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Proven. Trusted. Deployed Worldwide.
Powertech’s DSATools™ suite supports grid stability, security, and planning for some of the world’s largest and most complex power systems.
Chosen by 7 of 9 Major North American Grid Operators
Deployed in Over 60 Countries Worldwide
Backed by Over 25 Years of Power System Innovation
DSATools™ simulates power systems with up to 150,000+ buses
Core Capabilities
DSATools™ is modular, scalable, and customizable to meet your system’s size and study needs.
- Supports up to 150,000 buses and 12,000 generators
- Fast, accurate solution engines for power flow, time-domain, and eigenvalue analysis
- Compatible with EMS/SCADA systems and third-party data formats
- Integrated Python scripting and batch automation support
- Scenario-based approach for managing multiple conditions and contingencies
- Highly automated tools for stability limit tracing (1D & 2D)
On-line & Off-line Capabilities
DSATools™ provides both real-time online assessments and offline study-mode simulations, offering flexibility to meet the diverse needs of power system operators, planners, and researchers.
DSATools™ Off-line Applications
Used for system design, planning, and scenario-based studies involving:
- Thermal and voltage rise/decline assessment
- Reactive power planning and integration studies
- Transient, voltage, oscillatory, and frequency stability analysis
- NERC compliance, contingency analysis, and SPS coordination
- Model development, validation, and control tuning
DSATools™ On-line Applications
Used for real-time EMS-integrated monitoring and dynamic assessment:
- Continuous assessment of system security and stability limits
- Critical contingency evaluation and preventive control guidance
- Real-time support for renewable generation, PMUs/WAMS, and operator training
- Integration with EMS/SCADA, data historians, and dispatcher training simulators
Feature Highlights
Real-time and study-mode analysis workflows
Automatic contingency screening and violation reporting
Security boundary visualization and limit management
Integrated visualization tools for transient, voltage, and frequency responses
Support for SPS modeling, HVDC systems, and renewable integration
Interoperability with TSAT-RTDS™ and TSAT-PSCAD™ interfaces for co-simulation
Add-On Tools & Interfaces for Advanced System Customization
These add-on modules enhance the core tools with advanced capabilities such as contingency automation, harmonic screening, dynamic model customization, and real-time co-simulation. They're designed to meet specialized analysis needs and streamline integration with broader utility systems.
CIM IMPORT
Common Information Model
Facilitate the import of power system models using the Common Information Model (CIM), ensuring data consistency and interoperability.
HARMONICS
Harmonics
Perform power quality analysis by assessing harmonic distortions, aiding in maintaining system integrity
OPF-RA
Remedial Actions based on Optimal Power Flow
Identify and implement optimal remedial actions to maintain system security and reliability under various operating conditions.
UDM EDITOR
User-Defined Model Editor
Create and edit custom models for various control devices, enhancing modeling flexibility and accuracy.
Contingency Creator
Contingency Creator
Streamline contingency planning with automated scenario generation, ensuring comprehensive security assessments with minimal manual effort.
EPMU
Simulated PMU Data Generator
Generate time-synchronized phasor data from power system models, supporting advanced monitoring and analysis.
TSAT-PSCAD INTERFACE
TSAT-PSCAD Interface (TPI)
Link TSAT with PSCAD for detailed electromagnetic transient analysis, improving simulation accuracy.
TSAT-RTDS INTERFACE
T-RTDS Interface (TRI)
Integrate TSAT with Real-Time Digital Simulators (RTDS), enhancing real-time simulation capabilities.
CDT
Control Design Toolbox
Systematically design and tune power system stabilizers, improving system damping and stability.
SSR
Subsynchronous Resonance Analysis
Perform subsynchronous resonance analysis in the frequency domain, preventing potential turbine-generator shaft failures.
Other Specialized Tools for Modeling, Visualization & Data Management
These purpose-built tools extend DSATools™ workflows—supporting advanced system studies by simplifying complex models, organizing large datasets, and helping engineers validate results and visualize security boundaries. Whether you’re optimizing performance or managing legacy configurations, these tools expand the reach and usability of DSATools™.
PFDB
PFDB – Powerflow Database
Streamline power flow case management with an organized database designed for efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of large-scale system data.
PFDB streamlines the creation and validation of powerflow base cases across large regions. Built for collaboration, it ensures data consistency, detects common modeling errors, and supports grid reliability through automated checks aligned with NERC/ERAG requirements.
SDDB
System Dynamics Database
Enable comprehensive steady-state and dynamic analysis with a structured database that simplifies data access and reporting.
System Dynamics Database (SDDB) provides a state-of-the-art approach for dynamic model management that includes automatic data validation and a comprehensive set of other features.
VOB
Visualization of System Security Boundary
reduce the complexity of large-scale dynamic models while preserving key system behaviors, making stability studies more efficient and manageable.
VOB enables real-time visualization of power system security using online DSA results and PMU data. Designed for operators and planners, it supports informed decision-making with intuitive displays, security limit tracking, and rich visual insights into system conditions and violations.
DYNRED
Dynamic Reduction
Reduce the complexity of large-scale dynamic models while preserving key system behaviors, making stability studies more efficient and manageable.
TLDS
TLDS – Created for BC Hydro
Facilitate transmission line design and analysis with a dedicated tool, originally developed by Powertech for BC Hydro, ensuring compliance with industry standards and operational reliability.
ModV
Model Validation Tool
Ensure accuracy and reliability in power system simulations by validating dynamic models against real-world field data.
Our Clients and Partners
BC Hydro
Grant PUD
California Department of Water
ATCO
Alstom
ABB
General Electric
AFL
Hubbell
What Sets It Apart?
High performance with industry-scale model support
Online and offline security assessment in one integrated environment
Compatibility with your EMS, training, and planning infrastructure
Continuous development and support from the team behind the tools
"DSATools™ reflects decades of experience, development, and utility-driven feedback—our goal is to make power system assessment accurate, efficient, and actionable."
Jeff Bloemink,
Division Manager, Software Technologies
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