Real-Time Simulation using PC-based Kernels

National Instruments and The MathWorks, Inc. make PC real-time simulation possible with the use of real-time kernels. In this work, a small three-phase radial power system is modeled and simulated using these real-time environments to determine the feasibility, accuracy, and determinism of boot-loaders as an alternative to costly real-time simulators for smaller systems. Implications and modeling methodologies of simulating the power system in real-time using PCs are discussed providing a discussion at the end comparing both products for the interested public