NetPlan

NETPLAN is an integrated computational environment for transmission network planning and analysis which includes: (i) data management tools (data editing, external data importation, etc.); (ii) study management resources (data coherency checking, database versioning, chronology, sensibilities, etc.); (iii) Visualization resources for the network and study results (schematic diagrams, circuit flows, overflow indicators, load marginal cost, contour plots, etc.); and (iv) Graphical interface which allows executing tools for transmission network expansion planning and analysis. In the current version two planning tools are available: (i) OPTNET, for analysis and expansion plan-ning of high voltage transmission network (active power); and (ii) OPTFLOW, for optimal AC power flow and expansion planning of reactive power sources (VaR). Both models use optimization tools capable of large scale transmission network planning and analysis.