Phase Propagation

Phase propagation in the Utility Network (UN) uses the ‘Propagated_BITWISE_AND’ operation and a phase field configured as a network attribute to create phase values from the source of the subnetwork and sends that information to the service points. The tier’s trace configuration determines which features are barriers and which features the trace can pass through. For a technical description of this type of attribute propagation, see Attribute Propagation in the Utility Network.

For information about setting the network attribute, see the Phase Propagator in Trace Configuration topic.

ArcFM UN Configuration with Phases:

• Phase propagation in the UN

  • PhasesNormal (Input)

  • DeviceStatus (Input)

  • PhasesEnergized (Output)

• Unbalanced network: PhasesNormal on the bank represents aggregation of phases among the units. PhasesNormal on a unit represents the phase that it controls.

• Balanced network: PhasesNormal is on the bank. (Device)

• DeviceStatus indicates whether the Device or Unit is open/closed.

• PhasesEnergized is set by UpdateSubnetwork using PhasesNormal and DeviceStatus to determine which set of phases reaches the Bank or Unit.