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PECS Guide KEY FEATURES

PECS Guide enables power electronics application engineers to be experts in power electronics control algorithms without particular expertise in control hardware of firmware development and textual software coding.

GRAP is an intuitive and simple-to-use graphical block-diagram oriented develop-ment environment.

ZZT is a powerful service and diagnostics tool used for downloading, debugging and commissioning of control software.

Control hardware within traction power converter

Scope of our responsibilities

- control hardware development and production- firmware- Grap graphical integrated development environment tool- ZZT powerful diagnostics tool- control software development- proven real life control solutions examples- power electronics control solutions experts consultancy- testing facilities and services (including type tests)

We offer

complete power electronics control solutions from control hardware to all tools and consultancy you will need in process of developing your power electronics control systems

HISTORY

The history of PECS Guide service began more than 20 years ago when we developed digital voltage regulator for hydro/thermal power plants. Over the next 15 years we have specialised in development of control solutions for power converters applications.

By combining on demand developed control hardware with Grap/ZZT tools and our expert knowledge in the filed of power electronics applications our customers are able to develop reliable applications in the shortest possible time.

All services related to development of control solutions in power electronics devices have been inte-grated in our PECS Guide service. Today, PECS Guide is a proven service that is successfully applied by different customers in a variety of power electronics applications:

o railway vehicles and infrastructure (including SILx control systems) o hydro and thermo power plants o wind turbines and plants o wind turbines and plants o other extreme and special applications.

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SpecialApplications

WindTurbine

Low Floor Train

Low Floor Tramcar

Electrical Locomotive

Digital Voltage Regulator

GRAP GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING

ZZT SERVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS KEY FEATURES

GRAP implements straightforward approach to application programming that facilitates full traceability of implemented control solutions. Since it is a complete graphical environment, there is no need for textual coding. The approach allows for no ambiguities: all settings are visible in the block diagram so that the graphical “code” is its own documentation.

GRAP IDE KEY FEATURES

• draganddrop,easyandintuitive •modulardesign • transparentgraphical“code”isitsowndocumentation • deterministicexecutiontime,fullexecutioncontrol • optimizedandreliablecomponentswithwelldefinedinterfaces • precisediagnosticanderrordetection • sustainableenvironmentsuitableforlong-termprojects • highlevelofcodereuse

• loadingapplicationprogramdevelopedbymeansofGRAPintothetargetsystem • basiccommunicationwiththemicrocontrollersuchasreadingsignalvaluesand

changing parameters • analysing,adjustingandcontrollingapplicationwritteninGRAP • retrieving,visualizationandanalysisofrecordedsignalwaveforms

With 200+ programming ele-ments in the library, ranging from basic logical, arithmeti-cal and input/output to spe-cific custom-based elements, GRAP offers modularity and applicability to various levels of demand. Each program-ming element is hand-written, carefully optimized and thor-oughly tested in a laboratory and in real-life environments.

REFERENCES

…IN PASSENGER COACHES

…IN PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY CONVERTERS IN TRAMS

… IN PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY CONVERTERS IN ELECTRIC LOW FLOOR UNITS

… IN PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY CONVERTERS IN DIESEL LOW FLOOR UNITS

…IN PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER CONVERTERS

Visit koncar-institut.hr/PECS Guide for:- Hands on videos and tutorials- Complete list of elements and supported microcontrollers - Case studies and examples