1. Introduction

There are two classes of power system simulation tools analysis: commercial and educational programs. Several commercial programs are available in the market (Power World Simulator, Power System Simulator …). These tools present efficient computational programs for analysis. However, they are inadequate for research and education intentions. This drawback is present because they do not authorize the modification of algorithms or adding new models. For research and education goals, flexibility, and simplicity are more important than computation. Due to several educational and research features, MATLAB becomes one of the efficient and adequate programs in many scientific domains and especially in power systems.

This chapter describes a new MATLAB power system analysis toolbox that uses capabilities of MATLAB in numeric computations to investigate fault calculation, power flow, and economic dispatch of a given power systems. This tool is developed to help students in their education and research studies. In addition, it was included in the curriculum for the graduate electrical

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engineering students in the Lebanese International University. Since its adoption, students show better understanding of these concepts. In addition, they were able to enhance their basic knowledge and improve their way of thinking.
