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Is there a way to simulate a generator starting up and simulate the resulting inrush current and voltage sag?

I am looking specifically at a weak system during power system restoration from blackout, starting the first two or three baseload generators after blackstart units are online and cranking paths have been established.

The problems I have run into so far are that I should not change a generators status as seen in "Reconnecting Generators During Dynamic Simulation". (Can't post links due to karma). That post also mentions having the generator on a separate island, however in this case that would require that the generator already be online, and it would have to be a swing machine. I don't believe that would be the correct simulation for this scenario.