PSS/E RAW File Format for appending to case

0, 100.00, 33, 0, 0, 60.00

0 / END OF BUS DATA, BEGIN LOAD DATA0 / END OF LOAD DATA, BEGIN FIXED SHUNT DATA0 / END OF FIXED SHUNT DATA, BEGIN GENERATOR DATA0 / END OF GENERATOR DATA, BEGIN BRANCH DATA0 / END OF BRANCH DATA, BEGIN TRANSFORMER DATA0 / END OF TRANSFORMER DATA, BEGIN AREA DATA0 / END OF AREA DATA, BEGIN TWO-TERMINAL DC DATA0 / END OF TWO-TERMINAL DC DATA, BEGIN VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER DATA0 / END OF VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER DATA, BEGIN IMPEDANCE CORRECTION DATA0 / END OF IMPEDANCE CORRECTION DATA, BEGIN MULTI-TERMINAL DC DATA0 / END OF MULTI-TERMINAL DC DATA, BEGIN MULTI-SECTION LINE DATA0 / END OF MULTI-SECTION LINE DATA, BEGIN ZONE DATA0 / END OF ZONE DATA, BEGIN INTER-AREA TRANSFER DATA0 / END OF INTER-AREA TRANSFER DATA, BEGIN OWNER DATA0 / END OF OWNER DATA, BEGIN FACTS CONTROL DEVICE DATA0 / END OF FACTS CONTROL DEVICE DATA, BEGIN SWITCHED SHUNT DATA0 / END OF SWITCHED SHUNT DATA, BEGIN GNE DEVICE DATA0 / END OF GNE DEVICE DATAQ

• Raw append file needs all sections, even if there is nothing in the section• Insert complete data record in sections, not just data being modified• This data will overwrite existing data• Records to be deleted can be inserted into the file as comments• Can’t use idv file

PSLF epc File Format for appending to case

bus data ty 1 "One " 138.00 : -4 branch data ck se long_id st resist react charge rate1 rate2 rate3 rate4 aloss lngth 2 "Two " 138.00 3 "Three " 138.00 "1 " 1 " " : -4 7 "Seven " 138.00 5 "Five " 138.00 "1 " 1 " " : 1 0.020000 0.060000 0.040000 200.0 200.0 200.0 0.0 0.000 1.0 / 1 1 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 400101 391231 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 6 "Six " 138.00 7 "Seven " 138.00 "1 " 1 " " : 1 0.080000 0.240000 0.050000 200.0 200.0 200.0 0.0 0.000 1.0 / 3 1 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 400101 391231 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0.000 0 0

• epc append file needs only sections being modified or added or deleted• Insert complete data record in sections• Flag deletion with -4 for status (if bus, then type is -4)• Can’t use epcl file

Optional Submittal for Contingency Definitions

• Modify and add to the existing auto-generated single branch outage spreadsheet list (existing procedure)

• PSLF SSTools users can submit *.otg files• PSS/E ACCC users can submit *.con files

• Management of *.otg and *.con• The data owner needs to test the file with the draft WestConnect case and

correct prior to submittal• The files often have other data owner contingency definitions

• The data owner is assigned authority of the contingency name and actions