System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs
In this paper we present an approach for real-time simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) that rely on switching models while supporting system level analysis. Using the Latency Based Linear Multistep Compound (LB-LMC) approach, we achieved a 50 ns...
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author | Michele Difronzo Md Multan Biswas Matthew Milton Herbert L. Ginn Andrea Benigni |
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description | In this paper we present an approach for real-time simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) that rely on switching models while supporting system level analysis. Using the Latency Based Linear Multistep Compound (LB-LMC) approach, we achieved a 50 ns simulation time step for systems composed of several MMC converters and for converters of various complexity. To facilitate system level testing, we introduce the use of a serial communication-based (Aurora) interface for HIL testing of MMC converters and we analyzed the effect that communication latency has on the accuracy of the HIL test. The simulation and HIL results are validated against an MMC laboratory prototype. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b2c605e9dfe5450d929e037c2ae3e91a2023-11-21T21:11:53ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-05-011411304610.3390/en14113046System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCsMichele Difronzo0Md Multan Biswas1Matthew Milton2Herbert L. Ginn3Andrea Benigni4College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208, USACollege of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208, USACollege of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208, USACollege of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208, USAChair of Methods for Simulating Energy Systems, RWTH-Aachen University, 52062 Aachen, GermanyIn this paper we present an approach for real-time simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing of Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) that rely on switching models while supporting system level analysis. Using the Latency Based Linear Multistep Compound (LB-LMC) approach, we achieved a 50 ns simulation time step for systems composed of several MMC converters and for converters of various complexity. To facilitate system level testing, we introduce the use of a serial communication-based (Aurora) interface for HIL testing of MMC converters and we analyzed the effect that communication latency has on the accuracy of the HIL test. The simulation and HIL results are validated against an MMC laboratory prototype.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/11/3046Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)switching convertersModular Multilevel Converters (MMCs)parallel algorithmsreal-time systemspower system simulation |
spellingShingle | Michele Difronzo Md Multan Biswas Matthew Milton Herbert L. Ginn Andrea Benigni System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs Energies Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) switching converters Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) parallel algorithms real-time systems power system simulation |
title | System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs |
title_full | System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs |
title_fullStr | System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs |
title_full_unstemmed | System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs |
title_short | System Level Real-Time Simulation and Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing of MMCs |
title_sort | system level real time simulation and hardware in the loop testing of mmcs |
topic | Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) switching converters Modular Multilevel Converters (MMCs) parallel algorithms real-time systems power system simulation |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/11/3046 |
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