High-End Simulation of Power Electronics – Even Without Expert Knowledge

In the electromobility industry, many manufacturers are currently facing the challenge of developing solutions for the charging infrastructure of the future. Intelligently controlled power electronics are key – whether you use them for quick charging in public places or overnight charging at the wallbox at home with the charging technology installed in the vehicle. But how can you test the control algorithms efficiently and with maximum performance? Manually creating real-time models is usually time-consuming and requires considerable expert knowledge.

With the Electrical Power Systems Simulation (EPSS) Package, dSPACE offers a comprehensive toolbox that supports you in completing this task. Whether you are working with complex topologies or compact rectifiers and DC/DC converters: The toolbox lets you generate the real-time-capable model from the cir- cuit diagram with only a few mouse clicks. Combined with the optimized algorithms of the EPSS toolbox, the dSPACE DS6601 and DS6602 FPGA base boards now enable even higher switching frequencies and larger model topologies.

For circuits with particularly high performance requirements, the dSPACE toolbox offers semi-automatic model splitting: Algorithms analyze the overall circuit and provide information on resource consumption and stability to determine the optimal separation point for model splitting. By using the new optical high-speed communication interface (multi-gigabit transceiver, MGT), large topologies can then be easily distributed across multiple FPGAs.