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Environment block for SimPowerSystems models - Simulink

Powergui
Environment block for SimPowerSystems models Library
pow erlib

Description

The Pow ergui block allow s you to choose one of the follow ing methods to solve your circuit: Continuous, w hich uses a variable step solver from Simulink Ideal Sw itching continuous Discretization of the electrical system for a solution at fixed time steps Phasor solution The Pow ergui block is necessary for simulation of any Simulink model containing SimPow erSystems blocks. It is used to store the equivalent Simulink circuit that represents the state-space equations of the model. When using this block in a model, you must follow these rules: Place the Pow ergui block at the top level of diagram for optimal performance. You can place it anyw here inside subsystems for your convenience; its functionality w ill not be affected. You can have a maximum of one Pow ergui block per model. You must name the block p o w e r g u i .

Graphical User Interface Tools

The Pow ergui block also gives you access to various graphical user interface (GUI) tools and functions for the steady-state analysis of SimPow erSystems models, the analysis of simulation results, and for the design of advanced block parameters.

Dialog Box and Parameters

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Simulation and Configuration Options

To specify the simulation type, parameters, and preferences, select Configure param eters in the Pow ergui dialog box. This selection opens another dialog box w ith the Pow ergui block parameters. This dialog box contains three tabs, Solver , Flow , and Preferences . Solver Tab Load Flow Tab Preferences Tab

Solver Tab
The configuration of the Solver tab depends on the option that you select from the Sim ulation type drop-dow n list.

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Sim ulation type Select C o n t i n u o u sto perform a continuous solution of the model. Select D i s c r e t eto perform a discretization of the model. The sample time is specified by the Sam ple tim e parameter. Select P h a s o rto perform phasor simulation of the model, at the frequency specified by the Phasor frequency parameter. Enable use of ideal sw itching devices If selected, the sw itches and pow er electronic blocks are modeled by an alternative method allow ing ideal or quazi-ideal sw itches. For more information, see Using the Ideal Sw itching Device Method. This parameter is visible only w hen the Sim ulation type parameter is set to C o n t i n u o u s . Disable snubbers in sw itching devices If selected, the snubber devices of the pow er electronic and breaker blocks in your model are disabled and are not modeled. This parameter is visible only if Enable use of ideal sw itching devices is selected. Disable On resistance in sw itching devices (Ron=0) If selected, the internal resistance Ron of sw itches and pow er electronic devices is disabled and forced to zero ohms. This parameter is visible only if Enable use of ideal sw itching devices is selected. Disable Forw ard voltage in sw itching devices (Vf=0) If selected, the internal forw ard voltage Vf of pow er electronic devices is disabled and forced to zero volts. This parameter is visible only if Enable use of ideal sw itching devices is selected. Display circuit differential equations If selected, differential equations of the model are displayed in the command w indow w hen the simulation starts. This parameter is visible only if Enable use of ideal sw itching devices is selected. For more information, see Using the Ideal Sw itching Device Method.

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Solver type Set to Tustin to discretize the electrical model using the Tustin method. Set to Backw ard Euler to discretize the electrical model using the Backw ard Euler method. For more information on w hat method you should use in your application, see Simulating Discretized Electrical Systems. Sam ple tim e (s) Specify the sample time used to discretize the electrical circuit. This parameter is visible only w hen the Sim ulation type parameter is set to D i s c r e t e . The Sam ple tim e parameter must be set to a value greater than 0. The icon displays the value of the sample time. Phasor frequency (Hz) Specify the frequency used by the softw are to perform the phasor simulation of the model. This parameter is visible only w hen the Sim ulation type parameter is set to P h a s o r .

Load Flow Tab

The load flow parameters are used for model initialization only and they have no impact on the simulation's performance.

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Load flow frequency (Hz) Specify the frequency used by the Load Flow tool to compute the normalized Ybus netw ork admittance matrix of the model and to perform the load flow calculations. Base pow er Pbase (VA) Specify the base pow er used by the Load Flow tool to compute the normalized Ybus netw ork admittance matrix in pu/Pbase and bus base voltages of the model, at the frequency specified by the Load flow frequency parameter. To avoid a badly conditioned Ybus matrix, select the base pow er value in the range of nominal pow ers and loads of the model. For a transmission netw ork w ith voltages ranging from 120 kV to 765 kV, a 100 MVA base is usually selected. For a distribution netw ork or for a small plant consisting of generators, motors and loads having a nominal pow er in the range of hundreds of kilow atts, a 1 MVA base pow er is better adapted. PQ tolerance (pu) Defines the tolerance betw een P and Q w hen the Load flow tool stops to iterate. Max iterations Defines the maximum number of iterations the Load flow tool iterates until the P and Q pow ers mismatch at each bus is low er than the PQ tolerance parameter value (in pu/Pbase). The pow er mismatch is defined as the difference betw een the net pow er injected into the bus by generators and loads and the pow er transmitted on all links leaving that bus. For example, if the base pow er is 100 MVA and PQ tolerance is set to 1 e 4 , the maximum pow er mismatch at all buses does not exceed 0.1 MW or 0.1 Mvar. Voltage units Determine the voltage units (V, kV) used by the Load Flow tool to display voltages. Pow er units Determine the pow er units (W, kW, MW) used by the Load Flow tool to display pow ers.

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Preferences Tab

Disable Sim Pow erSystem s w arnings When this check box is selected, the SimPow erSystems w arnings are not displayed during the analysis and simulation of the model. Display Sim Pow erSystem s com pilation m essages If selected, the command line echo messages are enabled during the analysis of the model. Use TLC file w hen in Accelerator Sim ulation Mode and for code generation If selected, TLC state-space S-functions ( s f u n _ s p s s w _ c o n t c . t l cand s f u n _ s p s s w _ d i s c c . t l c ) are used in Accelerator mode and for code generation. Clear this box if you notice a slow dow n in performance w hen using Accelerator mode, compared to previous releases. This slow dow n is observed if you have the LCC compiler installed as the default compiler for building external interface ( m e x ). Start sim ulation w ith initial electrical states from If b l o c k sis selected, initial state values defined in blocks are used for the simulation. If s t e a d yis selected, force all initial electrical state values to steady-state values. If z e r ois selected, force all initial electrical state values to zero. Restore disabled links of Sim Pow erSystem s blocks If y e sis selected, the Pow ergui block detects SimPow erSystems blocks that have a disabled link at the simulation start and restores the link automatically. If w a r n i n gis selected, the Pow ergui block detects SimPow erSystems blocks that have a disabled link at the simulation start and displays a w arning. If z e r ois selected, SimPow erSystems blocks w ith disabled links are not detected and relinked.
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Analysis Tools
Steady-State Voltages and Currents Open the Steady-State Voltages and Currents Tool dialog box that displays the steady-state voltages and currents of the model. For more information, see the p o w e r _ s t e a d y s t a t ereference page. Initial States Setting Open the Initial States Setting Tool dialog box that allow s you to display and modify initial capacitor voltages and inductor currents of the model. For more information, see the p o w e r _ i n i t s t a t e sreference page. Load Flow Open the Load Flow Tool dialog box to perform load flow and initialize three-phase netw orks and machines so that the simulation starts in steady state. The Load Flow tool uses the New ton-Raphson method to provide robust and faster convergence solution compared to the Load Flow and Machine Initialization tool. The Load Flow tool offers most of the functionality of other tools available in the pow er utility industry. For more information, see the p o w e r _ l o a d f l o wreference page. Machine Initialization Open the Machine Initialization Tool dialog box to initialize three-phase netw orks containing three-phase machines so that the simulation starts in steady state. The Load Flow and Machine Initialization tool offers simplified load flow features but can still initialize machine initial currents of your models. For more information, see the p o w e r _ l o a d f l o wreference page. Use LTI View er Open a w indow to generate the state-space model of your system (if you have Control System Toolbox softw are installed) and automatically open the LTI View er interface for time and frequency domain responses. For more information, see the p o w e r _ l t i v i e wreference page. Im pedance vs Frequency Measurem ent Open the Impedance vs Frequency Measurement Tool dialog box to display the impedance versus frequency defined by the Impedance Measurement blocks. For more information, see the p o w e r _ z m e t e rreference page. FFT Analysis Open the FFT Analysis Tool dialog box to perform Fourier analysis of signals stored in a Structure w ith Time format. For more information, see the p o w e r _ f f t s c o p ereference page. An example of using the FFT Analysis tool is described in Performing Harmonic Analysis Using the FFT Tool. Generate Report Open the Generate Report Tool dialog box that allow you to generate a report of steady state variables, initial states, and machine load flow for a model. For more information, see the p o w e r _ r e p o r treference page. Hysteresis Design Tool Open a w indow to design a hysteresis characteristic for the saturable core of the Saturable Transformer block and the ThreePhase Transformer blocks (tw o- and three-w indings). For more information, see the p o w e r _ h y s t e r e s i sreference page. Com pute RLC Line Param eters Open a w indow to compute RLC parameters of an overhead transmission line from its conductor characteristics and tow er geometry. For more information, see the p o w e r _ l i n e p a r a mreference page.

See Also
p o w e r _ f f t s c o p e ,p o w e r _ h y s t e r e s i s ,p o w e r _ i n i t s t a t e s ,p o w e r _ l i n e p a r a m ,p o w e r _ l o a d f l o w , p o w e r _ l t i v i e w ,p o w e r _ r e p o r t ,p o w e r _ s t e a d y s t a t e ,p o w e r _ z m e t e r

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