GICLine

( Circuit Element, PC Element )

EPRI’s OpenDSS Documentation for this component: https://opendss.epri.com/GICLineObject.html

#	Name	Type	Default	Units	Description
1	Bus1	string (bus def.)			Name of bus to which the main terminal (1) is connected. bus1=busname bus1=busname.1.2.3
2	Bus2	string (bus def.)			Name of bus to which 2nd terminal is connected. bus2=busname bus2=busname.1.2.3 No Default; must be specified.
3	Volts	real		V	Voltage magnitude, in volts, of the GIC voltage induced across this line. When specified, voltage source is assumed defined by Voltage and Angle properties. Specify this value OR EN, EE, lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2. Not both!! Last one entered will take precedence. Assumed identical in each phase of the Line object.
4	Angle	real			Phase angle in degrees of first phase. See Voltage property
5	Frequency	real	0.1	Hz	Source frequency.
6	Phases	integer	3		Number of phases.
7	R	real		Ω	Resistance of line, impedance in series with GIC voltage source.
8	X	real	0.0	Ω	Reactance at base frequency. This value is generally not important for GIC studies but may be used if desired.
9	C	real	0.0	μF	Value of line blocking capacitance. A zero value implies that there is no line blocking capacitor.
10	EN	real		V/km	Northward Electric field. If specified, Voltage and Angle are computed from EN, EE, lat and lon values.
11	EE	real		V/km	Eastward Electric field. If specified, Voltage and Angle are computed from EN, EE, lat and lon values.
12	Lat1	real		°	Latitude of Bus1
13	Lon1	real		°	Longitude of Bus1
14	Lat2	real		°	Latitude of Bus2
15	Lon2	real		°	Longitude of Bus2
16	Spectrum	string (Spectrum name)			Inherited Property for all PCElements. Name of harmonic spectrum for this source.
17	BaseFreq	real			Inherited Property for all PCElements. Base frequency for specification of reactance value.
18	Enabled	boolean	True		Indicates whether this element is enabled.
19	Like	string (GICLine name) deprecated			Make like another object, e.g.: New Capacitor.C2 like=c1 …

Sample links

This is the single sample file with occurrences of this DSS object.

# of occurrences	Link
15	Examples/GICExample/GIC_Example.dss

Links are provided to the dss-extensions/electricdss-src repository since there are some edits and fixes. Otherwise, these files should be available on the official OpenDSS SVN or in the OpenDSS application folder if your have a local installation.