De-risk renewable energy and microgrids with real-time simulation and HIL testing
Microgrids require multiple tiers of control and protection to function as both a seamless part of the utility grid and as resilient independent networks capable of supplying local critical loads.
The RTDS Simulator allows engineers to model the behavior of macro- and microgrids over a large frequency range in real time. This allows real microgrid control and protection, as well as physical DERs and their converters, to be connected to the simulated network and tested to significantly reduce risk and improve performance prior to deployment.
Combining HIL and PHIL testing creates a powerful microgrid testbed capable of physically connecting the simulated network, controllers requiring low-level or Ethernet-based signals, protection requiring secondary-level signals, and real power hardware exchanging real and reactive power with the simulated environment.
Learn about renewable energy simulation and testing by watching our free webinars
Investigating Inverter-Based Resources' Impact on Transmission Line Protection
Learn about an exciting project from Quanta Technology as part of our User Spotlight Series 2.0
Power-Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Fundamentals
A solar PV panel and inverter are tested in a closed loop with the simulation in this webinar and demo
Real-time Simulation for De-Risking Energy Storage Integration
Battery, flywheel, and pumped hydro storage solutions are explored in this webinar and demo
Modelling library for renewable energy and microgrids
For more information on our models, please contact us or search our Knowledge Base, coming soon.
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Solar PV array, wind turbine, PEM fuel cell, Lithium Ion energy storage, reactive power compensation, dynamic loads, wound rotor / doubly fed induction machine, squirrel cage induction machine, permanent magnet synchronous machine.
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2- and 3-level VSCs switching in the 50+ kHz range, custom topology VSCs, average VSC models (less computationally intensive).
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Freely configurable controls components allow the modeling of:
P&Q droop control, DQ-current control, MPPT, pitch angle control, sync check, startup/shutdown, governor/exciter models. Control systems developed in MATLAB/SIMULINK can be directly imported. -
High-speed TCP/UDP, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC 61850-9-2LE Sampled Values, IEC 61850 GOOSE Messaging, IEEE C37.118 for synchrophasor data.
Test every tier of microgrid control to improve reliability, economic, and environmental performance
Tertiary Control
Secondary Control
Primary Control
Watch the video above for an introduction on real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing, learn how and why it’s beneficial in the microgrid space, and see a demo showing HIL testing of a commercial microgrid controller.
Related Information
Combining HIL and PHIL testing creates a powerful microgrid testbed capable of physically connecting the simulated network, controllers requiring low-level or Ethernet-based signals, protection requiring secondary-level signals, and real power hardware exchanging real and reactive power with the simulated environment.
