Integrated Simulation of Electric Power Systems Based on LabVIEW and Simulink

This paper proposes a concept and designing approach of a user-oriented simulation technique used for simulation of aircraft power systems. The designing targets of this integrated simulation are presented and discussed. The simulation example, an aircraft power system, is described and modeled in Simulink. This paper also reports the development of a graphical user interface (GUI) in Lab VIEW and the construction method of integrating GUI with simulation models. Finally, fault conditions are simulated and compared with experimental results. Based on the simulation and comparison, this integrated simulation technique is demonstrated practicable and capable of verifying network reconfiguration logic and analyzing dynamic and steady-state performance of aircraft power systems.