master:xfmr_3w_auto parametersPSCAD Single Phase 3 Winding Auto Transformer

Every parameter of the PSCAD Single Phase 3 Winding Auto Transformer (master:xfmr_3w_auto): 24 names, with the unit, the default and the meaning PSCAD gives each one. Copy a name into parameters().

What master:xfmr_3w_auto is

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

Definition
master:xfmr_3w_auto
PSCAD name
Single Phase 3 Winding Auto Transformer
Category
Transformers and reactors
Parameters
24, in 4 groups; 14 carry a unit
Read from
PSCAD 5.0.0, 2026-11-07

Read and write master:xfmr_3w_auto 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:xfmr_3w_auto"):   # the exact definition, namespace first
    params = comp.parameters()           # every parameter, as PSCAD holds it
    print(str(params["Im1"]))            # Magnetizing Current, in %

comp = project.find_all("master:xfmr_3w_auto")[0]
comp.parameters(Im1="0.8 [%]")           # 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, "Im1") and px_set(...), which also records the old value so the case is put back at the end. Getting started shows them.

Saturation

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
EnabChoice·NOSaturation EnabledWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
Im1Real%0.4Magnetizing CurrentAt least 0.0001
SatChoice·MAINPlace Saturation on WindingWritten as MAIN (Main), TERTIARY (Tertiary)
TdcReals0.0Inrush Decay Time ConstantAt least 0
TxkReals0.0Time to Release Flux ClippingRange 0 to 1000000
XairRealpu0.2Air Core ReactanceRange 1E-08 to 1
XkneeRealpu1.17Knee VoltageAt least 1E-307

Monitoring of Currents and Flux

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
FLUXText··Name for Flux Linkage [pu]
IL1Text··Name for H Winding Current [kA]
IL2Text··Name for L Winding Current [kA]
IL3Text··Name for T Winding Current [kA]
IMAGText··Name for Magnetizing Current [pu]

Configuration

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
IdealChoice·NOIdeal Transformer ModelWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
NLLRealpu0.0No Load LossesRange 0 to 1
NameText··Name for IdentificationEnter a name for identification
TapChoice·NOOn Load Tap ChangerWritten as NO (No), YES (Yes)
TmvaRealMVA100.0Transformer MVAAt least 1E-06
XlHLRealpu0.1Leakage Reactance (H-L)At least 1E-307
XlHTRealpu0.1Leakage Reactance (H-T)At least 1E-307
XlLTRealpu0.1Leakage Reactance (L-T)At least 1E-307
fRealHz60.0Base Operation FrequencyAt least 0.0001

Winding Voltage Ratings

ParameterUnitDefaultDescription
VHRealkV230.0Winding H Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001
VLRealkV115.0Winding L Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001
VTRealkV30.0Winding T Voltage (RMS)At least 0.0001

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