master:umec-xfmr-3w2 parametersPSCAD Single Phase 3 Winding UMEC Transformer

Every parameter of the PSCAD Single Phase 3 Winding UMEC Transformer (master:umec-xfmr-3w2): 51 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:umec-xfmr-3w2 is

Single Phase 3 Winding UMEC Transformer, a component of PSCAD's Master Library, filed under transformers and reactors.

Definition
master:umec-xfmr-3w2
PSCAD name
Single Phase 3 Winding UMEC Transformer
Category
Transformers and reactors
Parameters
51, in 6 groups; 33 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:umec-xfmr-3w2 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:umec-xfmr-3w2"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["CuL12"]))          # Copper Losses Winding 1-2, in pu

comp = project.find_all("master:umec-xfmr-3w2")[0]
comp.parameters(CuL12="1 [pu]")          # 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, "CuL12") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
CuL12Realpu0.0Copper Losses Winding 1-2Range 0 to 1
CuL13Realpu0.0Copper Losses Winding 1-3Range 0 to 1
CuL23Realpu0.0Copper Losses Winding 2-3Range 0 to 1
NLLRealpu0.0No Load LossesRange 0 to 1
NameText·T3Transformer Name
SatChoice·NOModel Saturation?Written as NO (No), YES (Yes)
TapChoice·NONETap Changer WindingWritten as NONE (None), _1 (#1), _2 (#2), _3 (#3)
TmvaRealMVA100.0Transformer MVAAt least 1E-06
V1RealkV230.0Winding 1 Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001
V2RealkV230.0Winding 2 Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001
V3RealkV230.0Winding 3 Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001
ViewChoice·WINDINGSGraphics DisplayWritten as CIRCLES (Circles), WINDINGS (Windings)
Xl12Realpu0.10Leakage Reactance Winding 1-2At least 1E-307
Xl13Realpu0.10Leakage Reactance Winding 1-3At least 1E-307
Xl23Realpu0.10Leakage Reactance Winding 2-3At least 1E-307
fRealHz60.0Base Operation FrequencyAt least 0.0001

Saturation Curve

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
EnabInteger·0Enable SaturationRange 0 to 1Used when (Sat==1)
Im1Real%1.0Magnetizing Current at Rated VoltageRange 0.0001 to 50Used when (Sat==0)
X10EReal%1000.0Point 10 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X1EReal%0.0Point 1 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X2EReal%0.25Point 2 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X3EReal%0.5Point 3 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X4EReal%2.0Point 4 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X5EReal%4.0Point 5 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X6EReal%10.0Point 6 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X7EReal%20.0Point 7 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X8EReal%30.0Point 8 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
X9EReal%100.0Point 9 - Current as a PercentageRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y10ERealpu3.7Point 10 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y1ERealpu0.0Point 1 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y2ERealpu1.0Point 2 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y3ERealpu1.1Point 3 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y4ERealpu1.2Point 4 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y5ERealpu1.25Point 5 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y6ERealpu1.28Point 6 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y7ERealpu1.32Point 7 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y8ERealpu1.36Point 8 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)
Y9ERealpu1.535Point 9 - Voltage in puRange 0 to 1000Used when (Sat==1)

Monitoring of Winding Currents

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
IL1Text··Name for Winding 1 Current [kA]
IL2Text··Name for Winding 2 Current [kA]
IL3Text··Name for Winding 3 Current [kA]

Tap Setting

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
aReal·1.0Tap SettingRange 0.1 to 1.9Used when (Tap > 0)

Transformer Flux [pu]

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
pwlbText··Winding 1 Flux
pwlkText··Winding 1 Leakage Flux
s2lbText··Winding 3 Flux
s2lkText··Winding 3 Leakage Flux
swlbText··Winding 2 Flux
swlkText··Winding 2 Leakage Flux
yokeText··Yoke Flux

Core Aspect Ratios

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
raReal·1.0Ratio Yoke/Winding-limb AreaRange 0.1 to 10
rlReal·2.0Ratio Yoke/Winding-limb LengthRange 0.1 to 10

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