A flexible development model oriented substation virtual simulation engine

In light of substation simulation, a component-based and flexible development mode is proposed with the virtual simulation engine as the kernel. The concept and architecture of the substation's virtual simulation engine is described, the engine is implemented by rebuilding the Torque gaming engine using COM technology and 3D modeling. With this engine, the development of different substation simulation scenarios only need the layout of the virtual scene and simulated logic programming. Application shows that the engine can considerably improve the efficiency of substation simulation development to further popularize virtual reality technology in power systems. © 2011 State Grid Electric Power Research Institute Press.