Tomás Martín, Andrés Zuluaga Ríos, Carlos David Suárez Porras, Jorge Kazemtabrizi, Behzad García Aguilar, Javier Sigrist, Lukas García Cerrada, Aurelio 2025-09-15T07:57:02Z 2025-09-15T07:57:02Z 2025-09-01 2352-4677 https:doi.org10.1016j.segan.2025.101817 http://hdl.handle.net/11531/104026 Artículos en revistas This paper presents VFlexP, an open-source, vector-based tool for the time domain simulation, static analysis, and small-signal analysis of hybrid ACDC power systems, built upon MATLAB-Simulink. Unlike existing tools such as PowerFactory, Simplus Grid Tool, and PSCAD, VFlexP allows for a flexible-complexity representation of all devices without taking any traditional simplifications for granted, and the seamless inclusion of new models without extensive modifications. VFlexP has a module to analyse the relevance of the state variables of the model in a given input–output relationship. This information can then be used to simplify the model in subsequent studies. VFlexP has been designed to obtain an accurate initial point for simulation from a conventional power-flow analysis in order to achieve fast initialisation without troublesome and time-consuming initial transients. The tool’s graphical user interface groups all power system elements of the same type in a single block, even if they have different parameters, providing a clean representation even for large systems. These characteristics make VFlexP a valuable tool for the detailed analysis and non-linear time simulation of hybrid power systems in a fast-changing scenario, even though, for the time being, the analysis and simulation carried out are limited to a d-q representation of a balanced power system. application/octet-stream en-GB Revista: Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, Periodo: 1, Volumen: online, Número: , Página inicial: 101817-1, Página final: 101817-12 Instituto de Investigación Tecnológica (IIT) A vector-based flexible-complexity tool for simulation and small-signal analysis of hybrid ACDC power systems info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Flexible complexity; Model reduction; Small signal analysis; Vector-based