DIgSILENT GmbH established by Martin Schmieg in 1985, has evolved to an international first class producer of power system analysis software "Made in Germany".

DIgSILENT GmbH is a fully independent, privately owned company located in Gomaringen close to Stuttgart, Germany where the new offices are in operation since early 2002.

DIgSILENT GmbH is staffed with experts of various disciplines relevant for performing highly spezialised consulting services, research activities and software developments. Special expertise is available in many actual fields of electrical engineering for the liberalised power market and latest power generation technologies in the renewable energy sector.

DIgSILENT continued expansion by establishing offices in Australia, South Africa, Italy, Spain, France and Chile allowing to better serve the world-wide increase in its software products and services.

DIgSILENT has software installations and conducted services in more than 130 countries.

DIgSILENT GmbH is operating its own mini hydro power plant with 200 kW installed capacity. Two Francis turbines are producing around 1 GWh a year. The power plant which is operated since 1909 is fully automated and especially used for equipment testing and research activities for measurement and test methods.

DIgSILENT has set standards and trends in power system modelling, analysis and simulation for more than 25 years. The proven advantages of the PowerFactory software are its overall functional integration, its applicability to the modelling of generation-, transmission-, distribution- and industrial grids, and the analysis of these grids’ interactions. With PowerFactory Version 15, DIgSILENT presents a further step towards seamless integration of functionality and data management within a multi-user environment.