Learning SimPowerSystems

As a part of the Physical Modeling family of products, SimPowerSystems and SimMechanics work together with Simulink to model electrical, mechanical, and control systems. Prior to Release 13, SimPowerSystems was named Power System Blockset. This release introduces SimPowerSystems to the Physical Modeling block and diagram interface.

• What's new?  - Release notes for the SimPowerSystems, Version 3.0
• Getting Started - Product overview and modeling simple circuits
• Advanced Components and Techniques - Modeling more complex circuits
• Case Studies - In-depth examples of realistic power systems
• Improving Simulation Performance - Special methods and adjustments for simulating power systems

 Finding Blocks and Commands

Browse blocks and commands by following these links:

• Blocks - By Category
• Blocks - Alphabetical List
• Commands - Alphabetical List

 Printing the Documentation

Printable versions of SimPowerSystems User's Guide (8.1 Mb) and the SimPowerSystems Release Notes (131 Kb) are available in PDF format. The User's Guide is accessed on the MathWorks Web site.

 Converting Version 2 Power System Models

SimPowerSystems Conversion Guide explains the conversion of power system models built prior to Version 3.0 to the new block library and Physical Modeling interface. A printable version of this guide is available in PDF format (349 Kb), accessed on the MathWorks Web site.

  Related Products

The MathWorks provides several related products that are especially relevant to the kinds of tasks you can perform with SimPowerSystems, including Control System Toolbox, SimMechanics, Stateflow, Real-Time Workshop, and others.