Title :
Real time simulator for railway traction and auxiliary power unit control applications
Author :
Kovudhikulrungsri, L. ; Yuki, K. ; Arai, T. ; Hirahara, A.
Author_Institution :
Toshiba Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper mentions about applications of a real time simulator (RTS) for railways traction and auxiliary power unit (APU) control. The RTS allow us to examine the control algorithm before on-site examination. This improves the efficiency of control algorithm development. Mathematical models of traction control system and APU are programmed in a field programmable gate array (FPGA) in order to realize the simulation precision of 1 microsecond. Various examples of real-time simulations are included in this paper to confirm the effectiveness of the RTS.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; field programmable gate arrays; railway electrification; traction; FPGA; RTS; auxiliary power unit control application; control algorithm development; field programmable gate array; railway traction control; real time simulator; Circuits; Control system synthesis; Field programmable gate arrays; Inspection; Mathematical model; Power electronics; Pulse width modulation inverters; Rail transportation; Traction motors; Vehicles; Real time simulation; railway traction control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5394-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542287
