MatSim: A Matpower and Simulink based tool for Power System Dynamics Course Education

Power System Dynamics Course (PSDC) is one of the most important courses in the MSc/M.Tech program of Electrical Engineering at most of the universities worldwide. However, due to the difficulties exist in this course, students are unable to learn the power systems dynamics, properly. This paper introduces a tool based on MATLAB Software that is useful for educating PSDC, effectively. A tool based on Matpower and Simulink (MatSim) has developed in this paper. MatSim utilizes Matpower for power flow studies which is required to calculate steady-state operating points. Also, it uses Simulink to solve the Differential Algebraic Equations (DAEs) of a power system. A single-machine infinite-bus power system, a 3-machine power system, and a 10-machine power system are provided as examples in MatSim. At present in beginning phase, this package is encouraged to be used by most of the students of Lorestan University, Iran and National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) for completing their PSDC assignments or studies. Keywords—Power System dynamic education; Matpower; Simulink; PSS design;