Published October 29, 2026
| Version v0.20.1
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Aalto-Electric-Drives/motulator: Release 0.20.1
Authors/Creators
Authors/Creators
- 1. Aalto University
- 2. @algorandfoundation
- 3. ABB
Description
New
- A diode bridge can feed a DC load through a DC choke instead of a DC bus. The load gives its DC port
DCPort(e, R, L), the dual ofACPort, and the bridge solves its DC voltage together with the leg voltages and outputs the DC currenti_dc(#347) - The devices of a diode bridge can be gated through the mask
DiodeBridge.gated, which models thyristors: a floating leg is clamped to a rail only through a gated device, and the device turns off when its current reverses (#347) GridConverterSystemtakes an optionaldc_loadconnected to the DC bus, e.g., a battery model (#347)Converter.sample()gives the signals that the model evaluates at the solution points while the converter is blocked, the voltage by default (#347)DCPort,dc_voltage,diode_margin,leg_voltages, andupdate_diodesare exported frommotulator.common.model, andMeasurements,Feedbacks, andReferencesfrommotulator.grid.control, for converters and control systems in related packages (#347)
Interface changes
- A controlled converter without gate blocking no longer needs an
enabledinput, since the simulation reads theblockedproperty of the converter (#346) - The defaults
ControlSystem.compute_standby_output()andControlledConverter.set_enable()raiseTypeErrorwhen gate blocking is not supported, so a control system without gate blocking needs no override (#346) - The parameter of
Converter.extend_history()is positional-only, so the existing overrides stay compatible (#347)
Other changes
- The simulation tracks the gate enable of each control system instead of comparing it with
converter.blocked, since a gated bridge stays blocked while enabled. The results of the existing models are unchanged (#347)
Files
Aalto-Electric-Drives/motulator-v0.20.1.zip
Additional details
Related works
- Is supplement to
- Software: https://github.com/Aalto-Electric-Drives/motulator/tree/v0.20.1 (URL)
Software
- Repository URL
- https://github.com/Aalto-Electric-Drives/motulator