GE Energy Announces Smallworld A&O for Secondary Networks

GE Energy has announced the availability of its Smallworld Analysis and Optimization 4 (A&O) product for the electric utility design market. The product allows users to take advantage of advanced analysis algorithms without having to become experts in the field.

An addition to GE Energy’s Smallworld Engineering Management product line, A&O employs power flow analysis algorithms that are embedded in Smallworld Core Spatial Technology, providing analysis and optimisation tools to any organisation managing electric networks using the Smallworld application.

With A&O, users can perform secondary network analysis and optimisation for conductor and transformer sizing based on short-circuit, flicker and voltage drop, as well as check for overloads and voltage drop problems. Any number of customer and special loads can be placed at demand points before the services are actually available, giving the designer the capability to accurately model the load on the future network.