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Aissa SOULI1, Abdelhafid HELLAL2, Slami SAADI1

Nuclear Research Center of Birine-Algeria (1), Electrical engineering Department, Laghouat University- Algeria (2)

Programming EMTP-ATP-PSCAD Software Functions Using

MATLAB for Power Systems Transients Analysis
Abstract. This article aims to create simulation software MATP for power systems transients, replacing the two transients simulation softwares ATP
and PSCAD. We described the program MATP, and then we simulated several defects that can cause transients in different networks by ATP,
PSCAD and MATP with interpretations of results.

Streszczenie: W artykule przedstawiono program MATP przeznaczony do symulacji stanw nieustalonych w sieci elektroenergetycznej,
zastpujcy programy ATP I PSCAD. Opisujc moliwoci program, zasymulowano awarie wywoujce stany nieustalone w sieci i porwnano wyniki
otrzymane przy pomocy opracowanego programu MATP oraz programw ATP, PSCAD. (Program MATP zastpujcy EMTP-ATP-PSCAD dla
potrzeb analizy stanw nieustalonych systemw energetycznych).

Keywords: Transients in power systems, ATP / EMTP, MATP, MATLAB / SIMULINK.

Sowo kluczowe: Stany nieustalone w systemie elektroenergetycznym, ATP / EMTP, MATP, MATLAB / SIMULINK.

Introduction MATLAB [6] is an interactive system whose basic data

The MATP "Matlab Transients Analysis Program" [1] is a
transients simulation program in electrical networks created
to replace the simulation softwares such as ATP/EMTP and
PSCAD. These programs are black boxes for us, and if their
use is simple, modification is impossible. We are obliged to
use them according to their own characteristics, and we
have no way to change their content (which is obvious since
we must be authorized and agreed by authors who hold
rights over their product). But if we need to have changes
such as adding new models of components or another
mathematical resolution tool, or non-existent applications in
the versions available, it is absolutely necessary to develop
new program. This is without mentioning the costs that such
programs can claim.
element is an array that does not require dimensioning. This
allows to solve many technical computing problems,
especially those with matrix and vector formulations, in a
fraction of the time it would take to write a program in a
scalar non interactive language such as C or FORTRAN. It
integrates computation, visualization, and programming in
an easy-to-use environment where problems and solutions
are expressed in familiar mathematical notation
Structure of MATP
Program MATP was developed to analyze various functions
issuing from transients like those for ATP or PSCAD. The
basic structure of MATP is presented in Fig. 1.

Description of the computer tools

Alternative Transient Program
(ATP) is a universal program for
digital simulation of transient
phenomena [2] of electromagnetic as
well as electromechanical nature.
With this program, complex networks
and control systems of arbitrary
structure can be simulated. ATP has
extensive modeling capabilities and it
has been continuously developed
through international contributions
over the past 20 years.
EMTDC is a transients simulator
[3] which development has always
been completely independent of
EMTP and its many derivatives.
PSCAD [4] is a powerful
graphical user interface that
integrates seamlessly with EMTDC,
together they provide a fast, flexible and accurate solution Fig.1. Structure of program MATP
for the simulation of virtually any electrical equipment or
system. MATP can analyze actually two types of functions. The
PSCAD/EMTDC [5] represents and solves the first type commutation transients and defects presented
differential equations of the entire power system and its the following situations: opening and closing a line, short
controls in the time domain (both electro-magnetic and circuit defect and their removal, loss of a generator, over
electro-mechanical systems). This class of simulation tool load defect, The latter contains the loss of load and load
differs from load flow andtransient stability tools, which use power supplying. The second lightning surges concerns
steady state equations to represent electrical circuits (i.e. defects caused by lightning strikes [7]. For these functions
electromagnetic) but solve the differential equations of the following systems are introduced: system 1 (2
machine mechanical dynamics (i.e. rotational inertia). generators, 4 nodes [8]), system 2 (2 generators, 5 nodes
[9]), system 3 (3 generators, 9 nodes [10]). MATP is

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implemented in MATLAB environment and allows running
multiple applications and functions (Simulink files).
Application example
Example: Opening and re-closing a line in network system1
Analysis of results
During normal operation nodes2 and 4 voltages vary
around 113 kV, but when the incident occurred at t=0.03
sec (opening line), the voltage of node2, VN2 decreases up
following a 81 kV transient fluctuation deaden (the current
discontinuities due to the discontinuity of the derivative di/dt
during the extinction of current passing through its zero)
until the end of the incident at t = 0.06 sec.
The voltage of the node 4, VN4 increases to the value 200
kV (transformer empty). A t=0.06 sec, the breaker is closed
and both voltages VN2 and VN4 return to their initial value,
oscillations are justified by the line capacitive effect.

Conclusions
The implemented program MATP, developed in Matlab
environment and using the Simulink package, has been
Fig.2. Opening and re-closing of the line side node 2 in network tested using the same examples, and gave full appreciation
system1 for the simulations carried out which confirmed the
a) relevance of the project. The results have virtually the same
appearance and overlap completely with those obtained
with the ATP / EMTP and PSCAD, and we have confirmed
the possibility of analysing other types of transients on other
power systems.
Based on various simulations carried out for a number of
functions and on a number of different networks, which we
consider quite representative to validate our software, and
allow a reasonable comparison with other similar tools, we
can conclude that MATP software gives results similar to
the ATP and PSCAD.

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Fig. 3. Examples of transients obtain from calculation using: a)
ATM, b) PSCAD, c) MATP
Authors: Aissa Souli. Researcher Nuclear Research Center of
Birine-Algeria, E-mail: souliaissa@yahoo.fr; prof. dr Abdelhafid
Hellal, Electrical engineering Department, Laghouat University-
Algeria, E-mail: a.hellal@mail.lagh-univ.dz, Slami Saadi
Researcher Nuclear Research Center of Birine-Algeria, E-
mail:saadidzyahoo.fr

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