TABLE OF CONTENTS | Acronyms | |
| APSCOM | Advances in Power System Control, Operation and Management |
| ATP | Alternative Transient Program |
| BPA | Bonneville Power Administration (USA) |
| CIGRE | Conference Internationale des Grands Reseaux Electriques (International Conference on Large High Voltage Electric Systems) |
| DCG | Development Coordination Group |
| EMT | Electromagnetic Transient |
| EMTP | Electromagnetic Transients Program |
| EMTDC [1] | Electromagnetic Transients Program for DC |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute (USA) |
| FACTS | Flexible AC Transmission Systems |
| ICDS | International Conference on Digital Power System Simulators |
| ICHQP | International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power |
| IEE | The Institution of Electrical Engineers |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IREQ | Laboratoire Simulation de Reseaux, Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec |
| NIS | Numerical Integration Substitution |
| MMF | Magneto-Motive Force |
| PES | Power Engineering Society |
| PSCAD [2] | Power System Computer Aided Design |
| RTDS [3] | Real-Time Digital Simulator |
| SSTS | Solid State Transfer Switch |
| TAGS | Transient Analysis of Control Systems |
| TCS | Transient Converter Simulation (state variable analysis program) |
| TRV | Transient Recovery Voltage |
| UIE | Union International d'Electrothermie/International Union of Electroheat |
| [1]EMTDC is a registered trademark of the Manitoba Hydro [2]PSCAD is a registered trademark of the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre [3]RTDS is a registered trademark of the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre |
Constants
| ? 0 | permittivity of free space (8.85 10 -12C 2N -1m -2 or Fm -1) |
| 0 | permeability of free space (4 ? 10 -7 Wb A -1 m -1 or H m -1) |
| ? | 3.1415926535 |
| c | Speed of light (2.99793 10 |
