BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260508T022232Z UID:3AEE174A-E453-4A8F-B584-0CDFC4BE404A DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T160000 DESCRIPTION:WebEx link will be shared on the evening before the event after the registrations close at 5 PM EST.\n\nAbstract: OpenDSS is an open-sour ce electric power distribution system simulator used by utilities\, resear chers\, and engineers worldwide. It supports a wide range of studies — f rom power flow and short-circuit analysis to time-series (QSTS) simulation s\, harmonics\, hosting capacity analysis\, DER integration\, and intercon nection screening. With over 200\,000 downloads globally\, it has become o ne of the most widely used tools in distribution system analysis.\n\nThis workshop provides both a foundational introduction to OpenDSS and a hands- on demonstration of how to control it programmatically using Python. The f irst part covers what OpenDSS is\, what it is used for\, its key simulatio n capabilities\, and a practical walkthrough of a typical simulation workf low. The second part demonstrates Python-based control of OpenDSS through py-dss-interface — a package with over 100\,000 downloads — and py-dss -toolkit\, which provides higher-level abstractions for structured simulat ion workflows\, model access\, result extraction\, and interactive visuali zation. Participants will leave with a clear picture of how Python transfo rms OpenDSS from a standalone simulator into a fully programmable engineer ing platform.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556895 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556895 ORGANIZER:lalmeida@epri.com SEQUENCE:43 SUMMARY:OpenDSS for Distribution System Analysis: From Fundamentals to Pyth on Automation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556895 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb( 0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size: 10pt\; font-family: Verdana\, sans-s erif\;"><strong><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">WebEx link will b e shared on the evening before the event after the registrations close at 5 PM EST.</span></strong></span></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span st yle="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size: 10pt\; font-family: Verdana\, sans-serif\;"><strong>Abstract:</strong> OpenDSS is an open-sour ce electric power distribution system simulator used by utilities\, resear chers\, and engineers worldwide. It supports a wide range of studies &mdas h\; from power flow and short-circuit analysis to time-series (QSTS) simul ations\, harmonics\, hosting capacity analysis\, DER integration\, and int erconnection screening. With over 200\,000 downloads globally\, it has bec ome one of the most widely used tools in distribution system analysis.</sp an></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;" ><span style="font-size: 10pt\; font-family: Verdana\, sans-serif\;">This workshop provides both a foundational introduction to OpenDSS and a hands- on demonstration of how to control it programmatically using Python. The f irst part covers what OpenDSS is\, what it is used for\, its key simulatio n capabilities\, and a practical walkthrough of a typical simulation workf low. The second part demonstrates Python-based control of OpenDSS through py-dss-interface &mdash\; a package with over 100\,000 downloads &mdash\; and py-dss-toolkit\, which provides higher-level abstractions for structur ed simulation workflows\, model access\, result extraction\, and interacti ve visualization. Participants will leave with a clear picture of how Pyth on transforms OpenDSS from a standalone simulator into a fully programmabl e engineering platform.</span></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span><spa n style="font-size: 10.0pt\; font-family: 'Verdana'\,sans-serif\; color: # 005583\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display /c5de82aa-16ac-44d6-ba2d-48309cb062e9" width="720" height="973"></span></s pan></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR