Providing a concise compilation of significant outcomes by experienced users and developers of this program, it is a valuable resource for postgraduate students and engineers working in power-system operation andplanning.

Part I: Fundamentals.- Special features of PowerFactory for Smart Grids.- DIgSILENT Simulation Language (DSL).- DIgSILENT Programming Language (DPL).- Interfacing PowerFactory with Third-party-Software.- Potentials for Co-simulation and HIL.- Part II: Applications for smart grid planning.- Co-simulation for modelling and simulation of hybrid systems.- Model identification and dynamic equivalencing i. Transmission systems ii. Active distribution networks.- EMT models of RES.- Offshore-onshore grids.- HVDC-HVAC systems.- Dynamic modelling of electric vehicles infrastructure.- Advanced electricity energy storage systems.- Part III: Applications for smart grid operation.- Real-time load measurement and management.- Diagnosis & notification of equipment condition.- Dynamic capability rating.- Fault current limiting in hybrid systems.- Smarter adaptive and enhanced protections.- Automated islanding and restoration.- Wide area monitoring, visualization, & control.- Customer Electricity UseOptimization.- Risk-based security assessment.