master:Line_Berg_Options parametersPSCAD Bergeron Model

Every parameter of the PSCAD Bergeron Model (master:Line_Berg_Options): 6 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:Line_Berg_Options is

Bergeron Model, a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under lines, cables and towers.

Definition
master:Line_Berg_Options
PSCAD name
Bergeron Model
Category
Lines, cables and towers
Parameters
6, in 1 group; 3 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:Line_Berg_Options 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:Line_Berg_Options"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["F1"]))             # Frequency for Loss Approximation, in Hz

comp = project.find_all("master:Line_Berg_Options")[0]
comp.parameters(F1="4000 [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, "F1") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Bergeron Line Model Options

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
BDampChoice·NOUse Damping Approximation?Written as NO (No), YES (Yes)
F1RealHz2000Frequency for Loss ApproximationRange 0 to 1e+008Used when (BDamp==1)
InflenChoice·NODo you want this to be a reflectionless line?reflectionless line corresponds to a line with infinite length. Suitable for high frequency studies of short durations e.g. lightning studiesWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
Interp1Choice·YESInterpolate Travel Times?Written as NO (No), YES (Yes)
TPRealms0.005Shaping Time Constant (All Metallic Modes)Range 0 to 100Used when (BDamp==1)
TZRealms0.005Shaping Time Constant (0 Sequence Mode)Range 0 to 100Used when (BDamp==1)

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