At SES, we are committed to continuously improving our software and services to empower engineers and researchers worldwide. In this edition, we’re excited to introduce a suite of cutting-edge computational capabilities—first unveiled at the 2024 and 2025 Users’ Group Conferences—that set new standards in modeling realism and productivity.

Most of these features are already available in Version 20, with more arriving in its next content update. A few will debut in Version 21. These enhancements reflect our dedication to user experience, technical excellence, and robust year-round support.

🚀 Core Platform Enhancements

• Real-Time Version Notifications
  Stay informed with integrated alerts across the software.
• Streamlined Automatic Updates
  Simplifies the update process for all users.
• Improved Backup & Recovery
  Enhanced protection against model corruption or data loss.
• Performance Boosts
  Enjoy a 30% increase in file reading speed and smoother graphical interactions.
• New File Launcher
  Open associated applications with a double-click on any .F05 file.

🌍 Advanced Soil Modeling & Finite Volumes

• SESResap
• Introduced the Driven-Rod measurement method.
• Added automatic removal of buried metallic structure influence.
• MALZ
• Finalized multi-region soil modeling with boundaries.
• HIFREQ
• Added vertical soil models.
• Implemented soil volumes (available in the next major release).

⚡ Grounding Modules: Plates, Devices & Transformers

• MALZ & HIFREQ
• Support for metallic and magnetic plates.
• HIFREQ Devices
• Expanded capabilities for broader applications.
• Transformer Data Editor
• Includes frequency-dependent two-winding transformer models.
• Wideband Transformers
• Usable in both HIFREQ and SESTransient studies.

🔌 Cable Modeling Innovations

• Concentric Cable Model
• Available in MALZ, with reporting via SESResultsViewer.

• Pipe-Type Cable Enhancements
• Improved impedance matrix accuracy in HIFREQ and TRALIN using proximity effects.

• New Modeling Approach
• Supports metallic and non-metallic enclosures in TRALIN.

🌡️ Thermal Analysis in MALZ

• Extended capabilities to compute temperature rise of HVDC electrodes, enhancing thermal modeling precision.

🧱 SESCAD: A More Mature 3D Interface

• Robust 3D framework with seamless integration across all CDEGS modules.
• Detailed 3D visualization of transformers, plates, and power cables.
• Improved Power Tools submenu and intuitive rotation navigation based on user feedback.

🛠️ Data Preparation Tools

• SESConverter
• Includes an SES Data Plug-in for streamlined non-geometric data transfer.

• SESConverter3D (in development)
• Supports STL and PDF formats with full 3D model manipulation.

• SESScript
• Modernized interface, expanded scripting capabilities, and Python support.

• SESLibrary
• Includes databases for permeability, coatings, and transformers (10 kVA to 1,200 MVA).
• Supports automatic SESImpedance model creation.

• SESTextEditor
• Enhanced for better workflow and large file navigation.

• SESBatch
• Supports all computation modules with concurrent runs, scheduling, and real-time progress updates.

📊 Results Reporting Enhancements

• SESThreshold
• New automatic zoom boundary tool.
• Refined Defined Safety Scenarios for efficient scenario management.

• SESResultsViewer
• Generates SESPlot files for 2D visualizations.
• Includes time-based animations via FFT21Data.

• SESPlotViewer
• New ‘Save As Template’ feature for plot styles and visual attributes.

• SESGallery (New, in development)
• Centralized platform for browsing plots and reports.
• Supports GraRep file types and powered by SESPlotEngine and SES3DEngine.

🧩 Standalone Integrated Circuit-Based Software with Generalized Networks

ROWCAD has undergone a full transformation into a modern, interactive interface, delivering a more intuitive and efficient user experience.
Key enhancements include:

• 🔧 New Circuit Modification Operation
  Easily create zero-impedance lines with minimal effort.
• ⚡ Graphical Fault Current Display
  Visualize fault current contributions directly within the interface.
• 📊 Total Interference Feature
  Now includes advanced functionalities previously exclusive to the legacy interface.
• 🧱 Coating Corrections for Multi-Region Soil Models
  Improved accuracy in complex soil environments.
• 📐 Refined Arcing Distance Interpolation
  Enhances precision in fault analysis.
• 🖼️ Updated Plot & Report Modules
  Streamlined for faster, clearer data presentation.

🔜 Coming Soon

• 🗺️ New Region Display Method
  Reduces visual clutter in complex layouts.
• 🚫 No-Coupling Polyline Segments
  Simplifies circuit visualization.
• 🧩 Auto-Managed Structure Extensions & Insulating Joints
  Speeds up model creation and reduces manual adjustments.
• 🧠 Next-Generation General Circuit Solver (GCS)
  Integration underway for enhanced simulation capabilities.

🧪 Improved Corrosion Analysis in CorrCAD

CorrCAD now offers more accurate and flexible corrosion modeling:

• 🔁 Refined Iteration Method
  Applied across four working potential polarization types.
• 🧮 Corrosion Rate Calculations
  Available in both Compute with Polarization and Compute without Polarization modes.
• 📈 Stern-Geary Linear Equation
  Handles data points outside the polarization curve for more robust assessments.
• 🌊 Seawater Depth Variation Support
  Models corrosion rate changes in marine environments.
• 🖥️ Enhanced Reporting
  Improved 2D and 3D visualizations for clearer insights.

🎶 Simplified Harmonic Analysis

SESTransient now makes harmonic modeling easier than ever:

• 🎛️ New Harmonic Signal Type
  Define and inject a full spectrum of harmonic components in one step.
• 🔄 Streamlined Simulation Setup
  Simplifies the modeling of complex harmonic phenomena.

🚆 Corrosive Current Extraction in Train Simulations

SESTrainSimulator has received major performance upgrades:

• ⚙️ Parallel File Creation
  Automatically detects previous computation files for faster processing.
• 🔍 Corrosive Current Quantity
  Extracts DC current leaking out of conductors—ignoring inward leakage—for precise corrosion analysis.

🔥 Other Advances Across the Platform

• SESAmpacity
• Enhanced UI and computation for various conductor types.
• New interface for bi-metallic conductor calculations.

• FCDIST
• Fully integrated into SESCircuitSimulator, which now features a redesigned interface.

• SESShield-3D
• Introduces multi-zone shielding analysis, a long-awaited capability.

📚 Documentation & Help System

We’ve reimagined our documentation to make it easier for users to find what they need:

• 🧭 Redesigned Online Help Interface
  Modern look and improved navigation.

• 📂 New ‘Reference Material’ Folder
  All PDF documents reorganized by type for faster access.

🔐 Licensing Scheme Updates

To better align with organizational needs and budgets, SES licenses will soon be categorized into:

• Lite
• Professional
• Ultimate

🔄 Automatic Upgrade to Customers Under Support

• All licenses (excluding Lite) under AEU-MI support will be upgraded to Ultimate.

⚡ Expanded Parallel Run Capabilities

• All SES licenses already support parallel runs in SESTransient, ROWCAD, and SESTrainSimulator.
• Ultimate licenses will now also support parallel execution in SESBatch for project-configuration-based architectures involving MALT, MALZ, or HIFREQ.

💡 Looking Ahead

These updates reflect our unwavering commitment to innovation, precision, and user empowerment. Whether you're modeling soil conductivity, simulating transient events, or visualizing complex systems in 3D, SES tools are designed to help you achieve more—with greater accuracy and efficiency.

🙏 Acknowledgments

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our dedicated user community. Your feedback and support continue to shape our development efforts, helping us deliver world-class tools for:

• ⏚ Grounding / Earthing
• 🌩️ Lightning Protection
• 📶 Electromagnetic Compatibility