The main objective of the current proposal was the development of an Electrical Network Analysis Model (ENAM) in Saber simulation environment and at behavioural modelling level. The model was used for the analysis of power quality, stability, and reliability of different configurations for the Electrical Test Bench (ETB). The proposal was based on the following key points:

1. a detailed Saber model for the ENAM will be implemented in order to perform short transient analyses. Starting from the literature regarding electrical equipment modelling, first a mathematical model will be derived. Successively, it will be translated into an electrical scheme adopting Saber standard library elements where possible, or user-defined components implemented in MAST code as an alternative. The ENAM will be equipped with a high-level supervisory control scheme, in order to manage failures. About testing process, a set of devoted tests will be performed, mainly referring to required stability, power quality, reliability and failure mode behaviour.
2. a devoted software will be implemented in order to interface with the Saber models and perform the required tests. The software will be implemented as standalone, however requiring the presence of a full Saber package installed on the target machine, but hiding to the user the complexity of the Saber environment. The devoted software will use an external mathematical calculation environment (e.g. Matlab) for implementing the post-processing functionalities above reported (i.e. power quality, failure mode and reliability analysis)

The proposed project followed a typical workflow for both modelling process and software development basic tasks.

The modelling activities were based on main theoretical analysis, mathematical formulation, models implementation and results verification task. On the other hand, the software development workflow was based on requirements analysis, specs derivation, design, implementation, testing and validation.