<s>
PSIM	O
is	O
an	O
Electronic	B-Language
circuit	I-Language
simulation	I-Language
software	O
package	O
,	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
power	O
electronics	O
and	O
motor	O
drive	O
simulations	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
any	O
electronic	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Powersim	O
,	O
PSIM	O
uses	O
nodal	O
analysis	O
and	O
the	O
trapezoidal	B-Algorithm
rule	I-Algorithm
integration	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
its	O
simulation	O
algorithm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSIM	O
has	O
several	O
modules	O
that	O
extend	O
its	O
functionality	O
into	O
specific	O
areas	O
of	O
circuit	B-Language
simulation	I-Language
and	O
design	O
including	O
:	O
control	O
theory	O
,	O
electric	O
motors	O
,	O
photovoltaics	O
and	O
wind	O
turbines	O
PSIM	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
industry	O
for	O
research	O
and	O
product	O
development	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
educational	O
institutions	O
for	O
research	O
and	O
teaching	O
and	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Altair	O
Engineering	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
modules	O
which	O
allow	O
co-simulation	O
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
to	O
verify	O
VHDL	B-Language
or	O
Verilog	B-Language
code	O
or	O
to	O
co	O
simulate	O
with	O
an	O
FEA	B-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programs	O
that	O
PSIM	O
currently	O
co-simulates	O
with	O
are	O
:	O
Simulink	B-Application
,	O
JMAG	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
ModelSim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSIM	O
currently	O
supports	O
automatic	O
c-code	B-Language
generation	O
with	O
the	O
SimCoder	O
Module	O
and	O
will	O
output	O
c-code	B-Language
for	O
use	O
with	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
F2833x	O
and	O
F2803x	O
floating	B-Algorithm
and	O
fixed	O
point	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
from	O
the	O
C2000	B-Architecture
series	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSIM	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
simulation	O
speed	O
than	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
based	O
simulators	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
ideal	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MOSFET	B-Architecture
and	O
Diode	O
Level	O
2	O
models	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
10	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comparison	O
with	O
a	O
PSIM	O
&	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
model	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
device	O
showed	O
similar	O
resulting	O
waveforms	O
with	O
a	O
comparable	O
simulation	O
speed	O
given	O
identical	O
operating	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerSim	O
recently	O
partnered	O
with	O
CoolCAD	O
Electronics	O
to	O
add	O
CoolSPICE	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
based	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
modeling	O
and	O
design	O
tool	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
PSIM	B-Algorithm
software	I-Algorithm
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advantage	O
being	O
that	O
PSIM	O
would	O
then	O
have	O
the	O
flexibility	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
based	O
models	O
and	O
net-lists	O
.	O
</s>
