master:emtconst parametersPSCAD Common Constants
Every parameter of the PSCAD Common Constants (master:emtconst): 3 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().
What master:emtconst is
Common Constants (Commonly Used Constants (pi...)), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under control blocks.
- Definition
master:emtconst- PSCAD name
- Common Constants
- Category
- Control blocks
- Parameters
- 3, in 1 group
- Read from
- PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07
Read and write master:emtconst 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:emtconst"): # the exact definition, namespace first
params = comp.parameters() # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
print(str(params["Dim"])) # Output Dimension
comp = project.find_all("master:emtconst")[0]
comp.parameters(Dim="2") # written as text
- 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 withoutmaster:comes back empty; the Builder'spx_findwalks the pages for those.
The Builder's runtime does the same with the unit handled for you: px_get(comp, "Dim") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.
Configuration
| Parameter | Unit | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
DimInteger | · | 1 | Output DimensionEnter the dimension of the signal to be createdRange 1 to 2147483647 |
NameText | · | · | Label for the ConstantOptional name for identification |
ValueChoice | · | PI | Buit-in EMTDC ConstantsSelect one from the available constantsWritten as PI (Pi), 2_PI (2 Pi), PI_3 (Pi / 3), 2_PI_3 (2 Pi / 3), PI_2 (Pi / 2), PI_180 (Pi / 180), 180_PI (180 / pi), 1_PI (1 / pi), 1_2_PI (1 / (2 pi)), SQRT_2 (sqrt (2)), SQRT_3 (sqrt (3)), 1_SQRT_2 (1 / sqrt (2)), 1_SQRT_3 (1 / sqrt (3)), 1_3 (1 / 3), 2_3 (2 / 3) |
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