Planet-RT | July 2009

Real World Applications of Real Time Simulation and HIL Technologies

Applications & Innovations

S2M uses Opal-RT Hardware-in-the-Loop technology to perfect magnetic bearing-based rotor technology used in deep sea natural gas extraction

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PC-based Real-Time Simulation of Large Power Systems Comes of Age at IEEE PES General Meeting
	This week in Calgary, hundreds of electrical engineers from industry and academia will meet at IEEE PES General Meeting. During the show, Opal-RT will demonstrate their ability to conduct Real-...

Based on Opal-RT’s flagship simulation technology, TestDrive is helping to improve ECU quality throughout the automotive production phase.

Originally published in the July 2009 issue...

Model of the Month

Real-Time Simulation of a 15-bus Electric Grid interconnected with an 192-pulse STATCOM using the eMEGAsim Real-Time Simulator
	This model simulates a power system with a rated voltage of 500kV, 8000MVA, 50Hz network, a 220KV, 4500MVA, 50Hz network and a 35kV, 100Mvar 192-pulse STATCOM paralleled with a 120 Mvar capacitor b

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Papers & Presentations

A 3-Level Neutral-Clamped Inverter Model with Natural Switching Mode Support for the Real-Time Simulation of Variable Speed Drives
	This paper presents a simulation model of a 3-level Neutral-Point Clamped IGBT inverter bridge suitable for real-time simulation testing of Variable Speed drives. The model is based on the switching-...

A Real-Time Regulator, Turbine and Alternator Test Bench for Ensuring Generators Under Test Contribute to Whole System Stability
	A new Test Bench for speed governors has been developed and successfully tested in a simulation laboratory and in a Hydro-Québec hydroelectric powerhouse. Equipped with a Real-Time Simulator, the RT-...

Videos

15-bus 192-pulse STATCOM with eMEGAsim
	This video presents the Real-Time Simulation of a Voltage Source Converter (VSC)-based STATCOM, comprised of a total of 192 IGBT switches, achieving a minimum simulation time-step of 45...

This video presents a 330-bus power system model that can be simulated in Real-Time on the eMEGAsim Real-Time Simulator

Real-Time Simulation of such very large power systems can be...

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