Manual Psim

PSIM User Manual

Powersim Technologies Inc.

PSIM User Manual
PSIM Version 4.0

January 1999

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction1-1 1.2 Circuit Structure 1-1 1.3 Software/Hardware Requirement 1-2 1.4 Installing the Program 1-2 1.5 Simulating a Circuit 1-3

Chapter 2 Power Circuit Components
2.1 Resistor-Inductor-Capacitor Branches (RLC) 2-1 2.2 Switches 2-2 2.2.1 Diodes and Zener Diodes (DIODE/ZENER) 2-2 2.2.2 Thyristors (THY) 2-3 2.2.3 GTO, Transistors, and Bi-Directional Switches 2-4 2.2.4 Switch Gating Blocks(GATING) 2-5 2.2.5 Single-Phase Switch Modules 2-6 2.2.6 Three-Phase Switch Modules 2-7 2.3 Coupled Inductors (MUT2/MUT3) 2-8 2.4 Transformers 2-10 2.4.1 Ideal Transformers (TF_IDEAL) 2-10 2.4.2 Single-Phase Transformers 2-10 2.4.3 Three-Phase Transformers 2-12 2.5 Motor Drive Module 2-14 2.5.1 Electric Machines 2-14 2.5.1.1 DC Machine (DCM) 2-14 2.5.1.2 Induction Machine (INDM_3S/INDM_3SN) 2-17 2.5.1.3Switched Reluctance Machine (SRM3) 2-20 2.5.2 Mechanical Loads 2-23 2.5.2.1 Constant-Torque Load (MLOAD_T) 2-23 2.5.2.2 Constant-Power Load (MLOAD_P) 2-24

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2.5.2.3 General-Type Load (MLOAD) 2-25

Chapter 3 Control Circuit Component
3.1 Transfer Function Blocks (TFCTN) 3-1 3.1.1 Proportional Controllers (P) 3-1 3.1.2 Integrators (INT/RESETI) 3-2 3.1.3 Differentiators(DIFF) 3-3 3.1.4 Proportional-Integral Controllers (PI) 3-4 3.1.5 Built-in Filter Blocks 3-4 3.2 Computational Function Blocks 3-5 3.2.1 Summers (SUM) 3-5 3.2.2 Multipliers and Dividers (MULT/DIVD) 3-6 3.2.3 Square-Root Blocks (SQROT) 3-7 3.2.4 Exponential/Power Function Blocks (EXP/POWER) 3-7 3.2.5 Root-Mean-Square Blocks (RMS) 3-7 3.2.6 Absolute Value Function Blocks (ABS) 3-8 3.2.7Trigonometric Functions (SIN/COS/COS_1/TG_1) 3-8 3.2.8 Fast Fourier Transform Blocks (FFT) 3-9 3.3 Other Function Blocks 3-10 3.3.1 Comparators (COMP) 3-10 3.3.2 Limiters (LIM) 3-10 3.3.3 Look-up Tables (LKUP/LKUP2D) 3-11 3.3.4 Sampling/Hold Blocks (SAMP) 3-12 3.3.5 Round-Off Blocks (ROUNDOFF) 3-13 3.3.6 Time Delay Blocks (TDELAY) 3-14 3.3.7 Multiplexers (MUX2/MUX4/MUX8) 3-15 3.4 Subcircuit Blocks 3-16 3.4.1Operational Amplifiers (OP_AMP) 3-16 3.4.2 THD Blocks (THD) 3-17 3.5 Logic Components 3-19 3.5.1 Logic Gates 3-19 3.5.2 Set-Reset Flip-Flops (SRFF) 3-19 3.5.3 J-K Flip-Flops (JKFF) 3-20 3.5.4 Monostable Multivibrators (MONO/MONOC) 3-20 3.5.5 Pulse Width Counters (PWCT) 3-21

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3.6 Digital Control Module 3-21 3.6.1 Zero-Order Hold 3-21 3.6.2 z-Domain Transfer FunctionBlock 3-22 3.6.2.1 Integrators 3-23 3.6.2.2 Differentiators 3-25 3.6.2.3 Digital Filters 3-25 3.6.3 Unit Delay 3-28 3.6.4 Quantization Block 3-28 3.6.5 Circular Buffer 3-30 3.6.6 Convolution Block 3-30 3.6.7 Memory Read Block 3-31 3.6.8 Data Array 3-32 3.6.9 Multi-Rate Sampling System 3-32

Chapter 4 Other Components
4.1 Simulation Control 4-1 4.2 Time 4-2 4.3 Independent Voltage/Current...