master:resistor parametersPSCAD Resistor
Every parameter of the PSCAD Resistor (master:resistor): 2 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().
What master:resistor is
A single resistance. With the inductor and the capacitor it is the simplest component to sweep from a script, which is why the Builder's Sweep one parameter Quick Start starts on it.
- Definition
master:resistor- PSCAD name
- Resistor
- Category
- Passive branches, loads and filters
- Parameters
- 2, in 1 group; 1 carry a unit
- Read from
- PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07
Most used master:resistor parameters
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
R | ohm | Resistance |
Read and write master:resistor 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:resistor"): # the exact definition, namespace first
params = comp.parameters() # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
print(str(params["R"])) # Resistance, in ohm
comp = project.find_all("master:resistor")[0]
comp.parameters(R="2 [ohm]") # 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 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, "R") 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
NameText | · | · | Name for IdentificationEnter a name for identification |
RReal | ohm | 1.0 | ResistanceAt least 0 |
Related
- All 345 definitions in the component reference
- Sweep a PSCAD parameter with Python
- PSCAD automation with Python: getting started
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