Synergi Electric

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Synergi Electric

Distribution planning and circuit analysis for electric grid

Synergi Electric is a comprehensive circuit analysis and modelling software program for power distribution engineers. Synergi Electric models the power system, including detailed loads and generation, from substation to customer.

Analysis tool

Advanced modeling

Load and DER forecast integration

Advanced modelling solution

Power distribution companies are facing ever increasing challenges to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective energy solutions. Advanced modelling solutions such as Synergi Electric are needed to cope with new regulations, distributed generation, new technologies and extreme weather events. With Synergi Electric you can better understand the performance of your system, as it provides you with the intelligence you need to make decisions that drive business performance, safety and reliability, while mitigating risk.

Analysis tools for planning

Synergi Electric incorporates a full suite of analysis tools to perform short and long-term planning studies. Demand levels, voltages, loading and spare capacity can be evaluated each hour of every day over 12 months or 10 years. It includes tools for load allocation, phase balancing, capacitor placement, PV placement and load balancing.

Renewables and Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Models for PV and wind generation are easy to set up in Synergi Electric. Load-flow, fault analysis, hosting capacity and time-series analyses evaluate the impact of these generators. Time and weather conditions are modelled in Synergi Electric to represent real world output of PV generators, combined with detailed load models that provide the most accurate representation of your distribution system. Synergi Electric also models large battery energy storage systems and a variety of control models.

System protection

Synergi Electric provides an advanced modelling environment for over-current protective devices and allows engineers to quickly evaluate and manage the extensive and complex protection schemes for hundreds or thousands of distribution feeders. Synergi Electric includes numerous fault applications, including Fault Flow, Fault Voltage, Fault Sequence, PV Fault and Fault Location Analysis. Fault location analysis assists you in quickly troubleshooting outages by accurately predicting the location of fault events and momentary outages.

Load growth, customer behaviour, switching configurations and changing facilities are all part of the environment in Synergi Electric and important to protection studies.

Reliability analysis

Reliability metrics are indicators of the value that customers realize through their utility service and are a key concern for power distribution engineers. Outage events are brought into Synergi Electric where they are correlated and used to calculate the performance indices of the base system. You can see root causes of reliability problems, the impact of new or relocated reclosers and switches and evaluate mitigation strategies. While making changes to protection, switching, and loading, you can evaluate the impact of your proposed changes on reliability.

Synergi Electric has a full suite of tools for capacity planning including: switch assessment, throw-over analysis, optimal switching, load transfer analysis, switch plan analysis, auto-transfer analysis, outage pick up, load at risk, and feeder tie path analysis.

Data services (data integration and automation) and Solver

Synergi Electric provides tools to integrate with external data sources. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to develop distribution system models. Automated model build processes are used to ensure that the user always has a current model of the distribution system. Additional data sources can be included, such as:

The Customer Management Module (CMM) provides a link to the utility’s billing system
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) can be used to import a specific loading condition from a known date and time
Middlelink and Model Forge tools can be used to interface with records of distributed generation
Results from load forecasting studies can be imported to Synergi Electric using the Forecast tool

DNV’s Consulting team has helped many utilities to implement these processes, providing a fully customized model build solution with all data required for distribution engineers to carry out their analyses. DNV’s team has the experience and knowledge to insure your models are built to the requirements that Synergi Electric needs and allows them to focus on the analysis rather than gathering the data.

Synergi Electric Viewer

Synergi Electric Viewer allows data technicians to QA/QC models and work with data with a view-only license. Viewer has the same data and view capabilities without load flow or other analysis features.

Synergi Electric is an advanced electrical simulation software platform designed for electric utilities to support power distribution system analysis, planning, and modeling.

It enables engineers to analyze, simulate, and optimize distribution networks to improve grid reliability, support planning decisions, and manage increasing system complexity.
Power distribution system analysis involves modeling and evaluating how electricity flows across a distribution network under different conditions.

Synergi Electric provides a complete distribution system analysis software environment, allowing utilities to:
- Simulate real-world network behavior
- Identify system constraints and weak points
- Evaluate performance under changing load and generation scenarios
This helps utilities improve operational decisions and long-term planning.
Synergi Electric is a comprehensive distribution planning software solution that enables utilities to model and analyze future grid scenarios.

It supports planning activities such as:
- Load growth and forecasting
- Distributed energy resource (DER) integration
- Network upgrades and expansion planning
This allows utilities to make informed, data-driven decisions to support reliable and efficient grid operations.
Synergi Electric supports a wide range of simulations, including:
- Load flow analysis and power flow analysis
- Fault analysis
- Hosting capacity analysis
- Time-based and scenario-based simulations
These capabilities make it a powerful distribution system simulation software solution for evaluating network performance under various conditions.
Synergi Electric improves grid reliability by helping utilities identify system limitations before they become issues.

Through advanced grid analytics and simulation, utilities can:
- Detect potential overloads and voltage issues
- Identify weak points in the network
- Evaluate the impact of new loads or DERs
This proactive approach supports more resilient and reliable grid operations.
Hosting capacity analysis determines how much distributed energy (such as solar or EV load) can be added to the grid without impacting performance.

Synergi Electric provides built-in hosting capacity analysis software that enables utilities to:
- Evaluate DER integration scenarios
- Identify network constraints
- Support planning for grid modernization
This is critical for managing increased electrification and renewable energy adoption.
Synergi Electric provides advanced time series power system analysis capabilities to model how the grid behaves over time.

Utilities can simulate:
- Hourly or seasonal load variations
- DER generation patterns
- Electric vehicle charging impacts
This allows utilities to better understand system behavior and plan for long-term changes in demand and generation.
Yes. Synergi Electric supports data integration with key utility systems, including:
- GIS systems
- SCADA data
- AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) data
This enables utilities to build accurate, real-world models and improve grid analytics and planning insights.
Distribution network modeling is the process of creating a digital representation of a power distribution system.

Synergi Electric provides a flexible distribution network modeling software platform that allows utilities to:
- Build detailed network models
- Simulate real operating conditions
- Analyze system performance across different scenarios
This improves confidence in planning and engineering decisions.
Synergi Electric supports grid planning software and distribution optimization software use cases by enabling utilities to analyze and refine system performance.

Utilities can:
- Optimize feeder configurations
- Evaluate infrastructure investments
- Improve system efficiency
This helps utilities make better use of existing infrastructure and plan for future demand.
Synergi Electric supports capacity planning software (electric grid) by helping utilities assess how much load and generation their systems can handle.

With its modeling and simulation capabilities, utilities can:
- Forecast capacity constraints
- Plan for future growth
- Avoid system overloads
This is essential for managing increasing demand from electrification and distributed energy resources.
Synergi Electric leverages grid analytics to provide actionable insights into system performance.

By combining simulation results with real-world data, utilities can:
- Identify trends and risks
- Improve planning accuracy
- Support data-driven decision-making
This enables more efficient and reliable grid operations.

Training courses

SY-41 Synergi Electric - online training (subscription)

This is a training subscription service that delivers a weekly live webcast on standard Synergi Electric training topics, in addition to some more advanced topics up to twice a month

Synergi Electric modules

Power distribution analysis and optimization

Switching and Contingency

Switching and Contingency is a set of software tools for developing and validating contingency switching plans and for finding the best possible switching configuration for your system.

Solver

With the Synergi Electric Solver software module you get the power of Synergi Electric in an open programming environment for your custom, fit-for-purpose applications.

Middlelink

The Synergi Electric Middlelink module provides the integration link to your back office asset databases and leverages your investment in GIS and other technologies by directly importing connectivity and attributes right into Synergi Electric.

Reliability & Harmonics

Reliability is a comprehensive software modelling package that aids in the simulation and analysis of power distribution system reliability.

Cable Ampacity

The Synergi Electric module Cable Ampacity lets you determine how soil condition and duct bank configuration affect cable ampacity.

Customer Management

The Customer Management software module provides a standardized, configurable interface where you can transfer data and view customer assignment and load profile information.