master:Dload_3branch parametersPSCAD Y connected configurable 3 branch load

Every parameter of the PSCAD Y connected configurable 3 branch load (master:Dload_3branch): 37 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:Dload_3branch is

Y connected configurable 3 branch load (Individually configutable Delta connected 3 branch load), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under passive branches, loads and filters.

Definition
master:Dload_3branch
PSCAD name
Y connected configurable 3 branch load
Category
Passive branches, loads and filters
Parameters
37, in 4 groups; 27 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:Dload_3branch in Python

import mhi.pscad

pscad = mhi.pscad.connect()              # the PSCAD that is open; launch() starts one
project = pscad.project("my_case")       # a case loaded in the workspace

for comp in project.find_all("master:Dload_3branch"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["CabP1"]))          # Capacitance, in uF

comp = project.find_all("master:Dload_3branch")[0]
comp.parameters(CabP1="2 [uF]")          # a value that carries a unit is written with it
  • A parameter is named exactly as in the table, letter case included: parameters() gives every one of them in a dictionary, and a name the component does not have is refused.
  • A value that carries a unit comes back as a number whose unit is only in its text, so read it as text first (str(...)) or the unit is lost. PSCAD keeps a written unit as it is given: "2500 [mohm]" stays in mohm.
  • A Choice is read and written as its symbol (the capitals in "Written as"), not as the words PSCAD shows in the dialog.
  • find_all() takes the exact definition only. A wildcard or a bare name without master: comes back empty; the Builder's px_find walks the pages for those.

The Builder's runtime does the same with the unit handled for you: px_get(comp, "CabP1") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
ABP1Choice·RLCPhase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 1Select Phase A to Phase B parallel branch 1 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
ABP2Choice·RLCPhase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 2Select Phase A to Phase B parallel branch 2 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
ABSChoice·RLCPhase A to Phase B Series BranchSelect Phase A to Phase B series branch typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
BCP1Choice·RLCPhase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 1Select Phase B to Phase C parallel branch 1 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
BCP2Choice·RLCPhase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 2Select Phase B to Phase C parallel branch 2 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
BCSChoice·RLCPhase B to Phase C Series BranchSelect Phase B to Phase C series branch typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
CAP1Choice·RLCPhase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 1Select Phase C to Phase A parallel branch 1 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
CAP2Choice·RLCPhase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 2Select Phase C to Phase A parallel branch 2 typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
CASChoice·RLCPhase C to Phase A Series BranchSelect Phase C to Phase A series branch typeWritten as SHORT (Short), R, L, C, RL, RC, LC, RLC, OPEN (Open)
NameText··NameThe name of the componentRange 0 to 0

Phase A to Phase B Branches

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
CabP1RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP1==3) || (ABP1==5) || (ABP1==6) || (ABP1==7))&&(ABP2!=0)
CabP2RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP2==3) || (ABP2==5) || (ABP2==6) || (ABP2==7))&&(ABP1!=0)
CabSRealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase A to Phase B Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (ABS==3) || (ABS==5) || (ABS==6) || (ABS==7)
LabP1RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP1==2) || (ABP1==4) || (ABP1==6) || (ABP1==7))&&(ABP2!=0)
LabP2RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP2==2) || (ABP2==4) || (ABP2==6) || (ABP2==7))&&(ABP1!=0)
LabSRealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase A to Phase B Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (ABS==2) || (ABS==4) || (ABS==6) || (ABS==7)
RabP1Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP1==1) || (ABP1==4) || (ABP1==5) || (ABP1==7))&&(ABP2!=0)
RabP2Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase A to Phase B Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((ABP2==1) || (ABP2==4) || (ABP2==5) || (ABP2==7))&&(ABP1!=0)
RabSRealohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase A to Phase B Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (ABS==1) || (ABS==4) || (ABS==5) || (ABS==7)

Phase B to Phase C Branches

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
CbcP1RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP1==3) || (BCP1==5) || (BCP1==6) || (BCP1==7))&&(BCP2!=0)
CbcP2RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP2==3) || (BCP2==5) || (BCP2==6) || (BCP2==7))&&(BCP1!=0)
CbcSRealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase B to Phase C Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (BCS==3) || (BCS==5) || (BCS==6) || (BCS==7)
LbcP1RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP1==2) || (BCP1==4) || (BCP1==6) || (BCP1==7))&&(BCP2!=0)
LbcP2RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP2==2) || (BCP2==4) || (BCP2==6) || (BCP2==7))&&(BCP1!=0)
LbcSRealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase B to Phase C Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (BCS==2) || (BCS==4) || (BCS==6) || (BCS==7)
RbcP1Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP1==1) || (BCP1==4) || (BCP1==5) || (BCP1==7))&&(BCP2!=0)
RbcP2Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase B to Phase C Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((BCP2==1) || (BCP2==4) || (BCP2==5) || (BCP2==7))&&(BCP1!=0)
RbcSRealohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase B to Phase C Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (BCS==1) || (BCS==4) || (BCS==5) || (BCS==7)

Phase C to Phase A Branches

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
CcaP1RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP1==3) || (CAP1==5) || (CAP1==6) || (CAP1==7))&&(CAP2!=0)
CcaP2RealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP2==3) || (CAP2==5) || (CAP2==6) || (CAP2==7))&&(CAP1!=0)
CcaSRealuF1CapacitanceCapacitance of Phase C to Phase A Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (CAS==3) || (CAS==5) || (CAS==6) || (CAS==7)
LcaP1RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP1==2) || (CAP1==4) || (CAP1==6) || (CAP1==7))&&(CAP2!=0)
LcaP2RealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP2==2) || (CAP2==4) || (CAP2==6) || (CAP2==7))&&(CAP1!=0)
LcaSRealH0.1InductanceInductance of Phase C to Phase A Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (CAS==2) || (CAS==4) || (CAS==6) || (CAS==7)
RcaP1Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 1At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP1==1) || (CAP1==4) || (CAP1==5) || (CAP1==7))&&(CAP2!=0)
RcaP2Realohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase C to Phase A Parallel Branch 2At least 1E-308Used when ((CAP2==1) || (CAP2==4) || (CAP2==5) || (CAP2==7))&&(CAP1!=0)
RcaSRealohm1ResistanceResistance of Phase C to Phase A Series BranchAt least 1E-308Used when (CAS==1) || (CAS==4) || (CAS==5) || (CAS==7)

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