Talk:Req:NEV

--Jcfuller 20:25, 14 November 2013 (UTC) R1.1 - could be my lack of knowledge, but is this definition correct for underground cables? Do you still treat earth as an infinite plane?
 * Ftuffner 21:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC) - Investigating. It is assumed that underground cables sit in this "plane", but this needs to be looked into further.

R1.2 - just 'a' neutral conductor? shouldn't it be allowed to implement many? in this implementation is there any difference between a neutral and phase conductor, i.e., isn't neutral just another phase? Should there also be a specific call-out for ground wires?
 * Ftuffner 21:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC) - Rephrased to allow explicit specifications of n-phases, even if some of those are neutrals or grounds.

R1.3 - not sure what an "underbuilt" feeder is.
 * Ftuffner 21:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC) - Terminology from a reference picture. I believe this means hanging more cables under an existing set.  Removed for clarity.

R1.4.1 - does this also include regulators? i'm not sure if it should (some tools, for example, imbed the control inside of a generalized transformer model, rather than creating a separate regulator object).
 * Ftuffner 21:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC) - Added note about regulators still being separate, even if internally they are just ideal transformers.

This looks like a requirement for over-and-above current powerflow capabilities (rather than a specification for the entirety). That's okay, but one requirement should be that all current "non-object" capabilities will also be supported (i.e., phase checking, island checking, frequency, etc.). If there are some that are specifically excluded, then those should be listed (i.e., is this only expected to work with the NR solver?).
 * Ftuffner 21:00, 14 November 2013 (UTC) - Added a new R1 that tries to explicitly define this.