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The OP8710 High Voltage Interface Panel (HVIP) has the capability to provide digital signals of up to 250 VDC to equipment external to the Opal-RT Simulator.

   
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The new OP5600 Chassis adds advanced monitoring capabilities and scalable I/O and processor power to OPAL-RT's line of real-time digital simulator systems including eMEGAsim, eDRIVEsim and eFLYsim.

Built using lower cost, high availability commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) components, the OP5600's modular and flexible design can be fully customized to meet specific I/O requirements and can be easily expanded as needed.
Key Features
  • Contains a powerful real-time target computer equipped with up to 12 3.3-GHz processor cores with the real-time operating system of your choice including QNX and Red Hat Linux.
  • Two user-programmable FPGA-based I/O management options available, powered by the Xilinx Spartan-3 or more powerful Virtex-6 FPGA processor.
  • Available expansion slots accommodate up to 8 signal conditioning and analog /digital converters modules with 16 or 32 channels each for a total of fast 128 analog or 256 discrete or a mix of analog and digital signals.
  • Acts as a single-target system or can be networked into a multiple-target PC cluster for complex applications capable of implementing large models with more than 3000 I/O channels and a time step below 25 micros.
  • Offers versatile monitoring on the front side, with RJ45 and mini-BNC, and standard connectors such as DB37 on the back side to connect user equipment for HIL simulation and testing. Status LEDs display FPGA synchronization status.

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Today’s Power System Simulation Challenge: High-performance, Scalable, Upgradable,Affordable COTS-Based Real-Time Digital Simulators

Publication date : Dec 2010
Paper File : India Conference 2011_LAG_final.pdf



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Luc-André Gregoire, Laurence A. Snider, Jean Bélanger, Girish Nanjundaiah,

Abstract

This paper describes today's power system simulation challenge. Simulator technology has evolved from physical/analogue simulators (HVDC simulators, TNA’s) for electromagnetic transients and protection and control studies, to hybrid TNA/Analogue/Digital simulators with the capability of studying electro-mechanical transient behaviour [1], to fully digital real-time simulators. Today’s global power system infrastructure is rapidly changing towards increasingly distributed generation/distribution systems, and this transformation mandates expanded use of power electronic devices: HVDC, FACTS and interfacing devices for dc and variable-frequency power sources (photovoltaic, wind generation).

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Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) to reduce the development cost of power electronic converters

Publication date : Jan 2011
Paper File : IICPE2010-HIL_multilevel_rectifier.pdf



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Luc-André Gregoire, Kamal Al-Haddad, Girish Nanjundaiah,

Abstract

This paper proposes a validation methodology for implementing solutions to challenges involved with power electronic converter design. Typically, the design process consists of first simulating the converter and then implementing it on hardware. Here, an intermediate step is added where the controller is connected to a real-time simulator before being connected to real hardware. This allows for virtual testing of scenarios that cannot be conducted with physical hardware without risking damage to the hardware. This technique will be demonstrated by implementing a new method of control, the drifting PWM, for a multilevel packed U-cell (PUC) converter. The drifting PWM allows for a slight variation in the switching state so that regulation of the auxiliary capacitor can be achieved. This method will be simulated offline and in real-time to demonstrate its long term reliability. Once fully functional, the controller is implemented on an FPGA board, from which it will control the real converter. Simulation results, as well as experimental results, are presented and compared. It is demonstrated that the HIL technique is a very effective tool for designing multilevel converter controllers.

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The What, Where and Why of Real-Time Simulation

Publication date : Oct 2010
Paper File : PES-GM-Tutorial_04 - Real Time Simulation.pdf



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Philippe Venne, Jean-Nicolas Paquin, Jean Bélanger,

Abstract

Simulation tools have been widely used for the design and improvement of electrical systems since the midtwentieth century. The evolution of simulation tools has progressed in step with the evolution of computing technologies. In recent years, computing technologies have improved dramatically in performance and become widely available at a steadily decreasing cost. Consequently, simulation tools have also seen dramatic performance gains and steady cost decreases.Researchers and engineers now have access to affordable, high performance simulation tools that were previously too costprohibitive, except for the largest manufacturers and utilities. This paper introduces the role and advantages of using real-time simulation by answering three undamental questions: what is real-time simulation; why is it needed and where does it best fit.The recent evolution of real-time simulators is summarized. The importance of model validation, mixed use of real-time and offline modes of simulation and test coverage in complex systems is discussed.

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Real-Time Simulation and Control of Reluctance Motor Drives for High Speed Operation with Reduced Torque Ripple

Publication date : Oct 2010
Paper File : EPE-PEMC-2010-Opal-RT-FINAL.pdf



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Minh C. Ta, Christian Dufour,

Abstract

This paper presents real-time simulation results of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive with a novel Torque Distribution Function (TDF) for high-speed applications, in order to reduce torque ripple. The SRM is fed by a three-phase unidirectional power converter having three legs, each of which consist of two IGBTs and two freewheeling diodes. The SRM model incorporates all nonlinearities between excitation currents, rotor position and flux linkages. For the purpose of control SRM drives, an improvement of the TDF method is proposed for high-speed applications, in order to reduce torque ripple. The real-time simulation of the drive is conducted on the RT-LAB realtime simulation platform. Since the converter is currentcontrolled, simulator latency is critical to achieving good accuracy and avoiding current overshoot. The paper demonstrates that this type of drive with simple hysteretic current control can be simulated in real-time at a time-step of 15μs, with good accuracy. The paper also introduces FPGA-based simulation technology required to test advanced algorithms like TDF.

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Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing of Aeronautic Systems with State-of-the-Art Real-Time Technologies

Publication date : Feb 2008
Paper File : 2008_ICAS-AbouridaS-HIL for Aeronautic systems.pdf



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Simon Abourida,

Abstract

Avionics, navigation systems, flight controls and power units are becoming increasingly sophisticated within aerospace and defense systems (airplanes, UAVs, missiles…). Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is a cost-effective method for testing the complex, flight critical hardware before it is used in the real world. This paper discusses Real-Time and Hardware-In-The Loop simulation used for the design and testing of these systems. The paper describes the general design and architecture of an advanced real-time, distributed processing, PC- and FPGA-based simulator platform (RT-LAB), and gives several examples of the uses and applications of this platform for the design, tuning and testing of aeronautic systems.

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