OpenDSS Documentation

Autoadded

Shows auto added capacitors or generators. See AutoAdd solution mode.

buses

Report showing all buses and nodes currently defined.

busflow

Creates a report showing power and current flows as well as voltages around a selected bus. Syntax:

Show BUSFlow busname [MVA|kVA*] [Seq* | Elements]

Show busflow busxxx kVA elem

Show busflow busxxx MVA seq

NOTE: The Show menu will prompt you for these values.

Controlled

Show Controlled elements and the names of the controls connected to them in CSV format.

controlqueue

Shows the present contents of the control queue.

convergence

Report on the convergence of each node voltage.

currents

Report showing currents from most recent solution. syntax: 

Show Currents  [[residual=]yes|no*] [Seq* | Elements]

If "residual" flag is yes, the sum of currents in all conductors is reported. Default is to report Sequence currents; otherwise currents in all conductors are reported.

deltaV

Show voltages ACROSS each 2-terminal element, phase-by-phase. 

elements

Shows names of all elements in circuit or all elements of a specified class. Syntax: 

Show ELements [Classname] 

Useful for creating scripts that act on selected classes of elements. 

eventlog

Shows the present event log. (Regulator tap changes, capacitor switching, etc.)

faults

After fault study solution, shows fault currents.

generators

Report showing generator elements currently defined and the values of the energy meters 

associated with each generator.

isolated

Report showing buses and elements that are isolated from the main source.

kvbasemismatch

Creates a report of Load and Generator elements for which the base voltage does not match the Bus base voltage. Scripts for correcting the voltage base are suggested.

lineconstants

Creates two report files for the line constants (impedances) of every LINEGEOMETRY element currently defined. One file shows the main report with the matrices. The other file contains corresponding LINECODE definitions that you may use in subsequent simulations.  Syntax:

Show LIneConstants [frequency] [none|mi|km|kft|m|me|ft|in|cm] [rho]

Specify the frequency, length units and earth resistivity (meter-ohms). Examples:

Show Lineconstants 60 kft 100

Show Linecon 50 km 1000

loops

Shows closed loops detected by EnergyMeter elements that are possibly unwanted. Otherwise, loops are OK.

losses

Reports losses in each element and in the entire circuit.

meters

Shows the present values of the registers in the EnergyMeter elements.

mismatch

Shows the current mismatches at each node in amperes and percent of max currents at node.

monitor

Shows the contents of a selected monitor. Syntax: 

Show Monitor  monitorname

overloads

Shows overloaded power delivery elements.

panel

Shows control panel. (not necessary for standalone version)

powers

Report on powers flowing in circuit from most recent solution. 

Powers may be reported in kVA or MVA and in sequence quantities or in every conductor of each element. Syntax:

Show Powers [MVA|kVA*] [Seq* | Elements]

Sequence powers in kVA is the default. Examples:

Show powers

Show power kva element

Show power mva elem

PV2PQ_Conversions

Show the list of generators converted from PV bus to PQ during the last solution step (NCIM).

QueryLog

Show Query Log file. 

ratings

Shows ratings of power delivery elements.

Result

Show last result (in @result variable).

taps

Shows the regulator/LTC taps from the most recent solution.

topology

Shows the topology as seen by the SwtControl elements.

unserved

Shows loads that are "unserved". That is, loads for which the voltage is too low, or a branch on the source side is overloaded. If UEonly is specified, shows only those loads in which the emergency rating has been exceeded. Syntax:

Show Unserved [UEonly] (unserved loads)

variables

Shows internal state variables of devices (Power conversion elements) that report them.

voltages

Reports voltages from most recent solution. Voltages are reported with respect to 

system reference (Node 0) by default (LN option), but may also be reported Line-Line (LL option).

The voltages are normally reported by bus/node, but may also be reported by circuit element. Syntax:

Show Voltages [LL |LN*]  [Seq* | Nodes | Elements]

Show Voltages

Show Voltage LN Nodes

Show Voltages LL Nodes

Show Voltage LN Elem

y

Show the system Y matrix. Could be a large file!

yprim

Show the primitive admittance (y) matrix for the active element.

zone

Shows the zone for a selected EnergyMeter element. Shows zone either in a text file or in a graphical tree view.

Show Zone  energymetername [Treeview]