DISTRIBUTION NETWORK VISUALIZER

2022 ELE Engineering Design Project (BV06)

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Faculty Lab Coordinator

Balasubramanian Venkatesh

Topic Category

Power

Preamble

Interactive network visualizer help render a sketch of a distribution network

Objective

Develop python code for interactive network visualizer

Partial Specifications

- read data from an IEEE format
- create a network visualizer software on python
- provide interactive feature to show node and branch attributes

Suggested Approach

- explore graph theory models and visualizers in python freeware
- explore python GUI modules and methods
- ready IEEE data using open source modules
- create a interactive GUI
- Ensure pan and zoom functionality

Group Responsibilities

Manage the project

Student A Responsibilities

- Interact with IEEE data format and provide ready access to node and branch attributes

Student B Responsibilities

- develop a GUI visualizer

Student C Responsibilities

- explore interactive feature of the GUI, pan and zoom

Student D Responsibilities

- Test the functioning of the GUI for various cases

Course Co-requisites

ELE746

To ALL EDP Students

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, in the event University is not open for in-class/in-lab activities during the Winter term, your EDP topic specifications, requirements, implementations, and assessment methods will be adjusted by your FLCs at their discretion.