GridKit Studio

View, edit, and simulate GridKit power-system cases in VS Code.

Install

Download the VSIX from Releases and install it with Extensions: Install from VSIX…, then open any *.case.json file. Requires VS Code 1.140 or later and WebGPU.

GridKit

Studio looks for GridKit in this order:

1. The install folder set in gridkitStudio.gridkitPath
2. PATH, including dev containers, SSH, and WSL
3. The Docker or Podman image set in gridkitStudio.gridkitImage

To use the default image, pull it first:

docker pull ghcr.io/lukelowry/gridkit:latest

Features

• Network editor
• Case panel for editing, sorting and filtering fields, and mapping them onto the network. What you select in the table shows on the network, and the other way around.

ACTIVSg25k during a fault, with voltage magnitude shown as color and height

• Diagram editor for control blocks and how they're wired

An IEEE39 generator with its exciter and stabilizer in the diagram

• Dynamic simulation and contingency analysis
• Monitor for plotting and playing back signals

IEEE39 during a fault, with voltage magnitude on the network and in the Monitor

• Video export to MP4 or WebM

Author

Luke Lowery, PhD student in the Birchfield Research Group at Texas A&M University · Google Scholar · ORCID

License

MIT. See third-party notices.

Uses GridKit from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and cases from the Texas A&M Electric Grid Test Case Repository.