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CableLV

Low-voltage cable element with advanced conductor modeling.

Supports complex impedance modeling for up to 9 conductors per cable (L1, L2, L3, N, PE, h1-h4) enabling accurate asymmetrical analysis and harmonic studies in LV distribution networks.

Inherits from: ExtrasNotesMixin, HasPresentationsMixin

Import

python
from pyptp.elements.lv import CableLV

Properties

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
generalGeneralYes-
presentationslist[BranchPresentation]Yes-
cable_partCablePartYes-
cable_typeCableType | NoneNoNone
geographyGeoCablePart | NoneNoNone
cablepart_geographyGeoCablePart | NoneNoNone
fuse_typeFuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse1_h1FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse1_h2FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse1_h3FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse1_h4FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse2_h1FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse2_h2FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse2_h3FuseType | NoneNoNone
fuse2_h4FuseType | NoneNoNone
current1_h1CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current1_h2CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current1_h3CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current1_h4CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current2_h1CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current2_h2CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current2_h3CurrentType | NoneNoNone
current2_h4CurrentType | NoneNoNone
cable_connectionslist[CableConnections]No[]
cable_connectionlist[CableConnection]No[]
connection_cable_typelist[CableType]No[]
loadConnectionLV.Load | NoneNoNone
plConnectionLV.PL | NoneNoNone
pl_typeConnectionLV.PLType | NoneNoNone
heatpumpConnectionLV.Heatpump | NoneNoNone
generationConnectionLV.Generation | NoneNoNone
pvConnectionLV.PV | NoneNoNone
pv_efficiencyEfficiencyType | NoneNoNone
wind_turbineConnectionLV.WindTurbine | NoneNoNone
wind_turbine_efficiencyEfficiencyType | NoneNoNone
batteryConnectionLV.Battery | NoneNoNone
battery_charge_efficiencyEfficiencyType | NoneNoNone
battery_discharge_efficiencyEfficiencyType | NoneNoNone
fieldsFields | NoneNoNone
extraslist[Extra]No[]
noteslist[Note]No[]

CableConnection

Individual service connection nested within cable segment.

Represents a single customer connection point along the cable route with detailed conductor configurations and earthing parameters.

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
namestrNo""
s_L1boolNoTrue
s_L2boolNoTrue
s_L3boolNoTrue
s_NboolNoTrue
field_namestrNo""
s_PEboolNoTrue
k_L1intNo1
k_L2intNo2
k_L3intNo3
lengthint | floatNo0
cable_typestrNo""
earthing_configurationstrNo""
s_Nh_PEhboolNoFalse
s_PEh_PEhboolNoTrue
s_PEh_eboolNoTrue
reint | floatNo0
s_HhboolNoTrue
s_h1_h3boolNoTrue
s_h2_h4boolNoTrue
phasesintNo0
sortstrNo""
protection_typestrNo""
connection_valuestrNo""
iearthleakintNo0
riskboolNoFalse
addressstrNo""
postal_codestrNo""
citystrNo""

CableConnections

Configuration for nested connections along cable segments.

Defines spacing and quantity parameters for service connections distributed along the cable route in typical residential applications.

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
first_distanceintNo0
between_distanceintNo0
remaining_distanceintNo0
number_ofintNo0

CablePart

Physical cable segment properties.

Defines the physical characteristics of a cable segment including length and cable type for impedance calculations.

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
lengthfloat | intNo0.5
typestrNo""

General

Core electrical and operational properties for LV cables.

Encompasses all essential cable characteristics including connection nodes, switch states for all conductors, protection settings, and harmonic conductor configurations.

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
guidGuidNo(auto UUID)
creation_timefloat | intNo0
mutation_dateintNo0
revision_datefloat | intNo0.0
node1GuidNoNIL_GUID
node2GuidNoNIL_GUID
namestrNo""
switch_state1_L1boolNoTrue
switch_state1_L2boolNoTrue
switch_state1_L3boolNoTrue
switch_state1_NboolNoTrue
switch_state1_PEboolNoTrue
switch_state2_L1boolNoTrue
switch_state2_L2boolNoTrue
switch_state2_L3boolNoTrue
switch_state2_NboolNoTrue
switch_state2_PEboolNoTrue
field_name1strNo""
field_name2strNo""
failure_frequencyfloatNo0
newboolNoFalse
loadrate_maxfloatNo0.0
k1_L1intNo1
k1_L2intNo2
k1_L3intNo3
k1_h1intNo6
k1_h2intNo7
k1_h3intNo8
k1_h4intNo9
k2_L1intNo1
k2_L2intNo2
k2_L3intNo3
k2_h1intNo6
k2_h2intNo7
k2_h3intNo8
k2_h4intNo9
switch_state1_h1boolNoTrue
switch_state1_h2boolNoTrue
switch_state1_h3boolNoTrue
switch_state1_h4boolNoTrue
switch_state2_h1boolNoTrue
switch_state2_h2boolNoTrue
switch_state2_h3boolNoTrue
switch_state2_h4boolNoTrue
protection_type1_h1strNo""
protection_type1_h2strNo""
protection_type1_h3strNo""
protection_type1_h4strNo""
protection_type2_h1strNo""
protection_type2_h2strNo""
protection_type2_h3strNo""
protection_type2_h4strNo""

Referenced Types

GeoCablePart

Geographical information of a cable part.

Defined in pyptp.elements.lv.shared

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
coordinateslist[tuple]No[]

EfficiencyType

Efficiency Type.

Defined in pyptp.elements.lv.shared

PropertyTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
input1floatNo0.0
output1floatNo0.0
input2floatNo0.0
output2floatNo0.0
input3floatNo0.0
output3floatNo0.0
input4floatNo0.0
output4floatNo0.0
input5floatNo0.0
output5floatNo0.0