Obtaining Frequency Responses of User-Defined Models in the ATP

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ATP Models, Frequency-Dependent Network Equivalent (FDNE), Frequency response, Numerical Fourier transform, Symmetrical components of non-sinusoidal inputs

Abstract

User-Defined Models (UDMs) in the Alternative Transients Program (ATP) are valuable tools. However, its creation using the ATP MODELS language is not simple. One type of UDM of particular importance is the high-fidelity Frequency-Dependent Network Equivalent (FDNE), assembled, in general, by fitting the Frequency Responses (FRs) of the self-and transfer admittances seen from the boundary buses of the external area (part of the system to be substituted by the FDNE). The correctness of the FDNE implementation can be verified by comparing its FRs with those of the external area. Unfortunately, obtaining the FRs of a UDM is not a simple task as in the case of the ATP built-in components. Thus, this work proposes a method for calculating the FRs of the UDMs implemented with the MODELS in the ATP. The proposal is based on the UDM time responses to the unit impulse in symmetric components and the Fourier transform.

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Author Biographies

Thomas Campello, CEFET/RJ

Thomas M. Campello (Member, IEEE), holds a bachelor's degree (2016) and a master's degree (2018) in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ), respectively. He is currently pursuing a PhD at COPPE/UFRJ in the same field. He is also a professor at the Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ). His interests include Scientific Computing, Power Quality, Modal Analysis, Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Equipment, Model Order Reduction, and Electromagnetic Transients.

Sergio Varricchio, Independent Consultant

Sergio Luis Varricchio (SM’06) received the B.Sc. degree from the Catholic University of Petrópolis (UCP), Petrópolis, Brazil, in 1987, the M.Sc. degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Brasília, DF, Brazil, in 2015, all in electrical engineering.

From 1989 to 2024, when he retired, he worked at CEPEL, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a project manager and researcher in the areas of modal analysis, model order reduction, power quality and electromagnetic transients. Currently, he works as an independent consultant.

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Published

2025-08-04

How to Cite

Campello, T., & Varricchio, S. (2025). Obtaining Frequency Responses of User-Defined Models in the ATP. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 23(9), 778–786. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/9564

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Electric Energy