Electrical Power Systems Simulation Package

dSPACE Electrical Power Systems Simulation Package

Easy real-time simulation of power electronic circuits developed with Simscape Electrical™

The dSPACE Electrical Power Systems Simulation Package allows for the real-time simulation of electrical models developed in Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems).

Real-time simulation of Simscape Electrical™ (formerly SimPowerSystems™) circuits for HIL applications
FPGA-based approach for low-latency simulation down to a simulation step size of 400 ns
Processor-based approach for mid-latency simulation down to a simulation step size of 25 μs

Electrical Power Systems Simulation (EPSS)

Application Areas

The Electrical Power Systems Simulation (EPSS) Package allows for the real-time simulation of electrical models developed in Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems). The package provides various ways to integrate Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) models in a dSPACE hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environment, e.g., for testing:

Charging stations and onboard chargers
DC/DC converters
Active rectifiers and industrial inverters
Wind and solar converters
Smart grids

The FPGA-based approach involves configuring a ready-to-use FPGA application according to the given Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) model. This achieves low latency HIL simulation. Using the processor-based approach, an extension library is available for modifying a Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) model to allow real-time-capable code generation on dSPACE real-time processors by means of Simulink Coder™.

Key Benefits

For FPGA-based simulation, there are preconfigured FPGA applications to allow easy integration without time-consuming FPGA synthesis. In particular, no FPGA-specific knowledge or software is required. For processor-based simulation, there are mean value models for different bridge circuits used in power electronics to assure precise simulation of power semiconductor switching devices. Library functions for easy integration of multirate systems help avoid interference effects.

The speed of both simulation types is increased by precalculating the model states. By providing model separation (model splitting), the package lets you use multiple dSPACE real-time platforms simultaneously for computation. An integrated scope function lets you capture high-frequency signals within the FPGA clock rate. Furthermore, diverse comfortable analysis tools let you examine your model with regard to stability, switch combinations, and FPGA capability.

Functionality	Description
General	Model analysis tools for enhanced usability Supports a combination of FPGA- and processor-based simulation for simulating large distributed systems
FPGA-based approach – low-latency simulation down to a step size of 400 ns	Ready-to-use FPGA applications provided Standard Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) components Preconfigured FPGA applications for calculating Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) models Supports model separation (model splitting) Precomputation of switch-configuration-dependent matrices (mode caching) User interface for comfortable exclusion of non-relevant switch combinations User interface for offline analysis to determine the switch combinations occurring in custom models Integrated scope function that captures high-frequency signals within the FPGA clock rate and synchronously sends the captured data to the processor, where it can be displayed and stored in instruments, such as the ControlDesk XY plotters. Inter-FPGA communication between several FPGAs (EPSS-based or XSG-based applications) via I/O module slots or multi-gigabit transceivers (MGT)
Processor-based approach – for mid-latency simulation down to a step size of 25 μs	Standard Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) components for linear parts and slow-switching semiconductors, such as rectifiers Mean value models for fast-switching semiconductors and connecting to dSPACE I/O channels for PWM measurement Supports Simscape Electrical™ (Specialized Power Systems) in separately triggered tasks (task handling) Supports model separation (model splitting) Precomputation of switch-configuration-dependent matrices (mode caching) Automatic code generation for dSPACE real-time platforms

ConfigurationDesk Configuration and implementation software for dSPACE real-time hardware SCALEXIO Processing Unit Product lines for high core performance and high parallel performance SCALEXIO Rack System The SCALEXIO rack system is very flexible due to extensive I/O features. All hardware is software-configurable, making it easy to adapt the system to changing project requirements. SCALEXIO Customized System The dSPACE SCALEXIO customized system is a highly versatile hardware-in-the-loop simulator that offers a comprehensive range of adaption and configuration options to meet customer-specific requirements. ControlDesk Universal experiment software for ECU development EMH Solution for SCALEXIO Processor based simulation of electric drives DS6601 FPGA Base Board High-performance FPGA board with the Xilinx® FPGA technology for advanced electromobility applications DS6602 FPGA Base Board High-performance FPGA board with the latest Xilinx® FPGA technology for advanced electromobility applications DS2655 FPGA Base Board SCALEXIO I/O board with user-programmable FPGA DS6651 Multi-I/O Module SCALEXIO FPGA I/O expansion for developing and testing highly dynamic control applications FPGA I/O Modules SCALEXIO FPGA I/O modules for expanding the I/O channels of the SCALEXIO FPGA base boards

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