Line

List of input parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Value range	OpenDSS equivalent
name	a custom name for this line	string	-	name
length_km	the line length in km	float	> 0	Length*
r_ohm_per_km	line resistance in ohm per km	float	≥ 0	R1*
x_ohm_per_km	line reactance in ohm per km	float	≥ 0	X1*
c_nf_per_km	line capacitance (line-to-earth) in nano Farad per km	float	≥ 0	C1*
g_us_per_km	dielectric conductance in micro Siemens per km	float	≥ 0	-
max_i_ka	maximum thermal current in kilo Ampere	float	> 0	-
type	type of line	string	“ol” - overhead line “cs” - underground cable	-
r0_ohm_per_km	zero sequence line resistance in ohm per km	float	≥ 0	R0*
x0_ohm_per_km	zero sequence line reactance in ohm per km	float	≥ 0	X0*
c0_nf_per_km	zero sequence line capacitance in nano Farad per km	float	≥ 0	C0*
endtemp_degree	short-Circuit end temperature of the line	float	> 0	-

*units = km (setting in OpenDSS)

The exact model and result parameters (for pandapower) are defined in the link below: https://pandapower.readthedocs.io/en/latest/elements/line.html