Electric drive emulator using dSPACE real time platform for VHDL verification

Abstract

The use of programmable logic devices e.g. field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) in the motor control devices increase the complexity of the testing and verification. Simulation and verification can be linked together using Simulink, HDL-simulation library and dSPACE real time platform. VHDL co-simulations with Simulink model allows control algorithms to be simulated together with the rest of the system model. dSPACE real time platform allows Simulink models to be executed in real time. dSPACE can be used to emulate inverter and motor in the verification phase where control algorithms run in FPGA circuit and control the whole emulated electric drive system.