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Platform-Based Approach
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Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory
Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory by OPAL-RT TECHNOLOGIES is an
educational courseware intended to teach power electronics to university
undergraduate students
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Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory
• Works with both OPAL-RT and NI hardware platforms
• Teach complex power electronics concepts with the inherent safety
and low cost of a simulated plant
• Experiment with converters, rectifiers, and inverters along with their
control techniques
• Use expert-designed lab manuals and courseware from industry
leader OPAL-RT
• Learn common control and validation concepts using industry-
standard HIL and RCP tools
• Customize and edit courseware and lab material for ultimate
teaching flexibility
• Software and courseware add-ons coming soon
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Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory Exercises
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This circuit simulates a DC-DC Boost
converter with various loads.
Teaching objectives:• To understand the operating principles of a boost converter
• To observe and understand the effect of the load type and value on the boost output voltage
• To find the S1 switching duty cycle marking the delimitation between continuous and discontinuous operation modes.
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Demonstration – Module 1 – DC-DC Converter
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Module 2 –AC / DC Converter
This circuit simulates a 3-phase Diode-Bridge Rectifier
Teaching objectives:
• To introduce the student with a simple AC-DC converter
• To become familiar with its operation and diode operating principles
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Module 3 – DC / AC Converter
This circuit simulates a 2-level DC-AC converter with various loads
Teaching objectives:• To understand the operating principles of a H-Bridge Inverter
• To observe and understand the effect of the load type and value on the inverter output voltage and current
• To understand the effect of the PWM modulation index on the output current/voltage waveform.
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VDC
Iload, A
Iload, B
Iload, C
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Module 3 – DC / AC Converter
3-Phase Inverter with External Control (Open Loop)
Digital Input
module
H-Bridge Inverter Model Solver (eHS)
Digital Output Module
SPWM Generator
myRIO cRIO
Teaching objectives:• To introduce the student with PWM generation for an H-Bridge Inverter.
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Module 3 – DC / AC Converter
3-Phase Inverter with External Control (Closed Loop)
Digital Input
Module
H-Bridge Inverter Model Solver (eHS)
Digital Output Module
Analog Output Module
Reference Signal
Generator
PI Controller
Hysteresis PWM
Analog Input
Module
Signal Rescaling
3-Phased current (Ia, Ib, Ic)
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myRIO cRIO
Teaching objectives:• To introduce the student with a hysteresis closed-loop control
• To observe the effect of the hysteresis band on the pulse modulation
• To find the suited controller parameters according to load characteristics
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Module 4 – Three-Level NPC Converter
This circuit simulates a 3-level NPC converter with RLE load. It is
simulated in rectifier mode and in inverter mode
Teaching objectives:• To introduce the student with a higher-complexity circuit simulation through
behavioral analysis of its transient signals
• To observe the effect of the back-electromotive force on the converter in
generator (rectifier) mode or inverter mode
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The Electrical Hardware Solver (eHS)
The Power Electronics HIL Teaching Laboratory uses the eHS tool.
The eHS tool is a powerful FPGA-based generic hardware
power-electronics solver.
eHS increases the simulation accuracy of complex and fast electric circuits, as
well as, drives, by achieving very small model time step updates.
eHS
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eHS: Computation Time
On the cRIO, the eHS feature uses a 160-MHz clock.
• This enables very small computation step sizes, in general between 125 ~ 500 ns.
• Computation step sizes depends on the circuit complexity and the number of scenarios implemented.
• Loop rate of the Boost, Buck and Buck-Boost Converters models is 5.0 MHz (200 ns).
• Loop rate of the Diode-Bridge Rectifier model is 4.16 MHz (243 ns) for 1-phase, 3.3 MHz (300 ns) for 3-phase
converter.
• Loop rate of the 2-level inverter model is 3.7 MHz (268 ns).
• Loop rate of the NPC Converter model is 2.7 MHz (368 ns).
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VDC
Iload
Vload
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S5
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Iload, A
Iload, B
Iload, C
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1SW
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SW0
3SW
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5SW
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7SW
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Creating New Exercises
The new exercises can be designed in the LabVIEW / LabVIEW FPGA environment to include
• A variety if input signal generators and simulation scenario management.
• Open-loop or closed-loop controllers including PWM generators, etc.
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Power Electronics Teaching Laboratory Software
Tools available through VI Package Manager (installed with LabVIEW)
Try the tools for free!
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Power Electronics Teaching Laboratory Software
Software available as an example LabVIEW project
Project includes link to courseware and documentation
