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Published by the European EMTP-ATP Users Group e.V.
Editorial Board: Members of the Executive Board.
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Table of Contents
November, 2001, Volume 7, Number 4
Nov - 2001 (642 kB)
August, 2001, Volume 7, Number 3
August - 2001 (2183 kB)
February/May, 2001, Volume 7, Number 1-2
Feb/May - 2001 (1425 kB)
August/November, 2000, Volume 6, Number 3-4
Aug/Nov - 2000 (1590 kB)
February/May, 2000, Volume 6, Number 1-2
Feb/May - 2000 (3338 kB)
August/November, 1998, Volume 4, Number 3-4
Aug/Nov - 1998 (2218 kB)
February/May, 1998, Volume 4, Number 1-2
Feb/May - 1998 (2433 kB)
November, 1997, Volume 3, Number 4
Nov - 1997 (455 kB)
August, 1997, Volume 3, Number 3
Aug - 1997 (223 kB)
May, 1997, Volume 3, Number 2
May - 1997 (1270 kB)
February, 1997, Volume 3, Number 1
Feb - 1997 (1.1 MB)
February, 1996, Volume 2, Number 1
Feb - 1996 (215 kB)
November, 1995, Volume 1, Number 3-4
Nov - 1995 (480 kB)
May/August, 1995, Volume 1, Number 1-2
May/Aug - 1995 (140 kB)

November 2001

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Review of the EEUG Meeting and One-day Course on FACTS Devices and their
  Modeling Using ATP-EMTP - University of the West of England, Bristol, UK,
September 3 - 5, 2001
Program Development
10 What's New in ATP Development? - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
  Regional EMTP-ATP User Groups
12 Technology Transfer of EMTP into the World - Akihiro Ametani
  Tips and Tricks
24 BODE Plot Calculation with ATP MODELS - Orlando P. Hevia - László Prikler
  Technical Papers
28 Cable Model with Frequency Dependant Parameters Calculated by Using
  Subconductors - Lutz Hofmann
40 ATP-EMTP as a Practical Tool for Thermal Network Modeling and Heat Transfer Simulation - Jerzy Wlodzimierz Kalat
54 EMTP Modular Library for Power Quality Analysis - John A. Martinez-Velasco,
  Jacinto Martin-Arnedo

August 2001

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Circumstances when ATP licence and/or EEUG Membership
  Renewal Would Apply
People and Profiles
10 GTPPLOT developer - Orlando P. Hevia
Program Development
11 What's New in ATP Development? - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
13 Inductor with losses in the ATP - Orlando P. Hevia
 
Technical Notes
23 Generation of Network Equivalents using ARMAFIT Program and
  KIZILCAY F-DEPENDANT Branch - Mustafa Kizilcay
  Tips and Tricks
33 Be Careful when Using the Nominal TT-Line Model (short line equivalent)
  in ATPDraw - László Prikler
  Technical Papers
36 Vacuum Circuit Breaker Model in EMTP-ATP for the Examination of Multiple Reignitions in Inductive Circuits - Friedrich-W. Veuhoff and Johannes Elwardt
44 Long Arc In Still Air: Testing, Modeling and Simulation
  Vladimir V. Terzija, Sven Wehrmann
55 Effects of Transmission Line Modeling on Fault Location - Eugeniusz Rosolowski
  Jan Izykowski, Murari Mohan Saha and Kent Wikstrom

August/November 2000

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Review of the EEUG Meeting 2000 and One-day Course on "Frequency-dependant Line and Cable Modeling" - Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, September 25 - 27, 2000
10 Operation of the ATP-EMTP-L Mailing List
Program Development
14 What's New in ATP Development? - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
17 ATP Control Center - Version 1.0 - Deniz Celikag - Mustafa Kizilcay
Program Information
28 Main Characteristics of Plotting Programs for ATP - László Prikler
Technical Notes
34 Modeling and Simulation of Rotating Machines Using ATP-EMTP
  Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
53 Application of Reference Circuits in Power Systems Transient Studies - Part I
  Gábor Bán - László Prikler
Technical Papers
59 Parallel Distributed Implementation of the Iterative Harmonic and Interharmonic
  Analysis on Multi-drive Systems Based on ATP Simulations
  Rosario Carbone, Netty Demare, Daniele Menniti, Anna Pinnarelli
  Nicola Sorrentino, Alfredo Testa
73 Simulation of Induction Motors Behaviour during Voltage Disturbances Using an
  Aggregated Model - Jorge Blaines, Alfredo Quijano, Saturnino Catalán

February/May 2000

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Review of the EEUG Meeting '99 and One-day Course on Efficient Use of ATP & Modeling of Transformers with Saturation - Gizzeria Lido - Calabria Italy, November 8-10, 1999
11 EEUG Meeting' 2000 - Wroclaw, Poland, September 25-26, 2000
13 One-day Course on Frequency-dependant Line and Cable Modeling
  Wroclaw, Poland, September 27, 2000
Program Development
16 What's New in ATP and TPPLOT Development - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
19 HYSTERESIS HEVIA: a new routine to generate input data for inductors with
hysteresis - Orlando P. Hevia
Program Information
29 Electronic EMTP Theory Book in HTML format - Jorge Blanes, Jorge Rodriguez
Technical Notes
36 Lumped Parameter Transformer Model for EMTP using DATA BASE MODULE H.
  Ring, B. Stein, K. -H. Weck, T. WeB
Technical Papers
46 Mutual Impendance between Overhead and Underground Cables - Akihiro Ametani, Shinichi Yamaguchi, Naoto Nagaoka
56 Comparison of Marti Lane Simulations with Field Test Results - T. Funabashi, E. Zaima, T. Yamada, A. Ametani
61 Modelling and Simulation or FACTS Devices using the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) - Nikolas Athanasiadis, James R. McDonald, Campbell Booth
76 Modelling the TCSC Using ATP-MODELS - Ricardo M. Tenório, Nick Jenkins, László Prikler

August/November 1998

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Review of the EEUG Meeting '98 and One-day Course on Frequency Domain
Harmonic Analysis, Prague, Czech Republic, November 9-11, 1998
11 Statement about Year 2000 Compliance of ATP-EMTP, ATPDraw and PCPlot
Program Information
12 What's New in ATP and TPPLOT - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
15 Comparison of main characteristics of different ATP versions on PC platforms
W.S. Meyer, Tsu-huei Liu, M. Kan, M. Kizilcay, L. Prikler
18 Using ATPDraw as Operating Shell for the ATP-EMTP Simulation System
László Prikler and Hans Kr. Hoidalen
25 ATPDraw for Windows - User Manual - László Prikler - Hans Kr. Hoidalen
Program Development
33 ATPDraw for Windows - version 2 - Hans Kr. Hoidalen
46 GTPPLOT a new postprocessor for ATP - Orlando P. Hevia
Technical Notes
56 Impulse Type Sources in ATP - Orlando P. Hevia
63 ATP Modelling of Power Transformers - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
77 Circuit Breaker Representation for TRV Calculations - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
Technical Papers
88 Overvoltages Due to Switching off an Unloaded Transformer with a Vacuum Circuit Breaker - Marjan Popov, Anton Causevski
97 Determining Overvoltage Protection of an Hydro Power Plant - Ivo Uglešic, Srdan Babic, Zlatko Maljkovic
109 Lightning Performance and Switching Overvoltage Studies of an Uprated Transmission Line - László Prikler

February/May 1998

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 EEUG Meeting'98, Prague, Czech Repulic, November 9-10, 1998
9 One-day ATP Course - Frequency-domain Harmonic Analysis using ATP
Prague, Czech Repulic, November 11, 1998
12 EEUG Working Group "Transmission line models in ATP" - Mustafa Kizilcay
Program Information
15 What's New in ATP and TPPLOT - W. Scott Meyer - Tsu-huei Liu
Program Development
18 Harmonic analysis using the HARMONIC FREQUENCY SCAN in ATP - Gabor Furst
26 PCPLOT for Windows 95 and NT, version 1.0 - Mustafa Kizilcay - Deniz Celikag
31 ATP workstation graphics for WinNT4 & OS/2 - Robert J. Meredith and Robert A. Schultz
43 PlotXY- a new postprocessor for ATP - Massimo Ceraolo
Technical Note
48 Digital computation of electromagnetic transients in power systems. Current status - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
Discussion Corner
73 Modelling negative impedances in transient programs
Regional User Groups
75 Latin American EMTP/ATP Users Group Activties - Marco Polo Pereira
81 Japanese EMTP Committee Workshop and Meeting - Mustafa Kizilcay
Technical Papers
85 Fault Location Algorith Testing using MODELS - Toshihisa Funabashi, Yoshishige Mizuma and Hitomi Otoguro
93 Simulation of a series compensated line for evaluation of relaying algorithms - Murari Mohan Saha, Eugeniusz Rosolowski, Jan Izykowski, Bogdan Kasztenny
106 Relay protection algorithm testing with off-line simulation using ATP - Kornél Petri, György Csipke and László Prikler

November 1997

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 EEUG Meeting'97, Barcelona, Spain, November 9-11, 1997
7 Three days ATP-EMTP Course - Overvoltages and Insulation Coordination,
Barcelona, Spain, November 11-14, 1997
10 Call for contributions for setting-up an ATP Case-study Web site - László Prikler
13 A case-study example: Disconnecting EHV shunt reactors by SF6 and air-blast breakers - László Prikler
18 EEUG Meeting 1998 and one-day ATP course
Program Information
19 Nonlinear inductor TANH in the ATP: Determination of the parameters - Orlando P. Hevia
25 Use of Watcom ATP in connection to the freeware editor PFE - Mustafa Kizilcay, Uwe Tassemeier
People and Profiles
32 Author of CABLE CONSTANTS/PARAMETER - Akihiro Ametani
Technical Papers
33 Simulation of low inductive current switching processes using an ATP-Module - Carsten Leu
49 A low-voltage varistor module for use within ATP-EMTP simulations - Anders Larsson
69 Errata

August 1997

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 Preliminary program of the EEUG Meeting'97, Barcelona, November 9-11, 1997
7 Highlights of ATP Workshop, Osnabrueck, September 29, 1997
Program Information
10 What's New in ATP development? - W. Scott Meyer
12 ATP related Internet resources - László Prikler
18 Short Introduction to NODA line model - Mustafa Kizilcay
Technical Note
24 What are features of CABLE PARAMETERS different from CABLE CONSTANTS? - Akihiro Ametani
Discussion Corner
27 CABLE CONSTANTS is not suitable model for naked, buried conductors
33 Nonconventional use of the synchronous machine model
People and Profiles
36 Author of ATPDRAW - Hans-Kristian Hoidalen
Technical Papers
38 Monte Carlo lightning backflash model for EHV lines - Gabor Furst
47 Corona modeling for attenuation and distortion of lightning surges in overhead transmission lines - R. Ciudad, D. Alvira, F. Soto
69 Errata

May 1997

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
6 One-day ATP-EMTP Workshop, Osnabrück, Germany, September 29, 1997
7 Next EEUG Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, November 9-11, 1997
11 Three days ATP-EMTP Course, Barcelona,Spain, November 12-14, 1997
15 What's new on the EEUG Web server? - László Prikler
15 Three days ATP-EMTP Course, Barcelona/Spain, November 12-14, 1997
Program Information
16 Schematic Description of the Use of PC version of ATP - Mustafa Kizilcay
18 ATPDRAW for Windows Ver. 1.1- - Hans-Kristian Hoidalen
Technical Note
24 Postprocessing of Measured Transient Data using MODELS - Mustafa Kizilcay, Laurent Dubé
37 Induction motor Parameters for the Use in U.M. Simulation - Gabor B. Furst
42 Performance Test of the Three-phase Induction Machine Model - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
Technical Papers
49 Evaluation of Existing Secondary Arc Models - Mustafa Kizilcay
61 Using ATP as a Source of Data for Training and Testing of ANNs Detecting Current Transformer Saturation - Miroslaw Lukowicz
69 Errata

February 1997

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 After a year break...
4 Instructions for Authors
EEUG Association
7 EEUG Activities in 1996
8 New EEUG Activities in 1997
9 EEUG Meeting '96, Budapest/Hungary, November 10-12, 1996
14 Coming EEUG Meeting '97, Barcelona/Spain, November 9-11, 1997
15 Three days ATP-EMTP Course, Barcelona/Spain, November 12-14, 1997
Program Information
17 What's New in ATP? - W. Scott Meyer
19 Experiences with the New DBOS version 3.5 - László Prikler
20 Running Salford ATP under Windows 95 - László Prikler
24 Working with MODELS foreign models in the WATCOM ATP - Harald Wehrend
32 ATPDRAW - Future plans and latest News - Hans-Kristian Hoidalen
Technical Note
42 How to Use MODELS-Based User-Defined Network Components - Laurent Dubé
Discussion Corner
52 Arc modelling
54 Modelling of Circuit Breakers Using the Type-94 Component - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
People and Profiles
66 Editor of EEUG News
Technical Papers
67 EMTP/ATP Study of Phenomena for Series Compensated Line Protection - M. Saha, E. Rosolowski, J. Izykowski, B. Kasztenny
77 Teaching Surge Arrester Protection Using the ATP - Juan A. Martinez-Velasco

February 1996

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Call for Contributions
4 Instructions for Autors
EEUG Association
7 EMTP Summer Course
9 EEUG Meeting 1996
Program Information
10 Summary of ATP Development (March'95 .. March'96)
W. Scott Meyer
12 Does Salford ATP run under Windows 95?
László Prikler
17 Enhancement of ATP Execution under MS DOS/MS Windows 3.xx
Mustafa Kizilcay
Utilities
18 Review of some useful shareware/freeware programs related to the work with ATP
Mustafa Kizilcay
People and Profiles
21

Members of the EEUG Executive Board

Technical Papers
23 Modelling a RL Parallel Circuit Using Type-94 Iterated Component
Laurent Dubé
26 A Neural Network Vacuum Circuit Breaker Model for Simulation of Transient Overvoltages - Janko Kosma , Peter Zunko
33 Investigation of Transformer Differential Protection Schemes by Using ATP-Models
Murari Mohan Saha, Birger Hillström, Bogdan Kasztenny, Eugeniusz Rosolowski
40 State Space Simulation of Transients using a Transmission Line Model with Frequency Dependent Parameters
Lutz Hofmann

November 1995

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 After one year ...
4 Instructions for autors
EEUG Association
7 EEUG Meeting 1995
Program Information
9 ATP for OS/2, Windows NT and Windows 95 on Intel PC Platforms
Robert J. Meredith
16 Easy Installation of ATP on an Intel-based PC under MS DOS/MS Windows - Mustafa Kizilcay
18 ATPDRAW 3.0 - Overview of Latest Developments
Hans Kristian Høidalen
Technical Note
30 MODELS: New type-94 Norton component
Laurent Dubé
People and Profiles
32 Members of the EEUG Executive Board
Technical Papers
35 Application ATP in Switching Transients Studies- Proposal of ATP Benchmark Catalogue - Laszlo Prikler, Gábor Bán
45 Modelling of Metal-Oxide Surge Arresters using the Type-94 Component
Juan A. Martinez-Velasco
55 A Gas Discharge Tube Model based on Discharge Physics for use in ATP-EMTP Simulation - Anders Larsson, Hong Tang, Viktor Scuka

May/August 1995

C O N T E N T S

Editorial
3 Getting started
4 Instructions for autors
EEUG Association
7 European EMTP-ATP Meeting, Hannover/Germany, 7-8 November 1994
8 Opening addresses and message of the Can/Am EMTP User Group
M. Kizilcay, B. R. Oswald, W. S. Meyer and Tsu-huei Liu
11 Minutes of the constitutive meeting
14 Progress in EEUG activities
15 Coming EEUG Meeting 1995
Program Information
16 ATP is Available on Digital/Alpha Workstations under Unix
S. Støvring-Hallson
17 Summary of Latest ATP News from Portland
W. Scott Meyer
People and Profiles
19 Honorary members of the EEUG Association
Technical Papers
presented at European EMTP-ATP Meeting, Hannover/Germany, 7-8 November 1994
24 Simulation of Superconducting Fault Current Limiters with ATP/MODELS
M. Noe, P. Riedel
32 Train Motion Simulation with ATP
P. Pozzobon
40 A Hysteresis Model for Transient Calculations
M. Lindmayer, J. Helmer
57 Demonstration of ATP Related Internet Services
H. Wehrend