Neutral Port (Three-Phase)

Connect phases of three-phase system to electrical conserving port

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Description

The Neutral Port (Three-Phase) block connects the phases of a three-phase system to an electrical conserving port. Use this block to create a neutral point that you can connect to blocks with single-phase ports.

Note

To create a floating neutral point, use the Floating Neutral (Three-Phase) block. To create a neutral point that is connected to ground, use a Grounded Neutral (Three-Phase) block.

Examples

Model Generic Neutral Connection Using Neutral Port (Three-Phase) Block

Use the Neutral Port (Three-Phase) block to model a generic earthing connection in a three-phase network with an unbalanced load. The example also shows the effects of different types of earthing connection on network voltages and highlights when to use the Neutral Port (Three-Phase), Floating Neutral (Three-Phase), or Grounded Neutral (Three-Phase) block.

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Ports

Conserving

~ — Composite three-phase port

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Electrical conserving port representing the three phases of the three-phase block. For more information, see Three-Phase Ports.

Dependencies

To enable this port, set the Electrical connection parameter to Composite three-phase ports.

a — Phase a of three-phase system

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Electrical conserving port associated with the phase a of the three-phase block.

Dependencies

To enable this port, set the Electrical connection parameter to Expanded three-phase ports.

b — Phase b of three-phase system

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Electrical conserving port associated with the phase b of the three-phase block.

Dependencies

To enable this port, set the Electrical connection parameter to Expanded three-phase ports.

c — Phase c of three-phase system

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Electrical conserving port associated with the phase c of the three-phase block.

Dependencies

To enable this port, set the Electrical connection parameter to Expanded three-phase ports.

n — Neutral point

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Electrical conserving port associated with the neutral point.

Parameters

Electrical connection — Whether to model composite or expanded three-phase ports

Composite three-phase ports (default) | Expanded three-phase ports

Since R2026a

Whether to model composite or expanded three-phase ports.

Composite three-phase ports represent three individual electrical conserving ports with a single block port. You can use composite three-phase ports to build models that correspond to single-line diagrams of three-phase electrical systems.

Expanded three-phase ports represent the individual phases of a three-phase system using three separate electrical conserving ports.

Programmatic Use

To set the block parameter value programmatically, use the set_param function.

Parameter:	port_option
Values:	"ee.enum.threePhasePort.composite" (default) | "ee.enum.threePhasePort.expanded"

Parasitic ground conductance — Parasitic ground conductance

1e-12 1/Ohm (default)

Parasitic conductance to ground. A nonzero value is required for the simulation of some circuit topologies.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b

R2026a: The Modeling option parameter has changed

The Modeling option parameter has been replaced with the Electrical connection parameter. You can now also set this parameter value programmatically by using the set_param function.

If you created a model containing this block in an earlier release, the software now automatically sets the value of the Electrical connection parameter to the previous value of the Modeling option parameter.