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This is the\n**PSTess** README. Please refer to the table of contents below to help\nyou navigate.\n\nCurrent release version: 1.1\n\nRelease date: February, 2024\n\n## Contact\nFor issues and feedback, we would appreciate it if you could use the\n\"Issues\" feature of this repository. This helps others join the\ndiscussion and helps us keep track of and document issues.\n\n### Email\nEntity account `@sandia.gov: snl-pstess`\u003cbr /\u003e\nProject maintainer (Ryan Elliott) `@sandia.gov: rtellio`\u003cbr /\u003e\nProject co-maintainer (Hyungjin Choi) `@sandia.gov: hchoi`\n\n### Partners\nThe development of **PSTess** was a collaborative effort between\nSandia National Laboratories and Montana Tech. We thank Dr. Daniel\nTrudnowski and Tam Nguyen for their contributions.\n\n## Table of contents\n- [Introduction](#intro)\n    - [Models](#models)\n    - [Features](#features)\n    - [Acknowledgment](#acknowledgment)\n- [Getting started](#getting_started)\n    - [Setting the path](#set_path)\n    - [Running an example](#first_example)\n- [Frequently Asked Questions](#faq)\n    - [General](#general)\n- [References](#references)\n\n## What is it?\n\u003ca id=\"intro\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n**PSTess** is an open-source, MATLAB-based toolbox for dynamic\nsimulation and analysis of power systems with utility-scale,\ninverter-based energy storage systems (ESS). Of course, it can also be\nused to study conventional power systems. **PSTess** is a fork of the\nPower System Toolbox, called **PST** for short. It is based on **PST\nv3.0**, released by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in August\nof 2020. The major differences between the two packages are described\nbelow. For a detailed description of the modifications made to **PST**\nsource files, see the CHANGELOG.\n\n### Models\n\u003ca id=\"models\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n* **ess:** energy storage device model with reactive modulation\n  capability\n* **ess_sud:** user-defined energy storage control model; the pipeline\n  has been customized by Montana Tech\n* **lsc:** linear time-varying (LTV) synchronizing torque controller\n  (for use with **ess**)\n* **pwrmod:** constant power (or current) injection model\n* **ivmmod:** experimental voltage behind reactance converter model\n  (primarily for studying grid-forming inverters)\n\n### Features\n\u003ca id=\"features\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n* Global variables: all global variables have been reorganized into a\n  common struct, called `g`\n* Batch processing: a new mode of operation has been added to modify\n  application-wide behavior when performing multiple simulation or\n  analysis runs (see **get_dypar**)\n* Error statements: all errors and warnings issued by the application\n  have been edited to be more specific, consistent, and useful\n* Dynamic brake insertions: **y_switch** has been updated to support\n  three-phase resistive shunt insertions (e.g., for modeling the Chief\n  Joseph Brake); this option is now available as `f_type = 8`\n* Linearization routine: **svm_mgen** has been redesigned around the\n  central difference method for improved accuracy; the surrounding\n  code has also been modified to better track the time-domain\n  simulation procedure in **s_simu**\n\n### Acknowledgment\n\u003ca id=\"acknowledgment\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nThis work was supported by the U.S. DOE Energy Storage Program within\nthe Office of Electricity. The authors would like to thank Dr. Imre\nGyuk, Director of Energy Storage Research.\n\nThis toolbox owes a great deal to the original developers of **PST**:\nDrs. Joe Chow, Kwok Cheung, and Graham Rogers. We thank them for\ntheir contributions and for their generosity in releasing **PST**\nunder the MIT license, enabling others to build upon the foundation\nthey created. See the NOTICE file in this repository for details about\nthe **PST** license.\n\n## Getting started\n\u003ca id=\"getting_started\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nBefore working with **PSTess**, please see the documentation listed\nunder the `man` directory of this repository. In addition, the\nCHANGELOG includes detailed information about changes made to **PST**\nfunctions and scripts in the creation of **PSTess**.\n\n### Setting the path\n\u003ca id=\"set_path\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nTo set the **PSTess** path and or working data file utilized in batch\nmode, they may be entered directly in `get_path.m`, or set\nprogrammatically via `set_path.m`. Note that calls to `set_path.m`\nre-write the `get_path.m` file, so they are durable in\nresponse to `clear` calls. The path and data file specified in this\nway are used by **PSTess** when `dypar.batch_mode = true`, as\nspecified in `get_dypar.m`. To turn batch mode off, simply set\n`dypar.batch_mode = false`. When batch mode is turned off, the\napplication will prompt the user for information, as necessary.\n\n### Running an example\n\u003ca id=\"first_example\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nPlease see the `analysis` folder in this repository for two examples\nbased on a version of the Kundur 2-area system augmented with energy storage.\n\n* `main_ess_example1.m` -- Perturbs the real power command of the\n  energy storage systems, as specified in `mess_sig_example1.m`.\n* `main_ess_example2.m` -- Perturbs the reactive power command of the\n  energy storage systems, as specified in `mess_sig_example2.m`.\n\nBefore running either of the examples, read the information in the\nheader of the main script. The instructions for `main_ess_example1.m`\nare reprinted below for reference.\n\n    % Note: You must run this example from the 'analysis' folder. Before\n    %       running, rename the original /pstess/mess_sig.m file to\n    %       mess_sig_original.m. Then move mess_sig_example1.m into /pstess\n    %       and rename it mess_sig.m. Make sure the working directory is\n    %       configured in get_path.m. Before running double check that sw_con\n    %       in d2asbegp_ess.m corresponds to ftype=6 (do nothing).\n\nAfter running `main_ess_example1.m`, a small collection of figures\nwill be automatically generated and saved in the `analysis/fig`\ndirectory. The figure on the left below shows the bus frequency\ndeviation vs. time in response to the input perturbation. The solid\nblue trace shows the output of the full nonlinear simulation, and the\ndashed magenta trace the output of the linearized simulation. The plot\non the right shows the same comparison but for the real power\nmodulation by the ESSs. The subscripts on the y-axis labels correspond\nto the ESS index numbers. Both examples include the ESS-based\ntransient stability control strategy described in a recent\n[IET journal article](https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.1319).\n\nBus frequency deviation    |  Real power modulation\n:-------------------------:|:-------------------------:\n![Bus frequency](/analysis/fig/ess_example1_bus_freq_web.png) | ![Real power command](/analysis/fig/ess_example1_pwr_cmd_web.png)\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\u003ca id=\"faq\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n### General\n\u003ca id=\"general\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\u003e Where can I find documentation for PST and PSTess?\n\nPlease see the `man` folder under the top level of the repository. It\ncontains documentation for **PST v3.0** and a supplemental document\ndescribing the features of **PSTess**. For users without prior **PST**\nexperience, we strongly recommend reading both of these documents\nbefore working with **PSTess**.\n\n\u003e I think I found a bug, what should I do?\n\nPlease use the \"Issues\" feature of this repository. This helps others\njoin the discussion and helps us keep track of and document issues. We\nwill do what we can to address these issues; however, the **PST** base\napplication has both known and unknown issues that users will\nencounter. Users of **PSTess** should be comfortable enough with\nMATLAB programming to address these issues on their own as they arise.\n\n## References\n\u003ca id=\"references\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\nR. Elliott, D. Trudnowski, H. Choi, T. Nguyen, \"The Power and Energy Storage\nSystems Toolbox – PSTess Version 1.0\" September 2021, SAND2021-11259. Available:\n[https://www.sandia.gov/ess-ssl/](https://www.sandia.gov/ess-ssl/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sand2021_11259_pstess_elliott_choi.pdf)\n\nJ. Chow and K. Cheung, \"A toolbox for power system dynamics and\ncontrol engineering education and research,\" IEEE Trans. Power Syst.,\nvol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1559–1564, 1992.\n\nJ. Chow, \"Power System Toolbox Version 3.0 manual.\" Available:\nhttps://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~chowj/PSTMan.pdf\n\nR. Elliott, A. Ellis, P. Pourbeik, J. Sanchez-Gasca, J. Senthil,\nand J. Weber, \"Generic photovoltaic system models for WECC–A status\nreport,\" in IEEE Power Energy Soc. Gen. Meeting, pp. 1–5, 2015.\n\nR. T. Elliott, P. Arabshahi, and D. S. Kirschen, \"Stabilizing\ntransient disturbances with utility-scale inverter-based resources,\"\nIET Gen. Tran. Dist., vol. 14, pp. 6534–6544, Dec. 2020. Available:\n[https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/](https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/iet-gtd.2020.1319)\n\nCAISO, \"Inverter-based interconnection requirements (ER19-1153).\"\nAvailable: [https://www.caiso.com/Documents/](http://www.caiso.com/Documents/Feb28-2019-InterconnectionProcessEnhancements-Inverter-BasedGeneratorInterconnectionRequirements-ER19-1153.pdf)\n\nM. Klein, G. Rogers, and P. Kundur, \"A fundamental study of\ninter-area oscillations in power systems,\" IEEE Trans. Power Syst.,\nvol. 6, no. 3, pp. 914–921, 1991.\n\nD. Trudnowski, D. Kosterev, and J. Undrill, \"PDCI damping control\nanalysis for the western North American power system,\" in IEEE Power\nEnergy Soc. Gen. 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