Electrisim Tutorials
Short, focused videos and written walkthroughs for modeling, simulation, and analysis in Electrisim—pick a topic below or skim the playlist on YouTube @Electrisim.
New here? Start with Getting started, then follow First circuit & load flow. Use the shortcuts to jump straight to Grid Code (P-Q), the onshore and 450 MW offshore wind grid compliance walkthroughs, transformer tap control, shunt reactor tap changers, Contingency analysis, Optimal Power Flow, or Time series simulation.
Getting Started with Electrisim
Learn the basics of using Electrisim for power system analysis. This tutorial covers the essential features and how to create your first power system model.
Create your first circuit, run load flow, and read results
Step-by-step: build a simple network in the diagram editor, run a load-flow study, and interpret bus voltages and line loading in Electrisim.
Grid Code Compliance (P-Q)
P-Q envelope at the point of connection: net P and Q at the PCC, optional Park Controller, and a grid-code overlay in p.u. of Pmax at the PoC. In the app: Simulate → Grid Code Compliance (P-Q). Documentation.
Onshore wind farm — grid compliance & park controller
Walkthrough of the 33 MW onshore wind farm model in open-source Electrisim: WTG PQ capability, park controller with power-factor control at the 110 kV POC, load flow at U = 1.1 pu, and adding an 11th turbine to the controller list. Template: File → New → onshore wind farm 33MW.
450 MW offshore wind — P-Q grid compliance (Part 1)
Walkthrough of the 1 GW offshore wind model: reactive power & voltage control equipment (WTGs, OLTC, VSR, STATCOM), baseline load flow, then Polish NC RfG P-Q/Pmax verification at 400 kV. Builds on the Grid Code (P-Q) tutorial.
Written tutorial & script · Watch on YouTube
Discrete tap control in load flow (Pandapower)
Walkthrough: enabling DiscreteTapControl on transformers, using Include controller in the Pandapower load-flow dialog, and reading resulting tap positions on the diagram and in exports.
Control shunt reactor tap changer
See how to model and operate shunt reactor tap control in Electrisim—useful when you need discrete steps on reactive compensation equipment as part of your load-flow setup.
Contingency analysis
Walk through N-1 contingency screening in Electrisim: take lines, transformers, or generators out of service one at a time, run AC power flow for each case, and review thermal and voltage violations in the results dialog.
Optimal Power Flow (OPF) in Electrisim
Learn how to run optimal power flow in Electrisim with pandapower: set up generation costs, open Simulate → Optimal Power Flow (runopp), and interpret dispatch and constraint results on the diagram.
Time series simulation
Run hour-by-hour AC load flow with time-varying load and generation profiles. Open the built-in tutorial network (New Diagram → Tutorials → Time Series Simulation), define profiles per element, simulate 24 hours, and review charts, statistics, and Excel export. See also the time series documentation.
BESS preliminary design (utility-scale HV POC)
Walkthrough of Simulate → BESS Studies → BESS Preliminary Design: enter POC active power and grid-code power factor, auto-size PCS and transformers, generate the HV-connected plant SLD, optional HV cable or MV POC layout, then run named load-flow corner cases, rating checks, and the P/Q capability envelope at the POC. Template: File → New → Utility-scale BESS (HV POC). See documentation.
BESS overvoltage in weak grids
See how a battery energy storage system (BESS) exporting power on a weak grid can push POC voltage above limits, and compare mitigation with OpenDSS inverter controls—fixed Q, fixed power factor, and Q-V droop. Open the built-in tutorial network (New Diagram → Tutorials → BESS Overvoltage in Weak Grids) or import the OpenDSS template, run five scenarios, and review results with Scenario Compare.
Comparing with PowerFactory
Compare Electrisim load-flow results with DIgSILENT PowerFactory on four transmission test models—grid/line/load, two-winding transformer, three-winding transformer, and static generators (export). Open the built-in template (File → New → Testing with other software → Comparing PowerFactory), run load flow on each tab, and validate pandapower against PowerFactory.
Grid code compliance — active versus reactive power (onshore wind)
Walkthrough of grid-code P–Q compliance on the 33 MW onshore wind farm template: open File → New → onshore wind farm 33MW, set the POC sweep with the park controller at 110 kV, run Simulate → Grid Code Compliance (P–Q), and compare the plant capability envelope (red) with code requirements (blue). See non-compliance at rated voltage, then enable transformer tap-changer control and re-run to reach compliance. Builds on Grid Code (P-Q) and Onshore wind grid compliance.
Short-circuit calculations on the 33 MW onshore wind farm
IEC 60909 and OpenDSS fault studies on the same 33 MW template: three-phase and single-phase duties, ikss / ip / ith, phase conductors versus cable screens, and how transformer vector group steers earth-fault current. Template: File → New → onshore wind farm 33MW, then Simulate → Short Circuit.
