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Peter Jan Randewijk edited this page Apr 28, 2026 · 28 revisions

A. Working with .psout files

A.0 Introduction

The .psout format is a modern, proprietary binary format introduced in PSCAD V5 for storing EMTDC simulation data. It replaces legacy text-based .out files, offering significantly smaller file sizes, faster read/write speeds, and the ability to store multiple, hierarchical simulation runs (including sequential and parallel results) in a single file

A.1 PSOUT Reader

.psout files can be viewed from within PSCAD using the PSOUT Reader

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A.2 Enerplot

MHI also has a separate tool, Enerplot that can be used not only for plotting .psout files, but also to perform post processing of data using e.g. Python mhi.enerplot library

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A.3 MTB and mhi-psout libraries

The MTB Plotter makes use of the mhi-psout Python library to plot .psout results.

For further questions or help, please check if the README or the Quickstart Guides contains the answer.

Otherwise, please contact the Energinet simulation model team: simuleringsmodeller@energinet.dk

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