PSS®SINCAL Platform

The PSS®SINCAL platform is part of the Siemens PTI product portfolio and consists of the products PSS®SINCAL and PSS®NETOMAC.

You can download various product versions and product updates from our website, and if you have any technical questions, you can contact the PSS®SINCAL Platform Support.

PSS®SINCAL

PSS®SINCAL (Siemens Network Calculation) is a comprehensive, high-quality software for all network planning requirements. The product offers a complete network model for electrical high, medium and low voltage networks. In addition, pipe network calculations for water, gas and district heating/cooling are also supported.

PSS®SINCAL is characterized by a variety of technical options, high quality as well as usability. This provides users with the necessary calculation and analysis tool to model and calculate networks of the various sectors and to investigate them based on the calculation results.

Electrical Networks – Core Modules

• Power Flow
• Short Circuit
• Harmonics/Harmonic Contingency
• Stability (RMS)
• Electromagnetic Transients

Electrical Networks – Extended Modules

• Operating Point/Time Series Calculation
• Network Development
• Load Assignment/Transformer Tap Detection
• Economic Efficiency Calculation
• Network Stress Test
• Energy Storage Placement and Sizing
• Maximum Hosting Capacity
• Grid Code Compliance Renewables
• Contingency Analysis and Resupply
• Probabilistic Reliability Analysis
• Transfer Capacity
• Optimal Network Structures
• Load Balancing
• Optimal Branching
• Compensation Optimization
• Volt/Var Optimization
• Power Flow Optimization
• Multiple Faults
• Motor Start-Up

Electrical Networks – Protection Modules

• Overcurrent Time Protection Simulation
• Extended Protection Simulation
• Distance Protection Setting Calculation
• Protection Security Assessment
• Arc Flash Calculation
• Fuse Dimensioning

Electrical Networks – Modelling

• Network Reduction
• Line and Cable Parameters
• Graphical Model Builder
• DLL Model Interfaces
• Dynamic Model Library

Pipe Network – Calculation Modules

• Gas (Steady-State)
• Gas Operating/Time Series
• Gas Contingency Analysis
• Water (Steady-State)
• Water Operating/Time Series
• Water Tanks
• Water Contingency Analysis
• Heating/Cooling (Steady-State)
• Heating/Cooling Operating/Time Series
• Heating/Cooling Contingency Analysis
• Network Planning Tools (Pipe Networks)

PSS®NETOMAC

PSS®NETOMAC (Network Torsion Machine Control) is based on the same program components as PSS®SINCAL. It was developed to provide experts with an optimal interface for dynamics and transient calculations.

The customizable graphical user interface is designed for efficient handling of the dynamics and transient engine for advanced calculations that require a high level of model detail. It combines the benefits of the high-performance PSS®NETOMAC engine with useful functionalities for handling, simulating and analyzing user-specific network models.

PSS®NETOMAC Core Functions

• Stability (RMS)
• Electromagnetic Transients
• Eigenvalue/Modal Analysis
• Identification and Optimization
• Frequency Domain and Resonances
• Torsional Analysis

Enhanced Modeling Functions

• Line and Cable Parameters
• Graphical Model Builder
• DLL Model Interfaces
• Dynamic Model Library