COMTRADE relay-trip analysis

Open COMTRADE CFG and DAT files online

Open matching files to investigate relay events with synchronized waveforms and timing.

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Explore Sample DR

Sample DR

Explore a sample disturbance record and its analysis views. No account needed and no trial credits used.

Relay trip investigation software

Investigate relay trips and produce traceable engineering reports in one browser workspace.

Open a disturbance record, confirm the relevant source mapping, inspect the measured evidence, and assemble an editable Engineering Report. You control the review and final wording.

Explicit channel mappingSource-linked evidenceEditable Engineering Report
Example viewRelay fault evidence
CFG/DAT
PICKUPStart asserted
TRIPTrip output
52ABreaker open
1 Fault inception2 Trip output3 Breaker transition
Choose how you use ZeroRiskk

Start free, then unlock deeper relay analysis when needed

Open a record without an account. Registered users receive a time-limited trial with a recording allowance, followed by Single Analysis, Professional Monthly or Professional Yearly access for new analyses. AI fault-analysis reports are purchased separately.

Free without login

Open and inspect the record

  • Open matching CFG + DAT files
  • Review analog relay waveforms
  • Inspect digital event transitions
  • Zoom, pan and use A/B cursors
  • Review Frequency / df-dt
  • Check measured values in Read Out
Registered cloud trial

Unlock advanced analysis

  • Save and reopen records
  • Phasor and Computed views
  • Fault Location support
  • Distance / R-X trajectory
  • Differential evidence review
  • Engineering Report builder
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Paid only when requested

AI Fault Analysis & Report

  • Evidence-led fault interpretation
  • Editable AI-assisted report
  • Selected snapshots in context
  • Optional relay settings and SOE
  • Reviewable final PDF
  • Separate payment per report
Transparent pricing

Start with a free trial. Choose a plan when you need more.

All cloud analysis plans include the available protection workbenches, saved recordings and the Engineering Report builder. AI fault-analysis reports are purchased separately.

One-time free trial

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5 recordings · 14 days

Starts with your first successfully prepared recording. Ends when either the time or recording allowance is reached.

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Single Analysis

₹299
+ 18% GST
₹352.82 including GST
1 recording · 30 days

A prepaid purchase with its own recording allowance and expiry.

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Annual allowance upfront

Professional Yearly

₹9,999
+ 18% GST
₹11,798.82 including GST
120 recordings · 365 days

The full allowance is available immediately. Each purchase has its own expiry.

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One recording = one matching CFG + DAT pair. Failed preparation uses no credit. Reopening a completed recording uses no additional credit.

Prepaid plans have no automatic renewal. Each purchase retains its own expiry. Saved results remain available within your account’s storage-retention policy.

The public sample is free to explore and uses no trial allowance. Your exact available offer is shown before checkout.

AI Fault Analysis & Report

Optional and charged separately from recording analysis plans. Review the report quotation before payment.

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Evidence-first review

A repeatable path from record to report

Start with the recorded signals. Confirm the source mapping and required inputs, then prepare a report from the evidence you review.

  1. 01

    Open the record

    Choose matching CFG and DAT files. Review waveforms and digital channels in the free viewer, or explore Sample DR.

  2. 02

    Confirm and inspect

    For registered analysis, confirm the relevant channel mapping. Review cursor measurements, event timing and supported workbenches with the required inputs.

  3. 03

    Build the report

    With registered trial or analysis access, select evidence in the editable Engineering Report builder and review the final wording. AI reports are optional and purchased separately.

Protection-engineering tools

Keep the investigation under your control

Use explicit mappings, recorded measurements and editable reports to keep each investigation grounded in the available evidence.

Explicit channel mapping

Confirm the relevant recorded channels and apply the source mapping used by supported calculations.

Source-linked evidence

Review recorded measurements, cursor and event times, and selected snapshots alongside the report context.

Engineer-controlled reports

Registered trial or analysis access includes the editable Engineering Report builder. Choose the evidence and control the final wording.

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Relay waveforms

Inspect current and voltage channels with synchronized time axes, zoom, pan and cursor measurements.

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Digital events

Review pickup, trip, breaker and auxiliary transitions with measured event timing.

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Frequency / df-dt

Examine frequency behaviour and rate-of-change evidence from suitable recorded channels.

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Phasor & computed

Use signed-in views for vectors, sequence quantities, power and derived evidence.

Z

Fault Location & R-X

Review apparent impedance, trajectory and location support when the required settings are available.

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Differential evidence

Check operate/restraint evidence when suitable differential channels are available.

R

Engineering Report

Assemble selected evidence in an editable engineering report builder.

AI

AI Fault Report

Order paid AI-assisted fault analysis separately after reviewing the available evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Online COMTRADE viewer FAQ

Practical answers about opening disturbance records, free tools, registration and reporting.

What is a COMTRADE file?

COMTRADE is a standard format used by protection relays, disturbance recorders and power-system monitoring devices to store sampled analog signals, digital states and event timing. A record commonly uses a CFG configuration file together with a DAT waveform file.

Can I open CFG and DAT files online?

Yes. Choose the matching CFG and DAT files in the upload section above and select Analyze Waveform. ZeroRiskk supports common COMTRADE 1991, 1999 and 2013 records, including ASCII, BINARY, BINARY32, FLOAT32 and FLOAT64 data.

Is the ZeroRiskk COMTRADE viewer free?

Visitors can use the free online viewer for waveform review, analog and digital channels, cursor timing, Frequency / df-dt and Read Out. A registered account includes a limited free trial of cloud analysis and advanced protection views. Single Analysis, Professional Monthly and Professional Yearly purchases enable new analyses after the trial ends. Saved results follow the storage-retention policy.

Do I need to install desktop software?

No. The visitor viewer runs in a modern web browser, so a protection engineer can begin reviewing a disturbance record without installing a desktop COMTRADE application.

Can I review relay trip waveforms and digital events?

Yes. The viewer displays analog current and voltage channels together with digital pickup, trip, breaker and auxiliary-state transitions when those channels are available in the uploaded record.

Which tools are included in the registered trial?

During your free trial you can save and reopen records, use applicable Phasor, Computed, Fault Location, Distance / R-X and Differential views, and prepare engineering reports. Choose Single Analysis, Professional Monthly or Professional Yearly for new analyses after the trial ends.

Is AI fault analysis free?

No. AI Fault Analysis & Report is a separate paid report option for registered users. Visitor waveform viewing remains free. Registered cloud analysis follows the trial and membership allowance.

Can I prepare an engineering report from the disturbance evidence?

Yes. Registered users can assemble selected waveform, timing and protection evidence in the Engineering Report builder. The separate paid AI report is used only when AI-assisted fault interpretation is requested.

Start with the free viewer

Open a COMTRADE disturbance record now

Use the upload section above for immediate waveform review, or create a free account to save records and unlock advanced protection-analysis views.

Power system analysis

Draw the SLD, run load flow and calculate short-circuit duty in one engineering workspace

ZeroRiskk SLD Studio connects the electrical single-line diagram to the study model. Build a multi-voltage network, validate study readiness, calculate balanced AC load flow, and perform IEC 60909-0:2026 Edition 3 short-circuit studies without rebuilding the network in a separate calculation tool.

SLD StudioAC Load FlowIEC 60909-0:2026Source ContributionsBreaker DutySVG / PDF Export
Illustrative study viewSLD → engineering results
Power system study
GRID132 kV 132/33 kV 33 kV BUS M G LOAD FLOW0.982 pu · 76% SHORT CIRCUITIk″ at selected bus Illustrative values only — actual results are calculated from the project model and selected study case.
Bus resultVoltage + angleLoad-flow operating point Branch resultCurrent + loadingDirection and margin Fault resultIk″ + contributionBus and source evidence
One network model

Move from drawing to operating study and fault-duty study without rebuilding the network

The SLD is the engineering model. Equipment properties, service state, voltage levels and connectivity are compiled into the study network so Load Flow and Short Circuit remain tied to the diagram the engineer is reviewing.

SLD Studio

Build the electrical network

Draw a multi-voltage single-line diagram with data-driven equipment and structured engineering properties.

  • Grid, generator, motor and converter sources
  • Two- and three-winding transformers and autotransformers
  • Cables, lines, busbars, reactors and capacitor banks
  • Breakers, disconnectors, CT/VT/CVT and grounding equipment
Load Flow

Review the operating condition

Run balanced positive-sequence AC load flow and return operating quantities to the same project model.

  • Bus voltage in pu/kV and voltage angle
  • MW, MVAr, MVA and power factor
  • Branch current, loading, margin and direction
  • Grid import/export, losses and operating violations
Short Circuit

Calculate fault level and equipment duty

Use the same network for IEC 60909-0:2026 Edition 3 short-circuit calculations and protection-engineering review.

  • 3-phase, phase-phase, phase-earth and double-phase-earth
  • Maximum and minimum fault cases
  • Source-wise contribution and focused branch-current direction
  • Breaker, fuse and recloser duty screening
Study workflow

A practical engineering path from SLD to study result

ZeroRiskk keeps study preparation visible rather than hiding missing data behind assumed values.

  1. 01

    Draw the SLD

    Build the network graphically across the required voltage levels.

  2. 02

    Enter equipment data

    Use structured properties for study-relevant electrical parameters.

  3. 03

    Check readiness

    Resolve topology, rating, grounding or parameter gaps that matter to the study.

  4. 04

    Run Load Flow

    Review voltage profile, power flow, loading, losses and violations.

  5. 05

    Run Short Circuit

    Review fault level, source contribution, branch current and device duty.

Engineering detail

Results designed for electrical design and protection review

The study views keep different engineering quantities separate so bus fault level, source contribution, branch current and interrupting-device through-current are not presented as if they were the same measurement.

V

Voltage profile

Bus voltage in pu/kV, angle and deviation against the selected operating band.

PQ

Power flow

Active/reactive flow, apparent power, power factor, source balance and network losses.

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Equipment loading

Branch current, loading percentage, loading margin and overloaded-equipment checks.

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Current direction

Flow direction for operating studies and focused fault-current reconstruction where determinable.

Ik″

Bus fault level

Initial symmetrical short-circuit result for assessed buses and selected study cases.

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Source contribution

Grid, generator, motor and converter contributions kept distinct from the bus total.

CB

Interrupting duty

Device screening against configured ratings with focused through-current where unambiguous.

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Grounding & vector group

Transformer vector-group, sequence and grounding information carried into supported earth-fault studies.

Network modelling

Model the major equipment found in industrial and utility power systems

The equipment library supports multi-voltage network modelling while keeping the parameters used for Load Flow and Short Circuit attached to the drawn equipment.

Grid sourcesSynchronous generatorsInduction generatorsConverter sourcesInduction motorsSynchronous motorsStatic loads2-winding transformers3-winding transformersAutotransformersCablesOverhead linesBusbarsSeries reactorsShunt reactorsCapacitor banksCircuit breakersDisconnectorsCT / VT / CVTNeutral grounding equipment
Grounding is not cosmetic. Supported earth-fault calculations use the available sequence-network, transformer vector-group and grounding data. A missing grounding path is not silently converted into a solidly grounded path.
Study result previews

See operating and fault results in an SLD-centred engineering context

These illustrations show the type of engineering evidence the workspace is designed to present. Values below are examples, not calculated project results.

Frequently asked questions

ZeroRiskk SLD Studio power system analysis FAQ

Engineering-focused answers about the SLD, load-flow and short-circuit capabilities currently implemented in ZeroRiskk SLD Studio.

What can I do in ZeroRiskk SLD Studio?

ZeroRiskk SLD Studio combines electrical single-line-diagram authoring with balanced AC load-flow analysis and IEC 60909-0:2026 Edition 3 short-circuit studies. The same project topology and equipment data are used to move from drawing the network to operating-condition and fault-duty calculations.

Can I use the same single-line diagram for Load Flow and Short Circuit studies?

Yes. Load Flow and Short Circuit are study modes of the same SLD project. You model the network once, set the applicable operating and short-circuit data, validate study readiness, and run the required study without rebuilding the system in a separate drawing.

Which electrical equipment can be represented in the SLD?

The current model includes grid sources, synchronous and induction generators, converter sources, synchronous and induction motors, static loads, two-winding and three-winding transformers, autotransformers, earthing transformers, busbars, cables, overhead lines, conductors, series and shunt reactors, capacitor banks, circuit breakers, disconnectors, fuses, contactors, reclosers, neutral grounding resistors, CTs, VTs, CVTs, CBCTs, neutral CTs, earth points and protection IED symbols. Study participation depends on the engineering parameters relevant to each equipment type.

Can ZeroRiskk model networks with multiple voltage levels?

Yes. The SLD can contain multiple voltage levels connected through transformers and autotransformers. Study results retain the applicable terminal and winding voltage bases instead of treating the whole project as a single-voltage network.

What load-flow method does ZeroRiskk SLD Studio use?

Load Flow uses a balanced positive-sequence AC Newton-Raphson model. The implemented model includes fixed transformer taps, shunts, voltage-dependent loads, electrical islands and generator reactive-power limits.

What results are available from the Load Flow study?

The Load Flow workspace provides bus voltage magnitude and angle, solved source and load power, branch-terminal currents and current angles where defined, power factor, equipment loading and rating assessment, power balance, series losses, voltage profile, operating findings and de-energized or indeterminate states where applicable. Missing ratings are kept separate from a within-rating result.

Can I compare two Load Flow operating cases?

Yes. A calculated Load Flow run can be pinned as a session baseline and compared with a later run after changing the operating case, topology or engineering inputs. The comparison can show changes in voltage, loading, series losses and new or resolved findings.

Which short-circuit standard is implemented?

The Short Circuit study implements IEC 60909-0:2026 Edition 3 calculation workflows for the supported network models and study inputs. Results should be used with verified source, sequence, grounding, topology and equipment-rating data; the software output is an engineering calculation result, not a conformity certificate.

Which fault types can I calculate?

The current Short Circuit workspace supports three-phase faults, phase-to-phase faults, single-phase-to-earth faults and double-phase-to-earth faults. Earth-fault calculations require the applicable sequence-network, transformer connection and grounding data.

Can I calculate both maximum and minimum short-circuit current?

Yes. The study supports maximum and minimum fault cases with the applicable IEC voltage-factor and source-case treatment. The selected study assumptions are retained with the result so the calculated duty can be interpreted on the correct basis.

Does ZeroRiskk show the contribution from each source to a bus fault?

Yes. All-bus short-circuit results can retain bus-indexed source decomposition so the combined bus fault current can be reviewed separately from individual grid, generator, motor and converter contributions. Focused-fault results can also show directional physical-path currents where the network current can be reconstructed unambiguously.

Can I assess breaker and interrupting-device duty?

Yes. Where the required ratings and current basis are available, the study can compare calculated short-circuit duty with configured interrupting-device ratings. Bus prospective fault current, source contribution, branch current and device through-current are kept as different result quantities rather than being treated as interchangeable.

Are transformer vector groups and grounding used in earth-fault calculations?

Yes. The project model includes transformer connection/vector-group data and winding grounding inputs used by the sequence-network calculation. Two-winding transformers, three-winding transformers and autotransformers have study fields for their applicable connection and grounding arrangements.

Can I see bus voltages during a selected short-circuit fault?

Yes. For a selected fault, ZeroRiskk can display the calculated initial fault-voltage result when the pre-fault operating model is available. Three-phase faults show a balanced voltage magnitude, while unbalanced faults can show phase quantities. These are fault-condition RMS estimates associated with the selected fault and are not a transient voltage-recovery or dynamic ride-through simulation.

How does ZeroRiskk handle missing ratings or uncertain current sharing?

The results do not automatically treat missing data as a passing condition. Missing continuous or short-circuit ratings remain unassessed, and ambiguous current sharing through ideal parallel paths can remain indeterminate instead of assigning an arbitrary current split.

Can I export the SLD and study results?

Yes. ZeroRiskk SLD Studio includes engineering export paths for the single-line diagram and study results, including SVG/PDF diagram output and supported PDF/CSV study-report or schedule exports. Exported values retain the study result basis rather than converting unavailable quantities to zero.

Power system analysis

Open the ZeroRiskk SLD Studio engineering workspace

Draw the network once, then use the same SLD for operating-condition and fault-duty studies.