DIgSILENT releases the Preview Version of PowerFactory 2027

We are pleased to announce that the PowerFactory 2027 Preview is now available! Experience the redesigned user interface, discover new and enhanced analysis capabilities, and share your feedback ahead of the official release, expected in February 2027.

The preview is exclusively available to registered users at companies with an active maintenance agreement or subscription.

>>> Download the PowerFactory 2027 Preview

 

Highlights to explore:

Redesigned user interface

  • Completely redesigned interface with a flexible ribbon-based layout for simpler navigation and more efficient workflows
  • New comprehensive tooltips provide instant guidance across the application
  • New Action Finder helps you quickly locate and access the tools you need

AI-assisted user help

  • Meet the new interactive AI Assistant, searching more than 10,000 pages of PowerFactory documentation to guide you to relevant information and sources

Significant performance improvements

  • Improved calculation performance through multi-threading and enhanced parallelisation
  • Up to 40% faster Load Flow and Contingency calculations*
  • Up to 3× faster RMS and EMT simulations*

New simulation diagnostics

  • Gain deeper insights into RMS and EMT simulations with the new Simulation Diagnostics tool, including performance analysis per model, investigation of warning messages and identification of model equation errors

Simplified Connection Request

  • New, easy-to-use Simplified Connection Request function supporting a wide range of connection assessment use cases

Short-Circuit Analysis and Protection

  • Support for IEC 60909-0:2026 (Edition 3)
  • Enhanced Protection Audit capabilities based on Short-Circuit Trace analysis

PV Curves Calculation

  • Extended transfer-based capacity calculation for transfers between two or three selected regions
  • Enhanced visualisation with limit indicators and two-dimensional heatmap plots

Optimisation and modelling

  • Extended Unit Commitment and Dispatch Optimisation with non-linear penalty cost curves for transformers and redispatch cost curves for generators
  • Enhanced models for power electronic devices and active power controllers

Automation and access

  • New OpenTelemetry (OTel) interface provides greater visibility into automated workflows
  • OpenID Connect authentication enables seamless single sign-on

*Performance gains depend on the model. Figures are based on realistic test cases compared with PowerFactory 2026.

 

Learn more about these functions and many other enhancements in the What’s New in PowerFactory 2027 document, available in the Download Area.

>>> What’s New in PowerFactory 2027

 

Explore the preview and share your feedback

We invite you to explore the new features and let us know what you think. Your feedback is valuable to us and can be shared through our feedback survey.

 

Support for earlier PowerFactory versions

DIgSILENT will continue to actively support the two previous versions, PowerFactory 2026 and PowerFactory 2025.

Following the official release of PowerFactory 2027, support for PowerFactory 2024 will be discontinued and no further service packs will be provided for this version.

 

We wish you continued success with DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
Your DIgSILENT team

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