PSCAD Resources

PSCAD Example Submission: How It Works

Do you have a PSCAD model, example, or tool that you would like to share with the power systems community? We welcome useful educational and technical submissions.

Review the Submission Checklist below before submitting your files. Submissions that do not meet these requirements may be rejected or returned for revision. EMT Tools will review submissions in the order they are received. Reviews are completed on a volunteer basis and may take some time.

Once accepted and published on EMT Tools, the original author will be credited on the example download section and within the main PSCAD case. Accepted submissions will be distributed under the MIT License.

Technical questions relating specifically to the submitted model may be directed to the original author using the contact information provided with the submission.

PSCAD Example Submission Checklist

Before submitting your model, please confirm that all of the following requirements are satisfied.

  • PSCAD Version: PSCAD cases (.pscx) and libraries (.pslx) must be created using PSCAD v5.1 or newer. Models created using the PSCAD Free Edition are accepted.
  • Technical Relevance: The submission must demonstrate a concept relevant to power systems or a related technical area (e.g., modelling, automation, component development, educational examples).
  • External Resources: The submission must not depend on proprietary or closed source external compiled resources such as .lib, .obj, or .dll files. Any external source code required must be included.
  • Compilation and Runtime: The submitted model must compile and run successfully with no red error messages and no unexplained yellow warning messages.
  • ReadMe File: The submission must include a ReadMe.txt file containing the version number, author name, contact email, brief description (max 100 words), and any special execution instructions.
  • Licensing: The author must agree to distribute the submitted material under the MIT License and confirm they have the right to distribute it.
  • Submission Review: The author must agree that EMT Tools may make formatting or technical edits as part of the review process.
  • Model Quality: The submitted model should be complete, well organized, and professionally presented without unnecessary clutter.

If you would like to submit an example anonymously, please contact EMT Tools before submitting the package.

Submit a PSCAD Example

MIT License

By downloading EMT-Tools PSCAD resources from this site, you are agreeing to the MIT License terms. These resources are provided under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute the material for both personal and commercial purposes.

  • Free for personal and commercial use
  • Modification and adaptation are permitted
  • Redistribution is permitted
  • Can be incorporated into proprietary projects
  • Original copyright and license notices must be retained
  • Provided without warranty or liability

In short: use it, modify it, build on it, and use it commercially. Just give the proper credits.

Disclaimer

The PSCAD examples, models, files, and related information provided on this website are made available for educational and informational purposes only. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing these materials, no representation or warranty is made regarding their accuracy, completeness, suitability, reliability, or fitness for any particular purpose.

The examples may contain errors, omissions, modelling assumptions, simplifications, or software specific limitations. Users are responsible for independently reviewing, validating, and verifying all models, calculations, parameters, results, and conclusions before relying on them for engineering, design, operational, commercial, regulatory, or other purposes.

Use of any material provided on this website is entirely at the user's own risk. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Mathias Pielahn assumes no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other loss or damage arising from the use of, reliance on, or inability to use any example, model, file, information, or simulation result provided on this website.

These materials are not a substitute for professional engineering judgment, independent verification, or compliance with applicable standards, codes, regulations, and project specific requirements.

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