master:src_ccin_3 parametersPSCAD Three Phase Current Source

Every parameter of the PSCAD Three Phase Current Source (master:src_ccin_3): 6 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:src_ccin_3 is

Three Phase Current Source (3 Phase Current Source), a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under sources.

Definition
master:src_ccin_3
PSCAD name
Three Phase Current Source
Category
Sources
Parameters
6, in 1 group; 4 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:src_ccin_3 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:src_ccin_3"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["Mag"]))            # RMS Magnitude, in kA

comp = project.find_all("master:src_ccin_3")[0]
comp.parameters(Mag="2 [kA]")            # 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, "Mag") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
GrndChoice·YESIs This Source Grounded?Select Yes or No to ground one end of the sourceWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
MagRealkA1RMS MagnitudeAt least 0
NameText··Source Name
PhRealdeg0.0Initial PhaseInitial phase angle of phase ARange -360 to 360
TcReals0.05Ramp up TimeTime to ramp up to full magnitudeAt least 0
fRealHz60.0FrequencyAt least 0

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