Can we create a single line diagram(sld) from raw data using python?

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I spent a few days a while back trying to tackle this. A few things I learned:

• There is this program someone made to create slider diagrams: Local Area Viewer http://www.cleargridsolutions.com/ How it works is he exports the case info to a page file and then does the actual creation of the slider diagram in an independent exe. There is a python script that is used as an interface between PSSE and his standalone exe. Interesting to look at anyways.
• I then started writing a set of classes to create diagrams based on the old psse DRAW command/format (because slider diagram xml was too much for me to care about). Its like a simpler slider diagram. I would then save the draw commands as a .drw file and import it using the api completely seamlessly in python. I got it about 25% done before deciding it was too much hassle, but I do think the idea would work.

UPDATE

I was browsing through the documentation and found a reference to "sliderPy" which is used to modify slider diagrams. I haven't had a chance to look at it at all, but here is something to get you started:

import psspy
import sliderPy
help(sliderPy)

Hi,

I have written such small program which can build sld file from python, here it is:

def DrawBusesSLD(buslist):
    n_buses=len(buslist)
    buses=[]
    for i in range(n_buses):
        buses.append(buslist[i][0])

    for i in range(n_buses):
        psspy.bsys(0,0,[0.0, 750.],0,[],1,[buses[i]],0,[],0,[])
        psspy.growbus(buslist[i][0],buslist[i][1], buslist[i][2])

    psspy.bsys(0,0,[0.0, 750.],0,[],n_buses,buses,0,[],0,[])
    for i in range(n_buses):
        psspy.growbus(buslist[i][0],buslist[i][1], buslist[i][2])


buslist=[[1000, 0, -3.4],
       [1001, 1.7, -5.1],
       [1002, 3.4, -5.1],
       [1003, 5.1, -3.4]]

DrawBusesSLD(buslist)

Just change buslist variable to the bus numbers and corresponding x,y values.

Here is one way to do it without using slider:

Sir, With the data of buses(nodes) and lines(edges) you can plot the network plot using networkx library of python.

example:

import networkx as net
buses = ["101","102","103","104","105"]
lines = [("101","102"),("102","103"), ("102","104"),("103","105") ]
G = net.Graph()
G.add_nodes_from(buses)
G.add_edges_from(lines)
net.draw(G,with_labels=True)

you will get the neat network plot without psse in python

I don't know how the code written by rimux works ,GROWBUS api can only be used after you have opened saved case and here in this code no saved case file is opened ,someone please guide me because i have tried many times but the above code is not working

Hi.I am the beginner of PSS'E.I want to create single line diagram using Python routine.Can you suggest me that from where should I read to get the Idea about Commands.

For some reason I can't comment. So, this is a question for @rimux When I'm running your code, the plotting of the buses works nicely. However, the x and y coordinates does not seem to work. Is this x and y coordinate the Cartesian coordinate or am I way off?

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