master:PUImpedanceBranch parametersPSCAD PU Impedance Branch

Every parameter of the PSCAD PU Impedance Branch (master:PUImpedanceBranch): 6 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:PUImpedanceBranch is

PU Impedance Branch (RLC branch in per unit values), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under passive branches, loads and filters.

Definition
master:PUImpedanceBranch
PSCAD name
PU Impedance Branch
Category
Passive branches, loads and filters
Parameters
6, in 1 group; 5 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:PUImpedanceBranch 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:PUImpedanceBranch"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["Freq1"]))          # Base Frequency, in Hz

comp = project.find_all("master:PUImpedanceBranch")[0]
comp.parameters(Freq1="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, "Freq1") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
Freq1RealHz60.0Base FrequencyAt least 1E-308
NameText··NameName for easy idendificationRange 0 to 0
RpuRealpu0.02Per unit ResistanceEnter per unit resistance based on specified base values
Sbase1RealMVA100Base MVAAt least 1E-308
Vb1RealkV230.00Base VoltageAt least 1E-308
XpuRealpu0.01Per unit ReactanceEnter per unit reactance based on specified base values

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