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PSIM is a power electronics simulation software that allows for fast circuit simulation and system-level studies. It consists of three main programs: SIMCAD for schematic design, PSIM for simulation, and SIMVIEW for waveform display. The tutorial covered basic circuit structures in PSIM and provided hands-on examples, including a first-order circuit, voltage controller, and three-phase semiconverter circuit. Users can simulate, analyze waveforms, and measure circuit parameters like power, current, and power factor.

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PSIM Tutorial

PSIM is a power electronics simulation software that allows for fast circuit simulation and system-level studies. It consists of three main programs: SIMCAD for schematic design, PSIM for simulation, and SIMVIEW for waveform display. The tutorial covered basic circuit structures in PSIM and provided hands-on examples, including a first-order circuit, voltage controller, and three-phase semiconverter circuit. Users can simulate, analyze waveforms, and measure circuit parameters like power, current, and power factor.

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PSIM: A Tutorial

Presentation Outline

 What is PSIM?
 Circuit Structure
 Getting started with PSIM
 Hands-on Examples
What is PSIM?
 PSIM is a simulation package specifically
designed for power electronics and control
circuits.
 Manufactured by Powersim Inc.
( www.powersimtech.com )
 It allows fast simulation and it has a friendly
user interface.
 PSIM is indicated for system-level simulation,
control loop design and motor drive system
studies.
 The basic PSIM package consists of three
programs: circuit schematic program
(SIMCAD), simulator program (PSIM), and
waveform display program (SIMVIEW).
Circuit Structure

Power Circuit

Switch
Sensors
Controllers

Control Circuit
Circuit Structure

Power Control Switch


Sensors
Circuit Circuit Controllers
Current
Switching S-domain On-Off
devices Voltage
blocks controllers
RLC branches  Torque
Z-domain PWM
Transformers Speed
blocks controllers
Coupled Logic Alpha
inductors
components controllers
Non-linear
components
Getting Started with
PSIM
 Start PSIM: go to c:\PSIM6_DEMO -> PSIM

New
circuit
Getting Started with
PSIM
 Create a new circuit

Menu

Toolba
r

Circuit
window

Element
toolbar
Getting Started with PSIM
Example 1 – 1st Order
System

1 kΩ

50V 50nF 45 k Ω
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Insert a DC Voltage Source
from the Element Toolbar.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System

The DC Voltage Source


can also be found in
Elements > Sources >
Voltage > DC
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Add two Resistors to the
Add two Resistors to the
circuit. To rotate an
element click
with the right
button…

… or use the
icon Rotate the
Selection.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Add a Capacitor to the circuit.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
To connect the elements
use the Wire tool.

Left-click on
the circuit
and drag the
line with the
mouse.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Insert a Ground
element.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Set all the parameters values.

Double-click on the element to set its parameters.

Just close the window to set the new value.


Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Set the simulation parameters: Insert
a Simulation Control block.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Set the simulation parameters: Time
Step and Total Time.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Insert a Voltage Probe (node to ground).

Double-click on the voltage probe to change its


name to Vo.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Start the simulation
Example 1 – 1st Order
System

Select the variable Vo.


Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Set the colors.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Use the Zoom tool and buttons to
select a specific area you want to
see.
Example 1 – 1st Order
System
Output file: *.txt

Measure tool.

What is the expected steady-state output voltage?


Example 2: Voltage Controller

200mH
120Vrms,
~
60Hz
20Ω
Example 2: Voltage Controller

Create a new circuit.


Example 2: Voltage Controller

Insert a Sinusoidal Voltage Source.


Example 2: Voltage Controller

Add two Thyristors to the circuit.


Example 2: Voltage Controller

Insert a R-L Branch.


Example 2: Voltage Controller

Connect all the elements.


Example 2: Voltage Controller
Add an Alpha Controller to the circuit.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Double-click on the block and click on Help
to understand this block.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Add a Voltage Sensor to the circuit to
synchronize the gating signal.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Insert a Comparator to detect the zero crossing
(from Elements > Control > Comparator or
from the Element toolbar)
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Add a Ground to the circuit. Insert a DC
Voltage Source. Change its name to Alpha
and display it.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Insert a Step Voltage Source. Change its
name to Enable and display it.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Using Labels to make connections: insert a
Label and name it G1.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Connect the Label to the output of the Alpha
Controller block. Insert another Label,
name it G1 and connect it to the gate port
of Thyristor 1.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Create the alpha controller for the other
Thyristor.

Insert a
Voltage
Sensor, a
Comparator
and an Alpha
Controller
block.
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Use Labels for the Enable signal (E), Alpha
signal (A) and Gate signal for Thyristor 2
(G2).
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Insert an input Voltage Probe (Vi), an
output Voltage Probe (Vo) and an output
Current Probe (Io).
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Insert a Simulation Control block. Set the
simulation time to 50 mili-seconds
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Set all the parameters values. Set the Alpha
angle to 30o.
Example 2: Voltage Controller

Run the Simulation. Plot Vi and Vo.


Example 2: Voltage Controller
Add a new Screen and plot Io.
Example 2: Voltage Controller

Other tools: FFT and AVG.


Example 2: Voltage Controller
Other tools: FFT and AVG.

Run the circuit for Alpha equals to 60o and 90o.


Example 2: Voltage Controller
Additional measurements: load power, RMS current and
power factor. (Example 5-2; Hart; pg 170)

Add a Watt
Metter from
Elements > Other
> Probes > Watt
Metter

Change the
Time Step,
Total Time
and Print
Step
Example 2: Voltage Controller
Additional measurements: load power, RMS current and
power factor.

Add a Current
Sensor and two
RMS blocks from
Elements > Control
> Computational
Blocks > RMS

Add Voltage Probes


to measure the RMS
values
Example 2: Voltage Controller

Additional measurements: load power, RMS current and


power factor.

P P 147
PF = = = ≅ 0.45
S Vi, rms ⋅ I i, rms 120 ⋅ 2.71
Example 3:
Semiconverter

120Vrm
s, 10mH
60Hz~ 100mH

~
2Ω
~
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Create a new circuit. Insert a Three-Phase
Voltage Source.
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Insert all the other power elements and
connect them.
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Insert and connect the Alpha Controllers.
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Insert the Sources for the angle Alpha and
for the Enable signal.
Example 3:
Connect Semiconverter
the Gate signals, insert a
Simulation Control (50 ms) and set all the
parameters.

Insert an input
Voltage Probe,
an output
Voltage Probe,
an input
Current Probe
and an output
Current Probe.
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Run the circuit for Alpha equals to 30, 60
and 90 degrees. Check the results.
Example 3:
Semiconverter
Exercise:
Implement the additional measurements for
this circuit: THD, load power, RMS current
and power factor.

See Ex. 5.9; Rashid; pg 156

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