Installation and User Folders
After installing SAInt, the user has access to two folders: the installation directory and the user directory. The installation directory contains all the required libraries (.dll
), the executables, the end-user license agreement, and the documentation setup file. The user folder contains a variety of supporting files and documentation like the template files, the lexicon listing all the objects' properties, sample polygons and project examples.
SAInt uses as licensing software "CodeMeter" by WIBU Systems. CodeMeter is installed during the installation of SAInt. It is a good practice to carry out the installation of SAInt and CodeMeter using administrative credentials.
1. Installation folder
The installation folder can be generally found at the following path: C:\Program Files\encoord\SAInt-v3
. The most relevant files available in the folder are:
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and CodeMeter (software managing SAInt license, requiring administrative privileges)
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SAInt-Core.dll (dynamic link library of SAInt-Core)
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SAInt-API.dll (application programming interface library of SAInt-API)
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SAInt-GUI.exe (SAInt graphical user interface executable)
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docs-encoord-setup.exe (documentation installation setup)
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eula.rtf (word document of the end-user license agreement)
2. User folder
The user folder can be found at the following path: C:\Users\User_Name\Documents\encoord\SAInt-v3
, where User_Name
is the name of the user for which SAInt has been installed. If the user is not the administrator of the computer, this folder may be empty. The same content can be found at C:\ProgramData\encoord\SAInt-v3
, that it is by default a hidden folder. If the user folder is empty, the user can copy and paste the content from ProgramData
. Pay attention to not remove the content from ProgramData
.
The user folder has the following structure:
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SAInt-v3
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DataImport: templates for importing a variety of data into SAInt.
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FuelConsumptionCurve
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Network
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Others
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Profile
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Quality
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Scenario
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Shapefile
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WindTurbinePowerCurve
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Documents: lexicon and SAInt-API help file.
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FiltrableLexicon.xlsx
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Lexicon.xlsx
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SAInt-API-Help.chm
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Logs: used to save the extended logs when required by the user for debugging reasons.
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Polygons: polygon files of the default projects and of world Countries.
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Projects: default projects and tutorial material to showcase SAInt functionalities.
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BelgiumCoupledSystem: example of coupled system based on a simplified version of the Belgian networks for gas and electricity.
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TNET33_25: Barry Island thermal network example.
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TutorialModels: material and models used in the tutorials.
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Settings: default SAInt settings and units of measure for the different releases installed on the computer.
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Visualization: cache directory for image service providers in geographic map views.
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3. Default projects and models
The folder Projects
in the user directory contains a set of models and projects readily available to test and explore SAInt’s functionalities. The folder also contains a copy of the models used in the tutorials. The available projects are:
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BelgiumCoupledSystem: The project describes a simplified version of the transmission system for gas and electricity of Belgium (Europe).
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CEM_MultiYear: Simple example to demonstrate the "Capacity Expansion Model" capabilities of SAInt over five investment years.
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CEM_SingleYear: Simple example to demonstrate the "Capacity Expansion Model" capabilities of SAInt with a scenario for a single investment year, and demand and renewable profiles modeled using representative periods.
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ENET04_03: Simple project for AC power flow analyses.
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ENET09_13: The project is a simple production cost model for an electric transmission system.
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GasLib134: This model is based, as much as possible, on the model 134v2 from the GasLib project.
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GNET29_18: The project provides an example of a regional transmission system for natural gas. Its geographic position is fictional.
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HUBS: The project is a simplified example of a coupled gas and electric systems.
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IEEE9: This project represents the IEEE 9 bus test system.
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IEEE39: This project represents the IEEE 39 bus test system.
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RTS?GMLC: This project is a production cost model (PCM) of the medium-scale Reliability Test System-Grid Modernization (RTS-GMLC) Lab Consortium from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
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TNET33_25: This project is a thermal network model based on the work of X. Qin et al. (2021) and of X. Liu et al. (2016).
Furthermore, the folder Tutorials
under the directory Projects
provides the data for the models used in the tutorials of SAInt.