master:src_current_dependent_current parametersPSCAD Current Dependent Current Source

Every parameter of the PSCAD Current Dependent Current Source (master:src_current_dependent_current): 3 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:src_current_dependent_current is

Current Dependent Current Source, a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under sources.

Definition
master:src_current_dependent_current
PSCAD name
Current Dependent Current Source
Category
Sources
Parameters
3, in 1 group
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:src_current_dependent_current 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_current_dependent_current"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["G_CDCS"]))         # Scaling Factor

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

General

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
DimChoice·SINGLESingle or Three PhaseSelect Single phase or Three phaseWritten as SINGLE (Single phase), THREE (Three phase)
G_CDCSReal·1.0Scaling FactorThe magnitude of the source current will be the measured current multiplied by this value.
NameText··NameEnter a name for easy identificationRange 0 to 0

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