This invention discloses a
simulation method and related apparatus for a power
system. The method includes: dividing the main
power grid of the power
system into sub-networks, dividing the sub-networks into converter subsystems, and dividing the converter subsystems into switching sub-circuits; simulating the sub-networks and converter subsystems using a large-step
simulation method, simulating the switching sub-circuits within the critical window of switching action using a small-step
simulation method, and simulating the switching sub-circuits in other time periods using a large-step simulation method; wherein the large step size is an integer multiple of the small step size; the critical window of switching action is determined based on the simulation results of the switching sub-circuits of the current simulation
time step and the historical simulation time steps, and the small step size is determined based on the step-
coupling stability judgment of the switching sub-circuits within the critical window of switching action. This invention separates the transient process of switching from the slow dynamic process of the main
power grid through three-level topology decoupling. It uses small-step fine-grained solution for local switching subcircuits only within a very short window before and after the switching action, while using large-step solution for the entire
system in the remaining
time domain. This eliminates the computational redundancy caused by small-step solution for the entire system, effectively compressing computational overhead and reducing simulation
resource consumption. Furthermore, this invention uses a
hybrid simulation strategy to balance the
numerical stability of slow dynamic processes with the solution efficiency of fast dynamic processes. It can ensure the simulation efficiency of electromagnetic transients with a high proportion of
power electronics connected to the power system while maintaining the accuracy of switching transient simulation and long-term
time domain numerical stability.