You lose, fella. The EMTP logic has detected an error condition, and is now going to terminate program execution. The following \% J, y+ K9 \7 W) [2 ?
message summarizes the circumstances leading to this situation. Where an otherwise-unidentified data card is referred to, or where 8 `3 x6 p2 X" |7 ythe "last" card is mentioned, it is the most recently read card of the input data that is meant. The 80-column image of this card8 P* z) P0 \3 M
is generally the last one printed out prior to this termination message. But possibly this last-read card has not yet been I8 ]9 }+ e( ?
displayed, so a copy follows: , V/ ]. g3 d3 f! Q. L( F3 M$ v " ") h! q, A- I' j+ b; V
KILL code number Overlay number Nearby statement number4 G5 O F {/ w! V: F! T% D( r
212 18 3522( s& o, R6 H) d6 b: k
KILL = 212. A Newton solution for 1 coupled nonlinear elements has failed to converge within the iteration limit MAXZNO = 50.- N: u( B% w5 y x* o
The current residual is 2.28977187E+06, which exceeds the sloppy convergence tolerance EPSTOP = 1.00000000E-01. The first of , d, o+ M$ |+ F. N9 T3 Gthe coupled, true, nonlinear elements (in order of data input) is located in row 1 of the nonlinear element table, and it , Z/ N; ?) g3 f( Oconnects node " " with node "XX0002". The final coupled element is in row 1, and the matrix rank is 1. Finally, the . v& q* a/ ^3 z( S5 Y& @simulation time is T = 1.00000000E-06. Possible corrective actions include a decrease in the time-step size DELTAT, an increase) l& m+ ^4 J/ E5 E6 F* u
in the iteration limit MAXZNO, an increase in the divergence tolerance EPSTOP, and artificial splitting of the subnetwork in / c8 w( ~ F& s- M, X5 Equestion by distributed-parameter lines (to reduce the number of coupled elements). In addition, it is possible for the user to; w+ b2 I1 C8 g% K6 z3 h6 s
make a solution impossible by unrealistically limiting the Newton corrections. The user should remember that there can be no $ z( m# M& y8 l; r. d+ _; esolution if his bound on arrester voltage is less than the true solution voltage. The bound has a default value of 1.5 per unit, K# p9 ?( y7 U) h4 ^
although it can be changed by a"ZINC OXIDE" special request (columns 57-64, variable ZLIN(2)).' i$ ~1 {9 a( \- x2 k; Z/ u