Gridscale X Advanced Protection Assessment

Why Gridscale X Advanced Protection Assessment?

Gridscale X Advanced Protection Assessment, formerly known as PSS® CAPE, gives protection engineers access to the world's largest library of highly detailed relay models – with more than 7,300 relay styles, reclosers and fuses.

The software platform helps engineers collect and manage complex protection data, run accurate simulations and evaluate alternative solutions for transmission and distribution networks. With its modular tools and integrated workflow, you can analyze any network size, while maintaining regulatory compliance and reliable operations.

Key benefits

Automate wide-area coordination

Leverage an innovative proven methodology to automate the wide area coordination review of protective devices, using the existing network model to verify coordination throughout a high-voltage system.

Simplify complex network management

Support protection engineers with the entire workflow, including data collection, electronic setting management and validation. Manage complex network data, while uncovering problems and evaluating alternatives.

Meet NERC PRC compliance

Leverage the optional Compliance Module to simplify the compliance process for eight NERC PRC standards. Use a relay protection simulation tool to assess system reliability.

Featured capabilities

Extensive relay library

Access more than 7,300 detailed relay models, reclosers and fuses. Models include phase and fault logic, CT/VT expressions and comparator equations for accurate simulation responses.

Automated coordination studies

Perform wide-area coordination reviews with minimal manual effort. The Compliance Module stores results in a SQL-based database, enabling historical tracking of relay coordination and system performance.

Customized protection packages

Choose from flexible, modular packages starting with a central database, Database Editor and One-Line Diagram module. Enhance any package with optional modules to match your exact requirements.