Real-Time Simulation Technology for Modern Power Electronics

1st Edition - May 19, 2023
Authors: Hao Bai, Chen Liu, Dusan Majstorovic, Fei Gao
Language: English
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9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 5 4 1 - 2
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Real-Time Simulation Technology for Modern Power Electronics provides an invaluable foundation and state-of-the-art review on the most advanced implementations of real-time simulation as it appears poised to revolutionize the modeling of power electronics. The book opens with a discussion of power electronics device physic modeling, component modeling, and power converter modeling before addressing numerical methods to solve converter model, emphasizing speed and accuracy. It discusses both CPU-based and FPGA-based real-time implementations and provides an extensive review of current applications, including hardware-in-the-loop and its case studies in the micro-grid and electric vehicle applications.

The book closes with a review of the near and long-term outlooks for the evolving technology. Collectively, the work provides a systematic resource for students, researchers, and engineers in the electrical engineering and other closely related fields.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
1. Roles and challenges of power electronics real-time simulation
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
References
2. Power electronic devices
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Power diode
2.3 Thyristor
2.4 Power bipolar junction transistor
2.5 Power MOSFET
2.6 Insulated gate bipolar transistor
References
3. Modeling of power electronic devices
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Static model
3.3 Transient model
3.3.2 Piecewise linear transient model
3.3.3 Curve-fitting model
3.3.4 Two-level quasi-transient model
3.4 Thermal model
References
4. Modeling of circuit components
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Passive components
4.3 Power sources
4.4 Transformers
References
5. Modeling of power electronic converters
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Kirchhoff’s laws
5.3 Discretization of differential equations
5.4 Converter model using the nodal analysis method
5.5 Converter model using the state-space method
5.6 System-level converter model
5.7 Device-level converter model
5.8 Electrothermal converter model
References
6. Numerical solver of power electronic converter models
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Numerical solutions of linear algebraic equations
6.3 Electric network partitioning methods
6.4 Delay-based network decoupling methods
6.5 Numerical solution of nonlinear electric networks
6.6 Illustrative example
References
7. Hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation of power electronic systems
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Time constraints of hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation
7.3 Interface issues in hardware-in-the-loop
References
8. Processor-based real-time simulation of power electronic systems
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Hardware structure of the processor-based commercial real-time simulator
8.3 Model implementation in real-time target processors
8.4 Case studies
References
9. Field programmable gate array-based real-time simulation of power electronic systems
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The architecture of FPGA-based real-time simulation
9.3 FPGA hardware design
9.4 Optimized methods for FPGA-based computation
9.5 Generic programmable FPGA solver approach
9.6 Case study
9.7 Choice of the simulator for the application
References
10. Case studies of power electronics real-time simulations in industrial applications
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Real-time simulation in electric vehicle applications
10.3 Terrestrial microgrid
10.4 Controllerhardware-in-the-loop testing for battery energy storage systems
References
11. Advances and trends in power electronics real-time simulation
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Enabling the real-time simulation of wide-bandgap device-based converters
11.3 Artificial intelligence-aided real-time simulation
11.4 Prognostics and health management using real-time simulation
11.5 Faster or slower than real-time simulation
References
12. Outlooks on power electronics real-time simulation
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Integrating the multiphysics power electronics model in the real-time simulation
12.3 Expanding real-time simulation in the full lifecycle (digital twin application)
12.4 Worldwide collaborative simulation using GDRTS
References
Index

Hao Bai

Hao Bai received the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, in 2013 and 2016 respectively. He received his doctor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard, France, in 2019. He is currently an associate professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. His main research interests include real-time simulation of power electronics systems, multi-level multi-domain modeling and simulation, and digital twin technology.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Chen Liu

Chen Liu received the Master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, in 2014, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), Belfort, France, in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Energy and Computer Science, UTBM, Belfort, France. Currently, he is an associate professor in electrical engineering in Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. His main research interests include real-time simulation of power electronic system and hardware-in-the-loop test.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Dusan Majstorovic

Dusan Majstorovic earned the masters and doctoral degree from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia in 2005 and 2012 respectively. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer at Typhoon HIL and a member of the team that developed both the theoretical foundation and hardware platform for the world’s first programmable FPGA solver based Hardware-in-the Loop (HIL) real-time emulator platform for power electronics. He leads both the technology and product development and is the chief architect of Typhoon HIL FPGA solver. His field of interest is focused on real-time high-performance computing.

Affiliations and expertise

Chief Technical Officer at Typhoon HIL and a member of the team that developed both the theoretical foundation and hardware platform for the world’s first programmable FPGA solver based Hardware-in-the Loop (HIL) real-time emulator platform for power electronics

Fei Gao

Fei Gao is currently the Deputy Director of the French national CNRS research institute FEMTO-ST and a Full Professor at the University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM). He received from UTBM the PhD degree in renewable energy with distinguished Youth Doctor Award in 2010. His main research fields include fuel cells and their applications in transportation, multi-physical modeling and real time simulation systems. Prof. Gao is the recipient of the 2020 IEEE J. David Irwin Early Career Award from IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. He is a Fellow of IET and holder of the French research expertise bonus from the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Industrial Electronics Technology News, the Assistant Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, and an Associate Editor of 4 IEEE Transactions journals. He is Conferences Committee Chair of IEEE Transportation Electrification Community and Secretary of the Technical Committee on Vehicle and Transportation Systems of IEEE Power Electronics Society.

Affiliations and expertise

Deputy Director, French National CNRS Research Institute FEMTO-ST and Full Professor, University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard (UTBM), France