Simulation tools for electromagnetic transients in power systems: overview and challenges: IEEE PES task force on portable data and modeling methods for electromagnetic transient analysis program

This paper presents an overview on available tools and methods for the simulation of electromagnetic transients in power systems. Both off-line and real-time simulation tools are presented and discussed. The first objective is to give the reader an overview on the modeling and simulation capabilities in currently available state-of-the-art tools. The second objective is to provide perspectives on research topics and needed enhancements. Index Terms--Electromagnetic transients, EMTP, power system models, real-time digital simulation.