DVM - Design Verification Module

AC Line Surge/Sag Input Source

The AC line surge/sag input source models a sudden increase or decrease of the AC Line voltage at a specific time and for a specified duration. This source is used in the LineSurge() Test Objective and LineSag() Test Objective.

In this Topic ShowHide

AC Line Surge/Sag Input Source Parameters
Testplan Entry
Waveforms

Model Name	AC Line Surge/Sag Input Source
Simulator		This device is compatible with both the SIMetrix and SIMPLIS simulators.
Parts Selector Menu Location	DVM ▶ Source ▶ DVM Input Source (w/ AC Line Support)
Symbol Library	None - the symbol is automatically generated when placed or edited.
Model File	SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED.lb
Subcircuit Name	SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED_SOURCE_AC_SURGESAG
Schematic

AC Line Surge/Sag Input Source Parameters

The following table explains the relevant parameters.

Parameter Name	Default	Data Type	Range	Units	Parameter Description
AC_VOLTAGE1	115	Real	min: 0	V	The RMS value of the source during normal operating conditions.
AC_VOLTAGE2	230	Real	min:0	V	The RMS value of the source during a surge or sag event.
DC_VOLTAGE	5	Real		V	The DC voltage offset of the source
FREQUENCY	50	Real	min: >0	Hz	The frequency of the source
F_CORNER	1Meg	Real	min: >0	Hz	The corner frequency for the internal low pass filter. The number of poles is set by the N_ORDER parameter.
LINE_PHASEANGLE	0	Real	0- 360	°	Sets the source phase angle at time=0. Most often used in three phase systems to set the phase angle of each phase.
N_ORDER	0	Real	0 - 3		The number of poles in the filter. Set to 0 to remove the filter from the design.
PULSE_WIDTH	200u	Real	min:0	s	The duration of the line dropout in seconds.
SLEW_RATE	10Meg	Real	max:	V/s	The maximum slew rate of the voltage source
SOURCE_INDUCTANCE	795.8u	Real	min: 0	H	Sets the inductance of the line source
SOURCE_NAME	SRC	String	n/a	n/a	Name of the DVM source. This name cannot contain spaces.
SOURCE_RESISTANCE	0.4	Real	min:0	Ω	Sets the source resistance of the source.
TIME_DELAY	10u	Real	min:0	s	Sets the time delay before the surge/sag event.

Testplan Entry

To set a managed DVM source to use the AC Dropout subcircuit, the source symbol must be set to support AC line sources. Then, to set the source definition to a AC Dropout source, place a AcSagSurge() testplan entry in a Source column.

The AcSagSurge() testplan entry has the following syntax with the arguments taken from the list of parameters above.

AcSagSurge(REF, LINE_RANGE, NOMINAL_VOLTAGE, SURGE_VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY)
AcSagSurge(REF, LINE_RANGE, NOMINAL_VOLTAGE, SURGE_VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY, OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING)

Argument	Range	Description
REF	n/a	The actual reference designator of the DVM Source or the generic syntax of INPUT:n where n is an integer indicating a position in the list of managed DVM sources.
LINE_RANGE	LL or HL	The line range to select the correct symbolic voltage value. This can only be the two strings LL or HL.
NOMINAL_VOLTAGE	min:0	The RMS voltage for the input source during the normal operating conditions. The voltage can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of nominal input voltage. Symbolic values use the LINE_RANGE parameter to find the correct symbolic value.
SURGE_VOLTAGE	min:0	The RMS voltage for the input source during the surge event. The voltage can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as HL_Surge. Symbolic values use the LINE_RANGE parameter to find the correct symbolic value.
FREQUENCY	min: > 0	The AC line frequency of the input source. This is used to both set the frequency of the input source and to set the simulation timing. The frequency can be a numeric or a symbolic value, such as F_High or F_Low.
OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING	n/a	Parameter string with any of the other parameters from the parameter table above*

* If more than one parameter is specified, join the parameter key-value pairs with a space, as shown in the example below. The order of the parameter names does not matter.

Waveforms

This example uses the optional parameter LINE_PHASEANGLE set to 180°, and a time delay before the surge event. The duration of the surge event is set with the PULSE_WIDTH parameter. The voltage transition between the normal AC voltage and the surge voltage is limited by the combination of the slew rate limiter and the programmable low pass filter.