Electric Power Research Lab HIL OPALRT and Festo

Electric Power Research Lab HIL OPAL-RT and Festo Didactic Alexandre Labrie July 2014 DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 1

The Plan • • The Idea System Overview Typical customers Ressources DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 2

The Idea Best funded Labs usually do Research… • Many of these Universities use Lab-Volt EMS product for teaching. • Thanks to their quality and robustness, Lab-Volt EMS modules are ideal for R&D applications. • We needed to offer an interface to between the researchers ideas and the equipment itselfs. DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 3

The Idea Customizable Experiments in Matlab / Simulink DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name Fixed Experiments 4

OPAL-RT History • Established in 1997 • H. Q. in Montreal, QC, Canada • Over 100 Employees • More than 500 customers worldwide • President, CEO and founder: Jean Bélanger • 25 years at Hydro Québec Research Center Field of Expertise • Power Systems • Power Electronics • Automotive • Aerospace DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name Sim. Power. Systems 5

System Overview DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 6

Can be used with the 2 k. W and the 0. 2 k. W Control Algorithms 0. 2 k. W Simulation Models and/or Real-Time Controller Signal Conditioning 2 k. W Graphical User Interface DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 7

Real-Time Simulation Real-Time Controller Measurements 20 000 Cycles per second (50 us) IGBT Firing & Dyno Control DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 8

Simple IGBT Hardware Setup Source 6 -pulse IGBT Line Inductors Resistive Load Firing Pulses Firing Control & Simulation Model Voltage Measurement Current Measurement Comparing simulation results with hardware DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 9

Doubly-Fed Induction Generator Example (DFIG) – Model 8013 -A DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 10

Result of our collaboration Customers who bought OPAL-RT/LAB-VOLT solutions Saint Mary’s University US NAVY University of Connecticut University of College Dublin University of North Carolina Charlotte University of Alabama Texas Tech University DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 11

Ressources • The Sell Sheet presenting the general offer: • http: //www. opal-rt. com/sites/default/files/OPAL-RT_Brochure_Lab-Volt_4_Oct_2013. PDF • The 8013 -A datasheet: • http: //www 1. labvolt. com/publications/datasheets/current 2/dsa 8013_a. pdf • A video of the 8013 -A in action: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bevku. Ff. N 7 oo • A technical expert and good friend ! • Philippe Beauchamp (Account Manager) philippe. beauchamp@opal-rt. com DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 12

Thanks ! • Questions, comments…? DEPARTMENT/Presenter Name 13