master:source_1 parametersPSCAD Single Phase Voltage Source Model 2
Every parameter of the PSCAD Single Phase Voltage Source Model 2 (master:source_1): 22 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().
What master:source_1 is
The single phase voltage source, model 2: an AC or DC source behind an impedance, set by magnitude, phase and frequency or by the power it delivers.
Definition
master:source_1
PSCAD name
Single Phase Voltage Source Model 2
Category
Sources
Parameters
22, in 4 groups; 15 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07
Most used master:source_1 parameters
Parameter
Unit
Description
Vm
kV
Mag. (AC:L-G,RMS DC:Pk)magnitude
f
Hz
Frequencyfrequency
Ph
deg
Initial Phaseinitial phase
Type
·
Source Impedancewhat the source impedance is
Tc
s
Ramp up Timethe ramp up time at the start of the run
Read and write master:source_1 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 workspacefor comp in project.find_all("master:source_1"): # the exact definition, namespace first
params = comp.parameters() # every parameter, as PSCAD holds itprint(str(params["Vm"])) # Mag. (AC:L-G,RMS DC:Pk), in kV
comp = project.find_all("master:source_1")[0]
comp.parameters(Vm="265.58 [kV]") # 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, "Vm") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.