ions "1@ #e 3<1n:e' in /ther/System )arameters.
PRE MOTOR START , MA( NUMBER OF ITERATIONS E(CEEDED
T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o? i!er1!ions in !<e &o0!1:e 3on&er:en3e ro3ess
'/rin: !<e re "o!or s!1r! <1s #een e23ee'e'. T<e "12i"/" n/"#er o?
i!er1!ions "1@ #e 3<1n:e' in /ther/System )arameters.
RDS)IO".#$P FILE IS MISSING
T<e '1!1 ?i0e 3re1!e' in '1!1 re1r1!ion ?or Nr/nO !<e 1n10@sis ro:r1" <1s
no! #een ?o/n'. C100 WH Po.er Cons/0!1n!s ?or <e0.
SEGMENT: IS SINGLE P$ASE 2A3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:))
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se A. T<e 'o.ns!re1" se:"en!
reB/ires <1ses B 1n'*or C.
SEGMENT: IS SINGLE P$ASE 2B3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:))
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se B. T<e 'o.ns!re1" se:"en!
reB/ires <1ses A 1n'*or C.
SEGMENT: IS SINGLE P$ASE 2C3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:))
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? <1se C. T<e 'o.ns!re1" se:"en!
reB/ires <1ses A 1n'*or B.
SEGMENT: IS V,P$ASE 2A,B3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? 'e0!1 <1ses A-B. T<e 'o.ns!re1"
se:"en! reB/ires <1ses B-C 1n'*or A-C.
2rror Messages 1"3
SEGMENT: IS V,P$ASE 2A,C3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? 'e0!1 <1ses A-C. T<e 'o.ns!re1"
se:"en! reB/ires <1ses B-C 1n'*or A-B.
SEGMENT: IS V,P$ASE 2B,C3 AND CANNOT SUPPL+ SEGMENT:
T<e /s!re1" se:"en! 3onsis!s on0@ o? 'e0!1 <1ses B-C. T<e 'o.ns!re1"
se:"en! reB/ires <1ses A-B 1n'*or A-C.
SEGMENT: NEGATIVE DISTRIBUTED LOAD NOT ALLO#ED IN ALLOCATE
On0@ osi!i&e distributed loads 31n #e 100o31!e'. A ne:1!i&e distributed
load 7:ener1!or9 31n no! #e 100o31!e'.
SEGMENT: NO CUSTOMERS S$O#N FOR GIVEN &#$RS
T<e 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1' on !<e in'i31!e' se:"en! is "o'e0e' 1s n/"#er o?
3/s!o"ers 1n' HWHrs. T<e n/"#er o? 3/s!o"ers 31nno! #e Pero.
SEGMENT: NO &#$R S$O#N FOR GIVEN CUSTOMERS
T<e 'is!ri#/!e' 0o1' on !<e in'i31!e' se:"en! is "o'e0e' 1s n/"#er o?
3/s!o"ers 1n' HWHrs. T<e HWHrs 31nno! #e Pero.
SINGLE P$ASE CONFIGURATION: IN A DELTA S+STEM
Sin:0e-<1se 3on?i:/r1!ions 3onsis!in: o? 1 <1se 3on'/3!or 1n' ne/!r10
3on'/3!or 1re no! 100o.e' in 1 delta s@s!e".
SOURCE SUB LINE TO LINE VOLTAGES DO NOT SUM TO 4ERO
T<e 0ine-!o-0ine &o0!1:es <e0' 1! !<e so/r3e "/s! 1'' !o Pero or !<e@ 1re
no! re10is!i3.
SOURCE SUB VOLTAGE GREATER T$AN 5.6 PER UNIT
T<e &o0!1:e se3i?ie' 1! !<e so/r3e s/# 7source node9 31n no! #e :re1!er
!<1n +.8 er-/ni!.
SOURCE SUB: FEEDS A NON,T$REE P$ASE SECTION
A 2arning "ess1:e !<1! !<e source node is no! 3onne3!e' !o 1 !<ree-<1se
segment.
SOURCE SUBSTATION VOLTAGE LESS T$AN .6 PER UNIT
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T<e &o0!1:e se3i?ie' 1! !<e so/r3e s/# 7source node9 31n no! #e 0ess !<1n
0.8 er-/ni!.
T$E FOLLO#ING SEGMENTS (SEG'NODE)A'NODE)B) ARE NOT CONNECTED:
Gi&es 0is! o? segments no! 3onne3!e' !o !<e re"1in'er o? !<e ?ee'er.
TRANSFORMER VOLTAGES MUST BE GREATER T$AN 4ERO
T<e <i:< si'e 1n' 0o. si'e &o0!1:es o? 1 !r1ns?or"er 31n no! #e Pero.
UPSTREAM VOLTAGE DOES NOT MATC$ (FMR VOLTAGE
T<e se3i?ie' in/! &o0!1:e o? 1 !r1ns?or"er 'oes no! "1!3< !<e /s!re1"
&o0!1:e o? !<e ?ee'er. RDAP reB/ires !<1! !<e /s!re1" &o0!1:e "1!3< !<e
in/! &o0!1:e !o 1 !r1ns?or"er.
V,REG: A P$ 2A*B3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #/O P$ 2A3 AND/OR 2B3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses A-B
7'e0!1 ?ee'er9 is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se A 1n'*or
<1se B. T<e segment in .<i3< 1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s!
3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses nee'e' #@ !<e re:/01!or.
V,REG: A P$ 2A*C3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #/O P$ 2A3 AND/OR 2C3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses A-C
7'e0!1 ?ee'er9 is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se A 1n'*or
<1se C. T<e segment in .<i3< 1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s!
3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses nee'e' #@ !<e re:/01!or.
V,REG: A P$ 2B*C3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #/O P$ 2B3 AND/OR 2C3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' #e!.een <1ses B-C
7'e0!1 ?ee'er9 is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se B 1n'*or
<1se C. T<e segment in .<i3< 1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s!
3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses nee'e' #@ !<e re:/01!or.
2rror Messages 1(1
V,REG: A P$ 2A3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #IT$OUT P$ASE 2A3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' !o <1se A 7.@e ?ee'er9
is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se A . T<e segment in
.<i3< 1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s! 3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses
nee'e' #@ !<e re:/01!or.
V,REG: A P$ 2B3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #IT$OUT P$ASE 2B3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' !o <1se B 7.@e ?ee'er9
is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se B . T<e segment in .<i3<
1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s! 3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses nee'e'
#@ !<e re:/01!or.
V,REG: A P$ 2C3 REG: SERVES A SEGMENT #IT$OUT P$ASE 2C3
A sin:0e-<1se re:/01!or se3i?ie' !o #e 3onne3!e' !o <1se C 7.@e ?ee'er9
is ser&in: 1 se:"en! !<1! 'oes no! 3on!1in <1se C . T<e segment in .<i3<
1 &o0!1:e re:/01!or is 3onne3!e' "/s! 3on!1in !<e <1se or <1ses nee'e'
#@ !<e re:/01!or.
V,REG: IS $UNTING POSSIBLE BAND#IDT$ PROBLEM
T<e se3i?ie' &o0!1:e re:/01!or is N</n!in:O ?or 1 !1 osi!ion. Possi#0e
ro#0e" is !<1! !<e 'esire' #1n'.i'!< is !oo n1rro..
V,REG: MODEL: CANNOT SERVE A NON,T$REE P$ASE SEGMENT
A !<ree-<1se re:/01!or "/s! #e 3onne3!e' !o 1 !<ree-<1se se:"en!.
#ATT AND/OR VAR ALLOCATION FACTORS ON P$ASE: E(CEEDED !!.!!!!
D/rin: load allocation !<e 3103/01!e' 100o31!ion ?13!or e23ee'e' !<e 0i"i!
o? %%.%%%%. A00o31!ion .1s s!oe' .i!< no 3<1n:e !o !<e 0o1's.
#ATT AND/OR VAR ALLOCATION FACTORS ON P$ASE: #ERE SET TO 4ERO
D/rin: load allocation !<e 3103/01!e' 100o31!ion ?13!or .ere se! !o Pero.
T<is "e1ns 1n@ 0o1' 1sso3i1!e' .i!< !<e ?13!or .i00 10so #e Pero. To rese!
!<e 100o31!ion ?13!ors !o N$.0O4 /se !<e *lc Ftrs to C.E o!ion /n'er Global
.<en in ,ata/,istributed #oads 1n' ,ata/Spot #oads.
4+IN.#$P FILE IS MISSING
1(2 2rror Messages
T<e '1!1 ?i0e 3re1!e' in !<e '1!1 re1r1!ion ro/!ine ?or 3o"/!in: se:"en!
i"e'1n3es <1s no! #een ?o/n'. C100 WH Po.er Cons/0!1n!s ?or <e0.
2rror Messages 1(3
1(4 2rror Messages
6Dat 7rror 'essages
T<is se3!ion 3on!1ins !<e error "ess1:es !<1! 31n o33/r #e31/se 1 '1!1 ?i0e 7.DAT94
3re1!e' #@ !<e '1!1 re1r1!ion ro/!ine4 <1s #e3o"e 3orr/!e'. In :ener10 !<ere
is no!<in: !<1! 31n #e 'one !o 3orre3! !<e 3orr/!e' ?i0e. A ne. '1!1 ?i0e "/s! #e
3re1!e' /sin: .,at File $reation o!ion /n'er !<e "en/ 1' *nalysis on !<e "1in
"en/.
I? one o? !<ese "ess1:es 1e1rs '/rin: in!er13!i&e ?0o. 1n10@sis4 0e1se 3on!13!
WH Po.er Cons/0!1n!s.
ANAL+SIS 2ACTION3 CODE: IS UN&NO#N
CONFIGURATION: CONCENTRIC NEUTRAL DATA $AS 4ERO OR NEG. VALUES
CONFIGURATION: CURRENT RATING MUST BE NON,4ERO
CONFIGURATION: INVALID REDUCTION CODE: (&RON7"' LOOP75
CONFIGURATION: NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR DATA $AS 4ERO OR NEG. VALUES
CONFIGURATION: P$ASE CONDUCTOR DATA $AS 4ERO OR NEG. VALUES
CONFIGUATION: SPACING DATA IS MISSING (UNITS)
CONFIGURATION: TAPE S$IELD 8 DIAMETER CANNOT BE 4ERO OR NEGATIVE
CONFIGURATION: TAPE S$IELD 8 T$IC&NESS CANNOT BE 4ERO OR NEGATIVE
CONFIGURATION: UNRECOGNI4ABLE P$ASE POSITION
CONFIGURATION: UNRECOGNI4ABLE T+PE: (O$'CN'TS'DP'DM ..)
DATA COULD NOT BE FOUND FOR NODE:
DUPLICATE CAPACITOR DATA FOR NODE:
DUPLICATE SEGMENT NUMBERS:
2rror Messages 1("
DUPLICATE SPOT LOAD DATA FOR NODE:
DUPLICATE VOLTAGE REGULATORS
FEEDER BASE MVA CANNOT BE 4ERO
FEEDER BASE VOLTAGE CANNOT BE 4ERO
FOR SEGMENT: NO CONFIGURATION: #AS FOUND
INVALID 2CT+P3: GIVEN #IT$ CONFIGURATION
NODE: CAPACITOR INDICATED , T$E NODE IS NOT IN T$E FEEDER
NODE: E(TRA NODE IN NODE DATA NOT FOUND IN SEGMENT DATA
NODE: OR SEG: UNRECOGNI4EABLE LOAD CONVERSION CODE:
NODE: SPOT LOAD GROUP: COULD NOT BE FOUND
NODE: SPOT LOAD REPRESENTATION DOES NOT SUM: TO "%
NODE: UNRECOGNI4ED CAPACITOR CONNECTION
NODE L: ON SEGMENT: FOR TRANSFORMER: NOT FOUND
NODE L: ON SEGMENT: FOR V,REG: NOT FOUND
NUMBER OF LOAD GROUPS E(CEEDS MA(IMUM ALLO#ED:
SEGMENT: DISTRIBUTED LOAD GROUP: COULD NOT BE FOUND
SEGMENT: DISTRIBUTED LOAD REPRESENTATION DOES NOT SUM: TO "%
SEGMENT: #$ERE TRANSFORMER: LOCATED NOT FOUND
SEGMENT: #$ERE V REG: LOCATED NOT FOUND
S$ORT CIRCUIT POSITIVE SE-UENCE IMPEDANCE CANNOT BE 4ERO
S$ORT CIRCUIT 4ERO SE-UENCE IMPEDANCE CANNOT BE 4ERO
1(( 2rror Messages
TRANSFORMER CONFIGURATION IS NOT 2DP3 (PER UNIT)
T#O V,REGS OCCUP+ T$E SAME SECTION: REG)A: REG)B
UNABLE TO FIND MOTOR START NODE:
UNABLE TO OPEN VOLTAGE OUTPUT FILES FOR MOTOR STARTING
UNABLE TO OPEN: FILE
UNABLE TO READ ALLOCATION RUN DATA
UNABLE TO READ ANAL+SIS 2ACTION3 CODE
UNABLE TO READ CAPACITOR DATA
UNABLE TO READ DATA FROM T$E FEEDER SUB/FEEDER $EADING
UNABLE TO READ DATA FROM T$E FEEDER TITLE
UNABLE TO READ DATA FROM 4+IN.#$P
UNABLE TO READ IMPEDANCE / CONFIGURATION DATA
UNABLE TO READ LIMIT VALUES FOR SUMMAR+ REPORTS
UNABLE TO READ LOAD GROUP DATA
UNABLE TO READ MOTOR START DATA
UNABLE TO READ NODE DATA
UNABLE TO READ REGULATOR DATA
UNABLE TO READ SEGMENT DATA
UNABLE TO READ SOURCE VOLTAGES
UNABLE TO READ S+STEM DATA
UNABLE TO READ TRANSFORMER DATA
2rror Messages 1(-
UNABLE TO READ VOLTAGE FROM MOTOR STARTING V)))).#$P
UNABLE TO #RITE DATA TO 4+OUT.#$P
UNRECOGNI4ED CONNECTION FOR T$E FEEDER (2+3 OR 2D3 RE-UIRED)
UNRECOGNI4ED TRANSFORMER CONNECTION:
V,REG: INVALID TAP MODEL:
V,REG: MODEL: NOT IN USE
V,REG: 4ERO VALUE FOR PT OR CT
VALUE OF MOTOR START PO#ER FACTOR 2DURING3 MUST BE . TO ".
VALUE OF MOTOR START PO#ER FACTOR 2POST3 MUST BE . TO ".
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RDAP Program and Data Files
Si2!een ?i0es 7!<e ?o/r!een #e0o. 1n' !.o /on r/nnin: ?or !<e ?irs! !i"e9 1re
ins!100e' in !<e RDAP ro:r1" 'ire3!or@ 7RDAP30 is !<e 'e?1/0! ro:r1"
'ire3!or@9.
CON;IG ;P 5ODERN ;ON
DOSG5S; EGE 5SG ERR
DPR30 DB; RD ICO
DPR30 EGE RD30 BAT
DPR30 ;PT RDAP EGE
;DEL BAT RFYI EGE
;OGSWAP CO5 SCRN EGE
RDAP 3re1!es !.o ?i0es !<1! resi'e in !<e ro:r1" 'ire3!or@ 1?!er RDAP is r/n !<e
?irs! !i"eI
LGDSC DB; SYSTE5 DB;
S/#'ire3!ories o?? !<e ro:r1" 'ire3!or@ #e:in .i!< DATA 1n' <1&e 1 n/"#er
1en'e' !o !<e". A s/#'ire3!or@ e2is!s ?or e13< s@s!e" !<1! .1s 3re1!e' in
RDAP.
T<e !.en!@-?i&e '1!1 ?i0es ?or e13< s@s!e" 1reI
CABLE DB; SPACE DB;
CAP DB; V CDG G;5R DB; V CDG
COND DB; G;5WHL DB;
DLD DB; V CDG G;5WF DB;
;DRS DB; V ;PT FCAL$A DB;
LDGRP DB; V CDG FCAL$B DB;
REG DB; V CDG FCAL+ DB;
SBST DB;
SEG DB; V CDG
SLD DB; V CDG
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