master:fixed_load1 parametersPSCAD Fixed Load L-L

Every parameter of the PSCAD Fixed Load L-L (master:fixed_load1): 12 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:fixed_load1 is

Fixed Load L-L (Single Phase L-L Fixed Load), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under passive branches, loads and filters.

Definition
master:fixed_load1
PSCAD name
Fixed Load L-L
Category
Passive branches, loads and filters
Parameters
12, in 2 groups; 4 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:fixed_load1 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:fixed_load1"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["FR"]))             # Fundamental Frequency, in Hz

comp = project.find_all("master:fixed_load1")[0]
comp.parameters(FR="120 [Hz]")           # 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, "FR") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Internal Outputs

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
C1Text··Effective capacitance [uF]Range 0 to 0
L1Text··Effective inductance [H]Range 0 to 0
R1Text··Effective resistance [ohm]Range 0 to 0

Parameters

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
FRRealHz60Fundamental FrequencyAt least 1E-307
KPFReal·0Freq Index for Power (dP/dF)Range -5 to 5
KQFReal·0Freq Index for Q (dQ/dF)Range -5 to 5
NPReal·2Volt Index for Power (dP/dV)Range -5 to 5
NQReal·2Volt Index for Q (dQ/dV)Range -5 to 5
NameText··Name for IdentificationEnter a name for identificationRange 0 to 0
PORealMW100Rated Real PowerAt least 0
QORealMVAR25Rated Reactive Power(+inductive)
VBORealkV230Rated Load Voltage (RMS)At least 0

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