I have been trying to use python script to solve power flow problem using the pss/e module. When I finished the solving, I got windows showing the log of the solution, including the Siemens company introduction and the power flow result. Since I just need the results for post-processing, I find these windows very disturbing. Can somebody kindly tell me how to disable these windows?
PSS/E prints it's output to different "devices" depending on the activity: progress, prompt, and report. The progress output is the one producing the messages you're referring to. To change how the program interacts with these devices there are some API commands.
ierr = progress_output(islct, filarg, options)
ierr = prompt_output(islct, filarg, options)
ierr = report_output(islct, filarg, options)
You can disable these output devices by setting ISLCT=6. However, it's good practice is to save these log files in case something goes awry or for future analysis (i.e. ISLCT=2 & filarg=output file name).
Having the output go to the PSS/E GUI can slow things down when there's a lot of text being printed. Check out the API documentation for more details.
I also have a problem with the production of these reports, even directing them to file (islct = 2). After many simulations (about 4000 or 5000), instead of around 0.001 seconds, these commands start taking 40+ seconds each!
The workaround was simply deactivate them. Since I am running dynamic simulations in an iterative optimisation algorithm, only the best solutions have reports. The others are ignored.
Anyways, if anyone has any suggestion on this, I would appreciate it :) Thanks.
Best, Nuno
Asked: 2013-03-11 02:45:00 -0500
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Last updated: Jun 01 '20
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Were the windows pop ups? In that case you can use the `redirect` module. `import redirect; redirect.psse2py()`
Thanks. It works!