Aluisio Cesar dos Santos Junior

What is the best (or most simple) software for drawing single line diagrams on power systems?

I have tried several drawing softwares, but my single line diagrams are badly presented yet.

So, I would like to get help to improve my power system draws.

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American International University-Bangladesh

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draw.io Very interesting and free :-)

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Indian Institute of Science

you can try inkscape, its an open source software. I think it will be sufficient for single line diagrams. you can download it from following website.

Northern Technical University

Dear Aluisio Cesar

I agree with my colleagues Mr. Kiran Kumar Challa and Mr.Mohammed Qasim Taha inkscape and PSCAD are very useful programs.. I use them in my works..

Best regards

Thanks a lot,

Mr. Kiran, Mr. Mohammed and Mr. Omar for your contribution.

I am going to try the Inkscape and PSCAD.

Att.,

Aluisio

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Aluisio,

What level of power system (the major part of it, I mean) are you talking about ? Generation, transmission, or distribution ?

-Sanjay

Hi, Sanjoy.

My focus is Transmission planning.

Thank you, Mustafa Yilmaz.

Att.,

Aluisio

I am using Inkscape at the moment because it is free, however, it is a general drawing software (open source) similar to Corel Draw ,i.e, based on vector drawing.

One easy and have most component built in is Visio from microsoft (not free).

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo

Hello Aluisio.

For me is EPLAN (www.eplan.com.br). It is a robust and covers industrial or more simple needs. You have a lot of videos learning how to get the software and how to use it.

Have a nice day!!

Flávio Cruz.

Hello, Flavio.

Thanks a lot. I am going to test EPLAN also.

Best regards.

Aluisio

I'm used to use the Microsoft Visio. However, recently, I have tried the draw.io software and it seems to be good enough to me. You can download it from https://www.draw.io.

Hello, Varrichio!

Thanks a lot.

I am going to try also the draw.io.

Att.,

Aluisio

DIgSILENT PowerFactory is a good network modelling software with very good SLD capability. I used it to draw sub-transmision a(110kV, 33kV & 22kV) as well as distribution (11kV) network SLD.

You can readily trace over existing diagrams. That makes your network model look identical to system diagrams used in the organisation.

DIgSILENT Powerfactory is a commercial network modelling software package. Following is from their website:

PowerFactory is a leading power system analysis software application for use in analysing generation, transmission, distribution and industrial systems.

University College Dublin

University College Dublin

Dear Aluisio

It is recommended to try using VISIO program

Regards

I use Microsoft Visio and it works fine for me every time.

You can use Microsoft visio, ProfiCAD, Edraw, SmartDraw and Solidworks

EasyPower, OneLine Designer

Hi Aluisio

I use microsoft visio for this kind of presentations

I recommend Microsoft Visio.

I used to use the ETAP (by the OTI) for drawing single-line diagrams. In addition, the drawing may be used in a later stage for simulating the system after properly adding its parameters, and settings.

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

Microsoft Visio is very good.

Middle Technical University

I recommend to use Microsoft Visio. It's very easy

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering

I have used Microsoft Visio frequently. However, I have tried the draw.io desktop software, and online version also. It is seems to be good and download it from https://www.draw.io.

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu

Recently, I found some apps of the google store that facilitate easy-to-use drawing tools of electric circuits. Some of them even can draw 3D diagrams.

Microsoft Visio is a good one.

Microsoft Visio 2007 more advanced

Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU) Vadodara (Formally known as Babaria Institute of Technology)

MS Visio , Workbench, CAD, E-Draw ,PSCAD

Northern Technical University

I prefer the Microsoft Visio

University College Dublin

Coreldraw is very easy in use and has many features

draw.io Very interesting and free :-)

Université Amar Telidji Laghouat

AutoCAD, Bentley Microstation, AVEVA Electrical are some most widely used software for drawing Single Line Diagrams. These software's are drafting software i.e you just use them to draw Single Line Diagrams.

ETAP is used for power system analysis and deciding the type of connections to be made in the network and  equipment ratings to be shown on the SLD.A rough draft of the SLD gets its completeness after the ETAP results are implemented on it.

Dear Sir

you can use ETAP. in addition you can use AUTO CAD software in order to show your Single line diagrams.

Babaria Institute of Technology

MS-Visio 2010 is good for this. or MiPower.

Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU) Vadodara (Formally known as Babaria Institute of Technology)

AUTO CAD - Electrical , Smartdraw , Multisim,

Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU) Vadodara (Formally known as Babaria Institute of Technology)

PS-CAD is also having potential

Federal University of Technology Minna

MS-Visio is very good for this.

ETAP is good at power line analysis

Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad

undoubtedly Visio....its simple and the clarity is great.....

Vishnu Institute of Technology

Though, beginners feel difficult to use the MS Word for drawing diagrams, the clarity of the pictures after taking screen shot of zoomed version is very good. Hence, I advise that you can try it once.

COMSATS University Islamabad

I found Circuitlab, an online application, which provides very good results: https://www.circuitlab.com. The diagrams have a very good appearance.

Vishnu Institute of Technology

Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering

Microsoft visio for long term solutions.

Qazvin Islamic Azad University

Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering

Semnan University, Shahid Beheshti University

You can use visio for any drawing. It is usable in electrical eng.

PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur

Microsoft Visio software is used to connect any kind of line and connection. It can be made in any type of diagrams, such as mechanical, electrical, civil structure and management.

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Microsoft Visio. I am using the software since last 5 years. It has a vast library which includes the symbols for many electrical and electronics components. On the other hand it can also be used to draw flowcharts and many more. This software is easy to learn and pretty much user friendly.

I also make use of Microsoft Visio. It is very simple to use. You can create your own stencil for frequently used items. It incorporates well into other reports if Microsoft packages are used (reports, presentations, etc.). The drawings can be exported in other formats for publishing.

University of the Ryukyus

Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU) Vadodara (Formally known as Babaria Institute of Technology)

Gandhigram Rural Institute

Tool used for drawing single line diagram

Srete Nikolovski thanks for your Useful suggestion sir .

University of Technology, Iraq

Hi. You can use AutoCad Electrical software

Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel Global University (KPGU) Vadodara (Formally known as Babaria Institute of Technology)

Université Amar Telidji Laghouat

Islamic University of Technology

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