GUI for pandapower

[manuvarkey]

Hi all,

I have written a GUI for pandapower (https://github.com/manuvarkey/GElectrical) if any one is interested. The application is intended for MV/LV distribution networks but may be useful for other applications also. Currently application is in beta release phase.

Any ideas for improvement are most welcome. Thank you.

[julffers]

Your GUI looks very interesting and I would like to try it out. Could you provide me with some details on how to install and start it?

[AnkurArohi]

I would like to use it, can you share some details about the installation , please

[manuvarkey]

Hi @julffers @AnkurArohi, installer files for windows and Linux are available in the following link.

https://github.com/manuvarkey/GElectrical/releases/tag/v1-RC.1

[manuvarkey]

Updated version with support for power flow with diversity factor, bug fixes.
https://github.com/manuvarkey/GElectrical/releases/tag/v1-RC.2

Linux version is now published at Flathub.
https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.kavilgroup.gelectrical

[nicorikken]

I just tested it from Flatpak. It was really easy to get started. It takes a bit of time to understand the UI, how to run simulations and where to view the results.
Is there a way to look under the hood to the Python code for the simulation. As this is based on PandaPower, I could see the use-case of clicking a simulation in the UI and exporting the skeleton code to run the simulation. I know that would totally be a different use-case, but perhaps that would help those wanting to start with PandaPower to get going more easily.

How can you be helped to continue this development and ensure a bright feature of this software?

[manuvarkey]

Hi @nicorikken ,

I have created a small screen cast showing the usage of the software.

GElectrical v1-RC.3 (dev) screen cast

Some user interface tweaks are required to make the software more user friendly. Adding more tool tips describing details of various options are in the pipeline. A proper documentation is required to be written for end users.

Future of the software depends on its usage and feedback by electrical & power engineers regarding what features needs implementation and what needs change. Also a better standard library of elements are needed (lines, breakers, fuses, cables, transformers etc).

[manuvarkey]

Is there a way to look under the hood to the Python code for the simulation. As this is based on PandaPower, I could see the use-case of clicking a simulation in the UI and exporting the skeleton code to run the simulation. I know that would totally be a different use-case, but perhaps that would help those wanting to start with PandaPower to get going more easily.

The pandapower network used for the simulation is expoted as network.json file along with the analysis results. This can be loaded as follows.

import pandapower as pp
net = pp.from_json('network.json')

[manuvarkey]

Updated version
https://github.com/manuvarkey/GElectrical/releases/tag/v1-RC.3

[manuvarkey]

Now documentation for the application is hosted at https://gelectrical.readthedocs.io/