Upgrading a DC Source to a PHIL Amplifier

Abstract

The simulation models of power electronic converters and power systems may be reused for rapid prototyping, prototype testing and type approval. Such models already run on real-time simulators (RTS) of various suppliers, on FPGA-based simulation platforms. The target is to solve many more applications with the same hardware (HW) in a faster way by decoupling the application from the power electronics. Therefore, it is a goal to adapt existing DC sources by adding a high-speed fiber interface to decouple the application from the power electronics. One common interface specification enables the use of a wide range of products as power amplifiers (battery/cell emulators & testers, machine emulators, dyno drives, universal inverters, grid emulators). An interchangeable fiber optic interface between different RTS platforms will be used to provide low latency and synchronization concepts.