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PowerFactory - Software Editions and Licence Types
PowerFactory - Software Editions and Licence Types
PowerFactory - Software Editions and Licence Types
SOFTWARE EDITIONS
Several PowerFactory editions are offered, to suit different business requirements and IT architectures.
POWERFACTORY
DATABASE
POWERFACTORY NETWORK
LICENCE SERVER
POWERFACTORY
LICENCE SERVER
NETWORK
POWERFACTORY POWERFACTORY
DATABASE DATABASE
1) The floating licence on a local machine is time-limited (maximum 30 days). This feature is not available for cloud-based softkeys.
2) From PowerFactory 2022 onwards
LICENCE TYPES
PowerFactory licences are offered in the categories commercial (PF4C) and educational / research licences (PF4E / PF4R).
Special licences are available for students (PF4S / PF4T).
This licence is offered to academic and research institutions This licence is offered to individual students working on a
for use in publicly funded research projects, i.e. projects non-sponsored Bachelor / Master / PhD thesis, who do not
financed by governments or other non-profit organisations. have access to a research (PF4R) or educational (PF4E)
Commercial use is not allowed. licence. C
ommercial use is not allowed.
Functions: pre-defined package4 Functions: defined according to the scope of work of the
Number of nodes: unlimited thesis
Licence technology: Softkey or USB Dongle3 Number of nodes: as required for the thesis
Support, maintenance and software upgrades included Licence technology: Softkey
during the first 12 months, extendable annually by a Limited support5 and software upgrades
maintenance subscription
This licence is offered to individual students who have a This licence is offered to universities and other academic
valid student ID card. Commercial use is not allowed. institutions for education purposes. The licence is particular-
ly suitable for use in practical courses of up to 25 students.
Functions: pre-defined package4
Commercial use is not allowed.
Number of nodes: 50
Licence technology: Softkey Functions: pre-defined package4
Limited support5 and software upgrades Number of nodes: 50
Licence technology: Softkey or USB Dongle3
Limited support5 and software upgrades
3) At additional cost.
4) See: https://www.digsilent.de/en/software-editions-licensing.html
5) For more information refer to the PowerFactory Maintenance and Support Services Flyer
LICENCE TECHNOLOGIES
Licences can be provided via the following technologies:
LICENCE MODEL
PERPETUAL LICENCE SUBSCRIPTION LICENCE
Perpetual licences provide the right to use the software indefinitely, Subscription licences provide the right to use the software for a
and the first year of the Software Maintenance and Support service subsequent term of 6 or 12 months, and the Software Maintenance
is included in the initial purchase price. After the initial 12-month and Support service is included in the subscription fee. Your sub-
period, an annual fee is required to renew your Software Mainte- scription will be automatically renewed for the next subscription
nance and Support service. term, unless actively cancelled with 30 days’ prior written notice.
Subscription Licences are only offered for Single-User Editions
under commercial use (PF4C).
OVERVIEW
PERPETUAL LICENCE
Licence Type Software Edition Licence Technology
Single-User Multi-User Team Edition Softkey USB Dongle 6 Cloud-based Softkey 6
PF4C
(for Multi-User or Team Edition)
PF4R/PF4E – – –
PF4S /PF4T
8 9
– – – –
SUBSCRIPTION LICENCE
Licence Type Software Edition Licence Technology
Single-User Multi-User Team Edition Softkey USB Dongle Cloud-based Softkey
PF4C – – – –
6) At additional cost
7) To ensure the provision of quality service to all our customers and to ensure that the behaviour of some does not disadvantage the majority,
you agree to abide to a fair use policy in the sense that the software is operated in a regular manner
8) PF4S licences can be used for a maximum of 12 months from the date of issue
9) PF4T licences can only be used in the period applied for, for a maximum of 12 months from the date of issue
ABOUT DIGSILENT
DIgSILENT was founded in 1985 and is a fully independent
and privately owned company located in Gomaringen close
to Stuttgart, Germany. DIgSILENT continued expansion by Our Power System Monitoring PFM300 product line features
establishing offices in Australia, South Africa, Italy, Chile, grid and plant super vision, fault recording, and power quality
Spain, France, the USA and Oman, thereby facilitating and grid characteristics analysis. The Grid Code Compliance
improved service following the world-wide increase in Monitoring PFM300-GCC system also offers compliance au-
usage of its software products and services. DIgSILENT has diting of power plants with respect to grid code requirements.
established a strong partner network in many countries such This monitoring and non-compliance detection provides the
as Mexico, Malaysia, UK, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, China and complete transparency and assurance required by both plant
India. DIgSILENT services and software installations are used operators and utilities.
in more than 170 countries.
DIgSILENT GmbH
Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 9
DIgSILENT GmbH is certified
72810 Gomaringen (Germany)
to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
T: +49 7072 9168-0 More information is available at
mail@digsilent.de www.tuv-sud.com/ms-cert.