master:mmc_MultiDimCarrierGen parametersPSCAD Carrier Waveform Generator

Every parameter of the PSCAD Carrier Waveform Generator (master:mmc_MultiDimCarrierGen): 10 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:mmc_MultiDimCarrierGen is

Carrier Waveform Generator (Multi Dimensional Carrier Waveform Generator for MMC), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under control blocks.

Definition
master:mmc_MultiDimCarrierGen
PSCAD name
Carrier Waveform Generator
Category
Control blocks
Parameters
10, in 1 group; 3 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

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

comp = project.find_all("master:mmc_MultiDimCarrierGen")[0]
comp.parameters(Cfreq="66 [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, "Cfreq") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
CfreqRealHz33Carrier Frequency as Multiple of Fundamental
DimCInteger·10Number of CarriersRange 2 to 2147483647
FRealHz60.0Fundamental FrequencyUsed when FLogic==0
FLogicChoice·NOTrack Fundamental Frequency?Select Yes or NoWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
MaxReal·1.0Maximum
MinReal·0.0Minimum
NameText··NameName for easy identifcationRange 0 to 0
PModeChoice·DEGREESAngle Input ModeSelect Degrees or RadiansWritten as RADIANS (Radians), DEGREES (Degrees)Used when FLogic==1
Ps0Realdeg0.0Initial Phase Shift [deg]Used when FLogic==0
TypeChoice·PD_DISPOSITIONType of CarrierWritten as PD_DISPOSITION (PD: Phase disposition), APOD_ALTERNATIVE_OPOSITION_DISPOSITION (APOD: Alternative phase oposition disposition), PS_SHIFTED (PS: Phase shifted)

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