Release

New powerful features of EUROSTAG®  Release 4.5

improving the business processes of network planners, network operators, consultants and researchers:

• CIM compliance: the release 4.5 of EUROSTAG® supports CIM import and export, more specifically the ENTSO-E profile Revision 1. Tractebel Engineering and RTE are furthermore involved in the development of future CIM standards.
• New and improved models: several new wind models have been added to the standard library, covering the whole range of user needs, from the most detailed model (DFIG with Chopper and Crow Bar modelling) to the universal wind farm model. A new combined cycle model has also been added to the standard library.
• User-friendliness: the optimization of the post-processing treatments together with the addition of a progress bar allows for combined productivity and user-friendliness. The full documentation (User’s manuals and tutorial) is now directly accessible in electronic form. A simplified installation procedure has also been adopted. EUROSTAG® is now available on Linux.
• Automation: the Post-processor and the Tabular Output can be run automatically.
• Others enhancements: EUROSTAG® 4.5 comes with a lot of new models, functionalities and graphical capabilities:

- Interface variable default value;
- Nominal excitation field available as parameter in the Model Editor;
- Free naming for the injectors;
- Enhanced system linearization for small signal stability analysis;
- More robust induction motor identification;
- Coupled zoom on several charts in the curve drawing tool.

The software is delivered with a full documentation and a tutorial guide containing several exercises, allowing a self-teach approach to EUROSTAG®.

Moreover, support is provided through a systematic warranty and a maintenance contract from the software developers as well as from key experts.

Technical requirements

EUROSTAG®  is designed to run on Microsoft Windows (XP or Vista) and Linux (Redhat) operating systems.

The minimum technical requirements are as follow:

• Intel compatible processor (X86 compatible);
• 1 GB RAM at least (2 GB recommended);
• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Linux Red Hat Operating System (32-bits);
• A network card is compulsory for the licensing mechanism;
• At least 1024*768 for screen resolution

Versions history 

Release 4.4

The theme of this EUROSTAG® release is the user-defined modelling of protection schemes.

A new modeling framework has been developed and opens the door to the accurate and flexible representation of protection systems, especially system protection schemes and wide area protection and control systems. Fully coherent with the existing EUROSTAG® functionalities, this modeling framework offers to the user modularity, flexibility and simplicity.

Release 4.3

This release offers a lot of new models allowing facing the new challenges raised by power systems unbundling, renewable energies and new technologies.

Release 4.2

The release 4.2 is characterized by a comprehensive renewal of the graphic interfaces, a full integration in the Windows environment and also deep changes that place this tool once again at the top of the user friendliness.

Release 4.1

The version is improved with the installation of the one line diagram improving the user friendliness. Different new models are also introduced in the release, appreciated for its precision.

Release 3.2

Numerous macroblocks are added in this version. The release 3.2 offers an easy way to convert data from IEE as well as PSS/E format to EUROSTAG® format. This version contains a simplified and faster transformer tap model.

Release 3.1 (October 1997)

Release 3.1 proposes symmetrical and dissymmetrical modeling. Moreover, great attention has been paid to keep the high performance and the user-friendliness that are two main characteristics of the software.